What Third down att is

Third downs faced by the offense. A high count can mean an offense that is often behind schedule on first and second down.

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

In 2019 the Eagles led at 14.25; the league average was 12.67.

League snapshot — 2019

League leader

PHI · 14.25

League average

12.67

Best to worst

3.06

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	PHI	14.25	16
2	NE	14.06	16
3	CIN	13.81	16
4	DET	13.69	16
5	JAX	13.56	16
6	CHI	13.44	16
7	BUF	13.25	16
8	NYJ	13.25	16
9	TB	13.25	16
10	NYG	13.19	16
11	LAR	13	16
12	CAR	12.94	16
13	ATL	12.88	16
14	IND	12.88	16
15	MIA	12.88	16
16	DAL	12.69	16
17	DEN	12.56	16
18	LV	12.56	16
19	SEA	12.44	16
20	SF	12.38	16
21	ARI	12.25	16
22	CLE	12.25	16
23	GB	12.25	16
24	PIT	12.19	16
25	HOU	12	16
26	LAC	12	16
27	MIN	12	16
28	NO	11.75	16
29	KC	11.69	16
30	BAL	11.50	16
31	TEN	11.31	16
32	WAS	11.19	16

At a glance — 2019

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

PHI · 14.25

League laggard

WAS · 11.19

League average

12.67

Spread (max − min)

3.06

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	PHI	14.25	1.58	100%
2	NE	14.06	1.40	96.8%
3	CIN	13.81	1.15	93.5%
4	DET	13.69	1.02	90.3%
5	JAX	13.56	0.90	87.1%
6	CHI	13.44	0.77	83.9%
7	BUF	13.25	0.58	80.6%
8	NYJ	13.25	0.58	77.4%
9	TB	13.25	0.58	74.2%
10	NYG	13.19	0.52	71%
11	LAR	13	0.33	67.7%
12	CAR	12.94	0.27	64.5%
13	ATL	12.88	0.21	61.3%
14	IND	12.88	0.21	58.1%
15	MIA	12.88	0.21	54.8%
16	DAL	12.69	0.02	51.6%
17	DEN	12.56	-0.10	48.4%
18	LV	12.56	-0.10	45.2%
19	SEA	12.44	-0.23	41.9%
20	SF	12.38	-0.29	38.7%
21	ARI	12.25	-0.42	35.5%
22	CLE	12.25	-0.42	32.3%
23	GB	12.25	-0.42	29%
24	PIT	12.19	-0.48	25.8%
25	HOU	12	-0.67	22.6%
26	LAC	12	-0.67	19.4%
27	MIN	12	-0.67	16.1%
28	NO	11.75	-0.92	12.9%
29	KC	11.69	-0.98	9.7%
30	BAL	11.50	-1.17	6.5%
31	TEN	11.31	-1.35	3.2%
32	WAS	11.19	-1.48	0%

Does Third down att matter against the spread?

Run as a one-stat algorithm against the closing line, this stat went 775–803–37 ATS (49.1%) across 2020–2025, #267 of 296 ranked.

Its best season was 2020 (131–123, 51.6%); its worst 2024 (119–144, 45.2%).

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

Season	Games	ATS record	ATS %
2020	256	131–123–2	51.6%
2021	272	129–141–2	47.8%
2022	271	136–128–7	51.5%
2023	272	124–134–14	48.1%
2024	272	119–144–9	45.2%
2025	272	136–133–3	50.6%

Third down att in 2019 vs 2018

Eagles lead at 14.25 — they ranked #16 last year. Commanders are last at 11.19 — #11 last year.

The league average is 12.67, up 0.16 from 12.50 last year.

Biggest riser: Bengals, #25 → #3. Biggest faller: Ravens, #2 → #30.

