which nfl team has the worst defense 3rd down percentage in a single season

The Pittsburgh Steelers have the lowest third-down percentage by a team in a season, with 20.0 percent this season.

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	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	Steelers	20.0	2026	5	25	1	3	33.3	2	1	1	0	2	23	11.5	33	16.5	31
2	49ers	24.0	2005	49	204	5	8	62.5	16	4	12	0	23	239	14.9	428	26.8	191
3	Cowboys	24.0	2002	50	208	4	12	33.3	16	5	11	0	26	217	13.6	329	20.6	237
4	Bills	25.0	1997	53	212	11	29	37.9	16	6	10	0	26	255	15.9	367	22.9	268
5	Bears	25.1	2004	56	223	6	19	31.6	16	5	11	0	26	231	14.4	331	20.7	230
6	Cardinals	25.2	2012	58	230	10	24	41.7	16	5	11	0	25	250	15.6	357	22.3	246
7	Bills	25.8	2009	51	198	7	15	46.7	16	6	10	0	25	258	16.1	326	20.4	233
8	Texans	25.8	2002	59	229	5	14	35.7	16	4	12	0	22	213	13.3	356	22.3	208
9	Rams	25.9	2015	52	201	4	13	30.8	16	7	9	0	31	280	17.5	330	20.6	241
10	Jets	26.0	2023	61	235	17	29	58.6	17	7	10	0	22	268	15.8	355	20.9	260
11	Broncos	26.1	2026	6	23	0	1	0.0	2	1	1	0	3	30	15.0	44	22.0	31
12	Saints	26.1	1997	54	207	14	22	63.6	16	6	10	0	24	237	14.8	327	20.4	229
13	Seahawks	26.6	1992	59	222	5	17	29.4	16	2	14	0	14	140	8.8	312	19.5	208
14	Chiefs	27.3	2009	62	227	14	29	48.3	16	4	12	0	31	294	18.4	424	26.5	256
15	Browns	27.6	2000	58	210	6	19	31.6	16	3	13	0	17	161	10.1	419	26.2	176
16	Seahawks	27.7	1998	54	195	6	17	35.3	16	8	8	0	45	372	23.3	310	19.4	267
17	Giants	27.7	1996	61	220	9	20	45.0	16	6	10	0	24	242	15.1	297	18.6	248
18	Cardinals	27.8	2010	58	209	7	18	38.9	16	5	11	0	31	289	18.1	434	27.1	241
19	Packers	27.8	2026	10	36	2	6	33.3	3	1	2	0	6	56	18.7	91	30.3	53
20	Rams	28.1	2011	64	228	8	23	34.8	16	2	14	0	18	193	12.1	407	25.4	267
21	Ravens	28.4	1999	65	229	3	11	27.3	16	8	8	0	34	324	20.3	277	17.3	259
22	Raiders	28.5	2008	61	214	9	21	42.9	16	5	11	0	27	263	16.4	388	24.3	225
23	Browns	28.6	2026	6	21	1	3	33.3	2	1	1	0	3	33	16.5	53	26.5	29
24	Panthers	28.6	2002	64	224	4	12	33.3	16	7	9	0	30	258	16.1	302	18.9	238
25	Lions	28.8	2008	59	205	10	20	50.0	16	0	16	0	29	268	16.8	517	32.3	234

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Sun 10/11	IND	@	PIT	1:00 PM
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Pass Yards Rankings

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Giants	1	1	0	.500
Cowboys	1	1	0	.500
Commanders	0	2	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	2	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	1	0	.500
Saints	1	1	0	.500
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	2	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	2	0	0	1.000
49ers	2	0	0	1.000
Rams	1	1	0	.500
Cardinals	1	1	0	.500

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	2	0	0	1.000
Patriots	1	1	0	.500
Jets	1	1	0	.500
Dolphins	0	2	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bengals	2	0	0	1.000
Ravens	1	1	0	.500
Steelers	1	1	0	.500
Browns	1	1	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	1	0	.500
Titans	0	2	0	.000
Texans	0	2	0	.000
Colts	0	2	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	2	0	0	1.000
Raiders	2	0	0	1.000
Broncos	1	1	0	.500
Chargers	0	2	0	.000