What FG Attempts is

Field goals attempted. As much about the offense as the kicker — it counts the drives that stalled in range.

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

In 2020 the Cowboys led at 2.56; the league average was 1.88.

League snapshot — 2020

League leader

DAL · 2.56

League average

1.88

Best to worst

1.56

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	DAL	2.56	16
2	ATL	2.50	16
3	MIA	2.44	16
4	IND	2.31	16
5	CAR	2.25	16
6	DEN	2.19	16
7	LV	2.19	16
8	BUF	2.13	16
9	CIN	2.13	16
10	WAS	2.13	16
11	LAC	2.06	16
12	CHI	2	16
13	NYG	2	16
14	HOU	1.94	16
15	TB	1.94	16
16	ARI	1.88	16
17	LAR	1.88	16
18	BAL	1.81	16
19	DET	1.75	16
20	NE	1.75	16
21	NO	1.75	16
22	NYJ	1.75	16
23	TEN	1.75	16
24	KC	1.69	16
25	SF	1.63	16
26	JAX	1.56	16
27	CLE	1.50	16
28	PIT	1.50	16
29	SEA	1.50	16
30	MIN	1.38	16
31	PHI	1.19	16
32	GB	1	16

At a glance — 2020

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

DAL · 2.56

League laggard

GB · 1

League average

1.88

Spread (max − min)

1.56

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	DAL	2.56	0.69	100%
2	ATL	2.50	0.63	96.8%
3	MIA	2.44	0.56	93.5%
4	IND	2.31	0.44	90.3%
5	CAR	2.25	0.38	87.1%
6	DEN	2.19	0.31	83.9%
7	LV	2.19	0.31	80.6%
8	BUF	2.13	0.25	77.4%
9	CIN	2.13	0.25	74.2%
10	WAS	2.13	0.25	71%
11	LAC	2.06	0.19	67.7%
12	CHI	2	0.13	64.5%
13	NYG	2	0.13	61.3%
14	HOU	1.94	0.06	58.1%
15	TB	1.94	0.06	54.8%
16	ARI	1.88	0	51.6%
17	LAR	1.88	0	48.4%
18	BAL	1.81	-0.06	45.2%
19	DET	1.75	-0.13	41.9%
20	NE	1.75	-0.13	38.7%
21	NO	1.75	-0.13	35.5%
22	NYJ	1.75	-0.13	32.3%
23	TEN	1.75	-0.13	29%
24	KC	1.69	-0.19	25.8%
25	SF	1.63	-0.25	22.6%
26	JAX	1.56	-0.31	19.4%
27	CLE	1.50	-0.38	16.1%
28	PIT	1.50	-0.38	12.9%
29	SEA	1.50	-0.38	9.7%
30	MIN	1.38	-0.50	6.5%
31	PHI	1.19	-0.69	3.2%
32	GB	1	-0.88	0%

FG Attempts in 2020 vs 2019

Cowboys lead at 2.56 — they ranked #2 last year. Packers are last at 1 — #30 last year.

The league average is 1.88, down 0.04 from 1.92 last year.

Biggest riser: Raiders, #27 → #7. Biggest faller: 49ers, #3 → #25.

Spread between first and last: 1.56; 21 teams are within 0.36 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2020 vs 2019

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

NYG · +0.94

Biggest faller

SF · −0.81

Most consistent

ATL · 0

League trend 2020 vs 2019

▼ -0.04

Rank	Team	2020	2019	Δ
1	NYG	2	1.06	+0.94
2	TEN	1.75	1.13	+0.63
3	LV	2.19	1.63	+0.56
4	MIA	2.44	1.88	+0.56
5	BUF	2.13	1.75	+0.38
6	HOU	1.94	1.56	+0.38
7	IND	2.31	1.94	+0.38
8	CAR	2.25	2	+0.25
9	CHI	2	1.75	+0.25
10	WAS	2.13	1.88	+0.25
11	CIN	2.13	1.94	+0.19
12	DAL	2.56	2.50	+0.06
13	DEN	2.19	2.13	+0.06
14	ATL	2.50	2.50	0
15	BAL	1.81	1.81	0
16	NYJ	1.75	1.75	0
17	LAC	2.06	2.13	−0.06
18	DET	1.75	1.94	−0.19
19	LAR	1.88	2.06	−0.19
20	SEA	1.50	1.75	−0.25
21	TB	1.94	2.19	−0.25
22	ARI	1.88	2.19	−0.31
23	CLE	1.50	1.81	−0.31
24	NE	1.75	2.13	−0.38
25	MIN	1.38	1.81	−0.44
26	PHI	1.19	1.63	−0.44
27	PIT	1.50	1.94	−0.44
28	GB	1	1.50	−0.50
29	NO	1.75	2.25	−0.50
30	JAX	1.56	2.13	−0.56
31	KC	1.69	2.38	−0.69
32	SF	1.63	2.44	−0.81

