League trends
Multi-year drift: scoring inflation, trade pace, FAAB usage, scoring-rule changes.
League trends
Average team score per game
Mean points scored across every started lineup, by season
2025 season
Latest avg
117.9
216 games · 2025
Drift since start
-4.9
vs 2020 (122.8)
The analyst
The league has gotten stingier — average output has fallen 4.9 points per game since 2020, from 122.8 down to 117.9 in 2025.
Market activity
Trade volume by year
Completed trades per season
▼ -49 YoY
Busiest market: 51 in 2025
2026: 2
Rule book
Scoring-rule changes
Where the league rewrote its scoring, season by season
202138 changes
Sack
sack—→0Points Allowed: 0
pts_allow_0—→0400+ Passing Yard Bonus
bonus_pass_yd_400—→2Special Teams TD
st_td—→630-39 Yard Reception
rec_30_390.5→0.75▲ +0.25Fumble Return Yards
idp_fum_ret_yd—→0.1Tackle
idp_tkl—→040+ Yard Passing TD
pass_td_40p—→0Tackle For Loss
idp_tkl_loss—→0Solo Tackle
idp_tkl_solo—→0.25Special Teams Fumble Recovery
st_fum_rec—→2Field Goal Missed
fgmiss—→-1Forced Fumble
ff—→0Safety
idp_safe2→3▲ +1.00Points Allowed: 14-20
pts_allow_14_20—→0Defensive TD
idp_def_td8→6▼ -2.00Interception
int—→0Defense/ST Fumble Recovery
def_st_fum_rec—→0Points Allowed: 1-6
pts_allow_1_6—→0Points Allowed: 21-27
pts_allow_21_27—→0Fumble Recovery
fum_rec—→0Defense/ST TD
def_st_td—→0Defensive TD
def_td—→040+ Yard Receiving TD
rec_td_40p—→1.5Safety
safe—→0Blocked Kick
blk_kick—→0QB Hit
idp_qb_hit—→040+ Yard Rush
rush_40p1→2▲ +1.00Fumble
fum—→0Points Allowed: 28-34
pts_allow_28_34—→0Points Allowed: 35+
pts_allow_35p—→0Fumble Recovery TD
fum_rec_td—→640+ Yard Rushing TD
rush_td_40p—→0Defense/ST Forced Fumble
def_st_ff—→0Points Allowed: 7-13
pts_allow_7_13—→0Forced Fumble
idp_ff—→3Special Teams Forced Fumble
st_ff—→1Assisted Tackle
idp_tkl_ast—→0.1220224 changes
Sack Yards
idp_sack_yd—→0.04Pick-Six Thrown
pass_int_td-6→-4▲ +2.00Solo Tackle
idp_tkl_solo0.25→0.5▲ +0.25Assisted Tackle
idp_tkl_ast0.12→0.25▲ +0.1320247 changes
FG Made (40-49 Yd)
fgm_40_494→0▼ -4.00FG Yards Over 30
fgm_yds_over_30—→0.1FG Made (30-39 Yd)
fgm_30_393→0▼ -3.00Field Goal Made
fgm—→3FG Made (0-19 Yd)
fgm_0_193→0▼ -3.00FG Made (20-29 Yd)
fgm_20_293→0▼ -3.00FG Made (50+ Yd)
fgm_50p5→0▼ -5.00Trophy case
Championships per manager
Sorted by rings
Bar = rings vs the league's most-decorated manager