NET: Third down success (Off − Def)
Third downs converted against those surrendered.
P + N
About this stat ↓League snapshot — 2021
- League leaderBUF 2.24
- League average0.00
- Best to worst3.59
All 32 teams, higher is better.
At a glance — 2021
Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.
League leader
BUF · 2.24
League laggard
WAS · -1.35
League average
0.00
Spread (max − min)
3.59
All teams — 2021
| Rank | Team | Value | Δ vs avg | Percentile |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUF | 2.24 | 2.24 | 100% |
| 2 | KC | 1.59 | 1.59 | 96.8% |
| 3 | TEN | 1.47 | 1.47 | 93.5% |
| 4 | DAL | 1.35 | 1.35 | 90.3% |
| 5 | ARI | 1.29 | 1.29 | 87.1% |
| 6 | TB | 1 | 1 | 83.9% |
| 7 | NE | 0.76 | 0.76 | 80.6% |
| 8 | BAL | 0.65 | 0.65 | 77.4% |
| 9 | PIT | 0.53 | 0.53 | 74.2% |
| 10 | MIN | 0.41 | 0.41 | 71% |
| 11 | HOU | 0.35 | 0.35 | 67.7% |
| 12 | PHI | 0.35 | 0.35 | 64.5% |
| 13 | CAR | 0.06 | 0.06 | 61.3% |
| 14 | GB | 0.06 | 0.06 | 58.1% |
| 15 | IND | 0.06 | 0.06 | 54.8% |
| 16 | MIA | 0.06 | 0.06 | 51.6% |
| 17 | CLE | -0.18 | -0.18 | 48.4% |
| 18 | LAR | -0.18 | -0.18 | 45.2% |
| 19 | NYG | -0.35 | -0.35 | 41.9% |
| 20 | CIN | -0.47 | -0.47 | 38.7% |
| 21 | LAC | -0.47 | -0.47 | 35.5% |
| 22 | SF | -0.53 | -0.53 | 32.3% |
| 23 | CHI | -0.59 | -0.59 | 29% |
| 24 | NO | -0.59 | -0.59 | 25.8% |
| 25 | LV | -0.88 | -0.88 | 22.6% |
| 26 | SEA | -0.88 | -0.88 | 19.4% |
| 27 | DEN | -1 | -1 | 16.1% |
| 28 | DET | -1.06 | -1.06 | 12.9% |
| 29 | JAX | -1.12 | -1.12 | 9.7% |
| 30 | NYJ | -1.24 | -1.24 | 6.5% |
| 31 | ATL | -1.35 | -1.35 | 3.2% |
| 32 | WAS | -1.35 | -1.35 | 0% |
Year-over-year — 2021 vs 2020
Biggest movers from last season.
Biggest riser
TEN · +3.16
Biggest faller
ATL · −2.42
Most consistent
CHI · −0.03
League trend 2021 vs 2020
▼ 0.00
YoY by team — 2021 vs 2020
| Rank | Team | 2021 | 2020 | Δ |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TEN | 1.47 | -1.69 | +3.16 |
| 2 | DAL | 1.35 | -0.75 | +2.10 |
| 3 | CAR | 0.06 | -1.38 | +1.43 |
| 4 | ARI | 1.29 | 0 | +1.29 |
| 5 | BUF | 2.24 | 1.06 | +1.17 |
| 6 | HOU | 0.35 | -0.69 | +1.04 |
| 7 | SEA | -0.88 | -1.75 | +0.87 |
| 8 | NYG | -0.35 | -1.13 | +0.77 |
| 9 | TB | 1 | 0.25 | +0.75 |
| 10 | NE | 0.76 | 0.06 | +0.70 |
| 11 | IND | 0.06 | -0.50 | +0.56 |
| 12 | KC | 1.59 | 1.13 | +0.46 |
| 13 | MIN | 0.41 | 0 | +0.41 |
| 14 | CIN | -0.47 | -0.88 | +0.40 |
| 15 | PHI | 0.35 | 0 | +0.35 |
| 16 | NYJ | -1.24 | -1.31 | +0.08 |
| 17 | CHI | -0.59 | -0.56 | −0.03 |
| 18 | CLE | -0.18 | 0 | −0.18 |
| 19 | DET | -1.06 | -0.81 | −0.25 |
| 20 | PIT | 0.53 | 0.81 | −0.28 |
| 21 | LV | -0.88 | -0.56 | −0.32 |
| 22 | DEN | -1 | -0.44 | −0.56 |
