In the most recent episode of the Steelers Stat Geek podcast, I was asked about the Steelers distance to go on various downs for the 2022 season. In order to understand how the Steelers stacked up, it was first necessary to look at the entire NFL as a whole.
Here are the average distance to go per down in the NFL for 2022. Plays that were negated due to penalty were not included.
1st down: 10.0 yards
2nd down: 7.8 yards
3rd down: 6.9 yards
4th down: 7.6 yards
A number that may be surprising to some is how much the number jumps back up higher on fourth down compared to third down.