In regard to the 2024 year, the Detroit Lions are the best in the league in plays from scrimmage per game with 65.8. Holding 2nd are the Cleveland Browns, with a plays per contest total of 65.8. Holding a mark of 65.5, the Philadelphia Eagles rank in the 3rd position. Rounding out the top 5 are the Dallas Cowboys (64.9) and the Washington Commanders (64.8).
2024 NFL Plays Per Game Leaders
Rank |
Team |
Stat |
1st |
Detroit Lions |
65.8 |
2nd |
Cleveland Browns |
65.8 |
3rd |
Philadelphia Eagles |
65.5 |
4th |
Dallas Cowboys |
64.9 |
5th |
Washington Commanders |
64.8 |
6th |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
64.4 |
7th |
Kansas City Chiefs |
64.2 |
8th |
Atlanta Falcons |
63.9 |
9th |
Miami Dolphins |
63.6 |
10th |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
63.6 |
11th |
Cincinnati Bengals |
63.5 |
12th |
Chicago Bears |
62.6 |
13th |
Las Vegas Raiders |
62.6 |
14th |
New York Giants |
62.5 |
15th |
Houston Texans |
62.2 |
16th |
Baltimore Ravens |
62.1 |
17th |
Denver Broncos |
62.1 |
18th |
Minnesota Vikings |
62.0 |
19th |
Indianapolis Colts |
61.2 |
20th |
Los Angeles Rams |
61.2 |
21st |
Arizona Cardinals |
60.9 |
22nd |
New Orleans Saints |
60.7 |
23rd |
Tennessee Titans |
60.7 |
24th |
Seattle Seahawks |
60.6 |
25th |
Green Bay Packers |
60.4 |
26th |
New England Patriots |
60.4 |
27th |
San Francisco 49ers |
60.4 |
28th |
Buffalo Bills |
60.3 |
29th |
Los Angeles Chargers |
59.8 |
30th |
New York Jets |
59.4 |
2022 NFL Plays Per Game Leaders
Rank |
Team |
Stat |
1st |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
68.2 |
2nd |
Los Angeles Chargers |
67.9 |
3rd |
Arizona Cardinals |
67.3 |
4th |
Washington Commanders |
67.1 |
5th |
Philadelphia Eagles |
66.1 |
6th |
Minnesota Vikings |
66.1 |
7th |
Cincinnati Bengals |
65.8 |
8th |
Cleveland Browns |
65.6 |
9th |
Dallas Cowboys |
65.5 |
10th |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
65.2 |
11th |
Indianapolis Colts |
64.9 |
12th |
Buffalo Bills |
64.8 |
13th |
Kansas City Chiefs |
64.4 |
14th |
Detroit Lions |
64.2 |
15th |
New York Giants |
64.1 |
16th |
Denver Broncos |
63.4 |
17th |
New York Jets |
63.2 |
18th |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
63.1 |
19th |
Baltimore Ravens |
61.9 |
20th |
Green Bay Packers |
61.8 |
21st |
Las Vegas Raiders |
61.7 |
22nd |
San Francisco 49ers |
61.6 |
23rd |
Seattle Seahawks |
61.4 |
24th |
New Orleans Saints |
59.7 |
25th |
Houston Texans |
59.7 |
26th |
Atlanta Falcons |
59.5 |
27th |
Miami Dolphins |
59.4 |
28th |
New England Patriots |
59.2 |
29th |
Los Angeles Rams |
58.9 |
30th |
Chicago Bears |
58.4 |
2021 NFL Plays Per Game Leaders
Rank |
Team |
Stat |
1st |
Baltimore Ravens |
69.7 |
2nd |
Dallas Cowboys |
67.8 |
3rd |
Buffalo Bills |
67.2 |
4th |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
67.0 |
5th |
Kansas City Chiefs |
66.7 |
6th |
Tennessee Titans |
66.6 |
7th |
Los Angeles Chargers |
66.4 |
8th |
Arizona Cardinals |
66.2 |
9th |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
65.5 |
10th |
Carolina Panthers |
65.1 |
11th |
Miami Dolphins |
64.5 |
12th |
Minnesota Vikings |
63.7 |
13th |
Las Vegas Raiders |
63.6 |
14th |
Philadelphia Eagles |
63.2 |
15th |
Chicago Bears |
63.2 |
16th |
Green Bay Packers |
63.1 |
17th |
Washington Football Team |
62.9 |
18th |
Los Angeles Rams |
62.2 |
19th |
Detroit Lions |
62.1 |
20th |
Cleveland Browns |
62.0 |
21st |
New England Patriots |
61.9 |
22nd |
Indianapolis Colts |
61.9 |
23rd |
New Orleans Saints |
61.8 |
24th |