| 23 | GB | 0.06 | 0.94 | −0.88 |
| 24 | JAX | -1.12 | -0.19 | −0.93 |
| 25 | SF | -0.53 | 0.44 | −0.97 |
| 26 | LAC | -0.47 | 0.56 | −1.03 |
| 27 | MIA | 0.06 | 1.25 | −1.19 |
| 28 | NO | -0.59 | 0.94 | −1.53 |
| 29 | BAL | 0.65 | 2.25 | −1.60 |
| 30 | LAR | -0.18 | 1.50 | −1.68 |
| 31 | WAS | -1.35 | 0.38 | −1.73 |
| 32 | ATL | -1.35 | 1.06 | −2.42 |
Multi-year context
7-year window (2019–2025)
Multi-year leader
BUF · 0.94
Multi-year laggard
CAR · -1.06
Biggest improver
WAS · +0.36/yr
Biggest decliner
NE · −0.36/yr
Multi-year averages
| Rank | Team | Avg | Slope/yr | 2019 | 2020 | 2021 | 2022 | 2023 | 2024 | 2025 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUF | 0.94 | −0.04 | 0 | 1.06 | 2.24 | 1.19 | 1.65 | -0.06 | 0.53 |
| 2 | DAL | 0.78 | −0.11 | 1.69 | -0.75 | 1.35 | 1 | 2.06 | 0.53 | -0.41 |
| 3 | TB | 0.77 | +0.09 | 0.94 | 0.25 | 1 | 0.18 | 0.35 | 1.76 | 0.94 |
| 4 | LAC | 0.73 | +0.32 | -0.25 | 0.56 | -0.47 | 2.24 | -0.18 | 0.53 | 2.65 |
| 5 | KC | 0.66 | −0.22 | 0.75 | 1.13 | 1.59 | 0.35 | 0.76 | 1 | -0.94 |
| 6 | BAL | 0.65 | −0.32 | 1 | 2.25 | 0.65 | 1.06 | -0.29 | 0.12 | -0.24 |
| 7 | PHI | 0.56 | −0.22 | 2.06 | 0 | 0.35 | 0.94 | -0.12 | 1.59 | -0.88 |
| 8 | SF | 0.41 | −0.05 | 1.56 | 0.44 | -0.53 | 0.41 | -0.12 | -0.53 | 1.65 |
| 9 | GB | 0.38 | +0.02 | 0 | 0.94 | 0.06 | 0.41 | 0.71 | -0.18 | 0.71 |
| 10 | PIT | 0.27 | −0.04 | -0.50 | 0.81 | 0.53 | 1.12 | -0.41 | 1.18 | -0.82 |
| 11 | DET | 0.15 | +0.35 | -0.25 | -0.81 | -1.06 | -0.41 | 1.12 | 2.24 | 0.24 |
| 12 | NO | 0.12 | −0.04 | 0.31 | 0.94 | -0.59 | -0.41 | 0.76 | -0.94 | 0.76 |
| 13 | LAR | 0.10 | −0.14 | -0.19 | 1.50 | -0.18 | -0.06 | 0.53 | -0.59 | -0.35 |
| 14 | NE | 0.07 | −0.36 | 2.50 | 0.06 | 0.76 | -1.24 | -1.12 | -0.94 | 0.47 |
| 15 | MIN | -0.03 | −0.11 | 0 | 0 | 0.41 | 0.53 | -0.47 | 0.24 | -0.88 |
| 16 | CIN | -0.05 | +0.24 | -0.63 | -0.88 | -0.47 | 0.75 | -0.35 | 0.76 | 0.47 |
| 17 | CLE | -0.05 | +0.03 | -0.44 | 0 | -0.18 | 0.12 | 0.82 | -0.59 | -0.12 |
| 18 | DEN | -0.10 | +0.32 | -0.88 | -0.44 | -1 | -0.41 | 0.76 | 0.12 | 1.12 |
| 19 | CHI | -0.10 | +0.14 | 0.13 | -0.56 | -0.59 | -0.47 | -0.06 | -0.29 | 1.12 |
| 20 | NYG | -0.19 | +0.17 | -0.31 | -1.13 | -0.35 | 0.41 | -0.29 | -0.35 | 0.71 |
| 21 | HOU | -0.19 | +0.22 | -0.94 | -0.69 | 0.35 | -1.18 | 0.29 | 0.53 | 0.29 |
| 22 | ARI | -0.22 | +0.14 | -1.88 | 0 | 1.29 | -0.29 | -0.53 | -0.41 | 0.29 |
| 23 | MIA | -0.22 | −0.12 | -0.56 | 1.25 | 0.06 | -1.53 | 0.06 | 0.12 | -0.94 |
| 24 | ATL | -0.25 | −0.25 | 0.75 | 1.06 | -1.35 | -1.12 | 0.76 | -0.82 | -1 |
| 25 | TEN | -0.33 | −0.04 | -0.25 | -1.69 | 1.47 | 0.24 | -1 | -0.53 | -0.53 |
