Coming into Week 8, the New York Jets were the worst team in the NFL at third-down conversions, moving the chains just 25% of the time on third down. After going 2-of-15 (13%) on third downs in their 13-10 overtime win against the Giants, Gang Green’s third-down conversion rate dropped to 23%, which remains at the bottom of the league.
Despite the woeful conversion rate, the team doesn’t seem to have any answers to fix it.
“It’s not good. I’m not even going to sugarcoat it,” said Robert Saleh when addressing the Jets’ third-down issues to the media after Sunday’s game.