which nfl team has the highest 3rd down percentage in a season

The New Orleans Saints have the best third-down percentage by a team in a season, at 56.7 percent in 2011.

		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		Saints	56.7	2011	118	208	3	10	30.0	16	13	3	0	66	547	34.2	339	21.2	416
2		Colts	56.1	2006	105	187	0	4	0.0	16	12	4	0	50	427	26.7	360	22.5	376
3		Vikings	52.3	2004	102	195	6	10	60.0	16	8	8	0	50	405	25.3	395	24.7	351
4		49ers	52.3	2002	127	243	8	13	61.5	16	10	6	0	41	367	22.9	351	21.9	342
5		Chiefs	52.2	2021	107	205	10	15	66.7	17	12	5	0	57	480	28.2	364	21.4	419
6		Vikings	51.4	1998	107	208	3	3	100.0	16	15	1	0	64	556	34.8	296	18.5	335
7		49ers	51.0	1994	102	200	11	18	61.1	16	13	3	0	66	505	31.6	296	18.5	362
8		Buccaneers	50.9	2024	110	216	9	14	64.3	17	10	7	0	59	502	29.5	385	22.6	395
9		Redskins	50.5	1991	111	220	4	7	57.1	16	14	2	0	56	485	30.3	224	14.0	302
10		Bills	50.3	2022	97	193	7	13	53.8	16	13	3	0	53	455	28.4	286	17.9	367
11		Colts	50.2	2008	101	201	11	16	68.8	16	12	4	0	45	377	23.6	298	18.6	321
12		Rams	50.0	2001	96	192	8	11	72.7	16	14	2	0	62	503	31.4	273	17.1	357
13		Bills	49.8	2023	109	219	9	16	56.3	17	11	6	0	54	451	26.5	311	18.3	381
14		49ers	49.8	2025	106	213	13	22	59.1	17	12	5	0	49	437	25.7	371	21.8	379
15		Oilers	49.7	1991	97	195	3	9	33.3	16	11	5	0	46	386	24.1	251	15.7	353
16		Bills	49.7	2020	93	187	8	10	80.0	16	13	3	0	60	501	31.3	375	23.4	397
17		Packers	49.4	2020	89	180	13	21	61.9	16	13	3	0	66	509	31.8	369	23.1	358
18		Colts	49.3	2007	100	203	6	10	60.0	16	13	3	0	54	450	28.1	262	16.4	357
19		Colts	49.2	2009	95	193	5	11	45.5	16	14	2	0	53	416	26.0	307	19.2	339
20		Packers	49.1	1995	108	220	5	8	62.5	16	11	5	0	49	404	25.3	314	19.6	339
21		Chargers	49.0	2013	101	206	5	6	83.3	16	9	7	0	42	396	24.8	348	21.8	373
22		Dolphins	49.0	2009	120	245	13	18	72.2	16	7	9	0	41	360	22.5	390	24.4	333
23		Chiefs	49.0	2020	95	194	9	16	56.3	16	14	2	0	57	473	29.6	362	22.6	397
24		Broncos	48.9	1996	112	229	6	11	54.5	16	13	3	0	47	391	24.4	275	17.2	336
25		49ers	48.9	1995	109	223	11	18	61.1	16	11	5	0	57	457	28.6	258	16.1	355

StatMuse has team, season-level data for third-down percentage going back to the 1991 season.

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