worst 3rd down percentage with at least 20 third down attempts in a game by nfl team ever including playoffs

The New York Jets have the worst third-down percentage by a team with 20+ third-down attempts in a regular-season or postseason game, at 19.0 percent versus the Giants on December 24, 2011.

TEAM3DWN ATT3DWN%DATETMOPPRESULT3DWN CONV4DWN CONV4DWN ATT4DWN%TD1DWNOFFOPP OFF
1Jets
Jets
21
19.0
12/24/2011
NYJ NYJ
vs
NYG NYG
L
14-29
4
1
1
100.0
2
22
331
332
2Bengals
Bengals
20
20.0
11/16/2008
CIN CIN
vs
PHI PHI
T
13-13
4
0
1
0.0
1
19
282
391
3Chiefs
Chiefs
20
20.0
11/13/1994
KC KC
vs
SD SD
L
13-14
4
3
3
100.0
1
15
249
235
4Panthers
Panthers
21
23.8
12/22/2002
CAR CAR
vs
CHI CHI
W
24-14
5
0
1
0.0
3
15
253
186
5Redskins
Redskins
20
25.0
12/29/2013
WAS WAS
@
NYG NYG
L
6-20
5
1
3
33.3
0
12
251
278
6Giants
Giants
20
25.0
12/16/2007
NYG NYG
vs
WAS WAS
L
10-22
5
2
5
40.0
1
20
307
309
7Saints
Saints
20
25.0
12/24/2006
NO NO
@
NYG NYG
W
30-7
5
4
6
66.7
3
22
359
142
8Jets
Jets
21
28.6
12/12/2010
NYJ NYJ
vs
MIA MIA
L
6-10
6
0
3
0.0
0
14
280
131
9Colts
Colts
21
28.6
10/6/1996
IND IND
@
BUF BUF
L
13-16
6
0
0
1
16
249
412
10Jaguars
Jaguars
20
30.0
11/19/2017
JAX JAX
@
CLE CLE
W
19-7
6
1
1
100.0
2
15
284
184
11Cardinals
Cardinals
20
30.0
10/16/2006
ARI ARI
vs
CHI CHI
L
23-24
6
0
0
2
17
286
168
12Lions
Lions
20
30.0
9/14/2003
DET DET
@
GB GB
L
6-31
6
1
2
50.0
0
14
293
332
13Panthers
Panthers
20
30.0
9/27/1998
CAR CAR
vs
GB GB
L
30-37
6
1
2
50.0
3
13
230
487
14Steelers
Steelers
20
30.0
12/19/1993
PIT PIT
vs
HOU HOU
L
17-26
6
4
5
80.0
2
21
385
383
15Eagles
Eagles
20
30.0
12/13/1992
PHI PHI
@
SEA SEA
W
20-17
6
1
1
100.0
2
25
466
87
16Texans
Texans
21
33.3
12/21/2014
HOU HOU
vs
BAL BAL
W
25-13
7
0
0
1
18
313
211
17Giants
Giants
21
33.3
1/22/2012
NYG NYG
@
SF SF
W
20-17
7
0
1
0.0
2
20
352
328
18Seahawks
Seahawks
21
33.3
10/24/2010
SEA SEA
vs
ARI ARI
W
22-10
7
0
1
0.0
1
16
302
227
19Bears
Bears
21
33.3
11/16/1997
CHI CHI
vs
NYJ NYJ
L
15-23
7
2
4
50.0
2
27
356
193
20Cardinals
Cardinals
21
33.3
9/14/1997
ARI ARI
@
WAS WAS
L
13-19
7
1
1
100.0
1
14
234
328
21Cardinals
Cardinals
21
33.3
10/16/1994
ARI ARI
@
WAS WAS
W
19-16
7
0
2
0.0
2
19
324
234
22Steelers
Steelers
23
34.8
12/8/2002
PIT PIT
vs
HOU HOU
L
6-24
8
3
5
60.0
0
24
422
47
23Saints
Saints
20
35.0
10/25/2015
NO NO
@
IND IND
W
27-21
7
1
1
100.0
4
22
449
376
24Chiefs
Chiefs
20
35.0
12/4/2011
KC KC
@
CHI CHI
W
10-3
7
1
1
100.0
1
13
252
181
25Ravens
Ravens
20
35.0
11/20/2005
BAL BAL
vs
PIT PIT
W
16-13
7
0
0
1
18
241
282
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete team, game-level data for third-down attempts and third-down percentage going back to the 1991 season.

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PPG

19.7

26th

OPP PPG

26.8

27th

RUSH YDS/G

128.4

7th

PASS YDS/G

169.6

32nd

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TEAMWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
0
.692
Dolphins Dolphins
6
7
0
.462
Jets Jets
3
10
0
.231
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
NYJ NYJ
@
JAX JAX
1:00 PM
Sun
12/21
NYJ NYJ
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
12/28
NE NE
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
NYJ NYJ
@
BUF BUF
1:00 PM
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AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
0
.692
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
6
7
0
.462
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
9
4
0
.692
Texans Texans
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5
0
.615
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
0
.846
Chargers Chargers
9
4
0
.692
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
5
0
.615
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
7
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
10
3
0
.769
Seahawks Seahawks
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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/6
ARI ARI
@
NO NO
20-13
Sat
9/6
TEN TEN
@
DEN DEN
12-20
Sat
9/6
SF SF
@
SEA SEA
17-13
Sat
9/6
HOU HOU
@
LAR LAR
9-14
Sat
9/6
DET DET
@
GB GB
13-27

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BAL BAL
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
ARI ARI
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BUF BUF
@
NE NE
1:00 PM