Grade 3 Football Bar Graph Worksheet + Answer Key

This free Grade 3 football bar graphs worksheet uses real Seahawks and Patriots statistics to practice bar graph. It is part 8 of LitZone's eight-part football math series. The student PDF has 10 questions on one page, with a separate one-page answer key. Both carry the LitZone logo and are free for home, homeschool and classroom use.

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Print the student page on US Letter paper at actual size, or use fit-to-page on A4. Keep the answer key separate. A pencil and an eraser are enough; the graph activity also benefits from a ruler. Start with a short conversation about the skill, then let the child work at a comfortable pace. No account, email address or payment is needed to download these printables.

The real game behind the worksheet

Seattle played New England on February 8, 2026, at Levi's Stadium in California. Seattle won Super Bowl LX, 29-13. SEA means Seattle; NE means New England. These are historical results from the official NFL gamebook, not September 2026 results, forecasts or current roster claims. Player abbreviations show the teams they represented in that game. A carry is a run with the ball; a catch is also called a reception. Yardage tells us how much distance was credited to a player or team.

The game provides the numbers, but students do not need to have watched it. Read the directions together and identify what each number measures before starting. Keep yards, catches and scoreboard points distinct: a yard total is not a point total.

Build a graph from one comparable statistic

All seven players are compared using receiving yards from the same game. The activity does not mix one player's rushing with another player's receiving under a vague yards heading. A consistent quantity makes the graph interpretable: the length of each bar represents receiving distance credited to that player in Super Bowl LX.

The printable uses horizontal bars so long player names remain readable. Every bar begins at zero. The axis labels advance in tens, and each small grid space represents one yard, allowing children to plot exact totals such as 27 and 31. They do not need to round a statistic to the nearest labeled ten. The endpoint can lie between the larger labeled grid lines.

Before students begin, point to 20 and 30 on the axis and count the ten small spaces between them. Then locate 26 by moving six spaces past 20. This short demonstration prevents a common mistake: treating every faint line as another ten yards. The graph is blank on the student sheet. The answer key supplies completed bars for checking.

Draw, then answer questions about the data

Questions 1-7 are the seven bars. Students can use a ruler to keep the edges straight and make the bars a consistent thickness. Color is optional; the printed labels and lengths carry the information, so a grayscale copy works. Encourage children to compare each finished endpoint with the source value before drawing the next bar.

Question 8 asks for the largest receiving total among the listed players. The qualification matters: this is a selected set of seven, not every receiver in the game. AJ Barner has the largest total in this graph, but other players outside the selected set had different totals. A graph supports conclusions about the data it actually displays.

Question 9 asks for the difference between DeMario Douglas and Austin Hooper. Students can subtract the two table values or use the graph to see the gap, then write a labeled answer. Question 10 asks for a combined total for Jaxon Smith-Njigba and Hunter Henry, so the operation changes to addition. Read each question rather than assuming all graph questions ask for a difference.

Notice what an error tells you

A bar that starts at ten instead of zero suggests an axis-reading issue. A bar ending at 30 for a value of 31 suggests that the student may be using only the bold tick labels. A correctly drawn graph paired with an incorrect addition answer points to a separate arithmetic need. These observations help an adult give specific feedback.

This page offers graph construction and one-step comparison practice. It does not by itself assess every part of Grade 3 data work, including all forms of two-step graph problems. For an oral extension, ask students to compare the combined yards of two listed players with a third player's total. Keep the question grounded in this same table and let the student choose a drawing or two equations to explain the answer.

Try the worksheet questions

Draw one bar for each player. Then answer 8-10. Each small grid space is 1 yard. All seven values are exact receiving yards. Start each bar at 0.

Questions 1-7: draw the seven bars on the PDF grid.

8. Which listed player had the most receiving yards?

9. How many more receiving yards did DeMario Douglas (NE) have than Austin Hooper (NE)?

10. How many receiving yards did Jaxon Smith-Njigba (SEA) and Hunter Henry (NE) have altogether?

Answer key and checking work

Try the student questions before opening these worked answers. The separate answer PDF uses the same numbering.

1. Austin Hooper (NE): bar ends at 10 yards

2. Kenneth Walker III (SEA): bar ends at 26 yards

3. Jaxon Smith-Njigba (SEA): bar ends at 27 yards

4. Hunter Henry (NE): bar ends at 31 yards

5. Rhamondre Stevenson (NE): bar ends at 40 yards

6. DeMario Douglas (NE): bar ends at 45 yards

7. AJ Barner (SEA): bar ends at 54 yards

8. AJ Barner (SEA), 54 receiving yards

9. 45 - 10 = 35 yards

10. 27 + 31 = 58 yards

Grade 3 skill and classroom use

This activity practices 3.MD.B.3 within the Grade 3 Common Core mathematics standards. It is focused practice for that skill, not a complete assessment of everything in the standard. For example, a correct numeric answer alone does not show how a learner reasoned. Ask the child to explain one choice with words, a drawing or a written equation.

For a small group, have students solve independently first, then compare methods with a partner. One learner can read a question while the other identifies the useful numbers; swap roles on the next question. If a learner makes an error, return to the unit and the operation before correcting the arithmetic. Keep a brief note of the kind of support needed so the next practice session addresses it.

Continue the Grade 3 football math series

Choose the next skill your learner is practicing. Each post includes its own student PDF, worked answers and teaching suggestions.

• Multiplication practice
• Division practice
• Two-step word problems
• Addition within 1,000
• Subtraction within 1,000
• Rounding practice
• Fractions practice

Build your own team in LitZone

When the worksheet is finished, build your own team in LitZone with a parent or teacher. Choose real NFL players and give the team a name. You can also explore our football math activities and fantasy football lesson plans for another classroom session. The PDFs in this series remain free to download and use.