Defensive: Conversions · Third down success (allowed)
Third downs converted. The count behind the rate.
P + N
About this stat ↓League snapshot — 2021
- League leaderBUF 3.94
- League average5.23
- Best to worst2.59
All 32 teams, lower is better.
At a glance — 2021
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
League leader
BUF · 3.94
League laggard
WAS · 6.53
League average
5.23
Spread (max − min)
2.59
All teams — 2021
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUF | 3.94 | -1.29 | 100% |
| 2 | BAL | 4.18 | -1.05 | 96.8% |
| 3 | DAL | 4.47 | -0.76 | 93.5% |
| 4 | MIN | 4.59 | -0.64 | 90.3% |
| 5 | TEN | 4.59 | -0.64 | 87.1% |
| 6 | NE | 4.65 | -0.58 | 83.9% |
| 7 | ARI | 4.71 | -0.52 | 80.6% |
| 8 | KC | 4.76 | -0.47 | 77.4% |
| 9 | CAR | 4.88 | -0.35 | 74.2% |
| 10 | CHI | 5.06 | -0.17 | 71% |
| 11 | IND | 5.06 | -0.17 | 67.7% |
| 12 | PIT | 5.06 | -0.17 | 64.5% |
| 13 | CLE | 5.12 | -0.11 | 61.3% |
| 14 | GB | 5.12 | -0.11 | 58.1% |
| 15 | SEA | 5.18 | -0.05 | 54.8% |
| 16 | TB | 5.18 | -0.05 | 51.6% |
| 17 | NO | 5.24 | 0.01 | 48.4% |
| 18 | HOU | 5.29 | 0.06 | 45.2% |
| 19 | SF | 5.35 | 0.12 | 41.9% |
| 20 | DET | 5.41 | 0.18 | 38.7% |
| 21 | NYG | 5.41 | 0.18 | 35.5% |
| 22 | CIN | 5.47 | 0.24 | 32.3% |
| 23 | LAR | 5.47 | 0.24 | 29% |
| 24 | LV | 5.47 | 0.24 | 25.8% |
| 25 | MIA | 5.59 | 0.36 | 22.6% |
| 26 | PHI | 5.59 | 0.36 | 19.4% |
| 27 | JAX | 5.65 | 0.42 | 16.1% |
| 28 | NYJ | 5.82 | 0.59 | 12.9% |
| 29 | DEN | 5.94 | 0.71 | 9.7% |
| 30 | ATL | 6.24 | 1.01 | 6.5% |
| 31 | LAC | 6.35 | 1.12 | 3.2% |
| 32 | WAS | 6.53 | 1.30 | 0% |
Year-over-year — 2021 vs 2020
Biggest movers from last season.
Biggest riser
MIA · +1.96
Biggest faller
TEN · −2.35
Most consistent
MIN · −0.04
League trend 2021 vs 2020
▼ -0.08
YoY by team — 2021 vs 2020
| Rank | Team | 2021 | 2020 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MIA | 5.59 | 3.63 | +1.96 |
| 2 | WAS | 6.53 | 5.19 | +1.34 |
| 3 | ATL | 6.24 | 5.06 | +1.17 |
| 4 | SF | 5.35 | 4.50 | +0.85 |
| 5 | LAR | 5.47 | 4.63 | +0.85 |
| 6 | LAC | 6.35 | 5.63 | +0.73 |
| 7 | GB | 5.12 | 4.63 | +0.49 |
| 8 | PHI | 5.59 | 5.13 | +0.46 |
| 9 | DEN | 5.94 | 5.56 | +0.38 |
| 10 | NO | 5.24 | 4.94 | +0.30 |
| 11 | JAX | 5.65 | 5.44 | +0.21 |
| 12 | NYJ | 5.82 | 5.69 | +0.14 |
| 13 | CHI | 5.06 | 5 | +0.06 |
| 14 | BAL | 4.18 | 4.13 | +0.05 |
| 15 | TB | 5.18 | 5.13 | +0.05 |
| 16 | MIN | 4.59 | 4.63 | −0.04 |
| 17 | NE | 4.65 | 4.75 | −0.10 |
| 18 | KC | 4.76 | 4.88 | −0.11 |
| 19 | PIT | 5.06 | 5.25 | −0.19 |
| 20 | CIN | 5.47 | 5.69 | −0.22 |
