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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

ChartsOffense vs defenseYards per play, both waysOur rating vs point marginThird downs, both waysPass rush vs protection

Minnesota Vikings are the best combination: 1st in third-down rate allowed (22.7%) and 1st in red-zone touchdown rate allowed (12.5%). Clubs good at one tend to be good at the other (r = 0.52, oriented so positive means good goes with good).

Third-down rate allowed across, red-zone touchdown rate allowed up. A lower-is-better axis is inverted so better stays up and right.

30.0%40.0%50.0%60.0%20.0%40.0%60.0%80.0%Third-down rate allowed← worsebetter →Red-zone touchdown rate allowed← worsebetter →
32 NFL teams · dashed lines mark the league medianr = 0.52(r² = 0.28)

Ranked by third-down rate allowed32 teams

Team3rd al.RZ al.
1Minnesota Vikings22.7%12.5%#1
2Seattle Seahawks26.8%66.7%#20
3Chicago Bears29.0%71.4%#25
4Jacksonville Jaguars29.0%20.0%#2
5New York Jets32.3%70.0%#24
6New England Patriots34.3%62.5%#18
7Pittsburgh Steelers34.8%60.0%#14
8Atlanta Falcons35.7%50.0%#8
9Tampa Bay Buccaneers35.7%37.5%#4
10Indianapolis Colts36.4%66.7%#19
11Cleveland Browns37.0%50.0%#9
12Kansas City Chiefs37.5%57.1%#11
13Houston Texans38.5%42.9%#5
14Philadelphia Eagles39.0%58.3%#13
15Tennessee Titans39.5%55.6%#10
16Los Angeles Chargers40.0%58.3%#12
17Buffalo Bills40.5%61.5%#15
18Las Vegas Raiders41.0%77.8%#27
19Baltimore Ravens42.1%70.0%#23
20San Francisco 49ers42.9%44.4%#6
21Cincinnati Bengals43.6%27.3%#3
22Los Angeles Rams43.6%62.5%#17
23Arizona Cardinals44.8%70.0%#22
24Carolina Panthers45.2%85.7%#32
25New Orleans Saints47.1%61.5%#16
26Washington Commanders47.1%75.0%#26
27Denver Broncos47.8%45.5%#7
28Miami Dolphins48.1%78.6%#29
29Green Bay Packers50.0%83.3%#30
30New York Giants54.5%77.8%#28
31Detroit Lions56.1%84.6%#31
32Dallas Cowboys58.8%69.2%#21

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.