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 2022 the Chargers led at 15; the league average was 12.77.

League snapshot — 2022

League leader

LAC · 15

League average

12.77

Best to worst

3.71

All 32 teams, higher is better.

Rank	Team	Value	Games
1	LAC	15	17
2	TB	14.29	17
3	NYJ	14.06	17
4	PIT	13.88	17
5	ARI	13.59	17
6	DAL	13.53	17
7	DEN	13.53	17
8	WAS	13.47	17
9	CLE	13.41	17
10	IND	13.41	17
11	MIN	13.29	17
12	HOU	13	17
13	PHI	12.94	17
14	CHI	12.76	17
15	NO	12.76	17
16	TEN	12.76	17
17	CIN	12.75	16
18	BAL	12.65	17
19	JAX	12.59	17
20	LAR	12.47	17
21	DET	12.35	17
22	NE	12.35	17
23	SF	12.35	17
24	LV	12.29	17
25	NYG	12.24	17
26	CAR	11.88	17
27	BUF	11.81	16
28	SEA	11.76	17
29	GB	11.65	17
30	ATL	11.35	17
31	KC	11.29	17
32	MIA	11.29	17

At a glance — 2022

Where the 32 teams sit on this stat this season.

League leader

LAC · 15

League laggard

MIA · 11.29

League average

12.77

Spread (max − min)

3.71

Rank	Team	Value	Δ vs avg	Percentile
1	LAC	15	2.23	100%
2	TB	14.29	1.52	96.8%
3	NYJ	14.06	1.28	93.5%
4	PIT	13.88	1.11	90.3%
5	ARI	13.59	0.81	87.1%
6	DAL	13.53	0.75	83.9%
7	DEN	13.53	0.75	80.6%
8	WAS	13.47	0.70	77.4%
9	CLE	13.41	0.64	74.2%
10	IND	13.41	0.64	71%
11	MIN	13.29	0.52	67.7%
12	HOU	13	0.23	64.5%
13	PHI	12.94	0.17	61.3%
14	CHI	12.76	-0.01	58.1%
15	NO	12.76	-0.01	54.8%
16	TEN	12.76	-0.01	51.6%
17	CIN	12.75	-0.02	48.4%
18	BAL	12.65	-0.13	45.2%
19	JAX	12.59	-0.19	41.9%
20	LAR	12.47	-0.30	38.7%
21	DET	12.35	-0.42	35.5%
22	NE	12.35	-0.42	32.3%
23	SF	12.35	-0.42	29%
24	LV	12.29	-0.48	25.8%
25	NYG	12.24	-0.54	22.6%
26	CAR	11.88	-0.89	19.4%
27	BUF	11.81	-0.96	16.1%
28	SEA	11.76	-1.01	12.9%
29	GB	11.65	-1.13	9.7%
30	ATL	11.35	-1.42	6.5%
31	KC	11.29	-1.48	3.2%
32	MIA	11.29	-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 2022 vs 2021

Chargers lead at 15 — they ranked #12 last year. Dolphins are last at 11.29 — #5 last year.

The league average is 12.77, up 0.05 from 12.72 last year.

Biggest riser: Jets, #21 → #3. Biggest faller: Dolphins, #5 → #32.

Spread between first and last: 3.71; 21 teams are within 0.89 of the average.

Year-over-year — 2022 vs 2021

Biggest movers from last season.

Biggest riser

LAC · +2.12

Biggest faller

MIA · −2.29

Most consistent

PHI · 0

League trend 2022 vs 2021

▲ 0.05

Rank	Team	2022	2021	Δ
1	LAC	15	12.88	+2.12
2	NYJ	14.06	12.41	+1.65
3	TB	14.29	12.88	+1.41
4	IND	13.41	12.24	+1.18
5	CLE	13.41	12.47	+0.94
6	DEN	13.53	12.59	+0.94
7	SF	12.35	11.53	+0.82
8	ARI	13.59	12.82	+0.76
9	CIN	12.75	12.18	+0.57
10	LAR	12.47	12	+0.47
11	SEA	11.76	11.35	+0.41
12	DAL	13.53	13.18	+0.35
13	NE	12.35	12.06	+0.29
14	WAS	13.47	13.18	+0.29
15	LV	12.29	12.06	+0.24
16	JAX	12.59	12.35	+0.24
17	CHI	12.76	12.59	+0.18
18	PHI	12.94	12.94	0
19	MIN	13.29	13.35	−0.06
20	NO	12.76	12.88	−0.12
21	GB	11.65	11.76	−0.12
22	DET	12.35	12.53	−0.18
23	PIT	13.88	14.06	−0.18
24	BAL	12.65	13.24	−0.59
25	KC	11.29	11.94	−0.65
26	ATL	11.35	12.29	−0.94
27	HOU	13	14	−1
28	BUF	11.81	12.82	−1.01
29	TEN	12.76	13.82	−1.06
30	NYG	12.24	13.53	−1.29
31	CAR	11.88	13.65	−1.76
32	MIA	11.29	13.59	−2.29

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

Third down att since 2018

Leaders since 2018: 2018 Jaguars (14.38), 2019 Eagles (14.25), 2020 Steelers (14.13), 2021 Steelers (14.06), 2022 Chargers (15).

Steelers have led this stat 2 of 5 seasons.

The best season on record is Chargers 2022 at 15; the worst Chargers 2018 at 10.88.

Distribution

How the 32 teams cluster for 2022.

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.