Defensive: Conversions · Fourth down success (allowed)

DEF · ConversionsP + N
About this stat ↓

What Fourth down success (allowed) is

Fourth downs opponents converted against this defense. The count behind the rate.

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

In 2018 the Jaguars led at 0.19; the league average was 0.59.

League snapshot — 2018

League leader
JAX · 0.19
League average
0.59
Best to worst
0.94

All 32 teams, lower is better.

At a glance — 2018

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
JAX · 0.19
League laggard
KC · 1.13
League average
0.59
Spread (max − min)
0.94

Does Fourth down success (allowed) matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 768–810–37 ATS (48.7%) across 2020–2025, #273 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2020 (137–117, 53.9%); its worst 2024 (109–154, 41.4%).

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

SeasonGamesATS recordATS %
2020256137–117–253.9%
2021272126–144–246.7%
2022271132–132–750.0%
2023272128–130–1449.6%
2024272109–154–941.4%
2025272136–133–350.6%

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader
CLE · 0.57
Multi-year laggard
PHI · 0.95
Biggest improver
CLE · −0.19/yr
Biggest decliner
PIT · +0.14/yr

Multi-year heatmap

32 teams across 7 seasons. Cells colored by quintile within each season; click a column header to jump to that year.

Team2020202120222023202420252026
CLE1.380.940.470.350.470.410
DAL0.630.940.711.1210.760
NO10.530.470.650.821.060
NYG0.690.880.650.590.710.940
CIN0.630.410.560.410.941.060.20
CHI0.810.710.350.590.530.650.40
LAR0.5610.820.940.531.350.40
MIA0.750.650.880.820.591.180.40
HOU0.690.650.760.9410.590.60
JAX0.750.820.591.240.820.650.60
LV0.881.240.650.820.590.760.60
NE0.561.060.590.590.650.590.60
NYJ0.310.760.650.410.940.940.60
WAS0.560.710.710.760.941.180.60
BAL10.650.880.760.711.350.80
DEN0.440.650.530.940.940.820.80
GB0.880.880.650.821.061.180.80
LAC0.630.410.351.121.060.760.80
MIN1.060.880.651.060.760.940.80
TB0.880.760.820.711.120.820.80
TEN0.940.821.120.710.590.710.80
ARI0.880.820.470.410.820.711
CAR0.380.710.470.410.530.821
IND0.380.710.7610.650.881
KC0.811.121.180.760.710.351
PIT0.310.760.760.470.881.651
SF0.810.650.590.8210.711
ATL0.630.650.410.650.821.121.20
SEA0.630.760.650.760.591.351.20
DET0.690.530.880.880.711.241.40
BUF0.690.941.190.5910.591.60
PHI0.440.880.881.121.120.651.60

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2018.

About this stat
Stat ID
def_team_conversions_fourth_down_success
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.