What Rush TD is

Rushing touchdowns: scoring runs. Mostly short-yardage and goal-line production, so it leans on red-zone chances as much as on the running game.

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

In 2018 the Saints led at 1.63; the league average was 0.86.

League snapshot — 2018

League leader

NO · 1.63

League average

0.86

Best to worst

1.19

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	NO	1.63	16
2	LAR	1.44	16
3	BAL	1.19	16
4	DEN	1.13	16
5	NE	1.13	16
6	CAR	1.06	16
7	CHI	1	16
8	KC	1	16
9	LAC	1	16
10	PIT	1	16
11	BUF	0.94	16
12	CLE	0.94	16
13	SEA	0.94	16
14	TEN	0.94	16
15	GB	0.88	16
16	CIN	0.81	16
17	DAL	0.81	16
18	IND	0.81	16
19	NYG	0.81	16
20	HOU	0.75	16
21	PHI	0.75	16
22	WAS	0.75	16
23	ATL	0.69	16
24	DET	0.69	16
25	NYJ	0.69	16
26	TB	0.69	16
27	ARI	0.56	16
28	LV	0.56	16
29	MIN	0.56	16
30	JAX	0.44	16
31	MIA	0.44	16
32	SF	0.44	16

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

NO · 1.63

League laggard

SF · 0.44

League average

0.86

Spread (max − min)

1.19

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	NO	1.63	0.77	100%
2	LAR	1.44	0.58	96.8%
3	BAL	1.19	0.33	93.5%
4	DEN	1.13	0.27	90.3%
5	NE	1.13	0.27	87.1%
6	CAR	1.06	0.21	83.9%
7	CHI	1	0.14	80.6%
8	KC	1	0.14	77.4%
9	LAC	1	0.14	74.2%
10	PIT	1	0.14	71%
11	BUF	0.94	0.08	67.7%
12	CLE	0.94	0.08	64.5%
13	SEA	0.94	0.08	61.3%
14	TEN	0.94	0.08	58.1%
15	GB	0.88	0.02	54.8%
16	CIN	0.81	-0.04	51.6%
17	DAL	0.81	-0.04	48.4%
18	IND	0.81	-0.04	45.2%
19	NYG	0.81	-0.04	41.9%
20	HOU	0.75	-0.11	38.7%
21	PHI	0.75	-0.11	35.5%
22	WAS	0.75	-0.11	32.3%
23	ATL	0.69	-0.17	29%
24	DET	0.69	-0.17	25.8%
25	NYJ	0.69	-0.17	22.6%
26	TB	0.69	-0.17	19.4%
27	ARI	0.56	-0.29	16.1%
28	LV	0.56	-0.29	12.9%
29	MIN	0.56	-0.29	9.7%
30	JAX	0.44	-0.42	6.5%
31	MIA	0.44	-0.42	3.2%
32	SF	0.44	-0.42	0%

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 847–731–37 ATS (53.7%) across 2020–2025, #113 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2022 (156–108, 59.1%); its worst 2021 (136–134, 50.4%).

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

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	135–119–2	53.1%
2021	272	136–134–2	50.4%
2022	271	156–108–7	59.1%
2023	272	142–116–14	55.0%
2024	272	139–124–9	52.9%
2025	272	139–130–3	51.7%

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

BUF · 1.52

Multi-year laggard

NYJ · 0.64

Biggest improver

BUF · +0.25/yr

Biggest decliner

TEN · −0.18/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	BUF	1.52	+0.25	1	1.18	0.94	1.29	1.88	1.76	2.60
2	BAL	1.33	+0.07	1.50	1.06	0.82	1.53	1.24	1.35	1.80
3	DET	1.32	+0.11	1.06	0.71	1.35	1.59	1.71	1.24	1.60
4	PHI	1.28	−0.08	1	1.47	1.88	1.29	1.71	1	0.60
5	IND	1.21	+0.08	1.25	1.29	0.47	1.12	1.18	1.59	1.60
6	SF	1.19	−0.03	1.19	1.29	1.18	1.59	1	0.88	1.20
7	CHI	1.07	+0.14	0.75	0.82	1.06	0.94	0.76	1.12	2
8	ATL	0.99	+0.11	0.81	0.65	1	0.82	1.06	1	1.60
9	DAL	0.97	+0.03	0.88	0.88	1.41	0.82	0.35	1.06	1.40
10	LAR	0.97	+0.03	1.19	0.59	0.88	1.06	0.88	1	1.20
11	ARI	0.97	−0.14	1.38	1.35	0.88	1	1.06	0.53	0.60
12	WAS	0.96	+0.03	1.13	0.76	0.53	0.82	1.47	1.18	0.80
13	NE	0.95	−0.06	1.25	1.41	0.71	0.53	0.65	1.29	0.80
14	TEN	0.95	−0.18	1.63	1.35	0.94	0.94	0.65	0.53	0.60
15	MIA	0.92	+0.02	0.94	0.71	0.71	1.59	0.71	0.82	1
16	NO	0.92	−0.10	1.88	0.71	0.71	0.76	0.88	0.53	1
17	KC	0.91	+0.04	0.81	0.94	1.06	0.53	0.88	0.88	1.25
18	SEA	0.90	−0.00	0.94	1.06	0.71	0.65	1	1.12	0.80
19	CAR	0.88	−0.05	1.19	1	0.94	0.41	1.06	0.53	1
20	JAX	0.88	+0.06	0.56	0.76	0.94	1	0.76	1.29	0.80
21	CLE	0.85	−0.16	1.31	1.18	1.12	0.88	0.47	0.59	0.40
22	GB	0.84	−0.02	1	0.76	0.71	0.59	1.35	1.06	0.40
23	LAC	0.82	−0.02	0.75	1.06	0.88	0.65	1	0.59	0.80
24	TB	0.79	+0.00	1	1.06	0.29	0.47	0.94	0.76	1
25	NYG	0.77	−0.02	0.81	0.47	1.24	0.59	0.76	1.29	0.20
26	MIN	0.76	−0.07	1.25	0.59	1.06	0.41	0.53	0.88	0.60
27	DEN	0.75	−0.01	0.81	0.94	0.65	0.47	0.71	1.06	0.60
28	PIT	0.74	−0.04	0.75	0.59	0.94	0.94	0.82	0.94	0.20
29	CIN	0.72	−0.07	0.81	0.94	0.88	0.71	0.65	0.65	0.40
30	LV	0.67	−0.13	1.25	0.82	0.71	0.65	0.59	0.29	0.40
31	HOU	0.64	+0.06	0.63	0.47	0.41	0.59	0.88	0.53	1
32	NYJ	0.64	+0.00	0.56	0.82	0.76	0.41	0.47	0.65	0.80

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

How the 32 teams cluster for 2018.

About this stat

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