which team had the most third down conversions in a season

The San Francisco 49ers have the most third-down conversions by a team in a season, with 127 conversions in 2002.

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	TEAM	3DWN CONV	SEASON	3DWN ATT	3DWN%	4DWN CONV	4DWN ATT	4DWN%	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN
1	49ers	127	2002	243	52.3	8	13	61.5	16	10	6	0	41	367	22.9	351	21.9	342
2	Dolphins	120	2009	245	49.0	13	18	72.2	16	7	9	0	41	360	22.5	390	24.4	333
3	Saints	118	2011	208	56.7	3	10	30.0	16	13	3	0	66	547	34.2	339	21.2	416
4	Chargers	115	2025	251	45.8	12	21	57.1	17	11	6	0	36	368	21.6	340	20.0	331
5	Vikings	114	1995	239	47.7	4	11	36.4	16	8	8	0	48	412	25.8	385	24.1	342
6	Chargers	112	2022	257	43.6	15	29	51.7	17	10	7	0	42	391	23.0	384	22.6	352
7	Falcons	112	2010	240	46.7	11	15	73.3	16	13	3	0	47	414	25.9	288	18.0	353
8	Broncos	112	1996	229	48.9	6	11	54.5	16	13	3	0	47	391	24.4	275	17.2	336
9	Chiefs	111	2024	229	48.5	12	17	70.6	17	15	2	0	42	385	22.6	326	19.2	350
10	Cowboys	111	2023	230	48.3	13	23	56.5	17	12	5	0	57	509	29.9	315	18.5	385
11	Redskins	111	1991	220	50.5	4	7	57.1	16	14	2	0	56	485	30.3	224	14.0	302
12	Buccaneers	110	2024	216	50.9	9	14	64.3	17	10	7	0	59	502	29.5	385	22.6	395
13	Patriots	110	2012	226	48.7	8	12	66.7	16	12	4	0	67	557	34.8	331	20.7	444
14	Bills	109	2023	219	49.8	9	16	56.3	17	11	6	0	54	451	26.5	311	18.3	381
15	49ers	109	1995	223	48.9	11	18	61.1	16	11	5	0	57	457	28.6	258	16.1	355
16	Eagles	108	2023	225	48.0	19	26	73.1	17	11	6	0	49	433	25.5	428	25.2	377
17	Packers	108	1995	220	49.1	5	8	62.5	16	11	5	0	49	404	25.3	314	19.6	339
18	Chiefs	107	2021	205	52.2	10	15	66.7	17	12	5	0	57	480	28.2	364	21.4	419
19	Saints	107	2016	220	48.6	13	15	86.7	16	7	9	0	55	469	29.3	454	28.4	395
20	Falcons	107	2015	227	47.1	10	19	52.6	16	8	8	0	38	339	21.2	345	21.6	359
21	Vikings	107	1998	208	51.4	3	3	100.0	16	15	1	0	64	556	34.8	296	18.5	335
22	49ers	106	2025	213	49.8	13	22	59.1	17	12	5	0	49	437	25.7	371	21.8	379
23	Steelers	106	2022	236	44.9	11	15	73.3	17	9	8	0	29	308	18.1	346	20.4	345
24	Saints	106	2010	217	48.8	5	11	45.5	16	11	5	0	44	384	24.0	307	19.2	351
25	Saints	106	2003	229	46.3	5	19	26.3	16	8	8	0	39	340	21.3	326	20.4	302

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Rams	0	1	.000

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Sun 9/20	MIA	@	SF	4:25 PM
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Sun 10/4	DEN	@	SF	4:25 PM
Sun 10/11	SF	@	SEA	4:25 PM
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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	1	0	0	1.000
Eagles	1	0	0	1.000
Commanders	0	1	0	.000
Cowboys	0	1	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	1	0	0	1.000
Bears	1	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Packers	0	1	0	.000
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	0	1	0	.000
Buccaneers	0	1	0	.000
Panthers	0	1	0	.000
Saints	0	1	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	1	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	1	0	0	1.000
Rams	0	1	0	.000

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