NFL Team Explorer
How does each club's offense line up against its defense — or its pass rush against its protection? Pick any two of 18 team measures; better is always up and to the right.
2026 seasonthrough 4 games
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San Francisco 49ers are the best combination: 1st in third-down conversion rate (63.0%) and 7th in yards per play allowed (4.8). Clubs good at one tend to be worse at the other (r = -0.22, oriented so positive means good goes with good).
Third-down conversion rate across, yards per play allowed up. A lower-is-better axis is inverted so better stays up and right.
Ranked by third-down conversion rate32 teams
| Team | 3rd % | Y/P al. |
|---|---|---|
1 San Francisco 49ers | 63.0% | 4.8#7 |
2 Dallas Cowboys | 57.1% | 6.0#27 |
3 Buffalo Bills | 54.5% | 5.4#19 |
4 New Orleans Saints | 53.2% | 5.3#15 |
5 Jacksonville Jaguars | 52.9% | 5.8#25 |
6 Chicago Bears | 47.6% | 6.1#28 |
7 Cincinnati Bengals | 46.3% | 5.6#22 |
8 Philadelphia Eagles | 46.3% | 5.1#13 |
9 Kansas City Chiefs | 45.9% | 4.7#3 |
10 Los Angeles Rams | 42.9% | 4.6#2 |
11 New York Giants | 42.1% | 5.8#26 |
12 Miami Dolphins | 41.5% | 6.1#29 |
13 Detroit Lions | 41.2% | 5.8#24 |
14 Las Vegas Raiders | 41.0% | 5.2#14 |
15 Arizona Cardinals | 40.9% | 6.5#31 |
16 Indianapolis Colts | 40.5% | 6.5#32 |
17 Tennessee Titans | 39.5% | 4.9#8 |
18 Washington Commanders | 38.1% | 6.4#30 |
19 New York Jets | 37.2% | 4.8#4 |
20 Baltimore Ravens | 37.0% | 5.1#11 |
21 Carolina Panthers | 36.8% | 5.5#20 |
22 Houston Texans | 36.4% | 5.4#16 |
23 Denver Broncos | 36.1% | 5.6#21 |
24 Los Angeles Chargers | 35.1% | 5.4#17 |
25 Atlanta Falcons | 34.3% | 5.0#10 |
26 Seattle Seahawks | 33.3% | 3.8#1 |
27 Cleveland Browns | 32.6% | 5.4#18 |
28 Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 32.6% | 4.9#9 |
29 New England Patriots | 32.5% | 4.8#6 |
30 Pittsburgh Steelers | 32.0% | 5.7#23 |
31 Minnesota Vikings | 30.2% | 4.8#5 |
32 Green Bay Packers | 27.8% | 5.1#12 |
How these are measured
Season numbers from ESPN's team statistics, raw per game or per play — not adjusted for the opponents faced. Dashed lines mark the league median; the dashed diagonal is the least-squares line, and r under the chart says how tightly the two move together. Full definitions are on team stats.