Spread between first and last: 3.06; 22 teams are within 0.78 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2019 vs 2018

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

CIN · +2

Biggest faller

BAL · −2.69

Most consistent

NYJ · 0

League trend 2019 vs 2018

▲ 0.16

Rank	Team	2019	2018	Δ
1	CIN	13.81	11.81	+2
2	NE	14.06	12.38	+1.69
3	TB	13.25	11.63	+1.63
4	PHI	14.25	12.69	+1.56
5	CAR	12.94	11.44	+1.50
6	MIA	12.88	11.56	+1.31
7	LAR	13	11.81	+1.19
8	LAC	12	10.88	+1.13
9	CHI	13.44	12.50	+0.94
10	DET	13.69	12.94	+0.75
11	KC	11.69	11	+0.69
12	LV	12.56	12.06	+0.50
13	NO	11.75	11.25	+0.50
14	SF	12.38	11.88	+0.50
15	NYG	13.19	12.88	+0.31
16	ATL	12.88	12.63	+0.25
17	NYJ	13.25	13.25	0
18	BUF	13.25	13.31	−0.06
19	ARI	12.25	12.38	−0.13
20	IND	12.88	13	−0.13
21	DEN	12.56	12.81	−0.25
22	PIT	12.19	12.44	−0.25
23	SEA	12.44	12.69	−0.25
24	GB	12.25	12.75	−0.50
25	CLE	12.25	12.88	−0.63
26	DAL	12.69	13.38	−0.69
27	MIN	12	12.69	−0.69
28	JAX	13.56	14.38	−0.81
29	HOU	12	13.06	−1.06
30	TEN	11.31	12.75	−1.44
31	WAS	11.19	12.88	−1.69
32	BAL	11.50	14.19	−2.69

Multi-year context

7-year window (2020–2026)

Multi-year leader

LAC · 13.76

Multi-year laggard

SF · 11.56

Biggest improver

CHI · +0.22/yr

Biggest decliner

BAL · −0.47/yr

Rank	Team	Avg	Slope/yr	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
1	LAC	13.76	−0.02	13.88	12.88	15	13.88	12.76	14.71	13.20
2	PIT	13.30	−0.38	14.13	14.06	13.88	13.47	13.35	12.24	12
3	CLE	13.29	+0.14	12.19	12.47	13.41	14.76	13.94	13.82	12.40
4	NYG	13.28	+0.18	12.25	13.53	12.24	14.47	13.53	13.12	13.80
5	CHI	13.26	+0.22	12.69	12.59	12.76	13.94	13.41	13.41	14
6	HOU	13.21	+0.11	11.81	14	13	13.59	13.53	13.53	13
7	TB	13.18	+0.18	11.69	12.88	14.29	13.65	12.76	13.35	13.60
8	NO	13.17	+0.19	12.75	12.88	12.76	13.71	12.65	13.06	14.40
9	NYJ	13.16	+0.06	12.75	12.41	14.06	13.88	12.35	13.47	13.20
10	PHI	13.15	−0.04	13.69	12.94	12.94	13.12	13.59	12.18	13.60
11	DEN	13.12	+0.04	13.06	12.59	13.53	12.82	13.41	13.65	12.80
12	ARI	13.01	+0.17	12.50	12.82	13.59	13.12	11.29	13.18	14.60
13	WAS	12.99	−0.19	13.88	13.18	13.47	12.76	12.82	11	13.80
14	DAL	12.95	−0.26	13.44	13.18	13.53	13.29	13.35	12.06	11.80
15	CIN	12.78	+0.03	13.31	12.18	12.75	12.59	12.59	12.82	13.20
16	MIN	12.74	+0.22	11.25	13.35	13.29	13.12	11.71	11.29	15.20
17	CAR	12.74	−0.06	12.13	13.65	11.88	14.65	12.41	11.94	12.50
18	IND	12.70	+0.06	12.06	12.24	13.41	13.59	12.82	11.35	13.40
19	TEN	12.60	+0.04	11.25	13.82	12.76	12.29	12.65	13.65	11.80
20	LV	12.51	+0.11	12.31	12.06	12.29	12.53	13.06	12.53	12.80
21	JAX	12.48	−0.10	12.81	12.35	12.59	13.18	12	12.41	12
22	LAR	12.43	−0.23	14	12	12.47	13.18	11.53	11.06	12.80
23	ATL	12.41	−0.17	13.75	12.29	11.35	13.24	12.18	12.06	12
24	KC	12.31	+0.15	12	11.94	11.29	12.76	13.24	12.71	12.25
25	DET	12.31	−0.03	11.94	12.53	12.35	13	12	12.53	11.80
26	NE	12.21	+0.06	11.56	12.06	12.35	13.06	12.59	11.47	12.40
27	MIA	12.20	−0.12	12.56	13.59	11.29	11.71	12.35	11.29	12.60
28	BAL	11.98	−0.47	12.94	13.24	12.65	12.12	11.12	11.82	10
29	BUF	11.82	−0.19	11.38	12.82	11.81	12.82	11.65	12.06	10.20
30	SEA	11.77	+0.03	11.63	11.35	11.76	12.12	12.24	11.88	11.40
31	GB	11.76	+0.04	11.13	11.76	11.65	13.06	11.24	12.12	11.40
32	SF	11.56	−0.17	12.25	11.53	12.35	10.53	11.53	12.29	10.40

