best 3rd down conversion percentage defense by an nfl team 2020

The Buffalo Bills had the highest third-down percentage by a team in 2020, at 49.7 percent.

TEAM3DWN%SEASON3DWN CONV3DWN ATT4DWN CONV4DWN ATT4DWN%GPWLTTDPTSPPGOPP PTSOPP PPG1DWN
1Bills
Bills
49.7
2020
93
187
8
10
80.0
16
13
3
0
60
501
31.3
375
23.4
397
2Packers
Packers
49.4
2020
89
180
13
21
61.9
16
13
3
0
66
509
31.8
369
23.1
358
3Chiefs
Chiefs
49.0
2020
95
194
9
16
56.3
16
14
2
0
57
473
29.6
362
22.6
397
4Ravens
Ravens
48.8
2020
101
207
12
19
63.2
16
11
5
0
55
468
29.3
303
18.9
327
5Titans
Titans
46.2
2020
84
182
10
16
62.5
16
11
5
0
62
491
30.7
439
27.4
381
6Raiders
Raiders
46.0
2020
91
198
16
21
76.2
16
8
8
0
48
434
27.1
478
29.9
359
7Browns
Browns
44.9
2020
88
196
8
24
33.3
16
11
5
0
50
408
25.5
419
26.2
355
8Saints
Saints
44.7
2020
93
208
11
16
68.8
16
12
4
0
59
482
30.1
337
21.1
367
9Chargers
Chargers
44.2
2020
99
224
12
25
48.0
16
7
9
0
45
384
24.0
426
26.6
373
10Falcons
Falcons
43.9
2020
97
221
15
26
57.7
16
4
12
0
41
396
24.8
414
25.9
366
11Buccaneers
Buccaneers
43.5
2020
83
191
8
14
57.1
16
11
5
0
59
492
30.8
355
22.2
364
12Rams
Rams
43.4
2020
98
226
8
17
47.1
16
10
6
0
43
372
23.3
296
18.5
352
13Texans
Texans
43.0
2020
83
193
9
16
56.3
16
4
12
0
44
384
24.0
464
29.0
326
14Steelers
Steelers
42.2
2020
97
230
10
19
52.6
16
12
4
0
50
416
26.0
312
19.5
322
15Lions
Lions
41.1
2020
79
192
10
20
50.0
16
5
11
0
45
377
23.6
519
32.4
350
16Vikings
Vikings
40.9
2020
74
181
13
23
56.5
16
7
9
0
55
430
26.9
475
29.7
383
17Patriots
Patriots
40.9
2020
76
186
9
17
52.9
16
7
9
0
36
326
20.4
353
22.1
332
18Jaguars
Jaguars
40.6
2020
84
207
7
26
26.9
16
1
15
0
37
306
19.1
492
30.8
310
19Cowboys
Cowboys
40.5
2020
87
215
17
31
54.8
16
6
10
0
42
395
24.7
473
29.6
371
20Seahawks
Seahawks
40.2
2020
76
189
8
14
57.1
16
12
4
0
55
459
28.7
371
23.2
356
21Cardinals
Cardinals
39.6
2020
80
202
17
25
68.0
16
8
8
0
49
410
25.6
367
22.9
381
22Colts
Colts
39.6
2020
78
197
16
26
61.5
16
11
5
0
50
451
28.2
362
22.6
364
23Washington Football Team
Washington Football Team
39.1
2020
88
225
11
19
57.9
16
7
9
0
37
335
20.9
329
20.6
322
2449ers
49ers
39.1
2020
77
197
6
15
40.0
16
6
10
0
45
376
23.5
390
24.4
350
25Panthers
Panthers
39.0
2020
76
195
15
27
55.6
16
5
11
0
38
350
21.9
402
25.1
335
StatMuse has team, season-level data for third-down percentage going back to the 1991 season.

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8
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