What Fumbles lost is

Fumbles lost: fumbles by the offense that the defense recovered. Noisier than most stats, because who recovers a loose ball is close to a coin flip.

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

In 2019 the Saints led at 0.13; the league average was 0.59.

League snapshot — 2019

League leader

NO · 0.13

League average

0.59

Best to worst

0.88

All 32 teams, lower is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	NO	0.13	16
2	CLE	0.38	16
3	ARI	0.44	16
4	BAL	0.44	16
5	CHI	0.44	16
6	DAL	0.44	16
7	DEN	0.44	16
8	HOU	0.44	16
9	MIA	0.44	16
10	BUF	0.50	16
11	DET	0.50	16
12	GB	0.50	16
13	LAR	0.50	16
14	NE	0.50	16
15	TEN	0.50	16
16	WAS	0.50	16
17	ATL	0.56	16
18	LAC	0.56	16
19	LV	0.56	16
20	NYJ	0.56	16
21	KC	0.63	16
22	IND	0.69	16
23	PIT	0.69	16
24	TB	0.69	16
25	CIN	0.75	16
26	MIN	0.75	16
27	SF	0.75	16
28	CAR	0.81	16
29	PHI	0.81	16
30	JAX	0.88	16
31	NYG	1	16
32	SEA	1	16

At a glance — 2019

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

NO · 0.13

League laggard

NYG · 1

League average

0.59

Spread (max − min)

0.88

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	NO	0.13	-0.46	100%
2	CLE	0.38	-0.21	96.8%
3	ARI	0.44	-0.15	93.5%
4	BAL	0.44	-0.15	90.3%
5	CHI	0.44	-0.15	87.1%
6	DAL	0.44	-0.15	83.9%
7	DEN	0.44	-0.15	80.6%
8	HOU	0.44	-0.15	77.4%
9	MIA	0.44	-0.15	74.2%
10	BUF	0.50	-0.09	71%
11	DET	0.50	-0.09	67.7%
12	GB	0.50	-0.09	64.5%
13	LAR	0.50	-0.09	61.3%
14	NE	0.50	-0.09	58.1%
15	TEN	0.50	-0.09	54.8%
16	WAS	0.50	-0.09	51.6%
17	ATL	0.56	-0.02	48.4%
18	LAC	0.56	-0.02	45.2%
19	LV	0.56	-0.02	41.9%
20	NYJ	0.56	-0.02	38.7%
21	KC	0.63	0.04	35.5%
22	IND	0.69	0.10	32.3%
23	PIT	0.69	0.10	29%
24	TB	0.69	0.10	25.8%
25	CIN	0.75	0.16	22.6%
26	MIN	0.75	0.16	19.4%
27	SF	0.75	0.16	16.1%
28	CAR	0.81	0.23	12.9%
29	PHI	0.81	0.23	9.7%
30	JAX	0.88	0.29	6.5%
31	NYG	1	0.41	3.2%
32	SEA	1	0.41	0%

Does Fumbles lost matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 812–766–37 ATS (51.5%) across 2020–2025, #208 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2022 (156–108, 59.1%); its worst 2021 (129–141, 47.8%).

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

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	131–123–2	51.6%
2021	272	129–141–2	47.8%
2022	271	156–108–7	59.1%
2023	272	128–130–14	49.6%
2024	272	136–127–9	51.7%
2025	272	132–137–3	49.1%

Fumbles lost in 2019 vs 2018

Saints lead at 0.13 — they ranked #18 last year. Seahawks are last at 1 — #4 last year.

The league average is 0.59, up 0.04 from 0.54 last year.

Biggest riser: Dolphins, #29 → #9. Biggest faller: Giants, #3 → #31.

