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 2025 the Bears led at 0; the league average was 0.09.

League snapshot — 2025

League leader

CHI · 0

League average

0.09

Best to worst

0.29

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2025

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

WAS · 0

League laggard

NO · 0.29

League average

0.09

Spread (max − min)

0.29

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	CHI	0	-0.09	100%
2	DET	0	-0.09	96.8%
3	GB	0	-0.09	93.5%
4	KC	0	-0.09	90.3%
5	LV	0	-0.09	87.1%
6	NYJ	0	-0.09	83.9%
7	WAS	0	-0.09	80.6%
8	ARI	0.06	-0.03	77.4%
9	CAR	0.06	-0.03	74.2%
10	DEN	0.06	-0.03	71%
11	IND	0.06	-0.03	67.7%
12	JAX	0.06	-0.03	64.5%
13	MIN	0.06	-0.03	61.3%
14	NE	0.06	-0.03	58.1%
15	TB	0.06	-0.03	54.8%
16	TEN	0.06	-0.03	51.6%
17	ATL	0.12	0.02	48.4%
18	BUF	0.12	0.02	45.2%
19	CLE	0.12	0.02	41.9%
20	HOU	0.12	0.02	38.7%
21	LAC	0.12	0.02	35.5%
22	LAR	0.12	0.02	32.3%
23	MIA	0.12	0.02	29%
24	NYG	0.12	0.02	25.8%
25	PHI	0.12	0.02	22.6%
26	SF	0.12	0.02	19.4%
27	DAL	0.18	0.08	16.1%
28	PIT	0.18	0.08	12.9%
29	SEA	0.18	0.08	9.7%
30	BAL	0.24	0.14	6.5%
31	CIN	0.24	0.14	3.2%
32	NO	0.29	0.20	0%

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.

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	134–120–2	52.8%
2021	272	128–142–2	47.4%
2022	271	130–134–7	49.2%
2023	272	129–129–14	50.0%
2024	272	136–127–9	51.7%
2025	272	138–131–3	51.3%

Rec Fumbles Lost in 2025 vs 2024

Bears lead at 0 — they ranked #16 last year. Saints are last at 0.29 — #20 last year.

The league average is 0.09, down 0.01 from 0.10 last year.

Biggest riser: Jets, #28 → #6. Biggest faller: Ravens, #7 → #30.

Spread between first and last: 0.29; 19 teams are within 0.07 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2025 vs 2024

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

NO · +0.18

Biggest faller

NYJ · −0.18

Most consistent

IND · 0

League trend 2025 vs 2024

▼ -0.01

Rank	Team	2025	2024	Δ
1	NO	0.29	0.12	+0.18
2	BAL	0.24	0.06	+0.18
3	BUF	0.12	0	+0.12
4	LAR	0.12	0	+0.12
5	NYG	0.12	0	+0.12
6	PHI	0.12	0	+0.12
7	PIT	0.18	0.12	+0.06
8	ATL	0.12	0.06	+0.06
9	CLE	0.12	0.06	+0.06
10	HOU	0.12	0.06	+0.06
11	MIA	0.12	0.06	+0.06
12	SF	0.12	0.06	+0.06
13	CIN	0.24	0.18	+0.06
14	IND	0.06	0.06	0
15	LAC	0.12	0.12	0
16	LV	0	0	0
17	NE	0.06	0.06	0
18	SEA	0.18	0.18	0
19	TEN	0.06	0.06	0
20	KC	0	0.06	−0.06
21	TB	0.06	0.12	−0.06
22	CHI	0	0.12	−0.12
23	DAL	0.18	0.29	−0.12
24	DET	0	0.12	−0.12
25	GB	0	0.12	−0.12
26	WAS	0	0.12	−0.12
27	CAR	0.06	0.18	−0.12
28	JAX	0.06	0.18	−0.12
29	MIN	0.06	0.18	−0.12
30	ARI	0.06	0.24	−0.18
31	DEN	0.06	0.24	−0.18
32	NYJ	0	0.18	−0.18

