Offensive: Drive Averages · Time avg
P + N
About this stat ↓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 2021 the Packers led at 3,278.00; the league average was 2,890.41.
League snapshot — 2021
League leader
GB · 3,278.00
League average
2,890.41
Best to worst
892.00
All 32 teams, higher is better.
| Rank | Team | Value | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GB | 3,278.00 | 17 |
| 2 | DEN | 3,227.00 | 17 |
| 3 | KC | 3,215.00 | 17 |
| 4 | TEN | 3,157.00 | 17 |
| 5 | IND | 3,119.00 | 17 |
| 6 | NE | 3,095.00 | 17 |
| 7 | PHI | 3,066.00 | 17 |
| 8 | ARI | 3,030.00 | 17 |
| 9 | CLE | 3,021.00 | 17 |
| 10 | WAS | 3,021.00 | 17 |
| 11 | CHI | 3,011.00 | 17 |
| 12 | BAL | 3,002.00 | 17 |
| 13 | BUF | 2,997.00 | 17 |
| 14 | SF | 2,990.00 | 17 |
| 15 | LAC | 2,961.00 | 17 |
| 16 | CIN | 2,942.00 | 17 |
| 17 | DET | 2,913.00 | 17 |
| 18 | LV | 2,866.00 | 17 |
| 19 | MIA | 2,843.00 | 17 |
| 20 | LAR | 2,806.00 | 17 |
| 21 | DAL | 2,777.00 | 17 |
| 22 | ATL | 2,770.00 | 17 |
| 23 | NO | 2,766.00 | 17 |
| 24 | CAR | 2,754.00 | 17 |
| 25 | TB | 2,737.00 | 17 |
| 26 | JAX | 2,726.00 | 17 |
| 27 | NYG | 2,638.00 | 17 |
| 28 | MIN | 2,619.00 | 17 |
| 29 | NYJ | 2,594.00 | 17 |
| 30 | PIT | 2,591.00 | 17 |
| 31 | HOU | 2,575.00 | 17 |
| 32 | SEA | 2,386.00 | 17 |
At a glance — 2021
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
League leader
GB · 3,278.00
League laggard
SEA · 2,386.00
League average
2,890.41
Spread (max − min)
892.00
All teams — 2021
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GB | 3,278.00 | 387.59 | 100% |
| 2 | DEN | 3,227.00 | 336.59 | 96.8% |
| 3 | KC | 3,215.00 | 324.59 | 93.5% |
| 4 | TEN | 3,157.00 | 266.59 | 90.3% |
| 5 | IND | 3,119.00 | 228.59 | 87.1% |
| 6 | NE | 3,095.00 | 204.59 | 83.9% |
| 7 | PHI | 3,066.00 | 175.59 | 80.6% |
| 8 | ARI | 3,030.00 | 139.59 | 77.4% |
| 9 | CLE | 3,021.00 | 130.59 | 74.2% |
| 10 | WAS | 3,021.00 | 130.59 | 71% |
| 11 | CHI | 3,011.00 | 120.59 | 67.7% |
| 12 | BAL | 3,002.00 | 111.59 | 64.5% |
| 13 | BUF | 2,997.00 | 106.59 | 61.3% |
| 14 | SF | 2,990.00 | 99.59 | 58.1% |
| 15 | LAC | 2,961.00 | 70.59 | 54.8% |
| 16 | CIN | 2,942.00 | 51.59 | 51.6% |
| 17 | DET | 2,913.00 | 22.59 | 48.4% |
| 18 | LV | 2,866.00 | -24.41 | 45.2% |
| 19 | MIA | 2,843.00 | -47.41 | 41.9% |
| 20 | LAR | 2,806.00 | -84.41 | 38.7% |
| 21 | DAL | 2,777.00 | -113.41 | 35.5% |
| 22 | ATL | 2,770.00 | -120.41 | 32.3% |
| 23 | NO | 2,766.00 | -124.41 | 29% |
| 24 | CAR | 2,754.00 | -136.41 | 25.8% |
| 25 | TB | 2,737.00 | -153.41 | 22.6% |
| 26 | JAX | 2,726.00 | -164.41 | 19.4% |
| 27 | NYG | 2,638.00 | -252.41 | 16.1% |
| 28 | MIN | 2,619.00 | -271.41 | 12.9% |
| 29 | NYJ | 2,594.00 | -296.41 | 9.7% |
| 30 | PIT | 2,591.00 | -299.41 | 6.5% |
| 31 | HOU | 2,575.00 | -315.41 | 3.2% |
| 32 | SEA | 2,386.00 | -504.41 | 0% |
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.
