Offensive: Special Teams · GW FG Attempts
What GW FG Attempts is
Game-winning field goals attempted — kicks that would have won the game on the final possession. It says as much about how many close games a team played as about its kicking.
Higher is better. It is shown per game, so a team's number does not depend on games played. Source: P + N.
In 2022 the Vikings led at 0.29; the league average was 0.06.
League snapshot — 2022
All 32 teams, higher is better.
| Rank | Team | Value | Games |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIN | 0.29 | 17 |
| 2 | BUF | 0.19 | 16 |
| 3 | ATL | 0.18 | 17 |
| 4 | LAC | 0.18 | 17 |
| 5 | BAL | 0.12 | 17 |
| 6 | CLE | 0.12 | 17 |
| 7 | DEN | 0.12 | 17 |
| 8 | GB | 0.12 | 17 |
| 9 | CAR | 0.06 | 17 |
| 10 | CHI | 0.06 | 17 |
| 11 | DAL | 0.06 | 17 |
| 12 | IND | 0.06 | 17 |
| 13 | NO | 0.06 | 17 |
| 14 | NYG | 0.06 | 17 |
| 15 | PIT | 0.06 | 17 |
| 16 | SEA | 0.06 | 17 |
| 17 | SF | 0.06 | 17 |
| 18 | TB | 0.06 | 17 |
| 19 | TEN | 0.06 | 17 |
| 20 | ARI | 0 | 17 |
| 21 | CIN | 0 | 16 |
| 22 | DET | 0 | 17 |
| 23 | HOU | 0 | 17 |
| 24 | JAX | 0 | 17 |
| 25 | KC | 0 | 17 |
| 26 | LAR | 0 | 17 |
| 27 | LV | 0 | 17 |
| 28 | MIA | 0 | 17 |
| 29 | NE | 0 | 17 |
| 30 | NYJ | 0 | 17 |
| 31 | PHI | 0 | 17 |
| 32 | WAS | 0 | 17 |
At a glance — 2022
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
All teams — 2022
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIN | 0.29 | 0.23 | 100% |
| 2 | BUF | 0.19 | 0.13 | 96.8% |
| 3 | ATL | 0.18 | 0.12 | 93.5% |
| 4 | LAC | 0.18 | 0.12 | 90.3% |
| 5 | BAL | 0.12 | 0.06 | 87.1% |
| 6 | CLE | 0.12 | 0.06 | 83.9% |
| 7 | DEN | 0.12 | 0.06 | 80.6% |
| 8 | GB | 0.12 | 0.06 | 77.4% |
| 9 | CAR | 0.06 | 0.00 | 74.2% |
| 10 | CHI | 0.06 | 0.00 | 71% |
| 11 | DAL | 0.06 | 0.00 | 67.7% |
| 12 | IND | 0.06 | 0.00 | 64.5% |
| 13 | NO | 0.06 | 0.00 | 61.3% |
| 14 | NYG | 0.06 | 0.00 | 58.1% |
| 15 | PIT | 0.06 | 0.00 | 54.8% |
| 16 | SEA | 0.06 | 0.00 | 51.6% |
| 17 | SF | 0.06 | 0.00 | 48.4% |
| 18 | TB | 0.06 | 0.00 | 45.2% |
| 19 | TEN | 0.06 | 0.00 | 41.9% |
| 20 | ARI | 0 | -0.06 | 38.7% |
| 21 | CIN | 0 | -0.06 | 35.5% |
| 22 | DET | 0 | -0.06 | 32.3% |
| 23 | HOU | 0 | -0.06 | 29% |
| 24 | JAX | 0 | -0.06 | 25.8% |
| 25 | KC | 0 | -0.06 | 22.6% |
| 26 | LAR | 0 | -0.06 | 19.4% |
| 27 | LV | 0 | -0.06 | 16.1% |
| 28 | MIA | 0 | -0.06 | 12.9% |
| 29 | NE | 0 | -0.06 | 9.7% |
| 30 | NYJ | 0 | -0.06 | 6.5% |
| 31 | PHI | 0 | -0.06 | 3.2% |
| 32 | WAS | 0 | -0.06 | 0% |
GW FG Attempts in 2022 vs 2021
Vikings lead at 0.29 — they ranked #4 last year. Commanders are last at 0 — #11 last year.
The league average is 0.06, down 0.00 from 0.06 last year.
Biggest riser: Bills, #18 → #2. Biggest faller: Raiders, #1 → #27.
Spread between first and last: 0.29; 28 teams are within 0.07 of the average.
Year-over-year — 2022 vs 2021
Biggest movers from last season.