Spread between first and last: 0.88; 25 teams are within 0.19 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2019 vs 2018

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

NYG · +0.69

Biggest faller

NO · −0.44

Most consistent

CLE · 0

League trend 2019 vs 2018

▲ 0.04

Rank	Team	2019	2018	Δ
1	NYG	1	0.31	+0.69
2	SEA	1	0.31	+0.69
3	CIN	0.75	0.19	+0.56
4	CAR	0.81	0.38	+0.44
5	LAC	0.56	0.31	+0.25
6	KC	0.63	0.44	+0.19
7	TEN	0.50	0.31	+0.19
8	WAS	0.50	0.31	+0.19
9	LAR	0.50	0.38	+0.13
10	NE	0.50	0.38	+0.13
11	PIT	0.69	0.56	+0.13
12	BUF	0.50	0.44	+0.06
13	IND	0.69	0.63	+0.06
14	MIN	0.75	0.69	+0.06
15	PHI	0.81	0.75	+0.06
16	SF	0.75	0.69	+0.06
17	CLE	0.38	0.38	0
18	GB	0.50	0.50	0
19	TB	0.69	0.69	0
20	DEN	0.44	0.50	−0.06
21	DET	0.50	0.56	−0.06
22	NYJ	0.56	0.63	−0.06
23	DAL	0.44	0.56	−0.13
24	HOU	0.44	0.56	−0.13
25	ARI	0.44	0.63	−0.19
26	ATL	0.56	0.75	−0.19
27	BAL	0.44	0.63	−0.19
28	CHI	0.44	0.63	−0.19
29	JAX	0.88	1.06	−0.19
30	LV	0.56	0.88	−0.31
31	MIA	0.44	0.75	−0.31
32	NO	0.13	0.56	−0.44