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	2020	2021	2022	2023	2024	2025	2026
MIN	11.25	13.35	13.29	13.12	11.71	11.29	15.20
ARI	12.50	12.82	13.59	13.12	11.29	13.18	14.60
NO	12.75	12.88	12.76	13.71	12.65	13.06	14.40
CHI	12.69	12.59	12.76	13.94	13.41	13.41	14
NYG	12.25	13.53	12.24	14.47	13.53	13.12	13.80
WAS	13.88	13.18	13.47	12.76	12.82	11	13.80
PHI	13.69	12.94	12.94	13.12	13.59	12.18	13.60
TB	11.69	12.88	14.29	13.65	12.76	13.35	13.60
IND	12.06	12.24	13.41	13.59	12.82	11.35	13.40
CIN	13.31	12.18	12.75	12.59	12.59	12.82	13.20
LAC	13.88	12.88	15	13.88	12.76	14.71	13.20
NYJ	12.75	12.41	14.06	13.88	12.35	13.47	13.20
HOU	11.81	14	13	13.59	13.53	13.53	13
DEN	13.06	12.59	13.53	12.82	13.41	13.65	12.80
LV	12.31	12.06	12.29	12.53	13.06	12.53	12.80
LAR	14	12	12.47	13.18	11.53	11.06	12.80
MIA	12.56	13.59	11.29	11.71	12.35	11.29	12.60
CAR	12.13	13.65	11.88	14.65	12.41	11.94	12.50
CLE	12.19	12.47	13.41	14.76	13.94	13.82	12.40
NE	11.56	12.06	12.35	13.06	12.59	11.47	12.40
KC	12	11.94	11.29	12.76	13.24	12.71	12.25
ATL	13.75	12.29	11.35	13.24	12.18	12.06	12
JAX	12.81	12.35	12.59	13.18	12	12.41	12
PIT	14.13	14.06	13.88	13.47	13.35	12.24	12
DAL	13.44	13.18	13.53	13.29	13.35	12.06	11.80
DET	11.94	12.53	12.35	13	12	12.53	11.80
TEN	11.25	13.82	12.76	12.29	12.65	13.65	11.80
GB	11.13	11.76	11.65	13.06	11.24	12.12	11.40
SEA	11.63	11.35	11.76	12.12	12.24	11.88	11.40
SF	12.25	11.53	12.35	10.53	11.53	12.29	10.40
BUF	11.38	12.82	11.81	12.82	11.65	12.06	10.20
BAL	12.94	13.24	12.65	12.12	11.12	11.82	10

Third down att since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Jaguars (14.38), 2019 Eagles (14.25).

The best season on record is Jaguars 2018 at 14.38; the worst Chargers 2018 at 10.88.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2019.

About this stat

Stat ID: off_team_conversions_third_down_att
Side: offensive
Family: Conversions
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.