highest third down percentage in a game

The New Orleans Saints have the highest third-down percentage by a team in a game, at 91.7 percent versus the Lions on December 21, 2008.

Interpreted as:
highest third down percentage in a regular-season game
TEAM 3DWN% DATE TM OPP RESULT 3DWN CONV 3DWN ATT 4DWN CONV 4DWN ATT 4DWN% TD 1DWN OFF OPP OFF
1 Saints
Saints
91.7
12/21/2008
NO NO
@
DET DET
W
42-7
11
12
0
0
6
32
532
255
2 Bills
Bills
90.0
9/8/2022
BUF BUF
@
LAR LAR
W
31-10
9
10
0
0
4
23
413
243
3 Chiefs
Chiefs
90.0
10/3/2021
KC KC
@
PHI PHI
W
42-30
9
10
0
0
6
31
471
461
4 Saints
Saints
85.7
10/25/2020
NO NO
vs
CAR CAR
W
27-24
12
14
0
0
3
26
415
283
5 Rams
Rams
85.7
9/4/2000
STL STL
vs
DEN DEN
W
41-36
6
7
0
0
6
23
513
424
6 Bills
Bills
85.7
10/13/1991
BUF BUF
vs
IND IND
W
42-6
6
7
0
0
6
23
396
240
7 Seahawks
Seahawks
84.6
12/23/2012
SEA SEA
vs
SF SF
W
42-13
11
13
0
0
6
22
346
313
8 Chargers
Chargers
83.3
9/18/2011
SD SD
@
NE NE
L
21-35
10
12
0
1
0.0
3
29
470
504
9 Lions
Lions
83.3
11/28/1996
DET DET
vs
KC KC
L
24-28
10
12
0
0
3
21
318
338
10 Vikings
Vikings
83.3
11/17/1991
MIN MIN
@
GB GB
W
35-21
10
12
0
0
5
32
443
300
11 Ravens
Ravens
81.8
12/15/2024
BAL BAL
@
NYG NYG
W
35-14
9
11
0
0
5
25
445
236
12 Cowboys
Cowboys
81.8
10/30/2022
DAL DAL
vs
CHI CHI
W
49-29
9
11
0
0
7
24
442
371
13 Titans
Titans
81.8
12/20/2020
TEN TEN
vs
DET DET
W
46-25
9
11
0
0
6
28
463
430
14 Chargers
Chargers
81.8
11/30/2014
SD SD
@
BAL BAL
W
34-33
9
11
0
0
4
31
440
350
15 Patriots
Patriots
81.8
11/16/2014
NE NE
@
IND IND
W
42-20
9
11
0
0
6
33
503
322
16 Oilers
Oilers
81.8
11/26/1995
HOU HOU
vs
DEN DEN
W
42-33
9
11
0
0
6
23
448
472
17 Raiders
Raiders
81.8
9/24/1995
OAK OAK
vs
PHI PHI
W
48-17
9
11
0
0
6
28
439
236
18 Bills
Bills
81.8
9/1/1991
BUF BUF
vs
MIA MIA
W
35-31
9
11
0
0
5
33
582
396
19 Cardinals
Cardinals
81.3
11/1/2015
ARI ARI
@
CLE CLE
W
34-20
13
16
0
0
4
25
491
254
20 Colts
Colts
80.0
10/5/2025
IND IND
vs
LV LV
W
40-6
8
10
0
0
6
24
317
296
21 Vikings
Vikings
80.0
10/9/2022
MIN MIN
vs
CHI CHI
W
29-22
12
15
0
0
4
29
429
271
22 Patriots
Patriots
80.0
1/2/2022
NE NE
vs
JAX JAX
W
50-10
8
10
0
0
7
32
471
253
23 Falcons
Falcons
80.0
9/22/2019
ATL ATL
@
IND IND
L
24-27
8
10
0
0
3
25
397
379
24 Panthers
Panthers
80.0
12/8/2008
CAR CAR
vs
TB TB
W
38-23
8
10
0
0
5
26
464
384
25 Chargers
Chargers
80.0
10/15/2006
SD SD
@
SF SF
W
48-19
12
15
0
0
6
30
421
274
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete team, game-level data for third-down percentage going back to the 1991 season.

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TEAM W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
1
0
.800
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
Panthers Panthers
2
3
0
.400
Saints Saints
1
4
0
.200
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/12
NE NE
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
NO NO
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
TB TB
@
NO NO
4:05 PM
Sun
11/2
NO NO
@
LAR LAR
4:05 PM
Sun
11/9
NO NO
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
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1 - 4 - 0

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NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
1
0
.800
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
4
1
0
.800
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
1
0
.800
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
2
0
.600
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
3
2
0
.600
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
3
0
.400
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
4
1
0
.800
Jaguars Jaguars
3
1
0
.750
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
2
0
.600
Broncos Broncos
3
2
0
.600

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/6
KC KC
@
JAX JAX
8:15 PM
Thu
10/9
PHI PHI
@
NYG NYG
8:15 PM
Sun
10/12
DEN DEN
@
NYJ NYJ
9:30 AM
Sun
10/12
ARI ARI
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
LAR LAR
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM