Defensive: Conversions · Fourth down att (allowed)
Fourth downs attempted. Increasingly a coaching philosophy as much as a situation.
P + N
About this stat ↓League snapshot — 2021
- League leaderDET 0.82
- League average1.46
- Best to worst1.18
All 32 teams, lower is better.
At a glance — 2021
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
League leader
DET · 0.82
League laggard
BUF · 2
League average
1.46
Spread (max − min)
1.18
All teams — 2021
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DET | 0.82 | -0.63 | 100% |
| 2 | BAL | 1.06 | -0.40 | 96.8% |
| 3 | CIN | 1.06 | -0.40 | 93.5% |
| 4 | MIA | 1.06 | -0.40 | 90.3% |
| 5 | HOU | 1.12 | -0.34 | 87.1% |
| 6 | CAR | 1.24 | -0.22 | 83.9% |
| 7 | IND | 1.24 | -0.22 | 80.6% |
| 8 | JAX | 1.24 | -0.22 | 77.4% |
| 9 | NO | 1.24 | -0.22 | 74.2% |
| 10 | NYJ | 1.24 | -0.22 | 71% |
| 11 | WAS | 1.24 | -0.22 | 67.7% |
| 12 | ATL | 1.29 | -0.16 | 64.5% |
| 13 | LAC | 1.29 | -0.16 | 61.3% |
| 14 | NYG | 1.35 | -0.10 | 58.1% |
| 15 | CHI | 1.41 | -0.05 | 54.8% |
| 16 | PIT | 1.41 | -0.05 | 51.6% |
| 17 | TEN | 1.41 | -0.05 | 48.4% |
| 18 | CLE | 1.47 | 0.01 | 45.2% |
| 19 | SF | 1.47 | 0.01 | 41.9% |
| 20 | DAL | 1.53 | 0.07 | 38.7% |
| 21 | DEN | 1.53 | 0.07 | 35.5% |
| 22 | TB | 1.65 | 0.19 | 32.3% |
| 23 | LV | 1.71 | 0.25 | 29% |
| 24 | PHI | 1.71 | 0.25 | 25.8% |
| 25 | ARI | 1.76 | 0.31 | 22.6% |
| 26 | MIN | 1.76 | 0.31 | 19.4% |
| 27 | KC | 1.82 | 0.37 | 16.1% |
| 28 | SEA | 1.82 | 0.37 | 12.9% |
| 29 | LAR | 1.88 | 0.42 | 9.7% |
| 30 | NE | 1.88 | 0.42 | 6.5% |
| 31 | GB | 1.94 | 0.48 | 3.2% |
| 32 | BUF | 2 | 0.54 | 0% |
Year-over-year — 2021 vs 2020
Biggest movers from last season.
Biggest riser
NE · +0.88
Biggest faller
BAL · −1.13
Most consistent
CIN · +0.06
League trend 2021 vs 2020
▲ 0.18
YoY by team — 2021 vs 2020
| Rank | Team | 2021 | 2020 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NE | 1.88 | 1 | +0.88 |
| 2 | BUF | 2 | 1.19 | +0.81 |
| 3 | DEN | 1.53 | 0.88 | +0.65 |
| 4 | LV | 1.71 | 1.06 | +0.64 |
| 5 | PHI | 1.71 | 1.06 | +0.64 |
| 6 | CAR | 1.24 | 0.63 | +0.61 |
| 7 | KC | 1.82 | 1.25 | +0.57 |
| 8 | LAR | 1.88 | 1.31 | +0.57 |
| 9 | NYJ | 1.24 | 0.75 | +0.49 |
| 10 | ARI | 1.76 | 1.31 | +0.45 |
| 11 | GB | 1.94 | 1.50 | +0.44 |
| 12 | SEA | 1.82 | 1.44 | +0.39 |
| 13 | IND | 1.24 | 0.88 | +0.36 |
| 14 | LAC | 1.29 | 0.94 | +0.36 |
| 15 | MIN | 1.76 | 1.50 | +0.26 |
| 16 | NYG | 1.35 | 1.13 | +0.23 |
| 17 | SF | 1.47 | 1.25 | +0.22 |
| 18 | DAL | 1.53 | 1.31 | +0.22 |
| 19 | PIT | 1.41 | 1.25 | +0.16 |
| 20 | TB | 1.65 | 1.50 | +0.15 |
| 21 | JAX | 1.24 | 1.13 | +0.11 |
| 22 | CHI | 1.41 | 1.31 | +0.10 |