YoY by team — 2022 vs 2021
| Rank | Team | 2022 | 2021 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUF | 0.19 | 0 | +0.19 |
| 2 | LAC | 0.18 | 0.06 | +0.12 |
| 3 | CLE | 0.12 | 0 | +0.12 |
| 4 | DEN | 0.12 | 0 | +0.12 |
| 5 | MIN | 0.29 | 0.18 | +0.12 |
| 6 | CAR | 0.06 | 0 | +0.06 |
| 7 | IND | 0.06 | 0 | +0.06 |
| 8 | NO | 0.06 | 0 | +0.06 |
| 9 | NYG | 0.06 | 0 | +0.06 |
| 10 | SEA | 0.06 | 0 | +0.06 |
| 11 | ARI | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 12 | ATL | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0 |
| 13 | BAL | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0 |
| 14 | DAL | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 15 | DET | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 16 | GB | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0 |
| 17 | HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 18 | KC | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 19 | LAR | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 20 | MIA | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 21 | NYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 22 | PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | SF | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 24 | TB | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 25 | CHI | 0.06 | 0.12 | −0.06 |
| 26 | JAX | 0 | 0.06 | −0.06 |
| 27 | PIT | 0.06 | 0.12 | −0.06 |
| 28 | NE | 0 | 0.12 | −0.12 |
| 29 | WAS | 0 | 0.12 | −0.12 |
| 30 | TEN | 0.06 | 0.18 | −0.12 |
| 31 | CIN | 0 | 0.18 | −0.18 |
| 32 | LV | 0 | 0.29 | −0.29 |
Multi-year context
7-year window (2020–2026)
Multi-year averages
| Rank | Team | Avg | Slope/yr | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 | 2026 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAL | 0.09 | +0.01 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.20 |
| 2 | GB | 0.09 | +0.01 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0 | 0.20 |
| 3 | MIN | 0.08 | −0.03 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.29 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 |
| 4 | ATL | 0.08 | −0.01 | 0 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 5 | BUF | 0.08 | +0.02 | 0 | 0 | 0.19 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.20 |
| 6 | KC | 0.08 | +0.03 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 | 0.06 | 0.25 |
| 7 | CAR | 0.08 | −0.00 | 0.13 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0 |
| 8 | TEN | 0.07 | −0.02 | 0.13 | 0.18 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 9 | DEN | 0.07 | +0.00 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0 |
| 10 | CHI | 0.07 | +0.00 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0 |
| 11 | LV | 0.07 | −0.01 | 0 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0 |
| 12 | IND | 0.06 | +0.02 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.20 |
| 13 | DET | 0.06 | −0.00 | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 14 | NE | 0.06 | −0.02 | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 15 | LAC | 0.06 | −0.01 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | 0 |
| 16 | SF | 0.06 | −0.00 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0 |
| 17 | JAX | 0.05 | +0.02 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.20 |
| 18 | DAL | 0.05 | −0.01 | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | 0 |
| 19 | CIN | 0.05 | −0.01 | 0 | 0.18 | 0 | 0.12 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 20 | CLE | 0.05 | +0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0 | 0.12 | 0 |
| 21 | SEA | 0.05 | +0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0 |
| 22 | ARI | 0.04 | −0.00 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 |
| 23 | TB | 0.04 | +0.00 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0 |
| 24 | MIA | 0.03 | −0.00 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 25 | HOU | 0.03 | +0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 26 | NYG | 0.03 | −0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 27 | NYJ | 0.03 | +0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 |
| 28 | NO | 0.03 | −0.01 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 29 | PIT | 0.03 | −0.01 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| 30 | WAS | 0.03 | −0.01 | 0 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 |
| 31 | LAR | 0.01 | +0.00 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 |
| 32 | PHI | 0.01 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MIN | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.29 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 |
| BUF | 0 | 0 | 0.19 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.20 |
| ATL | 0 | 0.18 | 0.18 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 |
| LAC | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | 0 |
| BAL | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.20 |
| CLE | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0 | 0.12 | 0 |
| DEN | 0.06 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0 |
| GB | 0 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0 | 0.20 |
| CAR | 0.13 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0 |
| CHI | 0 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0 |
| DAL | 0.13 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | 0 |
| IND | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.20 |
| NO | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| NYG | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| PIT | 0 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| SF | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0 |
| SEA | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0 |
| TB | 0 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0 |
| TEN | 0.13 | 0.18 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 |
| ARI | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 |
| CIN | 0 | 0.18 | 0 | 0.12 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 |
| DET | 0.13 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.18 | 0.06 | 0 |
| HOU | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 |
| JAX | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.20 |
| KC | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.18 | 0.06 | 0.25 |
| LV | 0 | 0.29 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.12 | 0 |
| LAR | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 |
| MIA | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 |
| NE | 0.13 | 0.12 | 0 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 |
| NYJ | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.12 | 0.06 | 0.06 | 0 |
| PHI | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| WAS | 0 | 0.12 | 0 | 0 | 0.06 | 0 | 0 |
GW FG Attempts since 2018
Leaders since 2018: 2018 Broncos (0.19), 2019 Bears (0.19), 2020 Panthers (0.13), 2021 Raiders (0.29), 2022 Vikings (0.29).
The best season on record is Raiders 2021 at 0.29; the worst Steelers 2018 at 0.
Distribution
How the 32 teams cluster for 2022.
About this stat
- Stat ID
- off_special_teams_st_gwfg_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.