Offensive: Receiving · Rec Fumbles Lost

OFF · ReceivingP + N
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What Rec Fumbles Lost is

Receiver fumbles that the defense recovered. Rarer still, and the recovery half is close to chance.

Lower is better. It is shown per game, so a team's number does not depend on games played. Source: P + N.

In 2021 the Bears led at 0; the league average was 0.12.

League snapshot — 2021

League leader
CHI · 0
League average
0.12
Best to worst
0.29

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2021

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
LAR · 0
League laggard
ATL · 0.29
League average
0.12
Spread (max − min)
0.29

Does Rec Fumbles Lost matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 795–783–37 ATS (50.4%) across 2020–2025, #239 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2020 (134–120, 52.8%); its worst 2021 (128–142, 47.4%).

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

SeasonGamesATS recordATS %
2020256134–120–252.8%
2021272128–142–247.4%
2022271130–134–749.2%
2023272129–129–1450.0%
2024272136–127–951.7%
2025272138–131–351.3%

Rec Fumbles Lost in 2021 vs 2020

Bears lead at 0 — they ranked #22 last year. Falcons are last at 0.29 — #10 last year.

The league average is 0.12, down 0.01 from 0.13 last year.

Biggest riser: Cowboys, #24 → #2. Biggest faller: 49ers, #4 → #31.

Spread between first and last: 0.29; 24 teams are within 0.08 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2021 vs 2020

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
SF · +0.24
Biggest faller
DAL · −0.19
Most consistent
CAR · −0.00
League trend 2021 vs 2020
▼ -0.01

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader
GB · 0.08
Multi-year laggard
TB · 0.16
Biggest improver
KC · −0.05/yr
Biggest decliner
BAL · +0.03/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
CHI0.1900.240.180.1200.40
DAL0.1900.120.120.290.180.20
LAR0.1300.060.1200.120.20
ARI0.190.060.0600.240.060
BAL00.060.180.180.060.240.20
BUF0.130.060.130.2400.120.40
CAR0.060.060.120.060.180.060.25
DEN0.190.0600.290.240.060
DET00.060.060.180.1200.20
GB0.130.060.180.060.1200
IND0.130.060.180.060.060.060.20
MIA0.060.060.120.120.060.120.20
MIN0.130.0600.180.180.060.20
NO0.060.060.2900.120.290.20
PHI00.060.290.2400.120.20
CIN0.190.120.130.060.180.240.20
CLE0.130.120.180.240.060.120.20
JAX0.060.120.060.350.180.060
NYG0.130.120.180.0600.120
TB0.190.120.290.180.120.060.20
KC0.310.180.240.290.0600
LV0.250.180.120.06000.20
LAC0.130.180.180.240.120.120.20
PIT0.190.1800.120.120.180.20
SEA0.060.180.2400.180.180
TEN0.130.180.0600.060.060.20
WAS0.250.1800.180.1200.20
HOU0.190.240.060.120.060.120
NE0.190.240.180.240.060.060.20
NYJ0.130.240.120.120.1800.20
SF00.240.180.060.060.120
ATL0.130.290.240.060.060.120

Rec Fumbles Lost since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Eagles (0), 2019 Bills (0), 2020 Ravens (0), 2021 Bears (0).

The best season on record is Eagles 2018 at 0; the worst Seahawks 2019 at 0.38.

The league average has fallen from 0.14 in 2018 to 0.12 in 2021.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2021.

About this stat
Stat ID
off_receiving_rec_fumbles_lost
Side
offensive
Family
Receiving
Data source
P + N
Polarity
lower is better
Display grain
count
Algorithm eligibility
Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.