New York Giants |
61.8 |
25th |
Cincinnati Bengals |
61.5 |
26th |
San Francisco 49ers |
61.5 |
27th |
Denver Broncos |
60.9 |
28th |
New York Jets |
60.9 |
29th |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
60.5 |
30th |
Houston Texans |
59.4 |
2020 NFL Plays Per Game Leaders
Rank |
Team |
Stat |
1st |
Los Angeles Chargers |
70.4 |
2nd |
Dallas Cowboys |
69.6 |
3rd |
Los Angeles Rams |
68.0 |
4th |
Arizona Cardinals |
67.7 |
5th |
Atlanta Falcons |
67.4 |
6th |
Philadelphia Eagles |
66.6 |
7th |
Kansas City Chiefs |
66.1 |
8th |
Washington Football Team |
65.7 |
9th |
San Francisco 49ers |
65.4 |
10th |
New Orleans Saints |
65.3 |
11th |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
65.2 |
12th |
Chicago Bears |
65.2 |
13th |
Cincinnati Bengals |
65.0 |
14th |
Las Vegas Raiders |
64.8 |
15th |
Buffalo Bills |
64.6 |
16th |
Indianapolis Colts |
64.5 |
17th |
Tennessee Titans |
64.4 |
18th |
Denver Broncos |
64.4 |
19th |
Minnesota Vikings |
63.9 |
20th |
Seattle Seahawks |
63.9 |
21st |
Cleveland Browns |
63.9 |
22nd |
Miami Dolphins |
63.8 |
23rd |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
63.6 |
24th |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
62.3 |
25th |
Baltimore Ravens |
62.1 |
26th |
Carolina Panthers |
62.1 |
27th |
Detroit Lions |
61.9 |
28th |
Green Bay Packers |
61.9 |
29th |
New England Patriots |
61.2 |
30th |
New York Giants |
60.4 |
2019 NFL Plays Per Game Leaders
Rank |
Team |
Stat |
1st |
Philadelphia Eagles |
69.0 |
2nd |
Atlanta Falcons |
68.5 |
3rd |
New England Patriots |
68.4 |
4th |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
67.9 |
5th |
Carolina Panthers |
67.3 |
6th |
Dallas Cowboys |
66.8 |
7th |
Baltimore Ravens |
66.5 |
8th |
Los Angeles Rams |
65.9 |
9th |
Cincinnati Bengals |
65.6 |
10th |
Seattle Seahawks |
65.4 |
11th |
Miami Dolphins |
63.9 |
12th |
Detroit Lions |
63.8 |
13th |
Green Bay Packers |
63.8 |
14th |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
63.8 |
15th |
Chicago Bears |
63.8 |
16th |
Buffalo Bills |
63.6 |
17th |
Houston Texans |
63.6 |
18th |
Indianapolis Colts |
63.5 |
19th |
San Francisco 49ers |
63.3 |
20th |
New York Giants |
63.3 |
21st |
New Orleans Saints |
63.2 |
22nd |
Arizona Cardinals |
62.5 |
23rd |
Los Angeles Chargers |
62.3 |
24th |
Oakland Raiders |
61.8 |
25th |
Kansas City Chiefs |
61.0 |
26th |
Cleveland Browns |
60.8 |
27th |
Minnesota Vikings |
60.6 |
28th |
New York Jets |
59.8 |
29th |
Denver Broncos |
59.6 |
30th |
Tennessee Titans |
59.3 |
2018 NFL Plays Per Game Leaders
Rank |
Team |
Stat |
1st |
Baltimore Ravens |
70.9 |
2nd |
New England Patriots |
67.1 |
3rd |
Indianapolis Colts |
66.9 |
4th |
Los Angeles Rams |
66.3 |
5th |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
66.1 |
6th |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
65.9 |
7th |
Houston Texans |
65.0 |
8th |
Philadelphia Eagles |
64.8 |
9th |
Green Bay Packers |
64.1 |
10th |
Cleveland Browns |
63.9 |
11th |
Dallas Cowboys |
63.9 |
12th |
Detroit Lions |
63.7 |
13th |
Denver Broncos |
63.4 |
14th |
Chicago Bears |
63.3 |
15th |
Seattle Seahawks |
63.3 |
16th |
Carolina Panthers |
63.2 |
17th |
New Orleans Saints |
63.1 |
18th |
Atlanta Falcons |
63.1 |
19th |
Buffalo Bills |
63.0 |
20th |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
62.8 |
21st |
Minnesota Vikings |
62.7 |
22nd |
San Francisco 49ers |
62.7 |
23rd |
Kansas City Chiefs |
62.3 |
24th |
Oakland Raiders |
62.2 |
25th |
New York Giants |
61.5 |
26th |
New York Jets |
60.7 |
27th |