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

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	GB	0.08	−0.02	0.13	0.06	0.18	0.06	0.12	0	0
2	NYG	0.09	−0.02	0.13	0.12	0.18	0.06	0	0.12	0
3	ARI	0.09	−0.01	0.19	0.06	0.06	0	0.24	0.06	0
4	DET	0.09	+0.02	0	0.06	0.06	0.18	0.12	0	0.20
5	LAR	0.09	+0.01	0.13	0	0.06	0.12	0	0.12	0.20
6	SF	0.09	−0.01	0	0.24	0.18	0.06	0.06	0.12	0
7	TEN	0.10	−0.00	0.13	0.18	0.06	0	0.06	0.06	0.20
8	MIA	0.10	+0.02	0.06	0.06	0.12	0.12	0.06	0.12	0.20
9	IND	0.11	+0.00	0.13	0.06	0.18	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.20
10	HOU	0.11	−0.03	0.19	0.24	0.06	0.12	0.06	0.12	0
11	CAR	0.11	+0.02	0.06	0.06	0.12	0.06	0.18	0.06	0.25
12	MIN	0.11	+0.01	0.13	0.06	0	0.18	0.18	0.06	0.20
13	LV	0.11	−0.02	0.25	0.18	0.12	0.06	0	0	0.20
14	JAX	0.12	−0.01	0.06	0.12	0.06	0.35	0.18	0.06	0
15	SEA	0.12	−0.01	0.06	0.18	0.24	0	0.18	0.18	0
16	DEN	0.12	−0.01	0.19	0.06	0	0.29	0.24	0.06	0
17	ATL	0.13	−0.03	0.13	0.29	0.24	0.06	0.06	0.12	0
18	BAL	0.13	+0.03	0	0.06	0.18	0.18	0.06	0.24	0.20
19	PHI	0.13	+0.02	0	0.06	0.29	0.24	0	0.12	0.20
20	WAS	0.13	−0.01	0.25	0.18	0	0.18	0.12	0	0.20
21	NYJ	0.14	−0.01	0.13	0.24	0.12	0.12	0.18	0	0.20
22	PIT	0.14	+0.01	0.19	0.18	0	0.12	0.12	0.18	0.20
23	NO	0.15	+0.03	0.06	0.06	0.29	0	0.12	0.29	0.20
24	CLE	0.15	+0.00	0.13	0.12	0.18	0.24	0.06	0.12	0.20
25	BUF	0.15	+0.03	0.13	0.06	0.13	0.24	0	0.12	0.40
26	KC	0.15	−0.05	0.31	0.18	0.24	0.29	0.06	0	0
27	DAL	0.16	+0.02	0.19	0	0.12	0.12	0.29	0.18	0.20
28	CIN	0.16	+0.01	0.19	0.12	0.13	0.06	0.18	0.24	0.20
29	CHI	0.16	+0.02	0.19	0	0.24	0.18	0.12	0	0.40
30	LAC	0.16	+0.00	0.13	0.18	0.18	0.24	0.12	0.12	0.20
31	NE	0.16	−0.02	0.19	0.24	0.18	0.24	0.06	0.06	0.20
32	TB	0.16	−0.01	0.19	0.12	0.29	0.18	0.12	0.06	0.20

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
CHI	0.19	0	0.24	0.18	0.12	0	0.40
DET	0	0.06	0.06	0.18	0.12	0	0.20
GB	0.13	0.06	0.18	0.06	0.12	0	0
KC	0.31	0.18	0.24	0.29	0.06	0	0
LV	0.25	0.18	0.12	0.06	0	0	0.20
NYJ	0.13	0.24	0.12	0.12	0.18	0	0.20
WAS	0.25	0.18	0	0.18	0.12	0	0.20
ARI	0.19	0.06	0.06	0	0.24	0.06	0
CAR	0.06	0.06	0.12	0.06	0.18	0.06	0.25
DEN	0.19	0.06	0	0.29	0.24	0.06	0
IND	0.13	0.06	0.18	0.06	0.06	0.06	0.20
JAX	0.06	0.12	0.06	0.35	0.18	0.06	0
MIN	0.13	0.06	0	0.18	0.18	0.06	0.20
NE	0.19	0.24	0.18	0.24	0.06	0.06	0.20
TB	0.19	0.12	0.29	0.18	0.12	0.06	0.20
TEN	0.13	0.18	0.06	0	0.06	0.06	0.20
ATL	0.13	0.29	0.24	0.06	0.06	0.12	0
BUF	0.13	0.06	0.13	0.24	0	0.12	0.40
CLE	0.13	0.12	0.18	0.24	0.06	0.12	0.20
HOU	0.19	0.24	0.06	0.12	0.06	0.12	0
LAC	0.13	0.18	0.18	0.24	0.12	0.12	0.20
LAR	0.13	0	0.06	0.12	0	0.12	0.20
MIA	0.06	0.06	0.12	0.12	0.06	0.12	0.20
NYG	0.13	0.12	0.18	0.06	0	0.12	0
PHI	0	0.06	0.29	0.24	0	0.12	0.20
SF	0	0.24	0.18	0.06	0.06	0.12	0
DAL	0.19	0	0.12	0.12	0.29	0.18	0.20
PIT	0.19	0.18	0	0.12	0.12	0.18	0.20
SEA	0.06	0.18	0.24	0	0.18	0.18	0
BAL	0	0.06	0.18	0.18	0.06	0.24	0.20
CIN	0.19	0.12	0.13	0.06	0.18	0.24	0.20
NO	0.06	0.06	0.29	0	0.12	0.29	0.20

Rec Fumbles Lost since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Eagles (0), 2019 Bills (0), 2020 Ravens (0), 2021 Bears (0), 2022 Broncos (0), 2023 Cardinals (0), 2024 Bills (0), 2025 Bears (0).

Bills have led this stat 2 of 8 seasons.

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 0.09 in 2025.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2025.

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.