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Season overview/3rd down defense

EPA per play · regular season 2024

3rd down defense

Historical · 2024Back to 2026

Rank
22nd
EPA / play

+0.01

Success rate

46%

Weekly trend

3rd down defense trend−0.71−0.13+0.45W1W3W5W7W9W11W13W15W17
New EnglandLeague median

Weeks 1–18

League distribution

3rd down defense — league distributionARI · rank 26 · +0.06ATL · rank 30 · +0.23BAL · rank 11 · −0.10BUF · rank 29 · +0.19CAR · rank 32 · +0.24CHI · rank 9 · −0.12CIN · rank 12 · −0.09CLE · rank 20 · −0.01DAL · rank 13 · −0.08DEN · rank 15 · −0.07DET · rank 4 · −0.23GB · rank 2 · −0.28HOU · rank 5 · −0.20IND · rank 27 · +0.06JAX · rank 31 · +0.24KC · rank 21 · +0.00LAC · rank 7 · −0.19LAR · rank 19 · −0.01LV · rank 23 · +0.03MIA · rank 6 · −0.19MIN · rank 10 · −0.11NO · rank 24 · +0.05

Top contributors

Keion White headshot

Keion White

DL

3rd-down stops

133

Christian Gonzalez headshot

Christian Gonzalez

DB

3rd-down stops

127

Marcus Jones headshot

Marcus Jones

DB

3rd-down stops

106

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

All phases

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  • Pass offense23rd
  • Rush offense30th
  • Pass defense29th
  • Run defense22nd
  • Red zone offense25th
  • Red zone defense26th
NYG · rank 28 · +0.09NYJ · rank 18 · −0.02PHI · rank 1 · −0.30PIT · rank 8 · −0.17SEA · rank 3 · −0.27SF · rank 16 · −0.04TB · rank 17 · −0.02TEN · rank 25 · +0.06WAS · rank 14 · −0.07NE · rank 22 · +0.01NE−0.34+0.29EPA per play
3rd down offense
27th
  • 3rd down defense22nd
  • Explosive (O)25th
  • Explosive (D)5th
  • Special teams11th
  • Data

    Last refresh
    Tue, 3:59 PM EDT
    Source
    nflverse
    Models
    nflfastR · nfl4th
    Status
    ETL heartbeat
    How these numbers are computed →