nfl team lowest 3rd down percentage in season

The San Francisco 49ers have the lowest third-down percentage by a team in a season, at 24.0 percent in 2005.

TEAM 3DWN% SEASON 3DWN CONV 3DWN ATT 4DWN CONV 4DWN ATT 4DWN% GP W L T TD PTS PPG OPP PTS OPP PPG 1DWN
1 49ers
49ers
24.0
2005
49
204
5
8
62.5
16
4
12
0
23
239
14.9
428
26.8
191
2 Cowboys
Cowboys
24.0
2002
50
208
4
12
33.3
16
5
11
0
26
217
13.6
329
20.6
237
3 Texans
Texans
24.2
2025
8
33
2
3
66.7
3
0
3
0
3
38
12.7
51
17.0
43
4 Bills
Bills
25.0
1997
53
212
11
29
37.9
16
6
10
0
26
255
15.9
367
22.9
268
5 Bears
Bears
25.1
2004
56
223
6
19
31.6
16
5
11
0
26
231
14.4
331
20.7
230
6 Cardinals
Cardinals
25.2
2012
58
230
10
24
41.7
16
5
11
0
25
250
15.6
357
22.3
246
7 Bills
Bills
25.8
2009
51
198
7
15
46.7
16
6
10
0
25
258
16.1
326
20.4
233
8 Texans
Texans
25.8
2002
59
229
5
14
35.7
16
4
12
0
22
213
13.3
356
22.3
208
9 Rams
Rams
25.9
2015
52
201
4
13
30.8
16
7
9
0
31
280
17.5
330
20.6
241
10 Jets
Jets
26.0
2023
61
235
17
29
58.6
17
7
10
0
22
268
15.8
355
20.9
260
11 Saints
Saints
26.1
1997
54
207
14
22
63.6
16
6
10
0
24
237
14.8
327
20.4
229
12 Seahawks
Seahawks
26.6
1992
59
222
5
17
29.4
16
2
14
0
14
140
8.8
312
19.5
208
13 Chiefs
Chiefs
27.3
2009
62
227
14
29
48.3
16
4
12
0
31
294
18.4
424
26.5
256
14 Giants
Giants
27.5
2025
11
40
3
8
37.5
3
0
3
0
5
52
17.3
83
27.7
58
15 Browns
Browns
27.6
2000
58
210
6
19
31.6
16
3
13
0
17
161
10.1
419
26.2
176
16 Seahawks
Seahawks
27.7
1998
54
195
6
17
35.3
16
8
8
0
45
372
23.3
310
19.4
267
17 Giants
Giants
27.7
1996
61
220
9
20
45.0
16
6
10
0
24
242
15.1
297
18.6
248
18 Cardinals
Cardinals
27.8
2010
58
209
7
18
38.9
16
5
11
0
31
289
18.1
434
27.1
241
19 Jets
Jets
27.8
2025
10
36
5
8
62.5
3
0
3
0
8
69
23.0
93
31.0
55
20 Rams
Rams
28.1
2011
64
228
8
23
34.8
16
2
14
0
18
193
12.1
407
25.4
267
21 Ravens
Ravens
28.4
1999
65
229
3
11
27.3
16
8
8
0
34
324
20.3
277
17.3
259
22 Raiders
Raiders
28.5
2008
61
214
9
21
42.9
16
5
11
0
27
263
16.4
388
24.3
225
23 Panthers
Panthers
28.6
2002
64
224
4
12
33.3
16
7
9
0
30
258
16.1
302
18.9
238
24 Lions
Lions
28.8
2008
59
205
10
20
50.0
16
0
16
0
29
268
16.8
517
32.3
234
25 Bears
Bears
28.8
2005
62
215
7
16
43.8
16
11
5
0
28
260
16.3
202
12.6
233
StatMuse has team, season-level data for third-down percentage going back to the 1991 season.

More 49ers Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

19.7

23rd

OPP PPG

16.3

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

89.7

26th

PASS YDS/G

280.0

3rd

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
0
0
1.000
Cardinals Cardinals
2
1
0
.667
Rams Rams
2
1
0
.667
Seahawks Seahawks
2
1
0
.667
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/28
JAX JAX
@
SF SF
4:05 PM
Thu
10/2
SF SF
@
LAR LAR
8:15 PM
Sun
10/12
SF SF
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
ATL ATL
@
SF SF
8:20 PM
Sun
10/26
SF SF
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Last Game
SF 49ers

3 - 0 - 0

16

Final

15

ARI Cardinals

2 - 1 - 0

Sun 21 Sep 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
3
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
1
0
.667
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
2
1
0
.667
Vikings Vikings
2
1
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
0
0
1.000
Panthers Panthers
1
2
0
.333
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
0
0
1.000
Rams Rams
2
1
0
.667
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
3
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
1
2
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Bengals Bengals
2
1
0
.667
Steelers Steelers
2
1
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
0
0
1.000
Jaguars Jaguars
2
1
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
0
0
1.000
Raiders Raiders
1
2
0
.333

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)
Thu
9/25
SEA SEA
@
ARI ARI
8:15 PM
Sun
9/28
MIN MIN
@
PIT PIT
9:30 AM
Sun
9/28
NO NO
@
BUF BUF
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
TEN TEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
1:00 PM