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

IND · 2.37

Multi-year laggard

PHI · 1.60

Biggest improver

MIN · +0.18/yr

Biggest decliner

BUF · −0.09/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	IND	2.37	+0.10	2.31	2.06	2.29	2.41	2.18	2.12	3.20
2	DAL	2.34	+0.04	2.56	2.06	1.88	2.24	2.76	2.47	2.40
3	ATL	2.24	+0.04	2.50	1.71	2.18	2.18	2.41	2.29	2.40
4	HOU	2.22	+0.18	1.94	1.59	1.82	2.24	2.47	3.06	2.40
5	PIT	2.16	+0.06	1.50	2.35	2.59	1.82	2.59	1.88	2.40
6	LV	2.14	−0.04	2.19	2.53	2.18	1.76	2.35	1.59	2.40
7	MIN	2.12	+0.18	1.38	2.24	1.94	1.76	2.47	2.06	3
8	BAL	2.09	+0.00	1.81	2.18	2.53	2.18	1.76	2	2.20
9	LAC	2.03	+0.05	2.06	1.59	1.94	1.94	2.47	2.41	1.80
10	DEN	2.03	+0.00	2.19	1.82	2.12	2	2	1.88	2.20
11	KC	2.02	+0.10	1.69	1.88	1.88	2.06	2.18	2.24	2.25
12	SEA	2.01	+0.14	1.50	1.35	2.18	2.47	1.76	2.82	2
13	ARI	2.01	+0.01	1.88	2.18	1.88	1.94	2.24	1.94	2
14	TB	1.99	+0.02	1.94	1.82	2.24	1.82	1.88	2.24	2
15	MIA	1.96	−0.06	2.44	1.82	1.88	1.65	2.41	1.71	1.80
16	WAS	1.95	+0.02	2.13	1.94	1.76	1.41	2.47	1.76	2.20
17	NYG	1.95	+0.05	2	1.94	1.88	1.82	1.65	1.53	2.80
18	LAR	1.95	−0.02	1.88	2	1.76	2.53	2	1.65	1.80
19	CIN	1.91	−0.03	2.13	2	1.81	1.82	1.94	1.65	2
20	JAX	1.90	+0.09	1.56	1.59	2.06	2.18	1.71	2	2.20
21	CAR	1.89	−0.02	2.25	1.71	2.06	1.76	1.53	1.71	2.25
22	NO	1.89	+0.01	1.75	1.76	1.82	2.18	1.82	2.47	1.40
23	CHI	1.88	+0.01	2	1.76	1.59	2.24	1.47	2.29	1.80
24	NE	1.87	−0.05	1.75	2.29	2.18	1.47	1.94	1.88	1.60
25	SF	1.87	+0.04	1.63	1.88	1.88	1.47	2.53	2.12	1.60
26	NYJ	1.85	−0.01	1.75	1.59	2.18	2.29	1.65	1.71	1.80
27	GB	1.84	+0.13	1	2	1.71	1.94	2.24	2	2
28	BUF	1.77	−0.09	2.13	1.88	1.94	1.71	1.71	1.24	1.80
29	CLE	1.72	+0.06	1.50	1.29	1.88	2.18	1.59	1.59	2
30	DET	1.69	−0.00	1.75	1.76	1.76	1.24	1.71	2	1.60
31	TEN	1.67	−0.04	1.75	1.88	1.41	1.76	1.59	2.12	1.20
32	PHI	1.60	−0.02	1.19	1.94	1.47	1.88	2.12	1.59	1

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
DAL	2.56	2.06	1.88	2.24	2.76	2.47	2.40
ATL	2.50	1.71	2.18	2.18	2.41	2.29	2.40
MIA	2.44	1.82	1.88	1.65	2.41	1.71	1.80
IND	2.31	2.06	2.29	2.41	2.18	2.12	3.20
CAR	2.25	1.71	2.06	1.76	1.53	1.71	2.25
DEN	2.19	1.82	2.12	2	2	1.88	2.20
LV	2.19	2.53	2.18	1.76	2.35	1.59	2.40
BUF	2.13	1.88	1.94	1.71	1.71	1.24	1.80
CIN	2.13	2	1.81	1.82	1.94	1.65	2
WAS	2.13	1.94	1.76	1.41	2.47	1.76	2.20
LAC	2.06	1.59	1.94	1.94	2.47	2.41	1.80
CHI	2	1.76	1.59	2.24	1.47	2.29	1.80
NYG	2	1.94	1.88	1.82	1.65	1.53	2.80
HOU	1.94	1.59	1.82	2.24	2.47	3.06	2.40
TB	1.94	1.82	2.24	1.82	1.88	2.24	2
ARI	1.88	2.18	1.88	1.94	2.24	1.94	2
LAR	1.88	2	1.76	2.53	2	1.65	1.80
BAL	1.81	2.18	2.53	2.18	1.76	2	2.20
DET	1.75	1.76	1.76	1.24	1.71	2	1.60
NE	1.75	2.29	2.18	1.47	1.94	1.88	1.60
NO	1.75	1.76	1.82	2.18	1.82	2.47	1.40
NYJ	1.75	1.59	2.18	2.29	1.65	1.71	1.80
TEN	1.75	1.88	1.41	1.76	1.59	2.12	1.20
KC	1.69	1.88	1.88	2.06	2.18	2.24	2.25
SF	1.63	1.88	1.88	1.47	2.53	2.12	1.60
JAX	1.56	1.59	2.06	2.18	1.71	2	2.20
CLE	1.50	1.29	1.88	2.18	1.59	1.59	2
PIT	1.50	2.35	2.59	1.82	2.59	1.88	2.40
SEA	1.50	1.35	2.18	2.47	1.76	2.82	2
MIN	1.38	2.24	1.94	1.76	2.47	2.06	3
PHI	1.19	1.94	1.47	1.88	2.12	1.59	1
GB	1	2	1.71	1.94	2.24	2	2

FG Attempts since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Texans (2.63), 2019 Falcons (2.50), 2020 Cowboys (2.56).

The best season on record is Texans 2018 at 2.63; the worst Packers 2020 at 1.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2020.

About this stat

Stat ID: off_special_teams_st_fg_att
Side: offensive
Family: Special Teams
Data source: P + N
Polarity: higher is better (or neutral)
Display grain: count
Algorithm eligibility: Stat-page only: this stat is not available in the Algorithm Builder.