What Fumbles is

Fumbles by ball carriers on running plays, recovered or not. Forcing a fumble is a skill; recovering one is mostly luck, so the gross count is the part a team actually controls.

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

In 2021 the Chargers led at 0.59; the league average was 1.20.

League snapshot — 2021

League leader

LAC · 0.59

League average

1.20

Best to worst

1.18

All 32 teams, lower is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	LAC	0.59	17
2	DEN	0.71	17
3	LAR	0.71	17
4	TB	0.71	17
5	NO	0.82	17
6	NYJ	0.82	17
7	DET	1	17
8	SEA	1	17
9	CIN	1.06	17
10	GB	1.06	17
11	HOU	1.06	17
12	PIT	1.12	17
13	CAR	1.18	17
14	CLE	1.18	17
15	NE	1.18	17
16	BAL	1.24	17
17	IND	1.24	17
18	JAX	1.24	17
19	MIN	1.24	17
20	PHI	1.29	17
21	KC	1.35	17
22	NYG	1.35	17
23	SF	1.35	17
24	ATL	1.41	17
25	BUF	1.41	17
26	CHI	1.47	17
27	TEN	1.47	17
28	WAS	1.47	17
29	DAL	1.53	17
30	LV	1.71	17
31	MIA	1.71	17
32	ARI	1.76	17

At a glance — 2021

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

LAC · 0.59

League laggard

ARI · 1.76

League average

1.20

Spread (max − min)

1.18

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	LAC	0.59	-0.61	100%
2	DEN	0.71	-0.49	96.8%
3	LAR	0.71	-0.49	93.5%
4	TB	0.71	-0.49	90.3%
5	NO	0.82	-0.38	87.1%
6	NYJ	0.82	-0.38	83.9%
7	DET	1	-0.20	80.6%
8	SEA	1	-0.20	77.4%
9	CIN	1.06	-0.14	74.2%
10	GB	1.06	-0.14	71%
11	HOU	1.06	-0.14	67.7%
12	PIT	1.12	-0.08	64.5%
13	CAR	1.18	-0.02	61.3%
14	CLE	1.18	-0.02	58.1%
15	NE	1.18	-0.02	54.8%
16	BAL	1.24	0.03	51.6%
17	IND	1.24	0.03	48.4%
18	JAX	1.24	0.03	45.2%
19	MIN	1.24	0.03	41.9%
20	PHI	1.29	0.09	38.7%
21	KC	1.35	0.15	35.5%
22	NYG	1.35	0.15	32.3%
23	SF	1.35	0.15	29%
24	ATL	1.41	0.21	25.8%
25	BUF	1.41	0.21	22.6%
26	CHI	1.47	0.27	19.4%
27	TEN	1.47	0.27	16.1%
28	WAS	1.47	0.27	12.9%
29	DAL	1.53	0.33	9.7%
30	LV	1.71	0.51	6.5%
31	MIA	1.71	0.51	3.2%
32	ARI	1.76	0.56	0%

Does Fumbles matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 837–741–37 ATS (53.0%) across 2020–2025, #132 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2022 (154–110, 58.3%); its worst 2021 (124–146, 45.9%).

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

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	141–113–2	55.5%
2021	272	124–146–2	45.9%
2022	271	154–110–7	58.3%
2023	272	136–122–14	52.7%
2024	272	145–118–9	55.1%
2025	272	137–132–3	50.9%

Fumbles in 2021 vs 2020

Chargers lead at 0.59 — they ranked #11 last year. Cardinals are last at 1.76 — #23 last year.

The league average is 1.20, up 0.03 from 1.17 last year.

Biggest riser: Saints, #31 → #5. Biggest faller: Titans, #8 → #27.

