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Weekly Pace Report: Week 3

HOU leads the Week 3 edition.

September 29, 2026Final recap · Week 3

What changed from the prior period

HOU moved into the No. 1 spot.

TEN, PIT, CIN, ATL, LV, DEN, TB are new to the top 10.

DAL recorded the largest raw-value decrease (-10.10).

The Week 3 Board

This edition captures the leading signals from the weekly results. The live ranking table continues to update; this article keeps the week's results in view.

#1

HOU

18.27

Up 3 · Seconds per play

Valid intervals: 15.00 · Trailing-three pace: 21.65 · Season-prior pace: 21.65

#2

TEN

18.40

Up 10 · Seconds per play

Valid intervals: 20.00 · Trailing-three pace: 23.89 · Season-prior pace: 23.89

#3

SEA

18.67

Up 3 · Seconds per play

Valid intervals: 21.00 · Trailing-three pace: 21.64 · Season-prior pace: 21.64

#4

PIT

20.52

Up 20 · Seconds per play

Valid intervals: 25.00 · Trailing-three pace: 25.43 · Season-prior pace: 25.43

#5

CIN

21.04

Up 9 · Seconds per play

Valid intervals: 23.00 · Trailing-three pace: 24.76 · Season-prior pace: 24.76

#6

ATL

21.44

New this week · Seconds per play

Valid intervals: 16.00 · Trailing-three pace: 26.89 · Season-prior pace: 26.89

How this ranking works

How to read Weekly Pace Report

  • For competitive regulation plays, consecutive same-drive snap intervals of 1–40 seconds yield seconds per play.
  • at least ten valid intervals are required.
  • Lower values rank faster, with observed trailing and season-prior averages shown separately.

Data as of September 29, 2026. Source: nflverse play-by-play.

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