NET: Third down pct (Off − Def)
Third-down conversion rate minus the rate allowed. Where drives live or die, both ways.
P + N
About this stat ↓League snapshot — 2020
- League leaderBAL 14.54
- League average0.14
- Best to worst25.95
All 32 teams, higher is better.
At a glance — 2020
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
League leader
BAL · 14.54
League laggard
NYJ · -11.41
League average
0.14
Spread (max − min)
25.95
All teams — 2020
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BAL | 14.54 | 14.40 | 100% |
| 2 | BUF | 11.52 | 11.38 | 96.8% |
| 3 | GB | 10.00 | 9.86 | 93.5% |
| 4 | LAR | 8.17 | 8.03 | 90.3% |
| 5 | KC | 8.06 | 7.93 | 87.1% |
| 6 | NO | 7.54 | 7.40 | 83.9% |
| 7 | MIA | 7.11 | 6.97 | 80.6% |
| 8 | TB | 5.79 | 5.65 | 77.4% |
| 9 | PIT | 5.08 | 4.94 | 74.2% |
| 10 | SF | 3.76 | 3.62 | 71% |
| 11 | ATL | 2.58 | 2.44 | 67.7% |
| 12 | CLE | 1.38 | 1.24 | 64.5% |
| 13 | WAS | 0.94 | 0.80 | 61.3% |
| 14 | MIN | 0.45 | 0.31 | 58.1% |
| 15 | ARI | 0.40 | 0.26 | 54.8% |
| 16 | NE | 0.09 | -0.05 | 51.6% |
| 17 | LAC | 0.04 | -0.10 | 48.4% |
| 18 | DEN | -1.78 | -1.92 | 45.2% |
| 19 | PHI | -1.98 | -2.12 | 41.9% |
| 20 | IND | -2.14 | -2.28 | 38.7% |
| 21 | HOU | -3.03 | -3.16 | 35.5% |
| 22 | CHI | -3.30 | -3.44 | 32.3% |
| 23 | LV | -3.31 | -3.45 | 29% |
| 24 | JAX | -4.10 | -4.24 | 25.8% |
| 25 | TEN | -5.69 | -5.83 | 22.6% |
| 26 | SEA | -5.81 | -5.95 | 19.4% |
| 27 | DAL | -6.92 | -7.06 | 16.1% |
| 28 | DET | -7.32 | -7.45 | 12.9% |
| 29 | CIN | -7.39 | -7.53 | 9.7% |
| 30 | NYG | -8.03 | -8.17 | 6.5% |
| 31 | CAR | -10.81 | -10.95 | 3.2% |
| 32 | NYJ | -11.41 | -11.55 | 0% |
Year-over-year — 2020 vs 2019
Biggest movers from last season.
Biggest riser
WAS · +21.89
Biggest faller
DAL · −19.53
Most consistent
CIN · −0.11
League trend 2020 vs 2019
▲ 0.07
YoY by team — 2020 vs 2019
| Rank | Team | 2020 | 2019 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | WAS | 0.94 | -20.95 | +21.89 |
| 2 | MIA | 7.11 | -6.83 | +13.94 |
| 3 | BUF | 11.52 | -0.34 | +11.86 |
| 4 | ARI | 0.40 | -11.19 | +11.59 |
| 5 | GB | 10.00 | 0.20 | +9.80 |
| 6 | LAR | 8.17 | 0.29 | +7.88 |
| 7 | PIT | 5.08 | -1.67 | +6.75 |
| 8 | CLE | 1.38 | -4.19 | +5.57 |
| 9 | BAL | 14.54 | 10.71 | +3.83 |
| 10 | DEN | -1.78 | -5.10 | +3.32 |
| 11 | JAX | -4.10 | -7.31 | +3.20 |
| 12 | HOU | -3.03 | -5.48 | +2.45 |
| 13 | LAC | 0.04 | -1.60 | +1.64 |
| 14 | NO | 7.54 | 6.55 | +1.00 |
| 15 | CIN | -7.39 | -7.28 | −0.11 |
| 16 | ATL | 2.58 | 2.89 | −0.31 |
| 17 | KC | 8.06 | 9.29 | −1.22 |
| 18 | IND | -2.14 | -0.61 | −1.53 |
| 19 | TB | 5.79 | 8.05 | −2.26 |
| 20 | CAR | -10.81 | -8.33 | −2.49 |
| 21 | CHI | -3.30 | -0.28 | −3.03 |
| 22 | DET | -7.32 | -3.88 | −3.44 |
| 23 | MIN | 0.45 | 4.36 | −3.91 |
| 24 | LV | -3.31 | 0.70 | −4.01 |
