lowest amount of first downs in one season minimum 14 games

The Buffalo Bills have the fewest first downs by a team in a season when playing 14+ games, with 159 first downs in 1968.

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Assumption:All-time
Data note: First Downs: team season data complete from 1935

	TEAM	1DWN	GP	SEASON	PASS 1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Bills	159	14	1968	72	71	16	1	12	1	22	199	14.2	367	26.2
2	Patriots	166	14	1969	87	64	15	4	10	0	32	266	19.0	316	22.6
3	Buccaneers	168	14	1977	69	84	15	2	12	0	11	103	7.4	223	15.9
4	Bengals	171	14	1968	73	85	13	3	11	0	25	215	15.4	329	23.5
5	Broncos	171	14	1966	95	61	15	4	10	0	22	196	14.0	381	27.2
6	Bengals	172	14	1969	95	66	11	4	9	1	33	280	20.0	367	26.2
7	Broncos	172	14	1967	91	65	16	3	11	0	31	256	18.3	409	29.2
8	Falcons	174	14	1974	86	77	11	3	11	0	12	111	7.9	271	19.4
9	Falcons	174	14	1968	94	71	9	2	12	0	20	170	12.1	389	27.8
10	Bears	175	14	1967	62	98	15	7	6	1	29	239	17.1	218	15.6
11	Browns	176	16	2000	110	53	13	3	13	0	17	161	10.1	419	26.2	27.6	31.6
12	Bears	179	14	1970	104	55	20	6	8	0	28	256	18.3	261	18.6
13	Falcons	180	14	1967	95	68	17	1	12	1	22	175	12.5	422	30.1
14	Cardinals	181	14	1972	102	68	11	4	9	1	22	193	13.8	303	21.6
15	Patriots	181	14	1968	94	69	18	4	10	0	26	229	16.4	406	29.0
16	Oilers	183	14	1972	88	80	15	1	13	0	18	164	11.7	380	27.1
17	Chiefs	183	14	1970	86	83	14	7	5	2	26	272	19.4	244	17.4
18	Saints	183	14	1970	112	55	16	2	11	1	17	172	12.3	347	24.8
19	49ers	183	14	1963	87	87	9	2	12	0	24	198	14.1	391	27.9
20	Patriots	184	14	1970	98	63	23	2	12	0	18	149	10.6	361	25.8
21	Bills	185	14	1971	96	68	21	1	13	0	21	184	13.1	394	28.1
22	Packers	187	14	1973	72	98	17	5	7	2	20	202	14.4	259	18.5
23	Raiders	187	14	1962	100	72	15	1	13	0	27	213	15.2	370	26.4
24	Bears	189	14	1971	99	75	15	6	8	0	20	185	13.2	276	19.7
25	Bears	190	14	1975	99	74	17	4	10	0	22	191	13.6	379	27.1

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,504

Allen

RUSH

627

Cook

REC

315

Kincaid

Team Rankings

PPG

32.8

1st

OPP PPG

28.5

30th

RUSH YDS/G

148.8

2nd

PASS YDS/G

250.7

11th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	5	1	.833
Patriots	4	3	.571
Jets	2	5	.286
Dolphins	1	5	.167

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	BAL	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Mon 11/9	BUF	@	MIN	8:15 PM
Sun 11/15	BUF	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 11/22	MIA	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	KC	@	BUF	8:20 PM

Last Game

Bills

5 - 1

Final

Raiders

3 - 3

Sun 18 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,989

Stafford

1,958

Love

1,877

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

701

Walker

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

867

Smith-Njigba

636

Olave

616

London

Pass TD Leaders

16

Cousins

15

Purdy

15

Burrow

Rush TD Leaders

8

Taylor

8

Allen

8

McCaffrey

Rec TD Leaders

8

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

112.5

Goff

110.4

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.0

Young

6.0

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.7

28.1

27.2

26.5

26.1

Opp PPG Rankings

12.3

17.2

17.3

17.9

19.7

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

399.1

397.3

390.7

387.7

381.3

380.5

Rush Yards Rankings

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

298.0

293.2

286.0

279.7

276.9

275.5

Sack Leaders

21.0

20.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

129.7

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

138.2

Smith-Njigba

95.5

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

71.5

Likely

71.2

McBride

70.5

Kittle

Fantasy K Rankings

89

Shrader

81

Reichard

77

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

1-4-1

2-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Lions	4	2	0	.667
Packers	4	3	0	.571
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	3	0	.500
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	1	0	.833
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
Chargers	0	6	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Thu 10/29	CAR	@	GB	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	IND	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	TEN	@	CIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM

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120.7

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