| 23 | CIN | 1.06 | 1 | +0.06 |
| 24 | ATL | 1.29 | 1.44 | −0.14 |
| 25 | HOU | 1.12 | 1.31 | −0.19 |
| 26 | TEN | 1.41 | 1.63 | −0.21 |
| 27 | CLE | 1.47 | 1.69 | −0.22 |
| 28 | WAS | 1.24 | 1.50 | −0.26 |
| 29 | DET | 0.82 | 1.13 | −0.30 |
| 30 | MIA | 1.06 | 1.63 | −0.57 |
| 31 | NO | 1.24 | 1.88 | −0.64 |
| 32 | BAL | 1.06 | 2.19 | −1.13 |
Multi-year context
7-year window (2019–2025)
Multi-year leader
CAR · 0.89
Multi-year laggard
BAL · 1.67
Biggest improver
TEN · −0.13/yr
Biggest decliner
JAX · +0.18/yr
Multi-year averages
| Rank | Team | Avg | Slope/yr | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CAR | 0.89 | +0.07 | 0.56 | 0.63 | 1.24 | 1.06 | 0.59 | 0.88 | 1.29 |
| 2 | NYJ | 1.10 | +0.09 | 0.69 | 0.75 | 1.24 | 1.53 | 0.94 | 1.24 | 1.29 |
| 3 | NYG | 1.14 | +0.04 | 0.88 | 1.13 | 1.35 | 1 | 1.12 | 1.24 | 1.29 |
| 4 | CIN | 1.17 | +0.14 | 0.63 | 1 | 1.06 | 1.44 | 0.88 | 1.59 | 1.59 |
| 5 | LV | 1.18 | +0.01 | 0.81 | 1.06 | 1.71 | 1.18 | 1.53 | 0.76 | 1.18 |
| 6 | CLE | 1.18 | −0.07 | 1.06 | 1.69 | 1.47 | 1.06 | 0.88 | 1.06 | 1.06 |
| 7 | ARI | 1.23 | +0.04 | 0.88 | 1.31 | 1.76 | 0.94 | 0.82 | 1.41 | 1.47 |
| 8 | CHI | 1.26 | −0.03 | 1.44 | 1.31 | 1.41 | 0.88 | 1.29 | 1.12 | 1.35 |
| 9 | LAC | 1.28 | +0.15 | 0.81 | 0.94 | 1.29 | 0.88 | 1.88 | 1.71 | 1.47 |
| 10 | TEN | 1.30 | −0.13 | 1.56 | 1.63 | 1.41 | 1.53 | 1.24 | 0.76 | 0.94 |
| 11 | HOU | 1.31 | +0.06 | 1.06 | 1.31 | 1.12 | 1.18 | 1.71 | 1.53 | 1.24 |
| 12 | IND | 1.31 | +0.09 | 1.19 | 0.88 | 1.24 | 1.47 | 1.53 | 1.24 | 1.65 |
| 13 | DET | 1.36 | +0.17 | 0.88 | 1.13 | 0.82 | 1.59 | 1.53 | 1.71 | 1.88 |
| 14 | DEN | 1.39 | +0.12 | 1.19 | 0.88 | 1.53 | 0.82 | 1.94 | 1.76 | 1.59 |
| 15 | PIT | 1.40 | +0.09 | 1.31 | 1.25 | 1.41 | 1.24 | 1.06 | 1.29 | 2.24 |
| 16 | ATL | 1.40 | +0.08 | 1.25 | 1.44 | 1.29 | 1.06 | 1.35 | 1.53 | 1.88 |
| 17 | NE | 1.41 | +0.03 | 1.38 | 1 | 1.88 | 1.53 | 1.06 | 1.24 | 1.76 |
| 18 | MIA | 1.42 | +0.08 | 0.81 | 1.63 | 1.06 | 1.82 | 1.76 | 1.18 | 1.65 |
| 19 | WAS | 1.42 | +0.07 | 1.19 | 1.50 | 1.24 | 1.47 | 1.24 | 1.41 | 1.88 |
| 20 | SF | 1.45 | −0.00 | 1.56 | 1.25 | 1.47 | 1.47 | 1.59 | 1.53 | 1.29 |
| 21 | DAL | 1.48 | +0.01 | 1.38 | 1.31 | 1.53 | 1.29 | 2.18 | 1.47 | 1.18 |
| 22 | JAX | 1.50 | +0.18 | 0.69 | 1.13 | 1.24 | 1.82 | 2.41 | 1.41 | 1.82 |
| 23 | BUF | 1.52 | +0.00 | 1.25 | 1.19 | 2 | 2.06 | 1.12 | 1.88 | 1.12 |
| 24 | PHI | 1.55 | +0.12 | 1.13 | 1.06 | 1.71 | 1.47 | 2 | 1.76 | 1.71 |
| 25 | SEA | 1.56 | +0.17 | 0.75 | 1.44 | 1.82 | 1.65 | 1.47 | 1.18 | 2.59 |
| 26 | NO | 1.56 | +0.04 | 1.56 | 1.88 | 1.24 | 1.12 | 1.53 | 1.59 | 2 |
| 27 | LAR | 1.59 | +0.08 | 1.50 | 1.31 | 1.88 | 1.18 | 1.76 | 1 | 2.47 |
