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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San Francisco 49ers are the best combination: 7th in yards per play allowed (4.8) and 1st in third-down conversion rate (63.0%). Clubs good at one tend to be worse at the other (r = -0.22, oriented so positive means good goes with good).
Yards per play allowed across, third-down conversion rate up. A lower-is-better axis is inverted so better stays up and right.
Ranked by yards per play allowed32 teams
| Team | Y/P al. | 3rd % |
|---|---|---|
1 Seattle Seahawks | 3.8 | 33.3%#26 |
2 Los Angeles Rams | 4.6 | 42.9%#10 |
3 Kansas City Chiefs | 4.7 | 45.9%#9 |
4 New York Jets | 4.8 | 37.2%#19 |
5 Minnesota Vikings | 4.8 | 30.2%#31 |
6 New England Patriots | 4.8 | 32.5%#29 |
7 San Francisco 49ers | 4.8 | 63.0%#1 |
8 Tennessee Titans | 4.9 | 39.5%#17 |
9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 4.9 | 32.6%#28 |
10 Atlanta Falcons | 5.0 | 34.3%#25 |
11 Baltimore Ravens | 5.1 | 37.0%#20 |
12 Green Bay Packers | 5.1 | 27.8%#32 |
13 Philadelphia Eagles | 5.1 | 46.3%#8 |
14 Las Vegas Raiders | 5.2 | 41.0%#14 |
15 New Orleans Saints | 5.3 | 53.2%#4 |
16 Houston Texans | 5.4 | 36.4%#22 |
17 Los Angeles Chargers | 5.4 | 35.1%#24 |
18 Cleveland Browns | 5.4 | 32.6%#27 |
19 Buffalo Bills | 5.4 | 54.5%#3 |
20 Carolina Panthers | 5.5 | 36.8%#21 |
21 Denver Broncos | 5.6 | 36.1%#23 |
22 Cincinnati Bengals | 5.6 | 46.3%#7 |
23 Pittsburgh Steelers | 5.7 | 32.0%#30 |
24 Detroit Lions | 5.8 | 41.2%#13 |
25 Jacksonville Jaguars | 5.8 | 52.9%#5 |
26 New York Giants | 5.8 | 42.1%#11 |
27 Dallas Cowboys | 6.0 | 57.1%#2 |
28 Chicago Bears | 6.1 | 47.6%#6 |
29 Miami Dolphins | 6.1 | 41.5%#12 |
30 Washington Commanders | 6.4 | 38.1%#18 |
31 Arizona Cardinals | 6.5 | 40.9%#15 |
32 Indianapolis Colts | 6.5 | 40.5%#16 |
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.