Since 1970, the Houston Texans have the fewest first downs by a team in a win, with 3 first downs against the Steelers on December 8, 2002.
| TEAM | 1DWN | DATE | TM | OPP | RESULT | PASS 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | TD | OFF | OPP OFF | 3DWN% | 4DWN% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Texans | 3 | 12/8/2002 | @ | W 24-6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 422 | 8.3 | |||
| 2 |  | Giants | 4 | 9/12/1999 | @ | W 17-13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 107 | 254 | 7.1 | |||
| 3 |  | Bears | 5 | 10/22/2017 | vs | W 17-3 | 2 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 153 | 293 | 18.2 | |||
| 4 |  | Titans | 5 | 12/17/2006 | vs | W 24-17 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 3 | 98 | 396 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 5 |  | Ravens | 5 | 12/24/2000 | vs | W 34-20 | 4 | 1 | 0 | 4 | 142 | 524 | 12.5 | 0.0 | ||
| 6 |  | Colts | 5 | 11/11/1990 | @ | W 13-10 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 155 | 247 | ||||
| 7 |  | Eagles | 5 | 9/23/1974 | vs | W 13-10 | 1 | 165 | 385 | |||||||
| 8 |  | Cardinals | 5 | 9/17/1972 | @ | W 10-3 | 1 | 134 | 364 | |||||||
| 9 |  | Vikings | 5 | 11/14/1971 | vs | W 3-0 | 0 | 87 | 301 | |||||||
| 10 |  | Dolphins | 6 | 12/12/2010 | @ | W 10-6 | 3 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 131 | 280 | 20.0 | |||
| 11 | | Bears | 6 | 12/3/2006 | vs | W 23-13 | 1 | 5 | 0 | 3 | 107 | 346 | 18.2 | 100.0 | ||
| 12 |  | Raiders | 6 | 10/11/1998 | vs | W 7-6 | 5 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 159 | 195 | 10.5 | |||
| 13 |  | Buccaneers | 6 | 9/28/1997 | vs | W 19-18 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 3 | 167 | 364 | 14.3 | 66.7 | ||
| 14 |  | Saints | 6 | 11/14/1976 | vs | W 17-16 | 2 | 183 | 455 | |||||||
| 15 | | Dolphins | 7 | 11/4/2018 | vs | W 13-6 | 6 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 168 | 282 | 18.8 | 100.0 | ||
| 16 |  | Seahawks | 7 | 10/28/2013 | @ | W 14-9 | 4 | 1 | 2 | 2 | 135 | 339 | 18.2 | |||
| 17 |  | Steelers | 7 | 9/19/2010 | @ | W 19-11 | 0 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 127 | 238 | 13.3 | |||
| 18 |  | Rams | 7 | 11/9/2003 | vs | W 33-22 | 3 | 4 | 0 | 3 | 121 | 267 | 21.4 | |||
| 19 | | Titans | 7 | 10/22/2000 | @ | W 14-6 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 191 | 368 | 16.7 | 0.0 | ||
| 20 | | Colts | 7 | 12/5/1993 | @ | W 9-6 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 169 | 267 | 7.7 | 50.0 | ||
| 21 |  | Browns | 7 | 9/20/1992 | @ | W 28-16 | 5 | 2 | 0 | 4 | 231 | 464 | 25.0 | |||
| 22 |  | Oilers | 7 | 12/3/1981 | vs | W 17-13 | 4 | 3 | 0 | 2 | 154 | 367 | ||||
| 23 | | Bears | 7 | 10/31/1976 | vs | W 14-13 | 2 | 173 | 354 | |||||||
| 24 | | Oilers | 7 | 9/21/1975 | @ | W 7-0 | 1 | 169 | 279 | |||||||
| 25 |  | Redskins | 7 | 11/5/1972 | @ | W 35-17 | 5 | 311 | 222 | |||||||
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
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Rams| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
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