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Season overview/3rd down offense

Historical · 2021Back to 2026

3rd down offense

EPA per play · regular season 2021

Rank
12th
EPA / play

+0.04

Success rate

48%

Weekly trend

−0.31+0.29+0.89W1W3W5W7W9W11W13W15W17
New EnglandLeague median

Weeks 1–18

League distribution

NE−0.39+0.36EPA per play

Top contributors

Mac Jones headshot

Mac Jones

QB

EPA/dropback

+0.05

Brian Hoyer headshot

Brian Hoyer

QB

EPA/dropback

+1.90

Jakobi Meyers headshot

Jakobi Meyers

WR

EPA/dropback

+0.89