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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

Seattle Seahawks are the best combination: 2nd in third-down rate allowed (26.8%) and 5th in passing yards per game (266.7). Clubs good at one tend to be worse at the other (r = -0.22, oriented so positive means good goes with good).

Third-down rate allowed across, passing yards per game up. A lower-is-better axis is inverted so better stays up and right.

30.0%40.0%50.0%60.0%150.0200.0250.0300.0Third-down rate allowed← worsebetter →Passing yards per game← worsebetter →
32 NFL teams · dashed lines mark the league medianr = 0.22(r² = 0.05)

Ranked by third-down rate allowed32 teams

Team3rd al.Pass/G
1Minnesota Vikings22.7%137.0#32
2Seattle Seahawks26.8%266.7#5
3Chicago Bears29.0%223.7#15
4Jacksonville Jaguars29.0%195.0#22
5New York Jets32.3%236.7#11
6New England Patriots34.3%197.7#20
7Pittsburgh Steelers34.8%223.0#16
8Atlanta Falcons35.7%167.7#29
9Tampa Bay Buccaneers35.7%185.0#27
10Indianapolis Colts36.4%190.0#26
11Cleveland Browns37.0%198.8#19
12Kansas City Chiefs37.5%263.0#6
13Houston Texans38.5%241.3#10
14Philadelphia Eagles39.0%191.7#25
15Tennessee Titans39.5%159.0#30
16Los Angeles Chargers40.0%195.7#21
17Buffalo Bills40.5%246.7#9
18Las Vegas Raiders41.0%211.7#17
19Baltimore Ravens42.1%231.3#14
20San Francisco 49ers42.9%263.0#7
21Cincinnati Bengals43.6%232.0#13
22Los Angeles Rams43.6%284.0#2
23Arizona Cardinals44.8%210.0#18
24Carolina Panthers45.2%295.7#1
25New Orleans Saints47.1%281.3#3
26Washington Commanders47.1%182.0#28
27Denver Broncos47.8%194.0#23
28Miami Dolphins48.1%192.3#24
29Green Bay Packers50.0%266.7#4
30New York Giants54.5%153.0#31
31Detroit Lions56.1%247.7#8
32Dallas Cowboys58.8%236.0#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.