| 28 | TB | 1.60 | +0.02 | 1.69 | 1.50 | 1.65 | 1.41 | 1.47 | 1.71 | 1.76 |
| 29 | GB | 1.62 | +0.12 | 1.13 | 1.50 | 1.94 | 1.12 | 1.76 | 1.76 | 2.12 |
| 30 | KC | 1.63 | −0.06 | 1.94 | 1.25 | 1.82 | 2.06 | 1.65 | 1.35 | 1.35 |
| 31 | MIN | 1.67 | −0.02 | 1.81 | 1.50 | 1.76 | 1.71 | 1.47 | 2.06 | 1.35 |
| 32 | BAL | 1.67 | +0.13 | 1.13 | 2.19 | 1.06 | 1.41 | 1.88 | 1.65 | 2.41 |
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 | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| DET | 0.88 | 1.13 | 0.82 | 1.59 | 1.53 | 1.71 | 1.88 |
| BAL | 1.13 | 2.19 | 1.06 | 1.41 | 1.88 | 1.65 | 2.41 |
| CIN | 0.63 | 1 | 1.06 | 1.44 | 0.88 | 1.59 | 1.59 |
| MIA | 0.81 | 1.63 | 1.06 | 1.82 | 1.76 | 1.18 | 1.65 |
| HOU | 1.06 | 1.31 | 1.12 | 1.18 | 1.71 | 1.53 | 1.24 |
| CAR | 0.56 | 0.63 | 1.24 | 1.06 | 0.59 | 0.88 | 1.29 |
| IND | 1.19 | 0.88 | 1.24 | 1.47 | 1.53 | 1.24 | 1.65 |
| JAX | 0.69 | 1.13 | 1.24 | 1.82 | 2.41 | 1.41 | 1.82 |
| NO | 1.56 | 1.88 | 1.24 | 1.12 | 1.53 | 1.59 | 2 |
| NYJ | 0.69 | 0.75 | 1.24 | 1.53 | 0.94 | 1.24 | 1.29 |
| WAS | 1.19 | 1.50 | 1.24 | 1.47 | 1.24 | 1.41 | 1.88 |
| ATL | 1.25 | 1.44 | 1.29 | 1.06 | 1.35 | 1.53 | 1.88 |
| LAC | 0.81 | 0.94 | 1.29 | 0.88 | 1.88 | 1.71 | 1.47 |
| NYG | 0.88 | 1.13 | 1.35 | 1 | 1.12 | 1.24 | 1.29 |
| CHI | 1.44 | 1.31 | 1.41 | 0.88 | 1.29 | 1.12 | 1.35 |
| PIT | 1.31 | 1.25 | 1.41 | 1.24 | 1.06 | 1.29 | 2.24 |
| TEN | 1.56 | 1.63 | 1.41 | 1.53 | 1.24 | 0.76 | 0.94 |
| CLE | 1.06 | 1.69 | 1.47 | 1.06 | 0.88 | 1.06 | 1.06 |
| SF | 1.56 | 1.25 | 1.47 | 1.47 | 1.59 | 1.53 | 1.29 |
| DAL | 1.38 | 1.31 | 1.53 | 1.29 | 2.18 | 1.47 | 1.18 |
| DEN | 1.19 | 0.88 | 1.53 | 0.82 | 1.94 | 1.76 | 1.59 |
| TB | 1.69 | 1.50 | 1.65 | 1.41 | 1.47 | 1.71 | 1.76 |
| LV | 0.81 | 1.06 | 1.71 | 1.18 | 1.53 | 0.76 | 1.18 |
| PHI | 1.13 | 1.06 | 1.71 | 1.47 | 2 | 1.76 | 1.71 |
| ARI | 0.88 | 1.31 | 1.76 | 0.94 | 0.82 | 1.41 | 1.47 |
| MIN | 1.81 | 1.50 | 1.76 | 1.71 | 1.47 | 2.06 | 1.35 |
| KC | 1.94 | 1.25 | 1.82 | 2.06 | 1.65 | 1.35 | 1.35 |
| SEA | 0.75 | 1.44 | 1.82 | 1.65 | 1.47 | 1.18 | 2.59 |
| LAR | 1.50 | 1.31 | 1.88 | 1.18 | 1.76 | 1 | 2.47 |
| NE | 1.38 | 1 | 1.88 | 1.53 | 1.06 | 1.24 | 1.76 |
| GB | 1.13 | 1.50 | 1.94 | 1.12 | 1.76 | 1.76 | 2.12 |
| BUF | 1.25 | 1.19 | 2 | 2.06 | 1.12 | 1.88 | 1.12 |
Distribution
How the 32 teams cluster for 2021.
About this stat
- Stat ID
- def_team_conversions_fourth_down_att
- Side
- defensive
- Family
- Conversions
- Data source
- P + N
- Polarity
- lower is better
- Display grain
- count
- Algorithm eligibility
- Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.