least first downs allowed nfl

The Dallas Texans have allowed the fewest first downs by a team, with 197 allowed.

TEAMOPP 1DWNGPWLTTDPTSPPGOPP PTSOPP PPG1DWN3DWN%4DWN%
1Texans
Texans
197
12
1
11
0
27
182
15.2
427
35.6
172
2Colts
Colts
257
12
1
11
0
31
213
17.8
462
38.5
188
3
Tigers
464
42
12
30
0
53
392
9.3
695
16.5
431
4Yanks
Yanks
744
36
9
24
3
104
760
21.1
1,117
31.0
604
5
Yanks
904
55
14
38
3
102
736
13.4
1,345
24.5
555
6Texans
Texans
7,604
389
174
214
1
884
8,114
20.9
8,888
22.8
7,348
37.7
51.5
7Ravens
Ravens
8,726
485
276
208
1
1,206
11,097
22.9
9,297
19.2
9,374
39.0
51.7
8Panthers
Panthers
9,570
501
227
273
1
1,144
10,337
20.6
11,078
22.1
9,235
37.4
49.0
9Jaguars
Jaguars
9,669
501
215
286
0
1,131
10,180
20.3
11,068
22.1
9,423
38.1
49.5
10Buccaneers
Buccaneers
14,948
793
326
466
1
1,715
15,145
19.1
17,179
21.7
14,240
11Seahawks
Seahawks
15,545
793
416
376
1
1,996
17,323
21.8
16,709
21.1
14,923
12Dolphins
Dolphins
17,344
933
511
418
4
2,313
20,000
21.4
19,027
20.4
17,493
13Saints
Saints
17,374
919
423
491
5
2,245
19,502
21.2
20,530
22.3
17,336
14Bengals
Bengals
17,423
904
409
490
5
2,208
19,084
21.1
20,054
22.2
17,066
15Falcons
Falcons
18,054
933
406
521
6
2,136
18,849
20.2
21,212
22.7
17,102
16Cowboys
Cowboys
18,198
1,015
576
432
7
2,737
23,473
23.1
20,649
20.3
19,898
17Vikings
Vikings
18,344
1,003
546
446
11
2,583
22,317
22.3
20,765
20.7
19,120
18Broncos
Broncos
18,401
1,017
532
475
10
2,540
22,202
21.8
21,786
21.4
19,389
19Bills
Bills
18,622
1,016
498
510
8
2,456
21,146
20.8
21,387
21.1
18,644
20Patriots
Patriots
18,775
1,017
559
449
9
2,658
22,913
22.5
20,764
20.4
19,315
21Raiders
Raiders
18,987
1,017
512
494
11
2,530
21,779
21.4
22,307
21.9
18,737
22Titans
Titans
19,040
1,017
482
529
6
2,448
21,248
20.9
22,456
22.1
18,367
23Jets
Jets
19,076
1,017
436
573
8
2,289
20,218
19.9
22,718
22.3
18,189
24Chargers
Chargers
19,097
1,017
505
501
11
2,662
22,796
22.4
22,068
21.7
19,648
25Chiefs
Chiefs
19,144
1,017
553
452
12
2,622
22,818
22.4
20,512
20.2
19,214
StatMuse has team, season-level data for opponent first downs going back to the 1941 season.

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AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176