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Season overview/3rd down offense

EPA per play · regular season 2025

3rd down offense

Historical · 2025Back to 2026

Rank: 5th
EPA / play: +0.12
Success rate: 47%

Weekly trend

New EnglandLeague median

Weeks 1–18

League distribution

Top contributors

Drake Maye

QB

EPA/dropback

+0.30

Joshua Dobbs

QB

EPA/dropback

−0.01

Marte Mapu

LB

EPA/dropback

−2.48

All phases

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Pass offense1st
Rush offense24th
Pass defense11th
Run defense16th
Red zone offense16th
Red zone defense25th

3rd down offense

5th

3rd down defense6th

Explosive (O)1st

Explosive (D)10th

Special teams15th

Data

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

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