The San Diego Chargers had their fewest first downs in a game against the Broncos on November 30, 1975, with 3 first downs.
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fewest first downs in a regular-season game chargers| TEAM | 1DWN | DATE | TM | OPP | RESULT | PASS 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | TD | OFF | OPP OFF | 3DWN% | 4DWN% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Chargers | 3 | 11/30/1975 | @ | L 10-13 | 1 | 123 | 336 | |||||||
| 2 | | Chargers | 5 | 11/16/2003 | @ | L 8-37 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 96 | 448 | 20.0 | |||
| 3 | | Chargers | 5 | 10/5/1975 | vs | L 0-6 | 0 | 93 | 264 | |||||||
| 4 | | Chargers | 6 | 12/24/2000 | vs | L 21-34 | 4 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 171 | 316 | 28.6 | |||
| 5 | | Chargers | 6 | 9/20/1998 | @ | L 7-23 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 152 | 251 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 6 | | Chargers | 6 | 11/22/1987 | @ | L 3-34 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 156 | 496 | ||||
| 7 | | Chargers | 7 | 12/27/1987 | @ | L 0-24 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 151 | 215 | ||||
| 8 | | Chargers | 7 | 9/18/1977 | @ | L 0-24 | 0 | 121 | 317 | |||||||
| 9 | | Chargers | 7 | 10/31/1976 | @ | L 0-23 | 0 | 134 | 361 | |||||||
| 10 | | Chargers | 7 | 12/10/1961 | vs | W 28-10 | 4 | 237 | 279 | |||||||
| 11 | | Chargers | 7 | 9/24/1961 | vs | W 34-24 | 4 | 158 | 372 | |||||||
| 12 | | Chargers | 8 | 11/16/2025 | @ | L 6-35 | 4 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 135 | 345 | 25.0 | 33.3 | ||
| 13 | | Chargers | 8 | 10/3/1999 | vs | W 21-14 | 6 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 132 | 314 | 8.3 | |||
| 14 | | Chargers | 8 | 11/23/1997 | @ | L 10-17 | 5 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 203 | 339 | 20.0 | 50.0 | ||
| 15 | | Chargers | 8 | 12/8/1996 | @ | L 3-16 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 0 | 148 | 327 | 31.3 | 0.0 | ||
| 16 | | Chargers | 8 | 11/14/1976 | vs | L 0-17 | 0 | 128 | 255 | |||||||
| 17 | | Chargers | 8 | 11/28/1971 | @ | L 0-31 | 0 | 130 | 411 | |||||||
| 18 | | Chargers | 9 | 11/11/2001 | @ | L 16-26 | 4 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 243 | 338 | 25.0 | |||
| 19 | | Chargers | 9 | 12/10/2000 | @ | L 3-24 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 128 | 276 | 33.3 | 50.0 | ||
| 20 | | Chargers | 9 | 10/11/1998 | @ | L 6-7 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 195 | 159 | 26.3 | 0.0 | ||
| 21 | | Chargers | 9 | 12/21/1997 | @ | L 3-38 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 203 | 451 | 35.7 | 0.0 | ||
| 22 | | Chargers | 9 | 10/22/1989 | vs | L 13-20 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 179 | 327 | ||||
| 23 | | Chargers | 9 | 12/3/1984 | vs | W 20-7 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 2 | 313 | 307 | ||||
| 24 | | Chargers | 9 | 9/21/1975 | vs | L 0-37 | 0 | 146 | 443 | |||||||
| 25 | | Chargers | 10 | 12/1/2024 | @ | W 17-13 | 5 | 5 | 0 | 1 | 187 | 350 | 27.3 | 0.0 | ||
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |