best 3rd down conversion percentage defense by an nfl team 2018

The Indianapolis Colts had the highest third-down percentage by a team in 2018, at 48.6 percent.

TEAM3DWN%SEASON3DWN CONV3DWN ATT4DWN CONV4DWN ATT4DWN%GPWLTTDPTSPPGOPP PTSOPP PPG1DWN
1Colts
Colts
48.6
2018
104
214
7
15
46.7
16
10
6
0
52
433
27.1
344
21.5
371
2Chiefs
Chiefs
47.2
2018
83
176
12
15
80.0
16
12
4
0
71
565
35.3
421
26.3
384
3Buccaneers
Buccaneers
46.0
2018
86
187
9
13
69.2
16
5
11
0
49
396
24.8
464
29.0
388
4Falcons
Falcons
45.3
2018
92
203
10
19
52.6
16
7
9
0
49
414
25.9
423
26.4
352
5Rams
Rams
45.0
2018
86
191
6
15
40.0
16
13
3
0
60
527
32.9
384
24.0
401
6Ravens
Ravens
45.0
2018
104
231
13
22
59.1
16
10
6
0
41
389
24.3
287
17.9
367
7Saints
Saints
44.6
2018
82
184
13
16
81.3
16
13
3
0
60
504
31.5
353
22.1
377
8Steelers
Steelers
44.4
2018
88
198
9
14
64.3
16
9
6
1
54
428
26.8
360
22.5
378
9Panthers
Panthers
41.6
2018
77
185
9
19
47.4
16
7
9
0
46
376
23.5
382
23.9
356
10Cowboys
Cowboys
41.4
2018
89
215
12
21
57.1
16
10
6
0
36
339
21.2
324
20.3
322
11Bears
Bears
41.0
2018
82
200
9
15
60.0
16
12
4
0
50
421
26.3
283
17.7
331
12Eagles
Eagles
41.0
2018
84
205
14
23
60.9
16
9
7
0
41
367
22.9
348
21.8
346
13Patriots
Patriots
40.8
2018
82
201
7
14
50.0
16
11
5
0
51
436
27.3
325
20.3
365
14Jaguars
Jaguars
40.4
2018
93
230
8
17
47.1
16
5
11
0
25
245
15.3
316
19.8
277
15Titans
Titans
40.0
2018
82
205
7
12
58.3
16
9
7
0
34
310
19.4
303
18.9
289
16Chargers
Chargers
39.5
2018
70
177
7
8
87.5
16
12
4
0
51
428
26.8
329
20.6
338
17Seahawks
Seahawks
38.9
2018
81
208
11
14
78.6
16
10
6
0
52
428
26.8
347
21.7
329
1849ers
49ers
37.8
2018
73
193
5
10
50.0
16
4
12
0
35
342
21.4
435
27.2
344
19Raiders
Raiders
37.1
2018
73
197
7
16
43.8
16
4
12
0
30
290
18.1
467
29.2
300
20Texans
Texans
37.0
2018
77
208
8
12
66.7
16
11
5
0
42
402
25.1
316
19.8
333
21Bengals
Bengals
36.9
2018
69
187
9
17
52.9
16
6
10
0
45
368
23.0
455
28.4
304
22Giants
Giants
36.9
2018
76
206
12
20
60.0
16
5
11
0
39
369
23.1
412
25.8
297
23Packers
Packers
36.8
2018
75
204
10
20
50.0
16
6
9
1
41
376
23.5
400
25.0
332
24Redskins
Redskins
36.4
2018
75
206
10
18
55.6
16
7
9
0
29
281
17.6
359
22.4
280
25Lions
Lions
36.1
2018
75
208
11
18
61.1
16
6
10
0
35
324
20.3
360
22.5
325
StatMuse has team, season-level data for third-down percentage going back to the 1991 season.

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PPG

28.9

5th

OPP PPG

21.9

13th

RUSH YDS/G

130.9

6th

PASS YDS/G

250.4

8th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
9
4
0
.692
Colts Colts
8
5
0
.615
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
Titans Titans
2
11
0
.154
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
IND IND
@
SEA SEA
4:25 PM
Mon
12/22
SF SF
@
IND IND
8:15 PM
Sun
12/28
JAX JAX
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
IND IND
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Last Game
IND Colts

8 - 5

19

Final

36

JAX Jaguars

9 - 4

Sun 7 Dec 2025

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NFL Fantasy 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
0
.692
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
6
7
0
.462
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
9
4
0
.692
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
0
.846
Chargers Chargers
8
4
0
.667
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
4
0
.667
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
10
3
0
.769
Seahawks Seahawks
10
3
0
.769

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/6
NYG NYG
@
WAS WAS
6-21
Sat
9/6
MIA MIA
@
IND IND
8-33
Sat
9/6
ARI ARI
@
NO NO
20-13
Sat
9/6
TEN TEN
@
DEN DEN
12-20
Sat
9/6
SF SF
@
SEA SEA
17-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/8
PHI PHI
@
LAC LAC
8:15 PM
Thu
12/11
ATL ATL
@
TB TB
8:15 PM
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WAS WAS
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NYG NYG
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Sun
12/14
BAL BAL
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CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CLE CLE
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CHI CHI
1:00 PM