Spread between first and last: 1.18; 22 teams are within 0.30 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2021 vs 2020

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

IND · +0.74

Biggest faller

NO · −0.86

Most consistent

NE · −0.01

League trend 2021 vs 2020

▲ 0.03

Rank	Team	2021	2020	Δ
1	IND	1.24	0.50	+0.74
2	MIA	1.71	1.06	+0.64
3	TEN	1.47	0.94	+0.53
4	ATL	1.41	1	+0.41
5	ARI	1.76	1.38	+0.39
6	GB	1.06	0.69	+0.37
7	CAR	1.18	0.81	+0.36
8	DAL	1.53	1.19	+0.34
9	NYJ	0.82	0.50	+0.32
10	BUF	1.41	1.13	+0.29
11	JAX	1.24	1	+0.24
12	CHI	1.47	1.25	+0.22
13	LV	1.71	1.50	+0.21
14	DET	1	0.81	+0.19
15	KC	1.35	1.19	+0.17
16	SEA	1	0.88	+0.13
17	NYG	1.35	1.25	+0.10
18	SF	1.35	1.25	+0.10
19	NE	1.18	1.19	−0.01
20	WAS	1.47	1.50	−0.03
21	TB	0.71	0.75	−0.04
22	MIN	1.24	1.38	−0.14
23	CIN	1.06	1.25	−0.19
24	HOU	1.06	1.31	−0.25
25	PIT	1.12	1.38	−0.26
26	CLE	1.18	1.44	−0.26
27	BAL	1.24	1.56	−0.33
28	LAC	0.59	1	−0.41
29	LAR	0.71	1.19	−0.48
30	PHI	1.29	1.94	−0.64
31	DEN	0.71	1.44	−0.73
32	NO	0.82	1.69	−0.86

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

LAR · 0.81

Multi-year laggard

MIA · 1.38

Biggest improver

ARI · −0.23/yr

Biggest decliner

LAC · +0.18/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	LAR	0.81	−0.05	1.19	0.71	0.94	0.65	0.76	0.65	0.80
2	DET	0.94	+0.03	0.81	1	0.94	1.06	0.71	0.65	1.40
3	CIN	0.96	−0.03	1.25	1.06	0.69	0.59	1.41	0.71	1
4	HOU	0.99	−0.09	1.31	1.06	1.29	1	0.82	0.47	1
5	KC	1.04	−0.10	1.19	1.35	1.24	1.18	0.59	1	0.75
6	TB	1.07	+0.09	0.75	0.71	1	1.24	1.53	1.06	1.20
7	SF	1.08	−0.07	1.25	1.35	0.94	0.94	1.53	0.76	0.80
8	PIT	1.11	−0.06	1.38	1.12	0.94	1.24	1.29	1	0.80
9	DAL	1.11	−0.06	1.19	1.53	0.82	0.76	1.71	1.18	0.60
10	ARI	1.12	−0.23	1.38	1.76	1.47	1.24	1.24	0.76	0
11	JAX	1.13	−0.03	1	1.24	1.12	1.65	1.12	0.82	1
12	SEA	1.15	+0.14	0.88	1	1.12	0.47	1.24	1.53	1.80
13	LV	1.17	−0.08	1.50	1.71	1	0.82	1.06	0.71	1.40
14	CAR	1.18	−0.01	0.81	1.18	1.71	1.41	1	1.18	1
15	DEN	1.19	+0.03	1.44	0.71	1.53	1.24	0.82	0.59	2
16	BAL	1.20	−0.10	1.56	1.24	1.24	1.35	1.12	1.29	0.60
17	ATL	1.20	−0.02	1	1.41	1.24	1.41	1.24	1.12	1
18	NYJ	1.20	+0.15	0.50	0.82	1.24	1.88	1.18	1	1.80
19	NO	1.20	+0.01	1.69	0.82	1.35	0.76	0.94	1.06	1.80
20	IND	1.21	+0.01	0.50	1.24	2.18	1.24	1.18	1.18	1
21	MIN	1.22	−0.03	1.38	1.24	1.06	1.53	1	1.35	1
22	LAC	1.25	+0.18	1	0.59	1.12	1.47	1.18	1	2.40
23	PHI	1.28	−0.13	1.94	1.29	1.35	1.29	1.12	0.94	1
24	GB	1.28	+0.15	0.69	1.06	1.47	1.35	1.06	1.12	2.20
25	WAS	1.28	−0.06	1.50	1.47	1.24	1.18	1.18	1.41	1
26	BUF	1.28	+0.04	1.13	1.41	1.50	1.18	0.65	1.12	2
27	NYG	1.29	+0.03	1.25	1.35	1.12	1.41	1.29	0.82	1.80
28	CLE	1.30	+0.05	1.44	1.18	0.88	1.59	1.18	0.82	2
29	TEN	1.30	+0.05	0.94	1.47	1.35	1.12	1.65	1	1.60
30	NE	1.34	+0.06	1.19	1.18	1.35	1.12	1.76	1.18	1.60
31	CHI	1.36	−0.05	1.25	1.47	1.94	1.41	1.12	0.94	1.40
32	MIA	1.38	+0.06	1.06	1.71	0.94	1.41	1.65	1.12	1.80