Washington Redskins |
60.4 |
28th |
Los Angeles Chargers |
59.1 |
29th |
Tennessee Titans |
58.8 |
30th |
Cincinnati Bengals |
58.6 |
2017 NFL Plays Per Game Leaders
Rank |
Team |
Stat |
1st |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
67.4 |
2nd |
Denver Broncos |
67.2 |
3rd |
Philadelphia Eagles |
67.1 |
4th |
New England Patriots |
66.9 |
5th |
Arizona Cardinals |
66.3 |
6th |
San Francisco 49ers |
66.1 |
7th |
Minnesota Vikings |
65.9 |
8th |
Baltimore Ravens |
65.9 |
9th |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
65.7 |
10th |
New York Giants |
64.8 |
11th |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
64.7 |
12th |
Houston Texans |
64.2 |
13th |
Carolina Panthers |
64.1 |
14th |
Los Angeles Chargers |
63.8 |
15th |
Buffalo Bills |
63.1 |
16th |
Cleveland Browns |
63.0 |
17th |
Seattle Seahawks |
62.9 |
18th |
Dallas Cowboys |
62.8 |
19th |
Los Angeles Rams |
62.5 |
20th |
New Orleans Saints |
62.5 |
21st |
Green Bay Packers |
62.4 |
22nd |
Miami Dolphins |
62.2 |
23rd |
Indianapolis Colts |
62.1 |
24th |
Kansas City Chiefs |
61.6 |
25th |
Atlanta Falcons |
61.5 |
26th |
New York Jets |
61.5 |
27th |
Washington Redskins |
61.4 |
28th |
Detroit Lions |
61.3 |
29th |
Tennessee Titans |
60.9 |
30th |
Oakland Raiders |
59.5 |
2016 NFL Plays Per Game Leaders
Rank |
Team |
Stat |
1st |
New Orleans Saints |
69.1 |
2nd |
Arizona Cardinals |
67.9 |
3rd |
Philadelphia Eagles |
67.5 |
4th |
Baltimore Ravens |
67.4 |
5th |
Houston Texans |
66.9 |
6th |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
66.6 |
7th |
New England Patriots |
66.0 |
8th |
Carolina Panthers |
65.8 |
9th |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
65.8 |
10th |
Cincinnati Bengals |
65.6 |
11th |
Oakland Raiders |
65.5 |
12th |
Indianapolis Colts |
64.8 |
13th |
Green Bay Packers |
64.3 |
14th |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
64.1 |
15th |
Denver Broncos |
63.8 |
16th |
New York Giants |
63.6 |
17th |
San Diego Chargers |
63.4 |
18th |
Buffalo Bills |
63.3 |
19th |
Seattle Seahawks |
63.3 |
20th |
Dallas Cowboys |
63.1 |
21st |
Washington Redskins |
63.1 |
22nd |
Tennessee Titans |
63.0 |
23rd |
Minnesota Vikings |
62.9 |
24th |
New York Jets |
62.7 |
25th |
San Francisco 49ers |
62.3 |
26th |
Atlanta Falcons |
62.2 |
27th |
Kansas City Chiefs |
61.9 |
28th |
Cleveland Browns |
61.4 |
29th |
Detroit Lions |
61.3 |
30th |
Chicago Bears |
60.4 |
2015 NFL Plays Per Game Leaders
Rank |
Team |
Stat |
1st |
Houston Texans |
70.4 |
2nd |
Philadelphia Eagles |
68.9 |
3rd |
San Diego Chargers |
68.8 |
4th |
New Orleans Saints |
68.5 |
5th |
Baltimore Ravens |
67.7 |
6th |
New York Jets |
67.1 |
7th |
Atlanta Falcons |
67.1 |
8th |
Carolina Panthers |
66.3 |
9th |
Green Bay Packers |
66.0 |
10th |
Denver Broncos |
66.0 |
11th |
New York Giants |
65.8 |
12th |
Indianapolis Colts |
65.8 |
13th |
New England Patriots |
65.6 |
14th |
Cleveland Browns |
65.1 |
15th |
Arizona Cardinals |
65.1 |
16th |
Seattle Seahawks |
64.7 |
17th |
Detroit Lions |
64.4 |
18th |
Chicago Bears |
64.1 |
19th |
Tampa Bay Buccaneers |
63.6 |
20th |
Buffalo Bills |
63.5 |
21st |
Jacksonville Jaguars |
63.3 |
22nd |
Pittsburgh Steelers |
63.2 |
23rd |
Washington Redskins |
63.2 |
24th |
Oakland Raiders |
63.0 |
25th |
Cincinnati Bengals |
62.8 |
26th |
Miami Dolphins |
61.1 |
27th |
Tennessee Titans |
61.0 |
28th |
Minnesota Vikings |
60.8 |
29th |
Dallas Cowboys |
60.6 |
30th |
San Francisco 49ers |
60.6 |
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