All 32 NFL teams ranked on third-down conversion rate allowed for the 2026 regular season, 1st to 32nd, with every other defense stat and its league rank beside it. The Chicago Bears lead the league in third-down conversion rate allowed at 22.8%; the Dallas Cowboys rank last at 48.3%.
| Rank | Team | Points Allowed / G | Total Yds Allowed / G | Pass Yds Allowed / G | Yds / Att Allowed | Rush Yds Allowed / G | 3rd Down % Allowed | Takeaways | Sacks |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chicago Bears | 20.4 (9th) | 326.7 (9th) | 235.6 (15th) | 8.2 (32nd) | 91.1 (6th) | 22.8% (1st) | 13 (6th) | 26 (4th) |
| 2 | Seattle Seahawks | 18 (4th) | 257.9 (1st) | 168.8 (1st) | 5.5 (1st) | 89.1 (4th) | 30.6% (2nd) | 13 (5th) | 21 (13th) |
| 3 | Minnesota Vikings | 14.5 (1st) | 305.8 (4th) | 186.9 (2nd) | 6.4 (5th) | 118.9 (18th) | 31.2% (3rd) | 13 (8th) | 29 (2nd) |
| 4 | Los Angeles Rams | 20.1 (8th) | 312.9 (5th) | 209.1 (4th) | 6.4 (8th) | 103.8 (14th) | 31.6% (4th) | 10 (19th) | 16 (24th) |
| 5 | Indianapolis Colts | 27.7 (30th) | 375.3 (26th) | 238.3 (17th) | 8.1 (30th) | 137 (30th) | 32.4% (5th) | 6 (31st) | 19 (16th) |
| 6 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 15.1 (2nd) | 327.6 (10th) | 238.4 (18th) | 7.3 (21st) | 89.3 (5th) | 34% (6th) | 15 (3rd) | 16 (25th) |
| 7 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 18 (5th) | 325.9 (8th) | 242 (22nd) | 6.9 (14th) | 83.9 (3rd) | 34.3% (7th) | 13 (7th) | 26 (6th) |
| 8 | Los Angeles Chargers | 27.4 (28th) | 352.6 (18th) | 230.6 (12th) | 7.9 (26th) | 122 (20th) | 34.3% (8th) | 12 (11th) | 13 (30th) |
| 9 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 19.8 (7th) | 305.8 (3rd) | 226.7 (11th) | 6.6 (10th) | 79.1 (1st) | 34.5% (9th) | 21 (1st) | 17 (21st) |
| 10 | Kansas City Chiefs | 17.9 (3rd) | 318 (7th) | 220.5 (7th) | 6.4 (6th) | 97.5 (10th) | 36.7% (10th) | 11 (18th) | 14 (29th) |
| 11 | New York Giants | 21.5 (12th) | 312.9 (6th) | 189.3 (3rd) | 6 (2nd) | 123.6 (21st) | 37.3% (11th) | 10 (21st) | 16 (27th) |
| 12 | New England Patriots | 23 (15th) | 347.3 (16th) | 250.7 (26th) | 7.9 (25th) | 96.7 (9th) | 38% (12th) | 8 (25th) | 25 (9th) |
| 13 | Buffalo Bills | 23.4 (16th) | 344.4 (15th) | 252.8 (27th) | 6.7 (12th) | 91.6 (7th) | 38.6% (13th) | 12 (10th) | 17 (19th) |
| 14 | Houston Texans | 24 (18th) | 360 (23rd) | 257 (30th) | 7.4 (22nd) | 103 (13th) | 38.7% (14th) | 8 (27th) | 29 (1st) |
| 15 | Baltimore Ravens | 26.2 (25th) | 341.8 (14th) | 241.9 (21st) | 7.6 (23rd) | 99.9 (11th) | 39% (15th) | 9 (23rd) | 17 (20th) |
| 16 | Cleveland Browns | 21.8 (13th) | 350.8 (17th) | 220.2 (6th) | 6.7 (11th) | 130.6 (27th) | 39.4% (16th) | 12 (14th) | 26 (7th) |
| 17 | Washington Commanders | 25.3 (24th) | 358.3 (21st) | 256 (29th) | 6.9 (15th) | 102.3 (12th) | 40% (17th) | 12 (13th) | 17 (22nd) |
| 18 | San Francisco 49ers | 19.5 (6th) | 303.8 (2nd) | 222.9 (9th) | 6.4 (3rd) | 80.9 (2nd) | 40.4% (18th) | 12 (9th) | 15 (28th) |
| 19 | Philadelphia Eagles | 24.6 (19th) | 365 (24th) | 238.9 (19th) | 7.2 (17th) | 126.1 (24th) | 40.6% (19th) | 5 (32nd) | 16 (26th) |
| 20 | Arizona Cardinals | 28.3 (31st) | 352.6 (19th) | 230.7 (13th) | 8 (29th) | 121.9 (19th) | 40.7% (20th) | 8 (28th) | 19 (17th) |
| 21 | Denver Broncos | 20.7 (10th) | 374.2 (25th) | 249.9 (25th) | 6.5 (9th) | 124.3 (23rd) | 41.2% (21st) | 12 (15th) | 26 (8th) |
| 22 | Green Bay Packers | 21.2 (11th) | 340.9 (13th) | 231.9 (14th) | 6.4 (7th) | 109 (15th) | 41.7% (22nd) | 19 (2nd) | 26 (5th) |
| 23 | New York Jets | 24.8 (21st) | 340.1 (12th) | 212.1 (5th) | 7.1 (16th) | 128 (26th) | 42.3% (23rd) | 10 (20th) | 22 (12th) |
| 24 | Atlanta Falcons | 24.8 (20th) | 360 (22nd) | 241.2 (20th) | 6.8 (13th) | 118.8 (17th) | 42.6% (24th) | 9 (22nd) | 20 (14th) |
| 25 | Tennessee Titans | 24.9 (22nd) | 396.9 (31st) | 272.8 (31st) | 8 (27th) | 124.1 (22nd) | 43.6% (25th) | 11 (17th) | 20 (15th) |
| 26 | Las Vegas Raiders | 29.8 (32nd) | 399.9 (32nd) | 248.7 (24th) | 8 (28th) | 151.2 (32nd) | 44% (26th) | 14 (4th) | 19 (18th) |
| 27 | Detroit Lions | 23.6 (17th) | 377.3 (28th) | 283.1 (32nd) | 7.2 (19th) | 94.1 (8th) | 44.4% (27th) | 8 (26th) | 27 (3rd) |
| 28 | New Orleans Saints | 27 (27th) | 389.5 (30th) | 255.6 (28th) | 7.8 (24th) | 133.9 (29th) | 47.2% (28th) | 9 (24th) | 23 (11th) |
| 29 | Miami Dolphins | 25 (23rd) | 336.4 (11th) | 224.6 (10th) | 8.1 (31st) | 111.8 (16th) | 47.4% (29th) | 7 (30th) | 12 (31st) |
| 30 | Cincinnati Bengals | 21.9 (14th) | 375.3 (27th) | 248.6 (23rd) | 7.3 (20th) | 126.6 (25th) | 47.5% (30th) | 12 (12th) | 23 (10th) |
| 31 | Carolina Panthers | 27.4 (29th) | 355.1 (20th) | 221.8 (8th) | 6.4 (4th) | 133.4 (28th) | 47.7% (31st) | 11 (16th) | 12 (32nd) |
| 32 | Dallas Cowboys | 26.2 (26th) | 384.4 (29th) | 237 (16th) | 7.2 (18th) | 147.4 (31st) | 48.3% (32nd) | 8 (29th) | 17 (23rd) |
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