What Third down att (Off − Def) is

Third downs the offense faced minus third downs this defense forced.

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

In 2018 the Lions led at 1.31; the league average was 0.

League snapshot — 2018

League leader

DET · 1.31

League average

Best to worst

3.06

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	DET	1.31	16
2	SEA	1.25	16
3	JAX	1.13	16
4	BAL	0.94	16
5	DAL	0.94	16
6	BUF	0.81	16
7	MIN	0.69	16
8	WAS	0.69	16
9	IND	0.56	16
10	TB	0.56	16
11	ATL	0.50	16
12	PIT	0.19	16
13	LAR	0.13	16
14	NYG	0.13	16
15	NYJ	0.13	16
16	PHI	0.13	16
17	CAR	0.06	16
18	NE	0.06	16
19	TEN	0	16
20	CLE	-0.19	16
21	ARI	-0.31	16
22	DEN	-0.31	16
23	GB	-0.31	16
24	LV	-0.31	16
25	MIA	-0.44	16
26	NO	-0.44	16
27	HOU	-1	16
28	CHI	-1.06	16
29	KC	-1.06	16
30	SF	-1.31	16
31	LAC	-1.69	16
32	CIN	-1.75	16

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

DET · 1.31

League laggard

CIN · -1.75

League average

Spread (max − min)

3.06

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	DET	1.31	1.31	100%
2	SEA	1.25	1.25	96.8%
3	JAX	1.13	1.13	93.5%
4	BAL	0.94	0.94	90.3%
5	DAL	0.94	0.94	87.1%
6	BUF	0.81	0.81	83.9%
7	MIN	0.69	0.69	80.6%
8	WAS	0.69	0.69	77.4%
9	IND	0.56	0.56	74.2%
10	TB	0.56	0.56	71%
11	ATL	0.50	0.50	67.7%
12	PIT	0.19	0.19	64.5%
13	LAR	0.13	0.13	61.3%
14	NYG	0.13	0.13	58.1%
15	NYJ	0.13	0.13	54.8%
16	PHI	0.13	0.13	51.6%
17	CAR	0.06	0.06	48.4%
18	NE	0.06	0.06	45.2%
19	TEN	0	0	41.9%
20	CLE	-0.19	-0.19	38.7%
21	ARI	-0.31	-0.31	35.5%
22	DEN	-0.31	-0.31	32.3%
23	GB	-0.31	-0.31	29%
24	LV	-0.31	-0.31	25.8%
25	MIA	-0.44	-0.44	22.6%
26	NO	-0.44	-0.44	19.4%
27	HOU	-1	-1	16.1%
28	CHI	-1.06	-1.06	12.9%
29	KC	-1.06	-1.06	9.7%
30	SF	-1.31	-1.31	6.5%
31	LAC	-1.69	-1.69	3.2%
32	CIN	-1.75	-1.75	0%

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 772–806–37 ATS (48.9%) across 2020–2025, #270 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2022 (134–130, 50.8%); its worst 2024 (121–142, 46.0%).

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

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	127–127–2	50.0%
2021	272	133–137–2	49.3%
2022	271	134–130–7	50.8%
2023	272	123–135–14	47.7%
2024	272	121–142–9	46.0%
2025	272	134–135–3	49.8%

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

CHI · 1.27

Multi-year laggard

SEA · -1.69

Biggest improver

CHI · +0.60/yr

Biggest decliner

BAL · −0.74/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	CHI	1.27	+0.60	-0.38	0.35	0.94	0.88	0.94	2.18	4
2	LAC	1.20	+0.02	1.25	0.24	3.29	0.24	-0.41	3	0.80
3	NYG	1.04	+0.43	-0.31	0.29	0.29	1.88	0.88	1.65	2.60
4	ARI	1.00	+0.32	-0.13	0.65	1.71	1.06	-0.82	1.35	3.20
5	DAL	0.56	+0.10	0.38	0.18	0	0.88	1.41	0.29	0.80
6	HOU	0.46	+0.00	-0.69	2	0.29	0.29	0.59	0.53	0.20
7	TB	0.35	+0.38	-1.06	-0.41	0.41	0.35	0.35	1.59	1.20
8	NO	0.23	+0.46	-0.06	-1.12	-1	0.71	-0.47	0.76	2.80
9	CLE	0.23	−0.05	-0.38	-0.35	0.94	1.29	1	0.71	-1.60
10	NYJ	0.22	+0.20	0.31	-0.47	-0.18	-0.24	-0.12	1.24	1
11	PIT	0.22	−0.19	0.25	0.47	1.29	-0.18	1.47	-1.59	-0.20
12	DET	0.19	−0.27	0.13	0.65	0.47	1.12	1.12	0.06	-2.20
13	CIN	0.16	+0.19	0.25	-0.71	-0.50	0.12	0.41	0.94	0.60
14	WAS	0.16	−0.12	0.63	-0.06	1.18	-0.47	0.65	-1.41	0.60
15	MIN	0.08	+0.05	-0.13	0.76	0.59	-0.41	-1.06	-1.82	2.60
16	CAR	-0.04	−0.15	-0.13	0.94	-1.47	2.18	-0.53	-0.29	-1
17	PHI	-0.09	−0.24	0.69	0.29	0	-0.65	1.18	-1.12	-1
18	IND	-0.13	+0.12	-0.56	0	0.29	-0.47	-0.65	-1.35	1.80
19	JAX	-0.13	−0.03	0.75	-0.53	-0.29	0	-1.12	-0.35	0.60
20	MIA	-0.14	+0.04	1.13	0.24	-2.24	-0.88	0.29	-0.88	1.40
21	TEN	-0.18	+0.16	-2	1.47	-0.41	-1.29	0.12	1.88	-1
22	LAR	-0.19	−0.08	1	-1.12	0.35	-0.12	-0.47	-2.18	1.20
23	DEN	-0.20	−0.14	-0.50	-0.47	0.65	1.06	-0.24	-0.29	-1.60
24	NE	-0.31	+0.09	0.13	-0.24	-1.65	-0.65	0.06	-0.24	0.40
25	KC	-0.33	−0.14	0.38	0.29	-1.71	-0.24	0.59	-0.35	-1.25
26	LV	-0.39	+0.10	-0.31	-1.35	0.06	-0.76	0.24	-0.82	0.20
27	ATL	-0.41	−0.38	1.69	-0.29	-1.41	0.12	-0.24	-0.71	-2
28	GB	-0.61	−0.29	-0.44	-0.18	0.41	-0.18	-0.82	-0.65	-2.40
29	BUF	-0.63	−0.25	-0.63	0.29	-1.19	0.29	-0.12	0.12	-3.20
30	BAL	-0.91	−0.74	1.06	1.35	0.47	-2.41	-2.24	-1.59	-3
31	SF	-1.07	−0.25	-0.06	-1.35	-0.29	-2.06	-1.12	1.18	-3.80
32	SEA	-1.69	+0.02	-2.25	-1.82	-1.41	-1.47	-0.88	-1.82	-2.20

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

How the 32 teams cluster for 2018.

About this stat

Stat ID: net_third_down_att
Side: net
Family: NET (Off − Def)
Data source: P + N
Polarity: higher is better (or neutral)
Display grain: count
Algorithm eligibility: Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.