NET: Third down pct (Off − Def)

Third-down conversion rate minus the rate allowed. Where drives live or die, both ways.

NET · NET (Off − Def)P + N
About this stat ↓

League snapshot — 2023

  • League leaderDAL 12.97
  • League average0.15
  • Best to worst24.20

All 32 teams, higher is better.

At a glance — 2023

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader
DAL · 12.97
League laggard
NYJ · -11.23
League average
0.15
Spread (max − min)
24.20

Year-over-year — 2023 vs 2022

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser
HOU · +11.32
Biggest faller
CIN · −10.65
Most consistent
ARI · −0.28
League trend 2023 vs 2022
▲ 0.08

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 heatmap

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

Team2019202020212022202320242025
DAL12.62-6.929.817.3912.970.06-4.57
BUF-0.3411.5216.7113.8211.95-0.053.98
SF11.763.760.284.316.92-0.409.45
KC9.298.0612.299.146.695.61-6.18
GB0.2010.001.142.185.961.257.99
ATL2.892.58-9.82-4.065.47-5.88-5.95
DET-3.88-7.32-10.80-5.115.3615.561.70
BAL10.7114.541.307.044.999.033.14
LAR0.298.172.41-1.634.37-3.423.98
NO6.557.54-1.320.063.74-5.913.75
MIA-6.837.11-0.29-5.193.500.08-5.16
DEN-5.10-1.78-6.24-4.683.161.558.92
CLE-4.191.38-0.29-1.973.01-6.86-2.75
TB8.055.799.010.141.5212.782.35
PHI10.98-1.981.727.271.428.61-3.43
HOU-5.48-3.03-3.78-9.961.362.350.72
JAX-7.31-4.10-7.17-1.321.34-7.14-0.27
IND-0.61-2.140.48-4.34-1.29-7.34-0.05
LAC-1.600.04-4.576.29-1.965.3110.82
MIN4.360.451.002.26-2.285.26-2.24
PIT-1.675.082.524.26-2.544.89-1.21
CIN-7.28-7.39-1.407.45-3.194.700.44
CHI-0.28-3.30-5.83-7.35-3.24-4.871.71
TEN2.22-5.696.692.95-4.03-4.58-9.60
LV0.70-3.31-2.74-2.12-5.39-5.24-12.42
WAS-20.950.94-10.053.27-5.836.74-4.21
NE14.440.097.08-4.57-6.71-7.684.90
CAR-8.33-10.81-2.22-9.67-6.90-14.89-11.62
NYG-1.80-8.03-3.502.51-7.02-5.310.36
ARI-11.190.408.14-7.57-7.86-0.42-2.37
SEA1.11-5.81-1.46-4.86-9.43-0.149.53
NYJ-7.09-11.41-8.24-3.70-11.230.85-4.01

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2023.

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.