The San Francisco 49ers have the lowest third-down percentage by a team in a season, at 24.0 percent in 2005.

worst 3rd down conversion percentage in a season by a team in nfl history
2005 49ers 2002 Cowboys 1997 Bills 2004 Bears 2012 Cardinals 2009 Bills 2002 Texans 2015 Rams 2023 Jets 1997 Saints 1992 Seahawks 2009 Chiefs 2000 Browns 1998 Seahawks 1996 Giants 2010 Cardinals 2011 Rams 1999 Ravens 2008 Raiders 2002 Panthers 2008 Lions 2005 Bears 2000 Falcons 2019 Redskins 2004 Browns 1999 Browns 2001 Cardinals 0 2 4 6 8 10 12 14 16 18 20 22 24 26 28 24.0 24.0 25.0 25.1 25.2 25.8 25.8 25.9 26.0 26.1 26.6 27.3 27.6 27.7 27.7 27.8 28.1 28.4 28.5 28.6 28.8 28.8 28.9 29.1 29.1 29.1 29.1
TEAM 3DWN% SEASON GP 3DWN CONV 3DWN ATT 4DWN CONV 4DWN ATT 4DWN% W L T TD PTS PPG OPP PTS OPP PPG 1DWN
San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers 24.0 2005 16 49 204 5 8 62.5 4 12 0 23 239 14.9 428 26.8 191
Dallas Cowboys Dallas Cowboys 24.0 2002 16 50 208 4 12 33.3 5 11 0 26 217 13.6 329 20.6 237
Buffalo Bills Buffalo Bills 25.0 1997 16 53 212 11 29 37.9 6 10 0 26 255 15.9 367 22.9 268
Chicago Bears Chicago Bears 25.1 2004 16 56 223 6 19 31.6 5 11 0 26 231 14.4 331 20.7 230
Arizona Cardinals Arizona Cardinals 25.2 2012 16 58 230 10 24 41.7 5 11 0 25 250 15.6 357 22.3 246
Buffalo Bills Buffalo Bills 25.8 2009 16 51 198 7 15 46.7 6 10 0 25 258 16.1 326 20.4 233
Houston Texans Houston Texans 25.8 2002 16 59 229 5 14 35.7 4 12 0 22 213 13.3 356 22.3 208
St. Louis Rams St. Louis Rams 25.9 2015 16 52 201 4 13 30.8 7 9 0 31 280 17.5 330 20.6 241
New York Jets New York Jets 26.0 2023 17 61 235 17 29 58.6 7 10 0 22 268 15.8 355 20.9 260
New Orleans Saints New Orleans Saints 26.1 1997 16 54 207 14 22 63.6 6 10 0 24 237 14.8 327 20.4 229
Seattle Seahawks Seattle Seahawks 26.6 1992 16 59 222 5 17 29.4 2 14 0 14 140 8.8 312 19.5 208
Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs 27.3 2009 16 62 227 14 29 48.3 4 12 0 31 294 18.4 424 26.5 256
Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns 27.6 2000 16 58 210 6 19 31.6 3 13 0 17 161 10.1 419 26.2 176
Seattle Seahawks Seattle Seahawks 27.7 1998 16 54 195 6 17 35.3 8 8 0 45 372 23.3 310 19.4 267
New York Giants New York Giants 27.7 1996 16 61 220 9 20 45.0 6 10 0 24 242 15.1 297 18.6 248
Arizona Cardinals Arizona Cardinals 27.8 2010 16 58 209 7 18 38.9 5 11 0 31 289 18.1 434 27.1 241
St. Louis Rams St. Louis Rams 28.1 2011 16 64 228 8 23 34.8 2 14 0 18 193 12.1 407 25.4 267
Baltimore Ravens Baltimore Ravens 28.4 1999 16 65 229 3 11 27.3 8 8 0 34 324 20.3 277 17.3 259
Oakland Raiders Oakland Raiders 28.5 2008 16 61 214 9 21 42.9 5 11 0 27 263 16.4 388 24.3 225
Carolina Panthers Carolina Panthers 28.6 2002 16 64 224 4 12 33.3 7 9 0 30 258 16.1 302 18.9 238
Detroit Lions Detroit Lions 28.8 2008 16 59 205 10 20 50.0 0 16 0 29 268 16.8 517 32.3 234
Chicago Bears Chicago Bears 28.8 2005 16 62 215 7 16 43.8 11 5 0 28 260 16.3 202 12.6 233
Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Falcons 28.9 2000 16 57 197 6 13 46.2 4 12 0 25 252 15.8 413 25.8 256
Washington Redskins Washington Redskins 29.1 2019 16 52 179 6 14 42.9 3 13 0 28 266 16.6 435 27.2 248
Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns 29.1 2004 16 59 203 7 16 43.8 4 12 0 29 276 17.3 390 24.4 245
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@
KC KC
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DET DET
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SF SF
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