highest third down percentage in game

The New Orleans Saints have the best 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 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 Vikings
Vikings
80.0
10/9/2022
MIN MIN
vs
CHI CHI
W
29-22
12
15
0
0
4
29
429
271
21 Patriots
Patriots
80.0
1/2/2022
NE NE
vs
JAX JAX
W
50-10
8
10
0
0
7
32
471
253
22 Falcons
Falcons
80.0
9/22/2019
ATL ATL
@
IND IND
L
24-27
8
10
0
0
3
25
397
379
23 Panthers
Panthers
80.0
12/8/2008
CAR CAR
vs
TB TB
W
38-23
8
10
0
0
5
26
464
384
24 Chargers
Chargers
80.0
10/15/2006
SD SD
@
SF SF
W
48-19
12
15
0
0
6
30
421
274
25 Rams
Rams
80.0
12/30/2001
STL STL
vs
IND IND
W
42-17
8
10
0
0
6
27
483
261
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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Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
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0
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5
12
0
.294
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12
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NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647