NET: Third down att (Off − Def)

NET · NET (Off − Def)P + N
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Tennessee Titans — NET: Third down att (Off − Def), 2026

  • Value-1
  • Rank#22 of 32
  • League average-0.01
  • Rank in 2025#3 of 32

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.

Through Week 6 of 2026, the Bears lead at 4; the league average is -0.01.

League snapshot — 2026

League leader
CHI · 4
League average
-0.01
Best to worst
7.80

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2026

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
CHI · 4
League laggard
SF · -3.80
League average
-0.01
Spread (max − min)
7.80

Does Third down att (Off − Def) matter against the spread?

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.

SeasonGamesATS recordATS %
2020256127–127–250.0%
2021272133–137–249.3%
2022271134–130–750.8%
2023272123–135–1447.7%
2024272121–142–946.0%
2025272134–135–349.8%

Third down att (Off − Def) in 2026 vs 2025

Bears lead at 4 — they ranked #2 last year. 49ers are last at -3.80 — #8 last year.

The league average is -0.01, down 0.01 from 0 last year.

Biggest riser: Vikings, #30 → #4. Biggest faller: 49ers, #8 → #32.

Spread between first and last: 7.80; 20 teams are within 1.95 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2026 vs 2025

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
MIN · +4.42
Biggest faller
SF · −4.98
Most consistent
PHI · +0.12
League trend 2026 vs 2025
▼ -0.01

Multi-year context

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

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
CHI-0.380.350.940.880.942.184
ARI-0.130.651.711.06-0.821.353.20
NO-0.06-1.12-10.71-0.470.762.80
MIN-0.130.760.59-0.41-1.06-1.822.60
NYG-0.310.290.291.880.881.652.60
IND-0.5600.29-0.47-0.65-1.351.80
MIA1.130.24-2.24-0.880.29-0.881.40
LAR1-1.120.35-0.12-0.47-2.181.20
TB-1.06-0.410.410.350.351.591.20
NYJ0.31-0.47-0.18-0.24-0.121.241
DAL0.380.1800.881.410.290.80
LAC1.250.243.290.24-0.4130.80
CIN0.25-0.71-0.500.120.410.940.60
JAX0.75-0.53-0.290-1.12-0.350.60
WAS0.63-0.061.18-0.470.65-1.410.60
NE0.13-0.24-1.65-0.650.06-0.240.40
HOU-0.6920.290.290.590.530.20
LV-0.31-1.350.06-0.760.24-0.820.20
PIT0.250.471.29-0.181.47-1.59-0.20
CAR-0.130.94-1.472.18-0.53-0.29-1
PHI0.690.290-0.651.18-1.12-1
TEN-21.47-0.41-1.290.121.88-1
KC0.380.29-1.71-0.240.59-0.35-1.25
CLE-0.38-0.350.941.2910.71-1.60
DEN-0.50-0.470.651.06-0.24-0.29-1.60
ATL1.69-0.29-1.410.12-0.24-0.71-2
DET0.130.650.471.121.120.06-2.20
SEA-2.25-1.82-1.41-1.47-0.88-1.82-2.20
GB-0.44-0.180.41-0.18-0.82-0.65-2.40
BAL1.061.350.47-2.41-2.24-1.59-3
BUF-0.630.29-1.190.29-0.120.12-3.20
SF-0.06-1.35-0.29-2.06-1.121.18-3.80

Third down att (Off − Def) since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Lions (1.31), 2019 Patriots (1.94), 2020 Falcons (1.69), 2021 Texans (2), 2022 Chargers (3.29), 2023 Panthers (2.18), 2024 Steelers (1.47), 2025 Chargers (3), 2026 Bears (4).

Chargers have led this stat 2 of 9 seasons.

The best season on record is Bears 2026 at 4; the worst 49ers 2026 at -3.80.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2026.

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.