| Season | Games | ATS record | ATS % |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2020 | 256 | 144–110–2 | 56.7% |
| 2021 | 272 | 139–131–2 | 51.5% |
| 2022 | 271 | 144–120–7 | 54.5% |
| 2023 | 272 | 127–131–14 | 49.2% |
| 2024 | 272 | 137–126–9 | 52.1% |
| 2025 | 272 | 136–133–3 | 50.6% |
Time avg in 2021 vs 2020
Packers lead at 3,278.00 — they ranked #1 last year. Seahawks are last at 2,386.00 — #23 last year.
The league average is 2,890.41, up 193.63 from 2,696.78 last year.
Biggest riser: Broncos, #32 → #2. Biggest faller: Panthers, #3 → #24.
Spread between first and last: 892.00; 21 teams are within 214.02 of the average.
Year-over-year — 2021 vs 2020
Biggest movers from last season.
Biggest riser
DEN · +828.00
Biggest faller
SEA · −199.00
Most consistent
NYG · −6.00
League trend 2021 vs 2020
▲ 193.63
YoY by team — 2021 vs 2020
| Rank | Team | 2021 | 2020 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEN | 3,227.00 | 2,399.00 | +828.00 |
| 2 | PHI | 3,066.00 | 2,407.00 | +659.00 |
| 3 | TEN | 3,157.00 | 2,645.00 | +512.00 |
| 4 | ARI | 3,030.00 | 2,530.00 | +500.00 |
| 5 | WAS | 3,021.00 | 2,591.00 | +430.00 |
| 6 | DET | 2,913.00 | 2,538.00 | +375.00 |
| 7 | CHI | 3,011.00 | 2,658.00 | +353.00 |
| 8 | DAL | 2,777.00 | 2,441.00 | +336.00 |
| 9 | KC | 3,215.00 | 2,880.00 | +335.00 |
| 10 | SF | 2,990.00 | 2,660.00 | +330.00 |
| 11 | IND | 3,119.00 | 2,830.00 | +289.00 |
| 12 | NE | 3,095.00 | 2,814.00 | +281.00 |
| 13 | TB | 2,737.00 | 2,511.00 | +226.00 |
| 14 | JAX | 2,726.00 | 2,502.00 | +224.00 |
| 15 | CIN | 2,942.00 | 2,757.00 | +185.00 |
| 16 | NYJ | 2,594.00 | 2,420.00 | +174.00 |
| 17 | GB | 3,278.00 | 3,117.00 | +161.00 |
| 18 | BUF | 2,997.00 | 2,848.00 | +149.00 |
| 19 | MIA | 2,843.00 | 2,710.00 | +133.00 |
| 20 | BAL | 3,002.00 | 2,911.00 | +91.00 |
| 21 | LAR | 2,806.00 | 2,726.00 | +80.00 |
| 22 | LAC | 2,961.00 | 2,886.00 | +75.00 |
| 23 | CLE | 3,021.00 | 2,978.00 | +43.00 |
| 24 | PIT | 2,591.00 | 2,557.00 | +34.00 |
| 25 | NYG | 2,638.00 | 2,644.00 | −6.00 |
| 26 | ATL | 2,770.00 | 2,780.00 | −10.00 |
| 27 | HOU | 2,575.00 | 2,593.00 | −18.00 |
| 28 | LV | 2,866.00 | 2,906.00 | −40.00 |
| 29 | MIN | 2,619.00 | 2,680.00 | −61.00 |
| 30 | NO | 2,766.00 | 2,849.00 | −83.00 |
| 31 | CAR | 2,754.00 | 2,944.00 | −190.00 |
| 32 | SEA | 2,386.00 | 2,585.00 | −199.00 |
Multi-year context
7-year window (2020–2026)
