which team has the most third down attempts in a season

The New England Patriots have the most attempts on third down by a team in a season, with 260 attempts in 1995.

	TEAM	3DWN ATT	SEASON	3DWN CONV	3DWN%	4DWN CONV	4DWN ATT	4DWN%	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN
1	Patriots	260	1995	99	38.1	17	39	43.6	16	6	10	0	32	294	18.4	377	23.6	335
2	Chargers	257	2022	112	43.6	15	29	51.7	17	10	7	0	42	391	23.0	384	22.6	352
3	Patriots	257	1994	106	41.2	18	35	51.4	16	10	6	0	39	351	21.9	312	19.5	348
4	Browns	253	2023	80	31.6	18	32	56.3	17	11	6	0	42	396	23.3	362	21.3	325
5	Ravens	253	2013	92	36.4	6	16	37.5	16	8	8	0	29	320	20.0	352	22.0	295
6	Bears	253	1997	91	36.0	14	27	51.9	16	4	12	0	28	263	16.4	421	26.3	305
7	Panthers	249	2023	85	34.1	23	48	47.9	17	2	15	0	23	236	13.9	416	24.5	297
8	Texans	249	2015	96	38.6	6	19	31.6	16	9	7	0	39	339	21.2	313	19.6	335
9	Giants	248	2023	75	30.2	18	37	48.6	17	6	11	0	29	266	15.6	407	23.9	267
10	Bills	247	2000	92	37.2	9	12	75.0	16	8	8	0	34	315	19.7	350	21.9	309
11	Bears	247	1999	91	36.8	11	27	40.7	16	6	10	0	31	272	17.0	341	21.3	302
12	Buccaneers	246	2022	92	37.4	15	27	55.6	17	8	9	0	32	313	18.4	358	21.1	346
13	Dolphins	245	2009	120	49.0	13	18	72.2	16	7	9	0	41	360	22.5	390	24.4	333
14	Bills	244	2013	83	34.0	4	14	28.6	16	6	10	0	34	339	21.2	388	24.3	301
15	Panthers	244	1995	93	38.1	4	9	44.4	16	7	9	0	30	289	18.1	325	20.3	250
16	Ravens	243	2005	95	39.1	11	19	57.9	16	6	10	0	25	265	16.6	299	18.7	286
17	49ers	243	2002	127	52.3	8	13	61.5	16	10	6	0	41	367	22.9	351	21.9	342
18	Bengals	243	2001	93	38.3	6	23	26.1	16	6	10	0	25	226	14.1	309	19.3	294
19	Chiefs	243	1999	96	39.5	6	11	54.5	16	9	7	0	47	390	24.4	322	20.1	282
20	Eagles	243	1994	101	41.6	6	17	35.3	16	7	9	0	35	308	19.3	308	19.3	293
21	Lions	242	2010	97	40.1	10	16	62.5	16	6	10	0	41	362	22.6	369	23.1	304
22	Chargers	242	1999	89	36.8	6	14	42.9	16	8	8	0	25	269	16.8	316	19.8	262
23	Cardinals	242	1997	85	35.1	11	22	50.0	16	4	12	0	32	283	17.7	379	23.7	295
24	Eagles	242	1997	90	37.2	14	22	63.6	16	6	9	1	36	317	19.8	372	23.3	326
25	Bills	241	2017	101	41.9	2	15	13.3	16	9	7	0	31	302	18.9	359	22.4	278

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PASS

2,276

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RUSH

801

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REC

674

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PPG

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OPP PPG

24.5

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

115.8

13th

PASS YDS/G

196.6

32nd

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	13	4	.765
Dolphins	8	9	.471
Jets	5	12	.294
Patriots	4	13	.235

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/7	LV	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 9/14	NE	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 9/21	PIT	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 9/28	CAR	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 10/5	NE	@	BUF	8:20 PM

Last Game

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4 - 13 - 0

Final

Bills

13 - 4 - 0

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4,918

Burrow

4,629

Goff

4,500

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Rush Yards Leaders

2,005

Barkley

1,921

Henry

1,456

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Rec Yards Leaders

1,708

Chase

1,533

Jefferson

1,282

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Pass TD Leaders

43

Burrow

41

Jackson

41

Mayfield

Rush TD Leaders

16

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16

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Rec TD Leaders

17

Chase

13

McLaurin

12

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QB Rating Leaders

119.6

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111.8

Goff

108.5

Burrow

Sack Leaders

17.5

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14.0

Garrett

13.5

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NFL 2024 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.2

30.9

30.5

29.5

28.5

27.8

Opp PPG Rankings

17.7

17.8

18.3

19.2

19.5

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

424.9

409.5

399.6

376.3

370.8

369.8

Rush Yards Rankings

187.6

179.3

154.1

149.2

146.8

146.4

Pass Yards Rankings

289.3

277.5

265.0

260.2

257.6

Sack Leaders

63.0

54.0

52.0

49.0

46.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

322.3

Barkley

317.4

Henry

310.9

Gibbs

Fantasy WR Rankings

276

Chase

214.5

Jefferson

201.2

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

158.6

Kittle

150.7

Bowers

138.8

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

192

Aubrey

191

Boswell

179

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12-5-1

12-6

14-7

12-6

11-6

11-6-1

Worst Record ATS

2-15

4-13

5-12

6-11

NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	14	3	0	.824
Commanders	12	5	0	.706
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Lions	15	2	0	.882
Vikings	14	3	0	.824
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Buccaneers	10	7	0	.588
Falcons	8	9	0	.471
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Rams	10	7	0	.588
Seahawks	10	7	0	.588

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	13	4	0	.765
Dolphins	8	9	0	.471
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	12	5	0	.706
Steelers	10	7	0	.588
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Texans	10	7	0	.588
Colts	8	9	0	.471
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	15	2	0	.882
Chargers	11	6	0	.647

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 10/12	WAS	@	BAL	23-30
Sat 10/12	LAC	@	DEN	23-16
Sat 10/12	PIT	@	LV	32-13
Sat 10/12	ATL	@	CAR	38-20
Sat 10/12	DET	@	DAL	47-9

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/4	DAL	@	PHI	8:20 PM
Fri 9/5	KC	@	LAC	8:00 PM
Sun 9/7	PIT	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 9/7	TB	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 9/7	LV	@	NE	1:00 PM

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