| 25 | NYJ | -11.41 | -7.09 | −4.32 |
| 26 | NYG | -8.03 | -1.80 | −6.23 |
| 27 | SEA | -5.81 | 1.11 | −6.92 |
| 28 | TEN | -5.69 | 2.22 | −7.91 |
| 29 | SF | 3.76 | 11.76 | −8.00 |
| 30 | PHI | -1.98 | 10.98 | −12.96 |
| 31 | NE | 0.09 | 14.44 | −14.35 |
| 32 | DAL | -6.92 | 12.62 | −19.53 |
Multi-year context
7-year window (2019–2025)
Multi-year leader
BUF · 8.23
Multi-year laggard
CAR · -9.21
Biggest improver
DET · +2.81/yr
Biggest decliner
NE · −2.07/yr
Multi-year averages
| Rank | Team | Avg | Slope/yr | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUF | 8.23 | −0.53 | -0.34 | 11.52 | 16.71 | 13.82 | 11.95 | -0.05 | 3.98 |
| 2 | BAL | 7.25 | −1.07 | 10.71 | 14.54 | 1.30 | 7.04 | 4.99 | 9.03 | 3.14 |
| 3 | KC | 6.41 | −2.03 | 9.29 | 8.06 | 12.29 | 9.14 | 6.69 | 5.61 | -6.18 |
| 4 | TB | 5.66 | −0.38 | 8.05 | 5.79 | 9.01 | 0.14 | 1.52 | 12.78 | 2.35 |
| 5 | SF | 5.16 | −0.31 | 11.76 | 3.76 | 0.28 | 4.31 | 6.92 | -0.40 | 9.45 |
| 6 | DAL | 4.48 | −1.23 | 12.62 | -6.92 | 9.81 | 7.39 | 12.97 | 0.06 | -4.57 |
| 7 | GB | 4.10 | +0.38 | 0.20 | 10.00 | 1.14 | 2.18 | 5.96 | 1.25 | 7.99 |
| 8 | PHI | 3.51 | −0.80 | 10.98 | -1.98 | 1.72 | 7.27 | 1.42 | 8.61 | -3.43 |
| 9 | NO | 2.06 | −1.08 | 6.55 | 7.54 | -1.32 | 0.06 | 3.74 | -5.91 | 3.75 |
| 10 | LAC | 2.05 | +1.80 | -1.60 | 0.04 | -4.57 | 6.29 | -1.96 | 5.31 | 10.82 |
| 11 | LAR | 2.03 | −0.36 | 0.29 | 8.17 | 2.41 | -1.63 | 4.37 | -3.42 | 3.98 |
| 12 | PIT | 1.62 | −0.15 | -1.67 | 5.08 | 2.52 | 4.26 | -2.54 | 4.89 | -1.21 |
| 13 | MIN | 1.26 | −0.48 | 4.36 | 0.45 | 1.00 | 2.26 | -2.28 | 5.26 | -2.24 |
| 14 | NE | 1.08 | −2.07 | 14.44 | 0.09 | 7.08 | -4.57 | -6.71 | -7.68 | 4.90 |
| 15 | DEN | -0.60 | +2.08 | -5.10 | -1.78 | -6.24 | -4.68 | 3.16 | 1.55 | 8.92 |
| 16 | DET | -0.64 | +2.81 | -3.88 | -7.32 | -10.80 | -5.11 | 5.36 | 15.56 | 1.70 |
| 17 | CIN | -0.95 | +1.63 | -7.28 | -7.39 | -1.40 | 7.45 | -3.19 | 4.70 | 0.44 |
| 18 | MIA | -0.97 | −0.19 | -6.83 | 7.11 | -0.29 | -5.19 | 3.50 | 0.08 | -5.16 |
| 19 | SEA | -1.58 | +1.02 | 1.11 | -5.81 | -1.46 | -4.86 | -9.43 | -0.14 | 9.53 |
| 20 | CLE | -1.67 | −0.32 | -4.19 | 1.38 | -0.29 | -1.97 | 3.01 | -6.86 | -2.75 |
| 21 | TEN | -1.72 | −1.57 | 2.22 | -5.69 | 6.69 | 2.95 | -4.03 | -4.58 | -9.60 |
| 22 | ATL | -2.11 | −1.01 | 2.89 | 2.58 | -9.82 | -4.06 | 5.47 | -5.88 | -5.95 |
| 23 | IND | -2.19 | −0.38 | -0.61 | -2.14 | 0.48 | -4.34 | -1.29 | -7.34 | -0.05 |
| 24 | HOU | -2.55 | +1.23 | -5.48 | -3.03 | -3.78 | -9.96 | 1.36 | 2.35 | 0.72 |
| 25 | ARI | -2.98 | +0.32 | -11.19 | 0.40 | 8.14 | -7.57 | -7.86 | -0.42 | -2.37 |
| 26 | NYG | -3.25 | +0.30 | -1.80 | -8.03 | -3.50 | 2.51 | -7.02 | -5.31 | 0.36 |
| 27 | CHI | -3.31 | +0.19 | -0.28 | -3.30 | -5.83 | -7.35 | -3.24 | -4.87 | 1.71 |