Multi-year leader
GB · 2,848.29
Multi-year laggard
NYJ · 2,441.57
Biggest improver
TB · −75.21/yr
Biggest decliner
CLE · −227.18/yr
Multi-year averages
| Rank | Team | Avg | Slope/yr | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GB | 2,848.29 | −217.39 | 3,117.00 | 3,278.00 | 3,149.00 | 3,047.00 | 2,974.00 | 3,124.00 | 1,249.00 |
| 2 | KC | 2,794.43 | −179.00 | 2,880.00 | 3,215.00 | 2,951.00 | 2,989.00 | 3,216.00 | 3,137.00 | 1,173.00 |
| 3 | BUF | 2,744.57 | −142.96 | 2,848.00 | 2,997.00 | 2,705.00 | 3,120.00 | 3,017.00 | 3,352.00 | 1,173.00 |
| 4 | SF | 2,741.86 | −137.50 | 2,660.00 | 2,990.00 | 3,024.00 | 3,070.00 | 3,027.00 | 3,159.00 | 1,263.00 |
| 5 | BAL | 2,711.71 | −177.75 | 2,911.00 | 3,002.00 | 3,051.00 | 2,780.00 | 3,003.00 | 2,897.00 | 1,338.00 |
| 6 | PHI | 2,708.29 | −108.50 | 2,407.00 | 3,066.00 | 2,882.00 | 3,100.00 | 3,135.00 | 3,042.00 | 1,326.00 |
| 7 | ARI | 2,703.57 | −112.11 | 2,530.00 | 3,030.00 | 2,865.00 | 2,955.00 | 3,121.00 | 3,017.00 | 1,407.00 |
| 8 | CHI | 2,693.71 | −139.61 | 2,658.00 | 3,011.00 | 2,860.00 | 3,081.00 | 2,932.00 | 2,927.00 | 1,387.00 |
| 9 | LAR | 2,686.57 | −131.96 | 2,726.00 | 2,806.00 | 2,958.00 | 2,946.00 | 3,048.00 | 2,961.00 | 1,361.00 |
| 10 | CIN | 2,673.14 | −152.86 | 2,757.00 | 2,942.00 | 2,842.00 | 2,928.00 | 3,030.00 | 2,952.00 | 1,261.00 |
| 11 | LAC | 2,671.43 | −164.71 | 2,886.00 | 2,961.00 | 2,818.00 | 2,677.00 | 2,996.00 | 3,296.00 | 1,066.00 |
| 12 | DET | 2,667.00 | −130.07 | 2,538.00 | 2,913.00 | 2,972.00 | 2,895.00 | 3,174.00 | 2,935.00 | 1,242.00 |
| 13 | MIA | 2,663.00 | −139.89 | 2,710.00 | 2,843.00 | 2,918.00 | 2,840.00 | 3,144.00 | 2,885.00 | 1,301.00 |
| 14 | WAS | 2,650.86 | −148.61 | 2,591.00 | 3,021.00 | 2,986.00 | 2,618.00 | 3,176.00 | 3,028.00 | 1,136.00 |
| 15 | NE | 2,637.57 | −139.11 | 2,814.00 | 3,095.00 | 2,662.00 | 2,444.00 | 2,902.00 | 3,141.00 | 1,405.00 |
| 16 | ATL | 2,636.86 | −157.89 | 2,780.00 | 2,770.00 | 3,117.00 | 2,628.00 | 3,021.00 | 2,871.00 | 1,271.00 |
| 17 | LV | 2,626.00 | −204.50 | 2,906.00 | 2,866.00 | 3,125.00 | 2,833.00 | 2,702.00 | 2,703.00 | 1,247.00 |
| 18 | NYG | 2,622.00 | −107.43 | 2,644.00 | 2,638.00 | 3,031.00 | 2,637.00 | 2,906.00 | 3,169.00 | 1,329.00 |
| 19 | DAL | 2,619.00 | −86.64 | 2,441.00 | 2,777.00 | 2,675.00 | 3,255.00 | 2,685.00 | 3,059.00 | 1,441.00 |