| 26 | IND | -0.41 | −0.16 | 0.25 | -0.50 | 0.06 | -0.47 | -0.35 | -1.24 | -0.59 |
| 27 | JAX | -0.46 | −0.03 | -0.25 | -0.19 | -1.12 | -0.29 | 0.18 | -1.35 | -0.18 |
| 28 | LV | -0.68 | −0.26 | 0.44 | -0.56 | -0.88 | -0.24 | -1 | -0.59 | -1.94 |
| 29 | WAS | -0.69 | +0.36 | -3.81 | 0.38 | -1.35 | 0.82 | -0.94 | 1.12 | -1.06 |
| 30 | SEA | -0.71 | +0.07 | 0.50 | -1.75 | -0.88 | -1.18 | -1.82 | -0.35 | 0.53 |
| 31 | NYJ | -0.85 | +0.20 | -1.19 | -1.31 | -1.24 | -0.59 | -1.65 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| 32 | CAR | -1.06 | −0.16 | -0.56 | -1.38 | 0.06 | -1.76 | -0.12 | -2.12 | -1.53 |
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 | 0 | 1.06 | 2.24 | 1.19 | 1.65 | -0.06 | 0.53 |
| KC | 0.75 | 1.13 | 1.59 | 0.35 | 0.76 | 1 | -0.94 |
| TEN | -0.25 | -1.69 | 1.47 | 0.24 | -1 | -0.53 | -0.53 |
| DAL | 1.69 | -0.75 | 1.35 | 1 | 2.06 | 0.53 | -0.41 |
| ARI | -1.88 | 0 | 1.29 | -0.29 | -0.53 | -0.41 | 0.29 |
| TB | 0.94 | 0.25 | 1 | 0.18 | 0.35 | 1.76 | 0.94 |
| NE | 2.50 | 0.06 | 0.76 | -1.24 | -1.12 | -0.94 | 0.47 |
| BAL | 1 | 2.25 | 0.65 | 1.06 | -0.29 | 0.12 | -0.24 |
| PIT | -0.50 | 0.81 | 0.53 | 1.12 | -0.41 | 1.18 | -0.82 |
| MIN | 0 | 0 | 0.41 | 0.53 | -0.47 | 0.24 | -0.88 |
| HOU | -0.94 | -0.69 | 0.35 | -1.18 | 0.29 | 0.53 | 0.29 |
| PHI | 2.06 | 0 | 0.35 | 0.94 | -0.12 | 1.59 | -0.88 |
| CAR | -0.56 | -1.38 | 0.06 | -1.76 | -0.12 | -2.12 | -1.53 |
| GB | 0 | 0.94 | 0.06 | 0.41 | 0.71 | -0.18 | 0.71 |
| IND | 0.25 | -0.50 | 0.06 | -0.47 | -0.35 | -1.24 | -0.59 |
| MIA | -0.56 | 1.25 | 0.06 | -1.53 | 0.06 | 0.12 | -0.94 |
| CLE | -0.44 | 0 | -0.18 | 0.12 | 0.82 | -0.59 | -0.12 |
| LAR | -0.19 | 1.50 | -0.18 | -0.06 | 0.53 | -0.59 | -0.35 |
| NYG | -0.31 | -1.13 | -0.35 | 0.41 | -0.29 | -0.35 | 0.71 |
| CIN | -0.63 | -0.88 | -0.47 | 0.75 | -0.35 | 0.76 | 0.47 |
| LAC | -0.25 | 0.56 | -0.47 | 2.24 | -0.18 | 0.53 | 2.65 |
| SF | 1.56 | 0.44 | -0.53 | 0.41 | -0.12 | -0.53 | 1.65 |
| CHI | 0.13 | -0.56 | -0.59 | -0.47 | -0.06 | -0.29 | 1.12 |
| NO | 0.31 | 0.94 | -0.59 | -0.41 | 0.76 | -0.94 | 0.76 |
| LV | 0.44 | -0.56 | -0.88 | -0.24 | -1 | -0.59 | -1.94 |
| SEA | 0.50 | -1.75 | -0.88 | -1.18 | -1.82 | -0.35 | 0.53 |
| DEN | -0.88 | -0.44 | -1 | -0.41 | 0.76 | 0.12 | 1.12 |
| DET | -0.25 | -0.81 | -1.06 | -0.41 | 1.12 | 2.24 | 0.24 |
| JAX | -0.25 | -0.19 | -1.12 | -0.29 | 0.18 | -1.35 | -0.18 |
| NYJ | -1.19 | -1.31 | -1.24 | -0.59 | -1.65 | 0.06 | -0.06 |
| ATL | 0.75 | 1.06 | -1.35 | -1.12 | 0.76 | -0.82 | -1 |
| WAS | -3.81 | 0.38 | -1.35 | 0.82 | -0.94 | 1.12 | -1.06 |
Distribution
How the 32 teams cluster for 2021.
About this stat
- Stat ID
- net_third_down_success
- 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.