With reference to the 2023 year, the Cleveland Browns hold down the top spot in plays per game with 69.8. Holding second place are the Detroit Lions, with a plays per contest total of 66.9. Holding a number of 66.0, the Dallas Cowboys come in at the third spot. Finishing out the top five are the New Orleans Saints (65.9) along with Buffalo Bills (65.6).
2023 NFL Plays Per Game Leaders
| Rank | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cleveland Browns | 69.8 |
| 2nd | Detroit Lions | 66.9 |
| 3rd | Dallas Cowboys | 66.0 |
| 4th | New Orleans Saints | 65.9 |
| 5th | Buffalo Bills | 65.6 |
| 6th | Jacksonville Jaguars | 65.5 |
| 7th | Philadelphia Eagles | 65.4 |
| 8th | Los Angeles Chargers | 65.1 |
| 9th | Chicago Bears | 64.5 |
| 10th | Carolina Panthers | 64.5 |
| 11th | Los Angeles Rams | 64.4 |
| 12th | Indianapolis Colts | 64.4 |
| 13th | Atlanta Falcons | 64.2 |
| 14th | Houston Texans | 63.7 |
| 15th | Kansas City Chiefs | 63.5 |
| 16th | Baltimore Ravens | 63.3 |
| 17th | Minnesota Vikings | 63.0 |
| 18th | Arizona Cardinals | 62.8 |
| 19th | Washington Commanders | 62.4 |
| 20th | New York Giants | 62.2 |
| 21st | Miami Dolphins | 61.9 |
| 22nd | New York Jets | 61.9 |
| 23rd | Green Bay Packers | 61.9 |
| 24th | Cincinnati Bengals | 61.6 |
| 25th | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 61.6 |
| 26th | Pittsburgh Steelers | 60.5 |
| 27th | San Francisco 49ers | 60.2 |
| 28th | New England Patriots | 60.0 |
| 29th | Denver Broncos | 59.8 |
| 30th | Las Vegas Raiders | 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 |