NFL Team Third-down defense
2026 season · through Week 9 · highlighting min and gb · lower is better. G counts completed team games.
32 of 32 teams
| RK | |||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHIChicago Bears | 9 | 7-2 | NFC · NFC North | 22.8%#1 |
| 2 | SEASeattle Seahawks | 9 | 5-4 | NFC · NFC West | 30.6%#2 |
| 3 | MINMinnesota Vikings | 8 | 6-2 | NFC · NFC North | 31.2%#3 |
| 4 | LALos Angeles Rams | 9 | 5-4 | NFC · NFC West | 31.6%#4 |
| 5 | INDIndianapolis Colts | 9 | 2-7 | AFC · AFC South | 32.4%#5 |
| 6 | JAXJacksonville Jaguars | 8 | 6-2 | AFC · AFC South | 34.0%#6 |
| 7 | PITPittsburgh Steelers | 8 | 6-2 | AFC · AFC North | 34.3%#7 |
| 8 | LACLos Angeles Chargers | 8 | 0-8 | AFC · AFC West | 34.3%#8 |
| 9 | TBTampa Bay Buccaneers | 9 | 3-6 | NFC · NFC South | 34.5%#9 |
| 10 | KCKansas City Chiefs | 8 | 6-2 | AFC · AFC West | 36.7%#10 |
| 11 | NYGNew York Giants | 8 | 5-2-1 | NFC · NFC East | 37.3%#11 |
| 12 | NENew England Patriots | 9 | 5-4 | AFC · AFC East | 38.0%#12 |
| 13 | BUFBuffalo Bills | 8 | 7-1 | AFC · AFC East | 38.6%#13 |
| 14 | HOUHouston Texans | 8 | 3-5 | AFC · AFC South | 38.7%#14 |
| 15 | BALBaltimore Ravens | 9 | 4-5 | AFC · AFC North | 39.0%#15 |
| 16 | CLECleveland Browns | 9 | 5-4 | AFC · AFC North | 39.4%#16 |
| 17 | WASWashington Commanders | 8 | 2-5-1 | NFC · NFC East | 40.0%#17 |
| 18 | SFSan Francisco 49ers | 8 | 7-1 | NFC · NFC West | 40.4%#18 |
| 19 | PHIPhiladelphia Eagles | 9 | 2-7 | NFC · NFC East | 40.6%#19 |
| 20 | ARIArizona Cardinals | 9 | 3-6 | NFC · NFC West | 40.7%#20 |
| 21 | DENDenver Broncos | 9 | 7-2 | AFC · AFC West | 41.2%#21 |
| 22 | GBGreen Bay Packers | 9 | 6-3 | NFC · NFC North | 41.7%#22 |
| 23 | NYJNew York Jets | 9 | 2-7 | AFC · AFC East | 42.3%#23 |
| 24 | ATLAtlanta Falcons | 9 | 3-6 | NFC · NFC South | 42.6%#24 |
| 25 | TENTennessee Titans | 8 | 1-7 | AFC · AFC South | 43.6%#25 |
| 26 | LVLas Vegas Raiders | 9 | 4-5 | AFC · AFC West | 44.0%#26 |
| 27 | DETDetroit Lions | 8 | 6-2 | NFC · NFC North | 44.4%#27 |
| 28 | NONew Orleans Saints | 8 | 3-5 | NFC · NFC South | 47.2%#28 |
| 29 | MIAMiami Dolphins | 8 | 1-7 | AFC · AFC East | 47.4%#29 |
| 30 | CINCincinnati Bengals | 8 | 6-2 | AFC · AFC North | 47.5%#30 |
| 31 | CARCarolina Panthers | 8 | 3-5 | NFC · NFC South | 47.7%#31 |
| 32 | DALDallas Cowboys | 9 | 4-5 | NFC · NFC East | 48.3%#32 |
Data: nflverse; NFL data belong to their respective owners. Values aggregated from completed team games only; unavailable values are shown as Unavailable, never as zero.