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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

Chicago Bears are the best combination: 3rd in third-down rate allowed (29.0%) and 6th in third-down conversion rate (47.6%). Clubs good at one tend to be worse at the other (r = -0.27, oriented so positive means good goes with good).

Third-down rate allowed across, third-down conversion rate up. A lower-is-better axis is inverted so better stays up and right.

30.0%40.0%50.0%60.0%30.0%40.0%50.0%60.0%Third-down rate allowed← worsebetter →Third-down conversion rate← worsebetter →
32 NFL teams · dashed lines mark the league medianr = 0.27(r² = 0.07)

Ranked by third-down rate allowed32 teams

Team3rd al.3rd %
1Minnesota Vikings22.7%30.2%#31
2Seattle Seahawks26.8%33.3%#26
3Chicago Bears29.0%47.6%#6
4Jacksonville Jaguars29.0%52.9%#5
5New York Jets32.3%37.2%#19
6New England Patriots34.3%32.5%#29
7Pittsburgh Steelers34.8%32.0%#30
8Atlanta Falcons35.7%34.3%#25
9Tampa Bay Buccaneers35.7%32.6%#28
10Indianapolis Colts36.4%40.5%#16
11Cleveland Browns37.0%32.6%#27
12Kansas City Chiefs37.5%45.9%#9
13Houston Texans38.5%36.4%#22
14Philadelphia Eagles39.0%46.3%#8
15Tennessee Titans39.5%39.5%#17
16Los Angeles Chargers40.0%35.1%#24
17Buffalo Bills40.5%54.5%#3
18Las Vegas Raiders41.0%41.0%#14
19Baltimore Ravens42.1%37.0%#20
20San Francisco 49ers42.9%63.0%#1
21Cincinnati Bengals43.6%46.3%#7
22Los Angeles Rams43.6%42.9%#10
23Arizona Cardinals44.8%40.9%#15
24Carolina Panthers45.2%36.8%#21
25New Orleans Saints47.1%53.2%#4
26Washington Commanders47.1%38.1%#18
27Denver Broncos47.8%36.1%#23
28Miami Dolphins48.1%41.5%#12
29Green Bay Packers50.0%27.8%#32
30New York Giants54.5%42.1%#11
31Detroit Lions56.1%41.2%#13
32Dallas Cowboys58.8%57.1%#2

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.