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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

Minnesota Vikings are the best combination: 1st in third-down rate allowed (22.7%) and 4th in rushing yards allowed per game (85.7). Clubs good at one tend to be good at the other (r = 0.48, oriented so positive means good goes with good).

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

30.0%40.0%50.0%60.0%50.0100.0150.0200.0Third-down rate allowed← worsebetter →Rushing yards allowed per game← worsebetter →
32 NFL teams · dashed lines mark the league medianr = 0.48(r² = 0.23)

Ranked by third-down rate allowed32 teams

Team3rd al.Rush al.
1Minnesota Vikings22.7%85.7#4
2Seattle Seahawks26.8%87.0#6
3Chicago Bears29.0%117.0#22
4Jacksonville Jaguars29.0%91.3#8
5New York Jets32.3%87.3#7
6New England Patriots34.3%108.3#17
7Pittsburgh Steelers34.8%112.8#18
8Atlanta Falcons35.7%47.7#1
9Tampa Bay Buccaneers35.7%76.0#2
10Indianapolis Colts36.4%141.3#29
11Cleveland Browns37.0%113.3#19
12Kansas City Chiefs37.5%99.7#10
13Houston Texans38.5%86.7#5
14Philadelphia Eagles39.0%127.3#25
15Tennessee Titans39.5%126.3#24
16Los Angeles Chargers40.0%116.3#20
17Buffalo Bills40.5%107.0#16
18Las Vegas Raiders41.0%116.3#21
19Baltimore Ravens42.1%105.0#14
20San Francisco 49ers42.9%105.7#15
21Cincinnati Bengals43.6%95.7#9
22Los Angeles Rams43.6%101.3#11
23Arizona Cardinals44.8%127.7#26
24Carolina Panthers45.2%193.3#32
25New Orleans Saints47.1%128.7#27
26Washington Commanders47.1%82.0#3
27Denver Broncos47.8%143.7#30
28Miami Dolphins48.1%104.3#12
29Green Bay Packers50.0%138.7#28
30New York Giants54.5%104.3#13
31Detroit Lions56.1%117.3#23
32Dallas Cowboys58.8%179.7#31

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.