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

KC · 0.37

Multi-year laggard

CLE · 0.62

Biggest improver

KC · −0.10/yr

Biggest decliner

SEA · +0.11/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	KC	0.37	−0.10	0.50	0.76	0.41	0.53	0.24	0.18	0
2	LAR	0.40	−0.02	0.56	0.29	0.53	0.24	0.35	0.41	0.40
3	DET	0.42	−0.05	0.44	0.53	0.53	0.65	0.18	0.41	0.20
4	ARI	0.43	−0.01	0.63	0.18	0.41	0.41	0.59	0.59	0.20
5	GB	0.43	+0.04	0.31	0.35	0.47	0.35	0.53	0.41	0.60
6	CIN	0.44	−0.02	0.75	0.29	0.31	0.18	0.71	0.41	0.40
7	HOU	0.46	−0.04	0.56	0.47	0.59	0.47	0.47	0.24	0.40
8	PIT	0.46	+0.04	0.38	0.47	0.24	0.35	0.82	0.35	0.60
9	CAR	0.48	−0.01	0.44	0.47	0.41	0.65	0.47	0.65	0.25
10	WAS	0.48	−0.04	0.50	0.53	0.59	0.65	0.29	0.59	0.20
11	PHI	0.49	−0.05	0.63	0.35	0.59	0.76	0.47	0.41	0.20
12	DEN	0.51	−0.04	0.63	0.47	0.53	0.82	0.47	0.24	0.40
13	TB	0.51	+0.04	0.31	0.47	0.65	0.47	0.53	0.35	0.80
14	DAL	0.53	−0.02	0.88	0.47	0.24	0.29	0.82	0.59	0.40
15	SEA	0.53	+0.11	0.31	0.35	0.65	0.18	0.35	0.65	1.20
16	ATL	0.53	−0.01	0.44	0.65	0.59	0.65	0.35	0.65	0.40
17	MIA	0.55	+0.03	0.44	0.59	0.35	0.65	0.59	0.41	0.80
18	BAL	0.55	−0.00	0.50	0.47	0.53	0.88	0.41	0.65	0.40
19	JAX	0.55	−0.09	0.56	0.65	0.76	1	0.53	0.35	0
20	SF	0.56	−0.06	0.75	0.76	0.59	0.41	0.59	0.41	0.40
21	LAC	0.57	+0.05	0.38	0.41	0.65	0.82	0.29	0.41	1
22	NYJ	0.57	+0.04	0.31	0.41	0.53	1.06	0.41	0.65	0.60
23	CHI	0.57	+0.06	0.44	0.53	0.59	0.53	0.47	0.24	1.20
24	LV	0.57	−0.06	1.06	0.71	0.24	0.41	0.76	0.24	0.60
25	MIN	0.58	−0.04	0.75	0.41	0.59	0.88	0.53	0.47	0.40
26	IND	0.58	+0.04	0.25	0.53	0.88	0.53	0.59	0.47	0.80
27	NYG	0.58	−0.01	0.81	0.59	0.53	0.35	0.59	0.41	0.80
28	BUF	0.58	+0.02	0.63	0.47	0.81	0.53	0.18	0.47	1
29	NE	0.59	+0.05	0.31	0.53	0.71	0.53	0.76	0.47	0.80
30	TEN	0.59	+0.07	0.31	0.65	0.53	0.35	0.71	0.76	0.80
31	NO	0.59	+0.07	0.63	0.29	0.65	0.41	0.29	0.65	1.20
32	CLE	0.62	+0.05	0.50	0.53	0.53	0.82	0.53	0.41	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
JAX	0.56	0.65	0.76	1	0.53	0.35	0
KC	0.50	0.76	0.41	0.53	0.24	0.18	0
ARI	0.63	0.18	0.41	0.41	0.59	0.59	0.20
DET	0.44	0.53	0.53	0.65	0.18	0.41	0.20
PHI	0.63	0.35	0.59	0.76	0.47	0.41	0.20
WAS	0.50	0.53	0.59	0.65	0.29	0.59	0.20
CAR	0.44	0.47	0.41	0.65	0.47	0.65	0.25
ATL	0.44	0.65	0.59	0.65	0.35	0.65	0.40
BAL	0.50	0.47	0.53	0.88	0.41	0.65	0.40
CIN	0.75	0.29	0.31	0.18	0.71	0.41	0.40
DAL	0.88	0.47	0.24	0.29	0.82	0.59	0.40
DEN	0.63	0.47	0.53	0.82	0.47	0.24	0.40
HOU	0.56	0.47	0.59	0.47	0.47	0.24	0.40
LAR	0.56	0.29	0.53	0.24	0.35	0.41	0.40
MIN	0.75	0.41	0.59	0.88	0.53	0.47	0.40
SF	0.75	0.76	0.59	0.41	0.59	0.41	0.40
GB	0.31	0.35	0.47	0.35	0.53	0.41	0.60
LV	1.06	0.71	0.24	0.41	0.76	0.24	0.60
NYJ	0.31	0.41	0.53	1.06	0.41	0.65	0.60
PIT	0.38	0.47	0.24	0.35	0.82	0.35	0.60
IND	0.25	0.53	0.88	0.53	0.59	0.47	0.80
MIA	0.44	0.59	0.35	0.65	0.59	0.41	0.80
NE	0.31	0.53	0.71	0.53	0.76	0.47	0.80
NYG	0.81	0.59	0.53	0.35	0.59	0.41	0.80
TB	0.31	0.47	0.65	0.47	0.53	0.35	0.80
TEN	0.31	0.65	0.53	0.35	0.71	0.76	0.80
BUF	0.63	0.47	0.81	0.53	0.18	0.47	1
CLE	0.50	0.53	0.53	0.82	0.53	0.41	1
LAC	0.38	0.41	0.65	0.82	0.29	0.41	1
CHI	0.44	0.53	0.59	0.53	0.47	0.24	1.20
NO	0.63	0.29	0.65	0.41	0.29	0.65	1.20
SEA	0.31	0.35	0.65	0.18	0.35	0.65	1.20

Fumbles lost since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Bengals (0.19), 2019 Saints (0.13).

The best season on record is Saints 2019 at 0.13; the worst Jaguars 2018 at 1.06.

The league average has risen from 0.54 in 2018 to 0.59 in 2019.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2019.

About this stat

Stat ID: off_team_stats_fumbles_lost
Side: offensive
Family: Team Stats
Data source: P + N
Polarity: lower is better
Display grain: count
Algorithm eligibility: Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.