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Season overview/3rd down defense

EPA per play · regular season 2023

3rd down defense

Historical · 2023Back to 2026

Rank
12th
EPA / play

−0.12

Success rate

39%

Weekly trend

3rd down defense trend−0.51+0.04+0.59W1W3W5W7W9W11W13W15W17
New EnglandLeague median

Weeks 1–18

League distribution

3rd down defense — league distributionARI · rank 29 · +0.16ATL · rank 6 · −0.18BAL · rank 3 · −0.22BUF · rank 11 · −0.14CAR · rank 4 · −0.19CHI · rank 28 · +0.11CIN · rank 25 · +0.00CLE · rank 1 · −0.29DAL · rank 5 · −0.19DEN · rank 7 · −0.18DET · rank 19 · −0.06GB · rank 27 · +0.10HOU · rank 16 · −0.09IND · rank 14 · −0.11JAX · rank 13 · −0.11KC · rank 2 · −0.26LAC · rank 15 · −0.09LAR · rank 20 · −0.05LV · rank 26 · +0.07MIA · rank 8 · −0.18MIN · rank 21 · −0.05NO · rank 9 · −0.17

Top contributors

Kyle Dugger headshot

Kyle Dugger

DB

3rd-down stops

164

Myles Bryant headshot

Myles Bryant

DB

3rd-down stops

153

Jabrill Peppers headshot

Jabrill Peppers

DB

3rd-down stops

147

Based on nflverse participation data; no pass-coverage credit (individual ratings deferred per methodology).

All phases

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  • Pass offense31st
  • Rush offense22nd
  • Pass defense16th
  • Run defense2nd
  • Red zone offense1st
  • Red zone defense11th
NYG · rank 10 · −0.14NYJ · rank 23 · −0.02PHI · rank 31 · +0.21PIT · rank 24 · −0.01SEA · rank 32 · +0.23SF · rank 18 · −0.07TB · rank 22 · −0.02TEN · rank 17 · −0.08WAS · rank 30 · +0.19NE · rank 12 · −0.12NE−0.33+0.27EPA per play
3rd down offense
32nd
  • 3rd down defense12th
  • Explosive (O)31st
  • Explosive (D)3rd
  • Special teams28th
  • Data

    Last refresh
    Tue, 3:59 PM EDT
    Source
    nflverse
    Models
    nflfastR · nfl4th
    Status
    ETL heartbeat
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