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 2021 the Steelers led at 14.06; the league average was 12.72.

League snapshot — 2021

League leader

PIT · 14.06

League average

12.72

Best to worst

2.71

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	PIT	14.06	17
2	HOU	14	17
3	TEN	13.82	17
4	CAR	13.65	17
5	MIA	13.59	17
6	NYG	13.53	17
7	MIN	13.35	17
8	BAL	13.24	17
9	DAL	13.18	17
10	WAS	13.18	17
11	PHI	12.94	17
12	LAC	12.88	17
13	NO	12.88	17
14	TB	12.88	17
15	ARI	12.82	17
16	BUF	12.82	17
17	CHI	12.59	17
18	DEN	12.59	17
19	DET	12.53	17
20	CLE	12.47	17
21	NYJ	12.41	17
22	JAX	12.35	17
23	ATL	12.29	17
24	IND	12.24	17
25	CIN	12.18	17
26	LV	12.06	17
27	NE	12.06	17
28	LAR	12	17
29	KC	11.94	17
30	GB	11.76	17
31	SF	11.53	17
32	SEA	11.35	17

At a glance — 2021

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

PIT · 14.06

League laggard

SEA · 11.35

League average

12.72

Spread (max − min)

2.71

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	PIT	14.06	1.33	100%
2	HOU	14	1.28	96.8%
3	TEN	13.82	1.10	93.5%
4	CAR	13.65	0.92	90.3%
5	MIA	13.59	0.86	87.1%
6	NYG	13.53	0.81	83.9%
7	MIN	13.35	0.63	80.6%
8	BAL	13.24	0.51	77.4%
9	DAL	13.18	0.45	74.2%
10	WAS	13.18	0.45	71%
11	PHI	12.94	0.22	67.7%
12	LAC	12.88	0.16	64.5%
13	NO	12.88	0.16	61.3%
14	TB	12.88	0.16	58.1%
15	ARI	12.82	0.10	54.8%
16	BUF	12.82	0.10	51.6%
17	CHI	12.59	-0.14	48.4%
18	DEN	12.59	-0.14	45.2%
19	DET	12.53	-0.19	41.9%
20	CLE	12.47	-0.25	38.7%
21	NYJ	12.41	-0.31	35.5%
22	JAX	12.35	-0.37	32.3%
23	ATL	12.29	-0.43	29%
24	IND	12.24	-0.49	25.8%
25	CIN	12.18	-0.55	22.6%
26	LV	12.06	-0.67	19.4%
27	NE	12.06	-0.67	16.1%
28	LAR	12	-0.72	12.9%
29	KC	11.94	-0.78	9.7%
30	GB	11.76	-0.96	6.5%
31	SF	11.53	-1.19	3.2%
32	SEA	11.35	-1.37	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 2021 vs 2020

Steelers lead at 14.06 — they ranked #1 last year. Seahawks are last at 11.35 — #27 last year.

The league average is 12.72, up 0.19 from 12.53 last year.

Biggest riser: Titans, #31 → #3. Biggest faller: Rams, #2 → #28.

Spread between first and last: 2.71; 21 teams are within 0.69 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2021 vs 2020

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

TEN · +2.57

Biggest faller

LAR · −2

Most consistent

KC · −0.06

League trend 2021 vs 2020

▲ 0.19

Rank	Team	2021	2020	Δ
1	TEN	13.82	11.25	+2.57
2	HOU	14	11.81	+2.19
3	MIN	13.35	11.25	+2.10
4	CAR	13.65	12.13	+1.52
5	BUF	12.82	11.38	+1.45
6	NYG	13.53	12.25	+1.28
7	TB	12.88	11.69	+1.19
8	MIA	13.59	12.56	+1.03
9	GB	11.76	11.13	+0.64
10	DET	12.53	11.94	+0.59
11	NE	12.06	11.56	+0.50
12	ARI	12.82	12.50	+0.32
13	BAL	13.24	12.94	+0.30
14	CLE	12.47	12.19	+0.28
15	IND	12.24	12.06	+0.17
16	NO	12.88	12.75	+0.13
17	KC	11.94	12	−0.06
18	PIT	14.06	14.13	−0.07
19	CHI	12.59	12.69	−0.10
20	LV	12.06	12.31	−0.25
21	DAL	13.18	13.44	−0.26
22	SEA	11.35	11.63	−0.27
23	NYJ	12.41	12.75	−0.34
24	JAX	12.35	12.81	−0.46
25	DEN	12.59	13.06	−0.47
26	WAS	13.18	13.88	−0.70
27	SF	11.53	12.25	−0.72
28	PHI	12.94	13.69	−0.75
29	LAC	12.88	13.88	−0.99
30	CIN	12.18	13.31	−1.14
31	ATL	12.29	13.75	−1.46
32	LAR	12	14	−2

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

Third down att since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Jaguars (14.38), 2019 Eagles (14.25), 2020 Steelers (14.13), 2021 Steelers (14.06).

Steelers have led this stat 2 of 4 seasons.

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 2021.

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.