| 20 | TB | 2,618.86 | −75.21 | 2,511.00 | 2,737.00 | 2,654.00 | 2,801.00 | 3,124.00 | 3,084.00 | 1,421.00 |
| 21 | IND | 2,617.57 | −165.54 | 2,830.00 | 3,119.00 | 2,753.00 | 2,656.00 | 2,505.00 | 3,039.00 | 1,421.00 |
| 22 | TEN | 2,608.29 | −173.00 | 2,645.00 | 3,157.00 | 2,669.00 | 2,931.00 | 2,833.00 | 2,828.00 | 1,195.00 |
| 23 | CAR | 2,607.86 | −166.71 | 2,944.00 | 2,754.00 | 2,618.00 | 3,015.00 | 2,640.00 | 3,202.00 | 1,082.00 |
| 24 | CLE | 2,607.71 | −227.18 | 2,978.00 | 3,021.00 | 3,074.00 | 2,592.00 | 2,700.00 | 2,678.00 | 1,211.00 |
| 25 | DEN | 2,596.00 | −131.07 | 2,399.00 | 3,227.00 | 2,642.00 | 2,806.00 | 2,833.00 | 3,005.00 | 1,260.00 |
| 26 | NO | 2,571.86 | −170.86 | 2,849.00 | 2,766.00 | 2,792.00 | 2,806.00 | 2,719.00 | 2,845.00 | 1,226.00 |
| 27 | PIT | 2,571.86 | −117.96 | 2,557.00 | 2,591.00 | 3,105.00 | 2,705.00 | 2,826.00 | 2,828.00 | 1,391.00 |
| 28 | JAX | 2,565.29 | −115.04 | 2,502.00 | 2,726.00 | 2,879.00 | 2,838.00 | 2,715.00 | 2,990.00 | 1,307.00 |
| 29 | MIN | 2,516.43 | −139.61 | 2,680.00 | 2,619.00 | 2,665.00 | 2,868.00 | 2,771.00 | 2,773.00 | 1,239.00 |
| 30 | HOU | 2,481.14 | −116.29 | 2,593.00 | 2,575.00 | 2,539.00 | 2,730.00 | 2,824.00 | 2,933.00 | 1,174.00 |
| 31 | SEA | 2,446.00 | −116.18 | 2,585.00 | 2,386.00 | 2,734.00 | 2,653.00 | 2,720.00 | 2,844.00 | 1,200.00 |
| 32 | NYJ | 2,441.57 | −88.86 | 2,420.00 | 2,594.00 | 2,571.00 | 2,413.00 | 3,031.00 | 2,686.00 | 1,376.00 |
Multi-year heatmap
32 teams across 7 seasons. Cells colored by quintile within each season; click a column header to jump to that year.
| Team | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| GB | 3,117.00 | 3,278.00 | 3,149.00 | 3,047.00 | 2,974.00 | 3,124.00 | 1,249.00 |
| DEN | 2,399.00 | 3,227.00 | 2,642.00 | 2,806.00 | 2,833.00 | 3,005.00 | 1,260.00 |
| KC | 2,880.00 | 3,215.00 | 2,951.00 | 2,989.00 | 3,216.00 | 3,137.00 | 1,173.00 |
| TEN | 2,645.00 | 3,157.00 | 2,669.00 | 2,931.00 | 2,833.00 | 2,828.00 | 1,195.00 |
| IND | 2,830.00 | 3,119.00 | 2,753.00 | 2,656.00 | 2,505.00 | 3,039.00 | 1,421.00 |
| NE | 2,814.00 | 3,095.00 | 2,662.00 | 2,444.00 | 2,902.00 | 3,141.00 | 1,405.00 |
| PHI | 2,407.00 | 3,066.00 | 2,882.00 | 3,100.00 | 3,135.00 | 3,042.00 | 1,326.00 |
| ARI | 2,530.00 | 3,030.00 | 2,865.00 | 2,955.00 | 3,121.00 | 3,017.00 | 1,407.00 |
| CLE | 2,978.00 | 3,021.00 | 3,074.00 | 2,592.00 | 2,700.00 | 2,678.00 | 1,211.00 |
