What Opp Fumble Rec Yds is

Return yards on opponent fumbles the team recovered. It turns a recovery into field position.

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 Texans led at 0.94; the league average was 0.54.

League snapshot — 2018

League leader

HOU · 0.94

League average

0.54

Best to worst

0.75

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	HOU	0.94	16
2	CLE	0.88	16
3	SEA	0.88	16
4	KC	0.75	16
5	LAR	0.75	16
6	NO	0.75	16
7	BUF	0.69	16
8	DAL	0.69	16
9	IND	0.69	16
10	WAS	0.69	16
11	DEN	0.63	16
12	NE	0.63	16
13	ARI	0.56	16
14	CAR	0.56	16
15	CHI	0.56	16
16	GB	0.50	16
17	MIN	0.50	16
18	TB	0.50	16
19	DET	0.44	16
20	LAC	0.44	16
21	MIA	0.44	16
22	NYJ	0.44	16
23	PHI	0.44	16
24	PIT	0.44	16
25	CIN	0.38	16
26	JAX	0.38	16
27	TEN	0.38	16
28	BAL	0.31	16
29	NYG	0.31	16
30	SF	0.31	16
31	ATL	0.25	16
32	LV	0.19	16

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

HOU · 0.94

League laggard

LV · 0.19

League average

0.54

Spread (max − min)

0.75

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	HOU	0.94	0.40	100%
2	CLE	0.88	0.34	96.8%
3	SEA	0.88	0.34	93.5%
4	KC	0.75	0.21	90.3%
5	LAR	0.75	0.21	87.1%
6	NO	0.75	0.21	83.9%
7	BUF	0.69	0.15	80.6%
8	DAL	0.69	0.15	77.4%
9	IND	0.69	0.15	74.2%
10	WAS	0.69	0.15	71%
11	DEN	0.63	0.09	67.7%
12	NE	0.63	0.09	64.5%
13	ARI	0.56	0.02	61.3%
14	CAR	0.56	0.02	58.1%
15	CHI	0.56	0.02	54.8%
16	GB	0.50	-0.04	51.6%
17	MIN	0.50	-0.04	48.4%
18	TB	0.50	-0.04	45.2%
19	DET	0.44	-0.10	41.9%
20	LAC	0.44	-0.10	38.7%
21	MIA	0.44	-0.10	35.5%
22	NYJ	0.44	-0.10	32.3%
23	PHI	0.44	-0.10	29%
24	PIT	0.44	-0.10	25.8%
25	CIN	0.38	-0.16	22.6%
26	JAX	0.38	-0.16	19.4%
27	TEN	0.38	-0.16	16.1%
28	BAL	0.31	-0.23	12.9%
29	NYG	0.31	-0.23	9.7%
30	SF	0.31	-0.23	6.5%
31	ATL	0.25	-0.29	3.2%
32	LV	0.19	-0.35	0%

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 827–751–37 ATS (52.4%) across 2020–2025, #159 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2022 (155–109, 58.7%); its worst 2023 (126–132, 48.8%).

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

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	134–120–2	52.8%
2021	272	136–134–2	50.4%
2022	271	155–109–7	58.7%
2023	272	126–132–14	48.8%
2024	272	137–126–9	52.1%
2025	272	139–130–3	51.7%

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

NO · 3.65

Multi-year laggard

LAR · 0.34

Biggest improver

NO · +2.39/yr

Biggest decliner

IND · −0.10/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	NO	3.65	+2.39	0.50	0.41	0.41	0.65	0.18	0.59	22.80
2	LV	1.56	+0.87	0.31	0.53	0.41	0.53	0.18	0.35	8.60
3	ATL	1.45	+0.72	0.56	0.47	0.41	0.47	0.35	0.65	7.20
4	CIN	1.20	+0.53	0.38	0.47	0.69	0.53	0.59	0.35	5.40
5	NE	1.06	+0.45	0.25	0.41	0.65	0.47	0.29	1.53	3.80
6	CLE	0.95	+0.24	0.63	0.35	0.53	0.59	0.47	3.12	1
7	MIA	0.80	+0.16	0.63	0.71	0.35	0.71	0.35	0.65	2.20
8	DET	0.71	+0.21	0.31	0.47	0.59	0.35	0.47	0.35	2.40
9	MIN	0.69	+0.12	0.44	0.47	0.59	0.65	0.53	0.76	1.40
10	DAL	0.66	−0.01	0.81	0.47	1	0.53	0.53	0.29	1
11	HOU	0.64	+0.07	0.38	0.47	0.65	0.59	0.53	1.47	0.40
12	BUF	0.57	−0.08	0.69	0.65	0.63	0.71	0.94	0.41	0
13	TB	0.53	−0.08	0.63	0.71	0.59	0.71	0.65	0.47	0
14	IND	0.52	−0.10	0.63	0.88	0.65	0.53	0.53	0.41	0
15	PIT	0.51	−0.02	0.56	0.53	0.18	0.65	0.94	0.71	0
16	GB	0.51	−0.01	0.44	0.47	0.41	0.65	0.82	0.76	0
17	NYG	0.50	−0.09	0.69	0.41	0.76	0.76	0.59	0.29	0
18	BAL	0.48	−0.08	0.75	0.35	0.65	0.76	0.29	0.53	0
19	ARI	0.48	−0.09	0.63	0.82	0.53	0.35	0.47	0.53	0
20	PHI	0.47	−0.06	0.75	0.24	0.59	0.47	0.76	0.47	0
21	SF	0.46	−0.04	0.50	0.65	0.59	0.35	0.35	0.59	0.20
22	CHI	0.46	−0.04	0.50	0.47	0.53	0.35	0.76	0.59	0
23	LAC	0.42	−0.08	0.44	0.59	0.59	0.71	0.35	0.24	0
24	KC	0.41	−0.09	0.38	0.82	0.53	0.59	0.41	0.18	0
25	WAS	0.41	−0.04	0.44	0.41	0.53	0.59	0.59	0.12	0.20
26	DEN	0.40	−0.05	0.38	0.35	0.47	0.88	0.53	0.18	0
27	CAR	0.39	−0.10	0.94	0.41	0.41	0.18	0.47	0.35	0
28	SEA	0.39	−0.07	0.50	0.41	0.65	0.47	0.29	0.41	0
29	NYJ	0.37	−0.06	0.56	0.41	0.24	0.59	0.59	0.24	0
30	JAX	0.36	−0.03	0.31	0.12	0.76	0.65	0.18	0.53	0
31	TEN	0.35	−0.05	0.50	0.35	0.35	0.47	0.35	0.41	0
32	LAR	0.34	−0.04	0.50	0.35	0.35	0.29	0.41	0.47	0

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_team_stats_fum_rec_yds_opp
Side: offensive
Family: Team Stats
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.