lowest amount of first downs in one season past 40 years

Between September 27, 1986 and September 27, 2026, the Tennessee Titans have the fewest first downs by a team in a season, with 25 first downs this season.

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	TEAM	1DWN	SEASON	PASS 1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Titans	25	2026	13	11	1	2	0	2	0	3	30	15.0	47	23.5	40.0	100.0
2	Dolphins	26	2026	15	8	3	2	0	2	0	2	26	13.0	62	31.0	36.0	33.3
3	Browns	29	2026	19	8	2	2	1	1	0	3	33	16.5	53	26.5	28.6	33.3
4	Vikings	30	2026	14	10	6	2	2	0	0	5	48	24.0	25	12.5	39.3	100.0
5	Broncos	31	2026	19	9	3	2	1	1	0	3	30	15.0	44	22.0	26.1	0.0
6	Steelers	31	2026	20	7	4	2	1	1	0	2	23	11.5	33	16.5	20.0	33.3
7	Cardinals	33	2026	19	11	3	2	1	1	0	3	33	16.5	45	22.5	34.6	100.0
8	Eagles	33	2026	22	9	2	2	2	0	0	6	48	24.0	42	21.0	53.1	100.0
9	Chargers	34	2026	17	13	4	2	0	2	0	4	28	14.0	52	26.0	31.8	0.0
10	Patriots	34	2026	15	14	5	2	1	1	0	3	30	15.0	16	8.0	32.1	100.0
11	Raiders	35	2026	21	11	3	2	2	0	0	6	53	26.5	27	13.5	33.3	66.7
12	Buccaneers	36	2026	19	14	3	2	0	2	0	4	46	23.0	56	28.0	46.2	0.0
13	Seahawks	36	2026	21	13	2	2	2	0	0	5	44	22.0	17	8.5	33.3	50.0
14	Bengals	38	2026	23	13	2	2	2	0	0	5	53	26.5	33	16.5	44.8
15	Rams	38	2026	21	15	2	2	1	1	0	5	35	17.5	33	16.5	38.9	33.3
16	Giants	40	2026	22	13	5	2	1	1	0	4	34	17.0	48	24.0	48.0	50.0
17	Jets	40	2026	18	17	5	2	1	1	0	4	40	20.0	30	15.0	32.3	66.7
18	Colts	41	2026	20	17	4	2	0	2	0	6	53	26.5	74	37.0	36.4	66.7
19	Cowboys	41	2026	28	7	6	2	1	1	0	7	57	28.5	48	24.0	68.2
20	Panthers	42	2026	29	10	3	2	1	1	0	9	71	35.5	62	31.0	43.5	33.3
21	Ravens	42	2026	22	20	0	2	1	1	0	7	58	29.0	47	23.5	38.9	0.0
22	Bears	43	2026	20	20	3	2	1	1	0	8	62	31.0	46	23.0	51.7	50.0
23	Commanders	44	2026	21	20	3	2	0	2	0	5	42	21.0	61	30.5	44.8	100.0
24	Jaguars	44	2026	21	17	6	2	1	1	0	5	47	23.5	30	15.0	45.5
25	49ers	46	2026	28	16	2	2	2	0	0	8	62	31.0	20	10.0	63.2

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More Titans Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

323

Ward

RUSH

99

Pollard

REC

80

Ayomanor

Team Rankings

PPG

15.0

27th

OPP PPG

23.5

17th

RUSH YDS/G

95.0

22nd

PASS YDS/G

161.5

31st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Jaguars	1	1	.500
Colts	0	2	.000
Titans	0	2	.000
Texans	0	2	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	TEN	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	TEN	@	BAL	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	HOU	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	TEN	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	CLE	@	TEN	1:00 PM

Last Game

Eagles

2 - 0

Final

Titans

0 - 2

Sun 20 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

844

Love

662

Shough

648

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

349

Robinson

290

Walker

212

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

284

Watson

277

Smith-Njigba

274

London

Pass TD Leaders

6

Young

6

Love

6

Prescott

Rush TD Leaders

4

Taylor

4

Allen

4

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

4

Smith-Njigba

4

Watson

4

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

127.3

Lock

125.9

Dart

125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

Rousseau

3.5

Watt

3.0

Hutchinson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

38.5

35.5

32.0

31.0

Opp PPG Rankings

8.0

8.5

10.0

12.5

13.5

15.0

Total Yards Rankings

457.5

427.5

424.5

409.0

385.5

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

186.0

173.0

157.0

155.0

144.5

Pass Yards Rankings

331.0

324.0

313.5

291.0

283.0

281.3

Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

64.7

Robinson

49

Henry

48.9

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

52.4

Watson

51.7

Smith-Njigba

44.9

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

28.5

Kincaid

25.6

McBride

23.2

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

31

McPherson

27

McLaughlin

24

Butker

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

2-0

Worst Record ATS

0-2

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	1	1	0	.500
Cowboys	1	1	0	.500
Commanders	0	2	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	2	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	1	0	.500
Saints	1	1	0	.500
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	2	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	2	0	0	1.000
49ers	2	0	0	1.000
Rams	1	1	0	.500
Cardinals	1	1	0	.500

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	2	0	0	1.000
Patriots	1	1	0	.500
Jets	1	1	0	.500
Dolphins	0	2	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bengals	2	0	0	1.000
Ravens	1	1	0	.500
Steelers	1	1	0	.500
Browns	1	1	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	1	0	.500
Titans	0	2	0	.000
Texans	0	2	0	.000
Colts	0	2	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	2	0	0	1.000
Raiders	2	0	0	1.000
Broncos	1	1	0	.500
Chargers	0	2	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)
Sun 9/27	KC	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	CAR	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	TEN	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	NE	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	LAC	@	BUF	1:00 PM

Between September 27, 1986 and September 27, 2026, the Tennessee Titans have the fewest first downs by a team in a season, with 25 first downs this season.

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323

99

80

NFL 2026 Leaders

844

662

648

349

290

212

284

277

274

6

6

6

4

4

4

4

4

4

127.3

125.9

125.8

4.0

3.5

3.0

NFL 2026 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2026

64.7

49

48.9

52.4

51.7

44.9

28.5

25.6

23.2

31

27

24

NFL 2026 Betting

NFL 2026 Standings

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

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Schedule