what are the most 3rd down conversions in a nfl playoff game

The New England Patriots have the most third-down conversions by a team in a playoff game, with 13 conversions in the 2018 AFC Championship game versus the Chiefs on January 20, 2019.

	TEAM	3DWN CONV	DATE	ROUND	TM		OPP	RESULT	3DWN ATT	3DWN%	4DWN CONV	4DWN ATT	4DWN%	TD	1DWN	OFF	OPP OFF
1	Patriots	13	1/20/2019	AFC Championship	NE	@	KC	W 37-31	19	68.4	1	2	50.0	5	36	524	290
2	Chiefs	12	1/16/2016	AFC Divisional	KC	@	NE	L 20-27	20	60.0	1	2	50.0	2	27	378	340
3	Patriots	12	1/18/2015	AFC Championship	NE	vs	IND	W 45-7	18	66.7	2	2	100.0	6	28	397	209
4	Titans	12	1/11/2003	AFC Divisional	TEN	vs	PIT	W 34-31	18	66.7	1	1	100.0	4	29	430	324
5	Broncos	12	12/27/1997	AFC Wild Card	DEN	vs	JAX	W 42-17	16	75.0	1	1	100.0	6	28	511	237
6	Eagles	11	2/12/2023	Super Bowl	PHI	vs	KC	L 35-38	18	61.1	2	2	100.0	4	25	417	340
7	Rams	11	1/30/2022	NFC Championship	LAR	vs	SF	W 20-17	18	61.1	0	1	0.0	2	25	396	282
8	Saints	11	1/10/2021	NFC Wild Card	NO	vs	CHI	W 21-9	17	64.7	0	1	0.0	3	27	385	239
9	Ravens	11	1/11/2020	AFC Divisional	BAL	vs	TEN	L 12-28	18	61.1	0	4	0.0	1	29	530	300
10	Bills	11	1/4/2020	AFC Wild Card	BUF	@	HOU	L 19-22	21	52.4	0	1	0.0	1	24	425	360
11	Patriots	11	1/13/2018	AFC Divisional	NE	vs	TEN	W 35-14	17	64.7	0	0		5	31	438	267
12	Patriots	11	1/22/2017	AFC Championship	NE	vs	PIT	W 36-17	17	64.7	0	0		4	26	431	368
13	Patriots	11	1/11/2014	AFC Divisional	NE	vs	IND	W 43-22	18	61.1	0	1	0.0	6	23	419	386
14	Patriots	11	1/7/2007	AFC Wild Card	NE	vs	NYJ	W 37-16	16	68.8	0	0		4	26	358	347
15	Steelers	11	1/15/1995	AFC Championship	PIT	vs	SD	L 13-17	20	55.0	2	3	66.7	1	22	415	226
16	Vikings	11	1/1/1995	NFC Wild Card	MIN	vs	CHI	L 18-35	20	55.0	1	2	50.0	2	22	389	308
17	Bills	11	1/17/1993	AFC Championship	BUF	@	MIA	W 29-10	19	57.9	0	0		2	20	358	276
18	Texans	10	1/18/2025	AFC Divisional	HOU	@	KC	L 14-23	17	58.8	0	1	0.0	1	18	336	212
19	Ravens	10	1/11/2025	AFC Wild Card	BAL	vs	PIT	W 28-14	15	66.7	0	0		4	29	464	280
20	49ers	10	1/20/2024	NFC Divisional	SF	vs	GB	W 24-21	16	62.5	0	0		3	19	356	330
21	Cowboys	10	1/14/2024	NFC Wild Card	DAL	vs	GB	L 32-48	16	62.5	0	2	0.0	4	37	510	415
22	Eagles	10	1/21/2023	NFC Divisional	PHI	vs	NYG	W 38-7	14	71.4	0	0		5	26	416	227
23	Buccaneers	10	1/16/2023	NFC Wild Card	TB	vs	DAL	L 14-31	18	55.6	1	3	33.3	2	24	386	425
24	Vikings	10	1/5/2020	NFC Wild Card	MIN	@	NO	W 26-20	18	55.6	0	0		3	22	362	324
25	Eagles	10	2/4/2018	Super Bowl	PHI	@	NE	W 41-33	16	62.5	2	2	100.0	5	25	538	613

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Patriots	13	3	.813
Bills	11	5	.688
Dolphins	7	9	.438
Jets	3	13	.188

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 1/4	MIA	@	NE	1:00 PM

Last Game

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Final

Jets

3 - 13

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4,233

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Maye

Rush Yards Leaders

1,606

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1,559

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1,469

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Rec Yards Leaders

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1,592

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1,420

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Pass TD Leaders

40

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33

Goff

30

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Rush TD Leaders

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16

Henry

14

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Rec TD Leaders

14

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11

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QB Rating Leaders

112.9

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112.1

Stafford

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22.0

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16.5

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Opp PPG Rankings

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Total Yards Rankings

398.6

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374.5

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370.4

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Rush Yards Rankings

157.8

156.4

152.1

134.2

127.1

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Pass Yards Rankings

287.0

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Sack Leaders

64.0

51.0

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312.4

Taylor

284.8

McCaffrey

272.6

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232.5

Smith-Njigba

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Nacua

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McBride

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AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots - y	13	3	0	.813
Bills - x	11	5	0	.688
Dolphins - e	7	9	0	.438
Jets - e	3	13	0	.188
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	9	7	0	.563
Ravens	8	8	0	.500
Bengals - e	6	10	0	.375
Browns - e	4	12	0	.250
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - x	12	4	0	.750
Texans - x	11	5	0	.688
Colts - e	8	8	0	.500
Titans - e	3	13	0	.188
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - y	13	3	0	.813
Chargers - w	11	5	0	.688
Chiefs - e	6	10	0	.375
Raiders - e	2	14	0	.125

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles - y	11	5	0	.688
Cowboys - e	7	8	1	.469
Commanders - e	4	12	0	.250
Giants - e	3	13	0	.188
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - y	11	4	0	.733
Packers - w	9	6	1	.594
Vikings - e	8	8	0	.500
Lions - e	8	8	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	8	8	0	.500
Buccaneers	7	9	0	.438
Falcons - e	6	9	0	.400
Saints - e	6	10	0	.375
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - x	13	3	0	.813
49ers - x	11	4	0	.733
Rams - x	11	4	0	.733
Cardinals - e	3	13	0	.188

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 9/27	PHI	@	TB	31-25
Sat 9/27	CAR	@	NE	13-42
Sat 9/27	LAC	@	NYG	18-21
Sat 9/27	JAX	@	SF	26-21
Sat 9/27	IND	@	LAR	20-27

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 12/29	LAR	@	ATL	8:15 PM
Sun 1/4	TEN	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 1/4	DET	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 1/4	IND	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Sun 1/4	CLE	@	CIN	1:00 PM

The New England Patriots have the most third-down conversions by a team in a playoff game, with 13 conversions in the 2018 AFC Championship game versus the Chiefs on January 20, 2019.

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