What Turnovers is

Turnovers given away: interceptions thrown plus fumbles lost. Each one hands the opponent a possession and usually field position, which makes it one of the most game-deciding counts there is.

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

In 2023 the Texans led at 0.82; the league average was 1.28.

League snapshot — 2023

League leader

HOU · 0.82

League average

1.28

Best to worst

1.29

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2023

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

HOU · 0.82

League laggard

CLE · 2.12

League average

1.28

Spread (max − min)

1.29

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	HOU	0.82	-0.45	100%
2	DAL	0.88	-0.39	96.8%
3	PIT	0.88	-0.39	93.5%
4	SEA	0.88	-0.39	90.3%
5	CIN	0.94	-0.33	87.1%
6	GB	0.94	-0.33	83.9%
7	NO	0.94	-0.33	80.6%
8	ARI	1	-0.28	77.4%
9	LAR	1	-0.28	74.2%
10	NYG	1	-0.28	71%
11	TB	1	-0.28	67.7%
12	TEN	1	-0.28	64.5%
13	IND	1.06	-0.22	61.3%
14	SF	1.06	-0.22	58.1%
15	BAL	1.12	-0.16	54.8%
16	CAR	1.18	-0.10	51.6%
17	DEN	1.18	-0.10	48.4%
18	LAC	1.18	-0.10	45.2%
19	DET	1.29	0.02	41.9%
20	LV	1.35	0.08	38.7%
21	CHI	1.41	0.14	35.5%
22	MIA	1.47	0.19	32.3%
23	KC	1.53	0.25	29%
24	BUF	1.59	0.31	25.8%
25	PHI	1.59	0.31	22.6%
26	ATL	1.65	0.37	19.4%
27	JAX	1.65	0.37	16.1%
28	NE	1.71	0.43	12.9%
29	NYJ	1.71	0.43	9.7%
30	WAS	1.76	0.49	6.5%
31	MIN	1.94	0.67	3.2%
32	CLE	2.12	0.84	0%

Does Turnovers matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 855–723–37 ATS (54.2%) across 2020–2025, #93 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2022 (160–104, 60.6%); its worst 2023 (121–137, 46.9%).

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

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	145–109–2	57.1%
2021	272	149–121–2	55.2%
2022	271	160–104–7	60.6%
2023	272	121–137–14	46.9%
2024	272	150–113–9	57.0%
2025	272	130–139–3	48.3%

Turnovers in 2023 vs 2022

Texans lead at 0.82 — they ranked #30 last year. Browns are last at 2.12 — #11 last year.

The league average is 1.28, up 0.05 from 1.23 last year.

Biggest riser: Texans, #30 → #1. Biggest faller: Browns, #11 → #32.

Spread between first and last: 1.29; 21 teams are within 0.35 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2023 vs 2022

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

CLE · +0.94

Biggest faller

IND · −0.88

Most consistent

BUF · −0.04

League trend 2023 vs 2022

▲ 0.05

Rank	Team	2023	2022	Δ
1	CLE	2.12	1.18	+0.94
2	MIN	1.94	1.29	+0.65
3	ATL	1.65	1.12	+0.53
4	PHI	1.59	1.06	+0.53
5	DET	1.29	0.82	+0.47
6	KC	1.53	1.06	+0.47
7	NE	1.71	1.29	+0.41
8	WAS	1.76	1.35	+0.41
9	JAX	1.65	1.29	+0.35
10	NYJ	1.71	1.35	+0.35
11	MIA	1.47	1.24	+0.24
12	NYG	1	0.76	+0.24
13	LV	1.35	1.18	+0.18
14	CAR	1.18	1.06	+0.12
15	LAC	1.18	1.06	+0.12
16	CHI	1.41	1.35	+0.06
17	SF	1.06	1	+0.06
18	BUF	1.59	1.63	−0.04
19	DEN	1.18	1.24	−0.06
20	PIT	0.88	0.94	−0.06
21	BAL	1.12	1.24	−0.12
22	CIN	0.94	1.06	−0.12
23	TB	1	1.18	−0.18
24	TEN	1	1.18	−0.18
25	GB	0.94	1.18	−0.24
26	DAL	0.88	1.24	−0.35
27	LAR	1	1.35	−0.35
28	SEA	0.88	1.24	−0.35
29	ARI	1	1.41	−0.41
30	NO	0.94	1.41	−0.47
31	HOU	0.82	1.59	−0.76
32	IND	1.06	1.94	−0.88

