Offensive: Scoring · Frtd

OFF · ScoringP + N🔒
About this stat ↓

What Frtd is

Fumble recoveries returned for a touchdown. Rare, and mostly chance — the bounce of the ball decides who gets it.

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

In 2023 the Chiefs led at 0.12; the league average was 0.03.

League snapshot — 2023

League leader
KC · 0.12
League average
0.03
Best to worst
0.12

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2023

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
KC · 0.12
League laggard
WAS · 0
League average
0.03
Spread (max − min)
0.12

Does Frtd matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 827–751–37 ATS (52.4%) across 2020–2025, #157 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2020 (140–114, 55.1%); its worst 2024 (129–134, 49.0%).

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

SeasonGamesATS recordATS %
2020256140–114–255.1%
2021272136–134–250.4%
2022271145–119–754.9%
2023272136–122–1452.7%
2024272129–134–949.0%
2025272141–128–352.4%

Frtd in 2023 vs 2022

Chiefs lead at 0.12 — they ranked #23 last year. Commanders are last at 0 — #13 last year.

The league average is 0.03, down 0.01 from 0.04 last year.

Biggest riser: Chiefs, #23 → #1. Biggest faller: Dolphins, #6 → #25.

Spread between first and last: 0.12; 29 teams are within 0.04 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2023 vs 2022

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
KC · +0.12
Biggest faller
DAL · −0.12
Most consistent
ATL · 0
League trend 2023 vs 2022
▼ -0.01

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader
NE · 0.07
Multi-year laggard
LAR · 0
Biggest improver
NO · +0.03/yr
Biggest decliner
MIA · −0.03/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
KC00.1200.120.0600
LV000.120.12000
MIN000.060.120.060.060
ARI00.060.120.0600.120
CLE00.060.120.060.060.060
DAL0.130.060.180.06000
DEN0000.060.1200
GB0.06000.06000
HOU0000.060.120.180
IND00.0600.060.0600
NO0000.0600.120.20
NYJ0000.06000
PHI0.060.1800.06000
PIT0000.060.060.120
ATL0000000.20
BAL0.1900000.060
BUF0.060000.060.060
CAR0.1300.060000
CHI0.06000000
CIN00.060.060000.20
DET0000000
JAX000.1200.0600
LAC00.0600000
LAR0000000
MIA0.130.120.120000
NE0.0600.1200.060.060.20
NYG0.0600.06000.060
SF000.060000.20
SEA00000.120.120
TB00000.0600
TEN0.060.0600000
WAS0.0600.060000

Frtd since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Ravens (0.19), 2019 Ravens (0.25), 2020 Ravens (0.19), 2021 Eagles (0.18), 2022 Cowboys (0.18), 2023 Chiefs (0.12).

Ravens have led this stat 3 of 6 seasons.

The best season on record is Ravens 2019 at 0.25; the worst Titans 2018 at 0.

The league average has fallen from 0.04 in 2018 to 0.03 in 2023.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2023.

About this stat
Stat ID
off_team_scoring_frtd
Side
offensive
Family
Scoring
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.