nfl team fewest 3rd down attempts in a playoffs game

The Kansas City Chiefs and the Arizona Cardinals are tied for the fewest third-down attempts in a playoff game, with 5 attempts.

TEAM 3DWN ATT DATE ROUND TM OPP RESULT 3DWN CONV 3DWN% 4DWN CONV 4DWN ATT 4DWN% TD 1DWN OFF OPP OFF
1 Chiefs
Chiefs
5
1/21/2024
AFC Divisional
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
W
27-24
1
20.0
0
0
3
21
361
368
2 Cardinals
Cardinals
5
1/10/2010
NFC Wild Card
ARI ARI
vs
GB GB
W
51-45
3
60.0
0
0
7
30
531
493
3 49ers
49ers
6
1/20/2013
NFC Championship
SF SF
@
ATL ATL
W
28-24
2
33.3
0
0
4
21
373
477
4 Patriots
Patriots
6
1/14/2012
AFC Divisional
NE NE
vs
DEN DEN
W
45-10
3
50.0
0
0
6
31
509
252
5 Bills
Bills
7
1/15/2022
AFC Wild Card
BUF BUF
vs
NE NE
W
47-17
6
85.7
0
0
7
29
482
305
6 Eagles
Eagles
7
1/13/2019
NFC Divisional
PHI PHI
@
NO NO
L
14-20
2
28.6
0
0
2
15
250
420
7 Giants
Giants
7
1/8/2006
NFC Wild Card
NYG NYG
vs
CAR CAR
L
0-23
1
14.3
0
0
0
9
132
335
8 Vikings
Vikings
7
12/28/1996
NFC Wild Card
MIN MIN
@
DAL DAL
L
15-40
1
14.3
1
2
50.0
2
12
268
438
9 Texans
Texans
8
1/13/2024
AFC Wild Card
HOU HOU
vs
CLE CLE
W
45-14
2
25.0
0
0
6
14
356
324
10 Chiefs
Chiefs
8
2/12/2023
Super Bowl
KC KC
@
PHI PHI
W
38-35
4
50.0
0
0
5
21
340
417
11 49ers
49ers
8
1/29/2023
NFC Championship
SF SF
@
PHI PHI
L
7-31
2
25.0
0
2
0.0
1
11
164
269
12 Titans
Titans
8
1/22/2022
AFC Divisional
TEN TEN
vs
CIN CIN
L
16-19
1
12.5
0
1
0.0
2
16
353
345
13 Rams
Rams
8
1/16/2021
NFC Divisional
LAR LAR
@
GB GB
L
18-32
2
25.0
0
1
0.0
2
17
244
484
14 49ers
49ers
8
2/2/2020
Super Bowl
SF SF
@
KC KC
L
20-31
3
37.5
0
1
0.0
2
21
351
397
15 Chiefs
Chiefs
8
1/12/2020
AFC Divisional
KC KC
vs
HOU HOU
W
51-31
2
25.0
0
0
7
29
434
442
16 Saints
Saints
8
1/7/2018
NFC Wild Card
NO NO
vs
CAR CAR
W
31-26
2
25.0
0
1
0.0
4
21
410
413
17 Falcons
Falcons
8
2/5/2017
Super Bowl
ATL ATL
vs
NE NE
L
28-34
1
12.5
0
0
4
17
344
546
18 Cowboys
Cowboys
8
1/11/2015
NFC Divisional
DAL DAL
@
GB GB
L
21-26
4
50.0
0
1
0.0
3
21
315
416
19 Colts
Colts
8
1/4/2014
AFC Wild Card
IND IND
vs
KC KC
W
45-44
4
50.0
1
1
100.0
6
28
536
513
20 Seahawks
Seahawks
8
1/13/2013
NFC Divisional
SEA SEA
@
ATL ATL
L
28-30
3
37.5
0
1
0.0
4
28
491
417
21 Chiefs
Chiefs
8
1/9/2011
AFC Wild Card
KC KC
vs
BAL BAL
L
7-30
1
12.5
0
2
0.0
1
8
161
390
22 Cardinals
Cardinals
8
1/16/2010
NFC Divisional
ARI ARI
@
NO NO
L
14-45
1
12.5
0
1
0.0
2
15
359
418
23 Cardinals
Cardinals
8
2/1/2009
Super Bowl
ARI ARI
vs
PIT PIT
L
23-27
3
37.5
0
0
3
23
407
292
24 Panthers
Panthers
8
1/10/2009
NFC Divisional
CAR CAR
vs
ARI ARI
L
13-33
2
25.0
0
1
0.0
2
16
269
360
25 Colts
Colts
8
1/4/2004
AFC Wild Card
IND IND
vs
DEN DEN
W
41-10
6
75.0
0
1
0.0
5
23
479
322
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete team, game-level data for third-down attempts going back to the 1991 playoffs.

More Chiefs Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

23.7

11th

OPP PPG

19.4

7th

RUSH YDS/G

110.6

21st

PASS YDS/G

245.3

12th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
12
1
0
.923
Broncos Broncos
8
5
0
.615
Chargers Chargers
8
5
0
.615
Raiders Raiders
2
11
0
.154
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
1/5
KC KC
@
DEN DEN
1:00 PM
Wed
12/25
KC KC
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM
Sat
12/21
HOU HOU
@
KC KC
1:00 PM
Sun
12/15
KC KC
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Last Game
KC Chiefs

12 - 1 - 0

19

Final

17

LAC Chargers

8 - 5 - 0

Sun 8 Dec 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
11
2
0
.846
Commanders Commanders
8
5
0
.615
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12
1
0
.923
Vikings Vikings
11
2
0
.846
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Falcons Falcons
6
7
0
.462
NFC West W L T PCT
Seahawks Seahawks
8
5
0
.615
Rams Rams
8
6
0
.571
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
10
3
0
.769
Dolphins Dolphins
6
7
0
.462
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
10
3
0
.769
Ravens Ravens
8
5
0
.615
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
Colts Colts
6
7
0
.462
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
12
1
0
.923
Chargers Chargers
8
5
0
.615

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
12/11
LAR LAR
@
SF SF
12-6
Sun
12/8
CIN CIN
@
DAL DAL
27-20
Sat
12/7
LAC LAC
@
KC KC
17-19
Sat
12/7
CHI CHI
@
SF SF
13-38
Sat
12/7
BUF BUF
@
LAR LAR
42-44

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
12/22
TB TB
@
DAL DAL
8:20 PM
Sun
12/22
SF SF
@
MIA MIA
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
JAX JAX
@
LV LV
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
MIN MIN
@
SEA SEA
4:05 PM
Sun
12/22
LAR LAR
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM