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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 third-down rate allowed (22.7%). Clubs good at one tend to be good at the other (r = 1.00, oriented so positive means good goes with good).

Third-down rate allowed across, third-down rate allowed 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 rate allowed← worsebetter →
32 NFL teams · dashed lines mark the league medianr = 1.00(r² = 1.00)

Ranked by third-down rate allowed32 teams

Team3rd al.3rd al.
1Minnesota Vikings22.7%22.7%#1
2Seattle Seahawks26.8%26.8%#2
3Chicago Bears29.0%29.0%#3
4Jacksonville Jaguars29.0%29.0%#4
5New York Jets32.3%32.3%#5
6New England Patriots34.3%34.3%#6
7Pittsburgh Steelers34.8%34.8%#7
8Atlanta Falcons35.7%35.7%#8
9Tampa Bay Buccaneers35.7%35.7%#9
10Indianapolis Colts36.4%36.4%#10
11Cleveland Browns37.0%37.0%#11
12Kansas City Chiefs37.5%37.5%#12
13Houston Texans38.5%38.5%#13
14Philadelphia Eagles39.0%39.0%#14
15Tennessee Titans39.5%39.5%#15
16Los Angeles Chargers40.0%40.0%#16
17Buffalo Bills40.5%40.5%#17
18Las Vegas Raiders41.0%41.0%#18
19Baltimore Ravens42.1%42.1%#19
20San Francisco 49ers42.9%42.9%#20
21Cincinnati Bengals43.6%43.6%#21
22Los Angeles Rams43.6%43.6%#22
23Arizona Cardinals44.8%44.8%#23
24Carolina Panthers45.2%45.2%#24
25New Orleans Saints47.1%47.1%#25
26Washington Commanders47.1%47.1%#26
27Denver Broncos47.8%47.8%#27
28Miami Dolphins48.1%48.1%#28
29Green Bay Packers50.0%50.0%#29
30New York Giants54.5%54.5%#30
31Detroit Lions56.1%56.1%#31
32Dallas Cowboys58.8%58.8%#32

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.