| WAS | 2,591.00 | 3,021.00 | 2,986.00 | 2,618.00 | 3,176.00 | 3,028.00 | 1,136.00 |
| CHI | 2,658.00 | 3,011.00 | 2,860.00 | 3,081.00 | 2,932.00 | 2,927.00 | 1,387.00 |
| BAL | 2,911.00 | 3,002.00 | 3,051.00 | 2,780.00 | 3,003.00 | 2,897.00 | 1,338.00 |
| BUF | 2,848.00 | 2,997.00 | 2,705.00 | 3,120.00 | 3,017.00 | 3,352.00 | 1,173.00 |
| SF | 2,660.00 | 2,990.00 | 3,024.00 | 3,070.00 | 3,027.00 | 3,159.00 | 1,263.00 |
| LAC | 2,886.00 | 2,961.00 | 2,818.00 | 2,677.00 | 2,996.00 | 3,296.00 | 1,066.00 |
| CIN | 2,757.00 | 2,942.00 | 2,842.00 | 2,928.00 | 3,030.00 | 2,952.00 | 1,261.00 |
| DET | 2,538.00 | 2,913.00 | 2,972.00 | 2,895.00 | 3,174.00 | 2,935.00 | 1,242.00 |
| LV | 2,906.00 | 2,866.00 | 3,125.00 | 2,833.00 | 2,702.00 | 2,703.00 | 1,247.00 |
| MIA | 2,710.00 | 2,843.00 | 2,918.00 | 2,840.00 | 3,144.00 | 2,885.00 | 1,301.00 |
| LAR | 2,726.00 | 2,806.00 | 2,958.00 | 2,946.00 | 3,048.00 | 2,961.00 | 1,361.00 |
| DAL | 2,441.00 | 2,777.00 | 2,675.00 | 3,255.00 | 2,685.00 | 3,059.00 | 1,441.00 |
| ATL | 2,780.00 | 2,770.00 | 3,117.00 | 2,628.00 | 3,021.00 | 2,871.00 | 1,271.00 |
| NO | 2,849.00 | 2,766.00 | 2,792.00 | 2,806.00 | 2,719.00 | 2,845.00 | 1,226.00 |
| CAR | 2,944.00 | 2,754.00 | 2,618.00 | 3,015.00 | 2,640.00 | 3,202.00 | 1,082.00 |
| TB | 2,511.00 | 2,737.00 | 2,654.00 | 2,801.00 | 3,124.00 | 3,084.00 | 1,421.00 |
| JAX | 2,502.00 | 2,726.00 | 2,879.00 | 2,838.00 | 2,715.00 | 2,990.00 | 1,307.00 |
| NYG | 2,644.00 | 2,638.00 | 3,031.00 | 2,637.00 | 2,906.00 | 3,169.00 | 1,329.00 |
| MIN | 2,680.00 | 2,619.00 | 2,665.00 | 2,868.00 | 2,771.00 | 2,773.00 | 1,239.00 |
| NYJ | 2,420.00 | 2,594.00 | 2,571.00 | 2,413.00 | 3,031.00 | 2,686.00 | 1,376.00 |
| PIT | 2,557.00 | 2,591.00 | 3,105.00 | 2,705.00 | 2,826.00 | 2,828.00 | 1,391.00 |
| HOU | 2,593.00 | 2,575.00 | 2,539.00 | 2,730.00 | 2,824.00 | 2,933.00 | 1,174.00 |
| SEA | 2,585.00 | 2,386.00 | 2,734.00 | 2,653.00 | 2,720.00 | 2,844.00 | 1,200.00 |
Time avg since 2018
Leaders since 2018: 2018 Ravens (2,923.00), 2019 Ravens (3,242.00), 2020 Packers (3,117.00), 2021 Packers (3,278.00).
Ravens have led this stat 2 of 4 seasons.
The best season on record is Packers 2021 at 3,278.00; the worst Cardinals 2018 at 2,196.00.
The league average has risen from 2,624.47 in 2018 to 2,890.41 in 2021.
Distribution
How the 32 teams cluster for 2021.
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.