| 21 | NYG | 5.41 | 5.69 | −0.28 |
| 22 | DET | 5.41 | 5.75 | −0.34 |
| 23 | ARI | 4.71 | 5.06 | −0.36 |
| 24 | IND | 5.06 | 5.44 | −0.38 |
| 25 | CLE | 5.12 | 5.63 | −0.51 |
| 26 | HOU | 5.29 | 6 | −0.71 |
| 27 | LV | 5.47 | 6.25 | −0.78 |
| 28 | BUF | 3.94 | 4.75 | −0.81 |
| 29 | CAR | 4.88 | 6.25 | −1.37 |
| 30 | SEA | 5.18 | 6.63 | −1.45 |
| 31 | DAL | 4.47 | 6.25 | −1.78 |
| 32 | TEN | 4.59 | 6.94 | −2.35 |
Multi-year context
7-year window (2019–2025)
Multi-year leader
BAL · 4.71
Multi-year laggard
LV · 5.59
Biggest improver
DET · −0.32/yr
Biggest decliner
NE · +0.24/yr
Multi-year averages
| Rank | Team | Avg | Slope/yr | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAL | 4.71 | +0.19 | 4.50 | 4.13 | 4.18 | 4.35 | 5.41 | 5.29 | 5.12 |
| 2 | NE | 4.74 | +0.24 | 2.94 | 4.75 | 4.65 | 5.71 | 5.12 | 5.47 | 4.53 |
| 3 | BUF | 4.79 | +0.11 | 4.75 | 4.75 | 3.94 | 4.88 | 4.88 | 5.29 | 5.06 |
| 4 | GB | 4.87 | +0.06 | 4.75 | 4.63 | 5.12 | 4.29 | 5.47 | 4.65 | 5.18 |
| 5 | MIN | 4.89 | −0.05 | 5.31 | 4.63 | 4.59 | 4.94 | 5.65 | 4.59 | 4.53 |
| 6 | CLE | 4.89 | −0.10 | 4.88 | 5.63 | 5.12 | 5.06 | 3.94 | 4.76 | 4.88 |
| 7 | SF | 4.91 | +0.11 | 4.13 | 4.50 | 5.35 | 5.18 | 5.18 | 5.47 | 4.59 |
| 8 | MIA | 4.91 | +0.02 | 5.13 | 3.63 | 5.59 | 5.71 | 5 | 4.41 | 4.94 |
| 9 | DEN | 4.97 | −0.12 | 4.94 | 5.56 | 5.94 | 4.41 | 4 | 5.24 | 4.71 |
| 10 | DAL | 4.99 | +0.01 | 4.31 | 6.25 | 4.47 | 5.18 | 4.71 | 4.41 | 5.59 |
| 11 | TB | 5.02 | −0.02 | 4.69 | 5.13 | 5.18 | 5.29 | 5.47 | 4.71 | 4.65 |
| 12 | NO | 5.02 | −0.02 | 4.75 | 4.94 | 5.24 | 5.76 | 4.65 | 5.41 | 4.41 |
| 13 | DET | 5.04 | −0.32 | 5.88 | 5.75 | 5.41 | 5.53 | 4.47 | 3.59 | 4.65 |
| 14 | NYG | 5.05 | −0.14 | 5.38 | 5.69 | 5.41 | 4.24 | 4.82 | 5.24 | 4.59 |
| 15 | LAR | 5.06 | −0.05 | 5.44 | 4.63 | 5.47 | 4.94 | 5.18 | 4.94 | 4.82 |
| 16 | PIT | 5.10 | +0.06 | 4.75 | 5.25 | 5.06 | 5.12 | 5.41 | 4.24 | 5.88 |
| 17 | KC | 5.12 | +0.16 | 4.81 | 4.88 | 4.76 | 5.18 | 4.94 | 5.53 | 5.76 |
| 18 | CHI | 5.13 | −0.01 | 4.81 | 5 | 5.06 | 5.88 | 5.82 | 4.76 | 4.59 |
| 19 | TEN | 5.16 | −0.06 | 4.63 | 6.94 | 4.59 | 4.53 | 5.29 | 5.29 | 4.88 |
| 20 | LAC | 5.23 | −0.25 | 5.63 | 5.63 | 6.35 | 4.59 | 5.53 | 4.76 | 4.12 |
| 21 | PHI | 5.24 | +0.10 | 4.44 | 5.13 | 5.59 | 5.12 | 6.47 | 4.41 | 5.53 |
| 22 | HOU | 5.30 | −0.26 | 6.25 | 6 | 5.29 | 5.12 | 4.94 | 4.65 | 4.82 |
| 23 | ATL | 5.34 | +0.02 | 4.81 | 5.06 | 6.24 | 5.94 | 4.59 | 5.65 | 5.12 |
| 24 | NYJ | 5.35 | −0.16 | 5.50 | 5.69 | 5.82 | 5.47 | 5.29 | 4.88 | 4.76 |
| 25 | ARI | 5.36 | −0.05 | 6.31 | 5.06 | 4.71 | 5.12 | 5.71 | 5.35 | 5.29 |
