Offensive: Special Teams · FG Attempts

OFF · Special TeamsP + N🔒
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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 2024 the Cowboys led at 2.76; the league average was 2.05.

League snapshot — 2024

League leader
DAL · 2.76
League average
2.05
Best to worst
1.29

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2024

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
DAL · 2.76
League laggard
CHI · 1.47
League average
2.05
Spread (max − min)
1.29

FG Attempts in 2024 vs 2023

Cowboys lead at 2.76 — they ranked #6 last year. Bears are last at 1.47 — #5 last year.

The league average is 2.05, up 0.10 from 1.95 last year.

Biggest riser: 49ers, #30 → #3. Biggest faller: Bears, #5 → #32.

Spread between first and last: 1.29; 17 teams are within 0.36 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2024 vs 2023

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
WAS · +1.06
Biggest faller
CHI · −0.76
Most consistent
BUF · 0
League trend 2024 vs 2023
▲ 0.10

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

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
DAL2.562.061.882.242.762.472.40
PIT1.502.352.591.822.591.882.40
SF1.631.881.881.472.532.121.60
HOU1.941.591.822.242.473.062.40
LAC2.061.591.941.942.472.411.80
MIN1.382.241.941.762.472.063
WAS2.131.941.761.412.471.762.20
ATL2.501.712.182.182.412.292.40
MIA2.441.821.881.652.411.711.80
LV2.192.532.181.762.351.592.40
ARI1.882.181.881.942.241.942
GB121.711.942.2422
IND2.312.062.292.412.182.123.20
KC1.691.881.882.062.182.242.25
PHI1.191.941.471.882.121.591
DEN2.191.822.12221.882.20
LAR1.8821.762.5321.651.80
CIN2.1321.811.821.941.652
NE1.752.292.181.471.941.881.60
TB1.941.822.241.821.882.242
NO1.751.761.822.181.822.471.40
BAL1.812.182.532.181.7622.20
SEA1.501.352.182.471.762.822
BUF2.131.881.941.711.711.241.80
DET1.751.761.761.241.7121.60
JAX1.561.592.062.181.7122.20
NYG21.941.881.821.651.532.80
NYJ1.751.592.182.291.651.711.80
CLE1.501.291.882.181.591.592
TEN1.751.881.411.761.592.121.20
CAR2.251.712.061.761.531.712.25
CHI21.761.592.241.472.291.80

FG Attempts since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Texans (2.63), 2019 Falcons (2.50), 2020 Cowboys (2.56), 2021 Raiders (2.53), 2022 Steelers (2.59), 2023 Rams (2.53), 2024 Cowboys (2.76).

Cowboys have led this stat 2 of 7 seasons.

The best season on record is Cowboys 2024 at 2.76; the worst Packers 2020 at 1.

The league average has risen from 1.85 in 2018 to 2.05 in 2024.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2024.

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.