NFL Team Explorer
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
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Seattle Seahawks are the best combination: 2nd in third-down rate allowed (26.8%) and 1st in yards per play allowed (3.8). Clubs good at one tend to be good at the other (r = 0.42, oriented so positive means good goes with good).
Third-down rate allowed across, yards per play allowed up. A lower-is-better axis is inverted so better stays up and right.
Ranked by third-down rate allowed32 teams
| Team | 3rd al. | Y/P al. |
|---|---|---|
1 Minnesota Vikings | 22.7% | 4.8#5 |
2 Seattle Seahawks | 26.8% | 3.8#1 |
3 Chicago Bears | 29.0% | 6.1#28 |
4 Jacksonville Jaguars | 29.0% | 5.8#25 |
5 New York Jets | 32.3% | 4.8#4 |
6 New England Patriots | 34.3% | 4.8#6 |
7 Pittsburgh Steelers | 34.8% | 5.7#23 |
8 Atlanta Falcons | 35.7% | 5.0#10 |
9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 35.7% | 4.9#9 |
10 Indianapolis Colts | 36.4% | 6.5#32 |
11 Cleveland Browns | 37.0% | 5.4#18 |
12 Kansas City Chiefs | 37.5% | 4.7#3 |
13 Houston Texans | 38.5% | 5.4#16 |
14 Philadelphia Eagles | 39.0% | 5.1#13 |
15 Tennessee Titans | 39.5% | 4.9#8 |
16 Los Angeles Chargers | 40.0% | 5.4#17 |
17 Buffalo Bills | 40.5% | 5.4#19 |
18 Las Vegas Raiders | 41.0% | 5.2#14 |
19 Baltimore Ravens | 42.1% | 5.1#11 |
20 San Francisco 49ers | 42.9% | 4.8#7 |
21 Cincinnati Bengals | 43.6% | 5.6#22 |
22 Los Angeles Rams | 43.6% | 4.6#2 |
23 Arizona Cardinals | 44.8% | 6.5#31 |
24 Carolina Panthers | 45.2% | 5.5#20 |
25 New Orleans Saints | 47.1% | 5.3#15 |
26 Washington Commanders | 47.1% | 6.4#30 |
27 Denver Broncos | 47.8% | 5.6#21 |
28 Miami Dolphins | 48.1% | 6.1#29 |
29 Green Bay Packers | 50.0% | 5.1#12 |
30 New York Giants | 54.5% | 5.8#26 |
31 Detroit Lions | 56.1% | 5.8#24 |
32 Dallas Cowboys | 58.8% | 6.0#27 |
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.