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
LAC	1	0.59	1.12	1.47	1.18	1	2.40
DEN	1.44	0.71	1.53	1.24	0.82	0.59	2
LAR	1.19	0.71	0.94	0.65	0.76	0.65	0.80
TB	0.75	0.71	1	1.24	1.53	1.06	1.20
NO	1.69	0.82	1.35	0.76	0.94	1.06	1.80
NYJ	0.50	0.82	1.24	1.88	1.18	1	1.80
DET	0.81	1	0.94	1.06	0.71	0.65	1.40
SEA	0.88	1	1.12	0.47	1.24	1.53	1.80
CIN	1.25	1.06	0.69	0.59	1.41	0.71	1
GB	0.69	1.06	1.47	1.35	1.06	1.12	2.20
HOU	1.31	1.06	1.29	1	0.82	0.47	1
PIT	1.38	1.12	0.94	1.24	1.29	1	0.80
CAR	0.81	1.18	1.71	1.41	1	1.18	1
CLE	1.44	1.18	0.88	1.59	1.18	0.82	2
NE	1.19	1.18	1.35	1.12	1.76	1.18	1.60
BAL	1.56	1.24	1.24	1.35	1.12	1.29	0.60
IND	0.50	1.24	2.18	1.24	1.18	1.18	1
JAX	1	1.24	1.12	1.65	1.12	0.82	1
MIN	1.38	1.24	1.06	1.53	1	1.35	1
PHI	1.94	1.29	1.35	1.29	1.12	0.94	1
KC	1.19	1.35	1.24	1.18	0.59	1	0.75
NYG	1.25	1.35	1.12	1.41	1.29	0.82	1.80
SF	1.25	1.35	0.94	0.94	1.53	0.76	0.80
ATL	1	1.41	1.24	1.41	1.24	1.12	1
BUF	1.13	1.41	1.50	1.18	0.65	1.12	2
CHI	1.25	1.47	1.94	1.41	1.12	0.94	1.40
TEN	0.94	1.47	1.35	1.12	1.65	1	1.60
WAS	1.50	1.47	1.24	1.18	1.18	1.41	1
DAL	1.19	1.53	0.82	0.76	1.71	1.18	0.60
LV	1.50	1.71	1	0.82	1.06	0.71	1.40
MIA	1.06	1.71	0.94	1.41	1.65	1.12	1.80
ARI	1.38	1.76	1.47	1.24	1.24	0.76	0

Fumbles since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Bengals (0.69), 2019 Cardinals (0.56), 2020 Colts (0.50), 2021 Chargers (0.59).

The best season on record is Colts 2020 at 0.50; the worst 49ers 2018 at 1.94.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2021.

About this stat

Stat ID: off_rushing_fumbles
Side: offensive
Family: Rushing
Data source: P only
Polarity: lower is better
Display grain: count
Algorithm eligibility: Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.