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

GB · 0.91

Multi-year laggard

CLE · 1.44

Biggest improver

WAS · −0.15/yr

Biggest decliner

LAC · +0.13/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	GB	0.91	+0.07	0.56	0.65	1.18	0.94	1.06	0.76	1.20
2	DET	0.95	−0.14	1.19	1.35	0.82	1.29	0.88	0.88	0.20
3	HOU	0.96	−0.13	1	1.24	1.59	0.82	1.06	0.65	0.40
4	PIT	0.98	−0.00	1	1.12	0.94	0.88	0.88	0.82	1.20
5	KC	1.01	−0.09	0.94	1.35	1.06	1.53	0.82	0.88	0.50
6	BAL	1.07	−0.09	1.13	1.47	1.24	1.12	0.65	1.29	0.60
7	PHI	1.12	−0.12	1.81	0.94	1.06	1.59	0.71	0.71	1
8	ARI	1.12	−0.02	1.31	0.82	1.41	1	1.18	1.12	1
9	CIN	1.16	−0.02	1.44	1.12	1.06	0.94	1.12	1.41	1
10	TEN	1.18	+0.03	0.75	1.41	1.18	1	1.88	1.06	1
11	SF	1.18	−0.10	1.69	1.24	1	1.06	1.41	1.29	0.60
12	DEN	1.18	−0.11	1.94	0.94	1.24	1.18	1.12	0.88	1
13	LAR	1.19	−0.02	1.38	1.29	1.35	1	0.82	0.88	1.60
14	TB	1.20	+0.08	1	1.12	1.18	1	1.35	0.94	1.80
15	LAC	1.20	+0.13	0.94	1.24	1.06	1.18	0.47	1.12	2.40
16	DAL	1.20	−0.07	1.63	1.12	1.24	0.88	1.53	1.24	0.80
17	SEA	1.21	+0.12	1.13	0.76	1.24	0.88	1.12	1.53	1.80
18	NYG	1.21	−0.03	1.31	1.76	0.76	1	1.29	0.94	1.40
19	WAS	1.21	−0.15	1.50	1.41	1.35	1.76	0.82	1.24	0.40
20	CAR	1.22	−0.09	1.31	1.71	1.06	1.18	1.29	1.24	0.75
21	NO	1.24	+0.12	1	1	1.41	0.94	1	1.35	2
22	NYJ	1.25	−0.10	1.19	1.59	1.35	1.71	1.06	1.24	0.60
23	MIN	1.28	−0.01	1.38	0.76	1.29	1.94	1.18	1.59	0.80
24	BUF	1.29	+0.01	1.25	1.24	1.63	1.59	0.47	1.06	1.80
25	CHI	1.30	−0.02	1.31	1.59	1.35	1.41	0.82	0.59	2
26	JAX	1.30	−0.14	1.50	1.65	1.29	1.65	1.35	1.06	0.60
27	MIA	1.31	+0.05	1.19	1.24	1.24	1.47	1.12	1.35	1.60
28	IND	1.34	+0.08	0.94	0.94	1.94	1.06	1.71	1.18	1.60
29	ATL	1.35	+0.04	1.13	1.53	1.12	1.65	1.29	0.94	1.80
30	LV	1.36	−0.05	1.56	1.41	1.18	1.35	1.71	1.29	1
31	NE	1.43	+0.09	1.19	1.29	1.29	1.71	1.35	0.94	2.20
32	CLE	1.44	+0.06	1	1.29	1.18	2.12	1.88	1.41	1.20

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
HOU	1	1.24	1.59	0.82	1.06	0.65	0.40
DAL	1.63	1.12	1.24	0.88	1.53	1.24	0.80
PIT	1	1.12	0.94	0.88	0.88	0.82	1.20
SEA	1.13	0.76	1.24	0.88	1.12	1.53	1.80
CIN	1.44	1.12	1.06	0.94	1.12	1.41	1
GB	0.56	0.65	1.18	0.94	1.06	0.76	1.20
NO	1	1	1.41	0.94	1	1.35	2
ARI	1.31	0.82	1.41	1	1.18	1.12	1
LAR	1.38	1.29	1.35	1	0.82	0.88	1.60
NYG	1.31	1.76	0.76	1	1.29	0.94	1.40
TB	1	1.12	1.18	1	1.35	0.94	1.80
TEN	0.75	1.41	1.18	1	1.88	1.06	1
IND	0.94	0.94	1.94	1.06	1.71	1.18	1.60
SF	1.69	1.24	1	1.06	1.41	1.29	0.60
BAL	1.13	1.47	1.24	1.12	0.65	1.29	0.60
CAR	1.31	1.71	1.06	1.18	1.29	1.24	0.75
DEN	1.94	0.94	1.24	1.18	1.12	0.88	1
LAC	0.94	1.24	1.06	1.18	0.47	1.12	2.40
DET	1.19	1.35	0.82	1.29	0.88	0.88	0.20
LV	1.56	1.41	1.18	1.35	1.71	1.29	1
CHI	1.31	1.59	1.35	1.41	0.82	0.59	2
MIA	1.19	1.24	1.24	1.47	1.12	1.35	1.60
KC	0.94	1.35	1.06	1.53	0.82	0.88	0.50
BUF	1.25	1.24	1.63	1.59	0.47	1.06	1.80
PHI	1.81	0.94	1.06	1.59	0.71	0.71	1
ATL	1.13	1.53	1.12	1.65	1.29	0.94	1.80
JAX	1.50	1.65	1.29	1.65	1.35	1.06	0.60
NE	1.19	1.29	1.29	1.71	1.35	0.94	2.20
NYJ	1.19	1.59	1.35	1.71	1.06	1.24	0.60
WAS	1.50	1.41	1.35	1.76	0.82	1.24	0.40
MIN	1.38	0.76	1.29	1.94	1.18	1.59	0.80
CLE	1	1.29	1.18	2.12	1.88	1.41	1.20

Turnovers since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Packers (0.63), 2019 Saints (0.44), 2020 Packers (0.56), 2021 Packers (0.65), 2022 Giants (0.76), 2023 Texans (0.82).

Packers have led this stat 3 of 6 seasons.

The best season on record is Saints 2019 at 0.44; the worst Buccaneers 2019 at 2.50.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2023.

Related stats

About this stat

Stat ID: off_team_stats_turnovers
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.