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 2024 the Bills led at 0.18; the league average was 0.50.

League snapshot — 2024

League leader

BUF · 0.18

League average

0.50

Best to worst

0.65

All 32 teams, lower is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	BUF	0.18	17
2	DET	0.18	17
3	KC	0.24	17
4	LAC	0.29	17
5	NO	0.29	17
6	WAS	0.29	17
7	ATL	0.35	17
8	LAR	0.35	17
9	SEA	0.35	17
10	BAL	0.41	17
11	NYJ	0.41	17
12	CAR	0.47	17
13	CHI	0.47	17
14	DEN	0.47	17
15	HOU	0.47	17
16	PHI	0.47	17
17	CLE	0.53	17
18	GB	0.53	17
19	JAX	0.53	17
20	MIN	0.53	17
21	TB	0.53	17
22	ARI	0.59	17
23	IND	0.59	17
24	MIA	0.59	17
25	NYG	0.59	17
26	SF	0.59	17
27	CIN	0.71	17
28	TEN	0.71	17
29	LV	0.76	17
30	NE	0.76	17
31	DAL	0.82	17
32	PIT	0.82	17

At a glance — 2024

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

DET · 0.18

League laggard

DAL · 0.82

League average

0.50

Spread (max − min)

0.65

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	BUF	0.18	-0.32	100%
2	DET	0.18	-0.32	96.8%
3	KC	0.24	-0.26	93.5%
4	LAC	0.29	-0.20	90.3%
5	NO	0.29	-0.20	87.1%
6	WAS	0.29	-0.20	83.9%
7	ATL	0.35	-0.14	80.6%
8	LAR	0.35	-0.14	77.4%
9	SEA	0.35	-0.14	74.2%
10	BAL	0.41	-0.08	71%
11	NYJ	0.41	-0.08	67.7%
12	CAR	0.47	-0.03	64.5%
13	CHI	0.47	-0.03	61.3%
14	DEN	0.47	-0.03	58.1%
15	HOU	0.47	-0.03	54.8%
16	PHI	0.47	-0.03	51.6%
17	CLE	0.53	0.03	48.4%
18	GB	0.53	0.03	45.2%
19	JAX	0.53	0.03	41.9%
20	MIN	0.53	0.03	38.7%
21	TB	0.53	0.03	35.5%
22	ARI	0.59	0.09	32.3%
23	IND	0.59	0.09	29%
24	MIA	0.59	0.09	25.8%
25	NYG	0.59	0.09	22.6%
26	SF	0.59	0.09	19.4%
27	CIN	0.71	0.21	16.1%
28	TEN	0.71	0.21	12.9%
29	LV	0.76	0.27	9.7%
30	NE	0.76	0.27	6.5%
31	DAL	0.82	0.33	3.2%
32	PIT	0.82	0.33	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 2024 vs 2023

Bills lead at 0.18 — they ranked #15 last year. Steelers are last at 0.82 — #7 last year.

The league average is 0.50, down 0.06 from 0.56 last year.

Biggest riser: Chargers, #28 → #4. Biggest faller: Cowboys, #4 → #31.

Spread between first and last: 0.65; 20 teams are within 0.17 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2024 vs 2023

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

CIN · +0.53

Biggest faller

NYJ · −0.65

Most consistent

HOU · 0

League trend 2024 vs 2023

▼ -0.06

Rank	Team	2024	2023	Δ
1	CIN	0.71	0.18	+0.53
2	DAL	0.82	0.29	+0.53
3	PIT	0.82	0.35	+0.47
4	TEN	0.71	0.35	+0.35
5	LV	0.76	0.41	+0.35
6	NYG	0.59	0.35	+0.24
7	NE	0.76	0.53	+0.24
8	ARI	0.59	0.41	+0.18
9	SF	0.59	0.41	+0.18
10	SEA	0.35	0.18	+0.18
11	GB	0.53	0.35	+0.18
12	LAR	0.35	0.24	+0.12
13	IND	0.59	0.53	+0.06
14	TB	0.53	0.47	+0.06
15	HOU	0.47	0.47	0
16	CHI	0.47	0.53	−0.06
17	MIA	0.59	0.65	−0.06
18	NO	0.29	0.41	−0.12
19	CAR	0.47	0.65	−0.18
20	CLE	0.53	0.82	−0.29
21	PHI	0.47	0.76	−0.29
22	ATL	0.35	0.65	−0.29
23	KC	0.24	0.53	−0.29
24	BUF	0.18	0.53	−0.35
25	DEN	0.47	0.82	−0.35
26	MIN	0.53	0.88	−0.35
27	WAS	0.29	0.65	−0.35
28	BAL	0.41	0.88	−0.47
29	DET	0.18	0.65	−0.47
30	JAX	0.53	1	−0.47
31	LAC	0.29	0.82	−0.53
32	NYJ	0.41	1.06	−0.65

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
BUF	0.63	0.47	0.81	0.53	0.18	0.47	1
DET	0.44	0.53	0.53	0.65	0.18	0.41	0.20
KC	0.50	0.76	0.41	0.53	0.24	0.18	0
LAC	0.38	0.41	0.65	0.82	0.29	0.41	1
NO	0.63	0.29	0.65	0.41	0.29	0.65	1.20
WAS	0.50	0.53	0.59	0.65	0.29	0.59	0.20
ATL	0.44	0.65	0.59	0.65	0.35	0.65	0.40
LAR	0.56	0.29	0.53	0.24	0.35	0.41	0.40
SEA	0.31	0.35	0.65	0.18	0.35	0.65	1.20
BAL	0.50	0.47	0.53	0.88	0.41	0.65	0.40
NYJ	0.31	0.41	0.53	1.06	0.41	0.65	0.60
CAR	0.44	0.47	0.41	0.65	0.47	0.65	0.25
CHI	0.44	0.53	0.59	0.53	0.47	0.24	1.20
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
PHI	0.63	0.35	0.59	0.76	0.47	0.41	0.20
CLE	0.50	0.53	0.53	0.82	0.53	0.41	1
GB	0.31	0.35	0.47	0.35	0.53	0.41	0.60
JAX	0.56	0.65	0.76	1	0.53	0.35	0
MIN	0.75	0.41	0.59	0.88	0.53	0.47	0.40
TB	0.31	0.47	0.65	0.47	0.53	0.35	0.80
ARI	0.63	0.18	0.41	0.41	0.59	0.59	0.20
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
NYG	0.81	0.59	0.53	0.35	0.59	0.41	0.80
SF	0.75	0.76	0.59	0.41	0.59	0.41	0.40
CIN	0.75	0.29	0.31	0.18	0.71	0.41	0.40
TEN	0.31	0.65	0.53	0.35	0.71	0.76	0.80
LV	1.06	0.71	0.24	0.41	0.76	0.24	0.60
NE	0.31	0.53	0.71	0.53	0.76	0.47	0.80
DAL	0.88	0.47	0.24	0.29	0.82	0.59	0.40
PIT	0.38	0.47	0.24	0.35	0.82	0.35	0.60

Fumbles lost since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Bengals (0.19), 2019 Saints (0.13), 2020 Colts (0.25), 2021 Cardinals (0.18), 2022 Cowboys (0.24), 2023 Bengals (0.18), 2024 Bills (0.18).

Bengals have led this stat 2 of 7 seasons.

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

The league average has fallen from 0.54 in 2018 to 0.50 in 2024.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2024.

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.