The Seahawks failed to convert on a single third down on Sunday night, which ordinarily spells certain defeat. But they still won. Seattle went 0-for-7 on third downs in its 27-26 win over Minnesota, ...

The defending Super Bowl champion Philadelphia Eagles’ season ended with a 23-19 NFC Wild Card loss to the San Francisco 49ers on Sunday at Lincoln Financial Field. Despite holding a slim 13-10 lead ...

The Green Bay Packers are facing a familiar foe in the Chicago Bears, traveling back to the Windy City on NFL’s Wild Card Weekend. With the division rivals each winning one game against the other this ...

The 49ers' offense was among the NFL's best in a myriad of stats, including yards per game (eighth), first downs (third) and points per game (10th), but the team took the cake in one particular ...

When the Jaguars entered the bye, they sat among the league’s worst at converting third downs. Drops and penalties had severely impacted their ability to convert first downs. For much of the first ...

Texas A&M allowed just 23% of all third downs to be converted against its defense in 2025 which led the nation in that category. However, A&M's overall stop rate was a different story. ESPN defines a ...

In the new age of college football it has become very clear how important defense is and how it changes games. Colorado Buffaloes coach Deion Sanders knows this from his time as a coach but also as a ...

The Carolina Panthers were not very good on third down in 2025. Their defense was pretty awful. So many times, they'd have the opposing offense in third-and-long but failed to prevent a big play. On ...

The defense can certainly be proud of making some key plays at key moments on Sunday. As we constantly discuss in this space, at the end of the season, the NFL standings do not ask "how?", but rather ...

Washington Commanders quarterback Josh Johnson picks up a first down on a third-down scramble to give Washington a goal-to-go opportunity late in the fourth quarter. Highlights of the Seattle Seahawks ...