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Offensive: Drive Averages · Time avg

OFF · Drive AveragesP + N
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Showing the 2019 season. The most recent season with data for this stat is 2026.

What Time avg is

Average time of possession per drive, in seconds. Tempo and control, not quality — a long, slow drive can still end in a punt.

Higher is better. It is a rate, so a team's number does not grow with games played. Source: P + N.

In 2019 the Ravens led at 3,242.00; the league average was 2,615.97.

League snapshot — 2019

League leader
BAL · 3,242.00
League average
2,615.97
Best to worst
899.00

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2019

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
BAL · 3,242.00
League laggard
CAR · 2,343.00
League average
2,615.97
Spread (max − min)
899.00

Does Time avg matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 827–751–37 ATS (52.4%) across 2020–2025, #156 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2020 (144–110, 56.7%); its worst 2023 (127–131, 49.2%).

For picks, this is a modest signal. One stat is not a recipe — the algorithms combine many.

SeasonGamesATS recordATS %
2020256144–110–256.7%
2021272139–131–251.5%
2022271144–120–754.5%
2023272127–131–1449.2%
2024272137–126–952.1%
2025272136–133–350.6%

Time avg in 2019 vs 2018

Ravens lead at 3,242.00 — they ranked #1 last year. Panthers are last at 2,343.00 — #12 last year.

The league average is 2,615.97, down 8.50 from 2,624.47 last year.

Biggest riser: Broncos, #29 → #13. Biggest faller: Titans, #6 → #29.

Spread between first and last: 899.00; 22 teams are within 204.37 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2019 vs 2018

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
BAL · +319.00
Biggest faller
DET · −418.00
Most consistent
BUF · +9.00
League trend 2019 vs 2018
▼ -8.50

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader
GB · 2,774.00
Multi-year laggard
NYJ · 2,368.29
Biggest improver
TB · −131.68/yr
Biggest decliner
CLE · −280.21/yr

Multi-year heatmap

32 teams across 7 seasons. Cells colored by quintile within each season; click a column header to jump to that year.

Team2020202120222023202420252026
NYG2,644.002,638.003,031.002,637.002,906.003,169.001,025.00
CHI2,658.003,011.002,860.003,081.002,932.002,927.001,021.00
JAX2,502.002,726.002,879.002,838.002,715.002,990.00977.00
CIN2,757.002,942.002,842.002,928.003,030.002,952.00973.00
MIN2,680.002,619.002,665.002,868.002,771.002,773.00919.00
DAL2,441.002,777.002,675.003,255.002,685.003,059.00906.00
MIA2,710.002,843.002,918.002,840.003,144.002,885.00902.00
NE2,814.003,095.002,662.002,444.002,902.003,141.00902.00
TB2,511.002,737.002,654.002,801.003,124.003,084.00894.00
BAL2,911.003,002.003,051.002,780.003,003.002,897.00872.00
LAR2,726.002,806.002,958.002,946.003,048.002,961.00872.00
SF2,660.002,990.003,024.003,070.003,027.003,159.00870.00
DET2,538.002,913.002,972.002,895.003,174.002,935.00867.00
IND2,830.003,119.002,753.002,656.002,505.003,039.00866.00
ATL2,780.002,770.003,117.002,628.003,021.002,871.00863.00
NYJ2,420.002,594.002,571.002,413.003,031.002,686.00863.00
ARI2,530.003,030.002,865.002,955.003,121.003,017.00857.00
HOU2,593.002,575.002,539.002,730.002,824.002,933.00835.00
DEN2,399.003,227.002,642.002,806.002,833.003,005.00834.00
NO2,849.002,766.002,792.002,806.002,719.002,845.00830.00
PHI2,407.003,066.002,882.003,100.003,135.003,042.00825.00
WAS2,591.003,021.002,986.002,618.003,176.003,028.00810.00
BUF2,848.002,997.002,705.003,120.003,017.003,352.00808.00
PIT2,557.002,591.003,105.002,705.002,826.002,828.00800.00
LV2,906.002,866.003,125.002,833.002,702.002,703.00774.00
TEN2,645.003,157.002,669.002,931.002,833.002,828.00755.00
SEA2,585.002,386.002,734.002,653.002,720.002,844.00753.00
LAC2,886.002,961.002,818.002,677.002,996.003,296.00741.00
GB3,117.003,278.003,149.003,047.002,974.003,124.00729.00
CLE2,978.003,021.003,074.002,592.002,700.002,678.00716.00
KC2,880.003,215.002,951.002,989.003,216.003,137.00654.00
CAR2,944.002,754.002,618.003,015.002,640.003,202.00630.00

Time avg since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Ravens (2,923.00), 2019 Ravens (3,242.00).

Ravens have led this stat 2 of 2 seasons.

The best season on record is Ravens 2019 at 3,242.00; the worst Cardinals 2018 at 2,196.00.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2019.

About this stat
Stat ID
off_drives_time_avg
Side
offensive
Family
Drive Averages
Data source
P + N
Polarity
higher is better (or neutral)
Display grain
rate
Algorithm eligibility
Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.