| 26 | JAX | 5.37 | +0.02 | 5 | 5.44 | 5.65 | 5.59 | 4.94 | 5.82 | 5.18 |
| 27 | CIN | 5.38 | −0.09 | 5.63 | 5.69 | 5.47 | 5.31 | 5.18 | 5.12 | 5.24 |
| 28 | IND | 5.38 | +0.07 | 5.31 | 5.44 | 5.06 | 5 | 5.29 | 6.12 | 5.47 |
| 29 | SEA | 5.39 | −0.07 | 4.44 | 6.63 | 5.18 | 5.65 | 6.29 | 5 | 4.53 |
| 30 | WAS | 5.47 | −0.26 | 7.06 | 5.19 | 6.53 | 4 | 5.53 | 4.76 | 5.24 |
| 31 | CAR | 5.59 | +0.15 | 4.81 | 6.25 | 4.88 | 5.59 | 5.12 | 6.59 | 5.88 |
| 32 | LV | 5.59 | +0.06 | 5.06 | 6.25 | 5.47 | 5.24 | 5.65 | 5.24 | 6.24 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BUF | 4.75 | 4.75 | 3.94 | 4.88 | 4.88 | 5.29 | 5.06 |
| BAL | 4.50 | 4.13 | 4.18 | 4.35 | 5.41 | 5.29 | 5.12 |
| DAL | 4.31 | 6.25 | 4.47 | 5.18 | 4.71 | 4.41 | 5.59 |
| MIN | 5.31 | 4.63 | 4.59 | 4.94 | 5.65 | 4.59 | 4.53 |
| TEN | 4.63 | 6.94 | 4.59 | 4.53 | 5.29 | 5.29 | 4.88 |
| NE | 2.94 | 4.75 | 4.65 | 5.71 | 5.12 | 5.47 | 4.53 |
| ARI | 6.31 | 5.06 | 4.71 | 5.12 | 5.71 | 5.35 | 5.29 |
| KC | 4.81 | 4.88 | 4.76 | 5.18 | 4.94 | 5.53 | 5.76 |
| CAR | 4.81 | 6.25 | 4.88 | 5.59 | 5.12 | 6.59 | 5.88 |
| CHI | 4.81 | 5 | 5.06 | 5.88 | 5.82 | 4.76 | 4.59 |
| IND | 5.31 | 5.44 | 5.06 | 5 | 5.29 | 6.12 | 5.47 |
| PIT | 4.75 | 5.25 | 5.06 | 5.12 | 5.41 | 4.24 | 5.88 |
| CLE | 4.88 | 5.63 | 5.12 | 5.06 | 3.94 | 4.76 | 4.88 |
| GB | 4.75 | 4.63 | 5.12 | 4.29 | 5.47 | 4.65 | 5.18 |
| SEA | 4.44 | 6.63 | 5.18 | 5.65 | 6.29 | 5 | 4.53 |
| TB | 4.69 | 5.13 | 5.18 | 5.29 | 5.47 | 4.71 | 4.65 |
| NO | 4.75 | 4.94 | 5.24 | 5.76 | 4.65 | 5.41 | 4.41 |
| HOU | 6.25 | 6 | 5.29 | 5.12 | 4.94 | 4.65 | 4.82 |
| SF | 4.13 | 4.50 | 5.35 | 5.18 | 5.18 | 5.47 | 4.59 |
| DET | 5.88 | 5.75 | 5.41 | 5.53 | 4.47 | 3.59 | 4.65 |
| NYG | 5.38 | 5.69 | 5.41 | 4.24 | 4.82 | 5.24 | 4.59 |
| CIN | 5.63 | 5.69 | 5.47 | 5.31 | 5.18 | 5.12 | 5.24 |
| LV | 5.06 | 6.25 | 5.47 | 5.24 | 5.65 | 5.24 | 6.24 |
| LAR | 5.44 | 4.63 | 5.47 | 4.94 | 5.18 | 4.94 | 4.82 |
| MIA | 5.13 | 3.63 | 5.59 | 5.71 | 5 | 4.41 | 4.94 |
| PHI | 4.44 | 5.13 | 5.59 | 5.12 | 6.47 | 4.41 | 5.53 |
| JAX | 5 | 5.44 | 5.65 | 5.59 | 4.94 | 5.82 | 5.18 |
| NYJ | 5.50 | 5.69 | 5.82 | 5.47 | 5.29 | 4.88 | 4.76 |
| DEN | 4.94 | 5.56 | 5.94 | 4.41 | 4 | 5.24 | 4.71 |
| ATL | 4.81 | 5.06 | 6.24 | 5.94 | 4.59 | 5.65 | 5.12 |
| LAC | 5.63 | 5.63 | 6.35 | 4.59 | 5.53 | 4.76 | 4.12 |
| WAS | 7.06 | 5.19 | 6.53 | 4 | 5.53 | 4.76 | 5.24 |
Distribution
How the 32 teams cluster for 2021.
About this stat
- Stat ID
- def_team_conversions_third_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.