| 28 | JAX | -3.71 | +0.84 | -7.31 | -4.10 | -7.17 | -1.32 | 1.34 | -7.14 | -0.27 |
| 29 | WAS | -4.30 | +2.36 | -20.95 | 0.94 | -10.05 | 3.27 | -5.83 | 6.74 | -4.21 |
| 30 | LV | -4.36 | −1.64 | 0.70 | -3.31 | -2.74 | -2.12 | -5.39 | -5.24 | -12.42 |
| 31 | NYJ | -6.41 | +1.10 | -7.09 | -11.41 | -8.24 | -3.70 | -11.23 | 0.85 | -4.01 |
| 32 | CAR | -9.21 | −0.81 | -8.33 | -10.81 | -2.22 | -9.67 | -6.90 | -14.89 | -11.62 |
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 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BAL | 10.71 | 14.54 | 1.30 | 7.04 | 4.99 | 9.03 | 3.14 |
| BUF | -0.34 | 11.52 | 16.71 | 13.82 | 11.95 | -0.05 | 3.98 |
| GB | 0.20 | 10.00 | 1.14 | 2.18 | 5.96 | 1.25 | 7.99 |
| LAR | 0.29 | 8.17 | 2.41 | -1.63 | 4.37 | -3.42 | 3.98 |
| KC | 9.29 | 8.06 | 12.29 | 9.14 | 6.69 | 5.61 | -6.18 |
| NO | 6.55 | 7.54 | -1.32 | 0.06 | 3.74 | -5.91 | 3.75 |
| MIA | -6.83 | 7.11 | -0.29 | -5.19 | 3.50 | 0.08 | -5.16 |
| TB | 8.05 | 5.79 | 9.01 | 0.14 | 1.52 | 12.78 | 2.35 |
| PIT | -1.67 | 5.08 | 2.52 | 4.26 | -2.54 | 4.89 | -1.21 |
| SF | 11.76 | 3.76 | 0.28 | 4.31 | 6.92 | -0.40 | 9.45 |
| ATL | 2.89 | 2.58 | -9.82 | -4.06 | 5.47 | -5.88 | -5.95 |
| CLE | -4.19 | 1.38 | -0.29 | -1.97 | 3.01 | -6.86 | -2.75 |
| WAS | -20.95 | 0.94 | -10.05 | 3.27 | -5.83 | 6.74 | -4.21 |
| MIN | 4.36 | 0.45 | 1.00 | 2.26 | -2.28 | 5.26 | -2.24 |
| ARI | -11.19 | 0.40 | 8.14 | -7.57 | -7.86 | -0.42 | -2.37 |
| NE | 14.44 | 0.09 | 7.08 | -4.57 | -6.71 | -7.68 | 4.90 |
| LAC | -1.60 | 0.04 | -4.57 | 6.29 | -1.96 | 5.31 | 10.82 |
| DEN | -5.10 | -1.78 | -6.24 | -4.68 | 3.16 | 1.55 | 8.92 |
| PHI | 10.98 | -1.98 | 1.72 | 7.27 | 1.42 | 8.61 | -3.43 |
| IND | -0.61 | -2.14 | 0.48 | -4.34 | -1.29 | -7.34 | -0.05 |
| HOU | -5.48 | -3.03 | -3.78 | -9.96 | 1.36 | 2.35 | 0.72 |
| CHI | -0.28 | -3.30 | -5.83 | -7.35 | -3.24 | -4.87 | 1.71 |
| LV | 0.70 | -3.31 | -2.74 | -2.12 | -5.39 | -5.24 | -12.42 |
| JAX | -7.31 | -4.10 | -7.17 | -1.32 | 1.34 | -7.14 | -0.27 |
| TEN | 2.22 | -5.69 | 6.69 | 2.95 | -4.03 | -4.58 | -9.60 |
| SEA | 1.11 | -5.81 | -1.46 | -4.86 | -9.43 | -0.14 | 9.53 |
| DAL | 12.62 | -6.92 | 9.81 | 7.39 | 12.97 | 0.06 | -4.57 |
| DET | -3.88 | -7.32 | -10.80 | -5.11 | 5.36 | 15.56 | 1.70 |
| CIN | -7.28 | -7.39 | -1.40 | 7.45 | -3.19 | 4.70 | 0.44 |
| NYG | -1.80 | -8.03 | -3.50 | 2.51 | -7.02 | -5.31 | 0.36 |
| CAR | -8.33 | -10.81 | -2.22 | -9.67 | -6.90 | -14.89 | -11.62 |
| NYJ | -7.09 | -11.41 | -8.24 | -3.70 | -11.23 | 0.85 | -4.01 |
Distribution
How the 32 teams cluster for 2020.
About this stat
- Stat ID
- net_third_down_pct
- Side
- net
- Family
- NET (Off − Def)
- Data source
- P + N
- Polarity
- higher is better (or neutral)
- Display grain
- rate
- Algorithm eligibility
- Algorithm-eligible: this stat can be picked in the Algorithm Builder.