most 4th down attempts in the playoffs single game

The Indianapolis Colts have made the most fourth-down attempts by a team in a playoff game, with 7 attempts in the 2003 AFC Championship game against the Patriots on January 18, 2004.

TEAM4DWN ATTDATEROUNDTMOPPRESULT3DWN CONV3DWN ATT3DWN%4DWN CONV4DWN%TKLASTCOMBSCKSCKYINTINT YDSINT TDFFFRFR TD
1Colts
Colts
7
1/18/2004
AFC Championship
IND IND
@
NE NE
L
14-24
5
14
35.7
3
42.9
58
24
82
0.0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
2Commanders
Commanders
6
1/26/2025
NFC Championship
WAS WAS
@
PHI PHI
L
23-55
7
17
41.2
4
66.7
39
28
67
2.0
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
3Bills
Bills
6
1/26/2025
AFC Championship
BUF BUF
@
KC KC
L
29-32
5
14
35.7
4
66.7
41
23
64
2.0
12
0
0
0
0
1
0
4Dolphins
Dolphins
6
1/13/2024
AFC Wild Card
MIA MIA
@
KC KC
L
7-26
1
12
8.3
3
50.0
40
41
81
0.0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
5Steelers
Steelers
6
1/14/2018
AFC Divisional
PIT PIT
vs
JAX JAX
L
42-45
7
16
43.8
4
66.7
41
18
59
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
6Lions
Lions
6
12/28/1997
NFC Wild Card
DET DET
@
TB TB
L
10-20
3
15
20.0
2
33.3
2.0
6
1
2
0
1
0
749ers
49ers
6
1/6/1996
NFC Divisional
SF SF
vs
GB GB
L
17-27
8
20
40.0
5
83.3
1.0
5
0
0
0
0
0
8Dolphins
Dolphins
6
12/30/1995
AFC Wild Card
MIA MIA
@
BUF BUF
L
22-37
2
14
14.3
3
50.0
0.0
0
2
26
0
0
0
9Commanders
Commanders
5
1/12/2025
NFC Wild Card
WAS WAS
@
TB TB
W
23-20
8
15
53.3
3
60.0
29
23
52
1.0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
10Texans
Texans
5
1/12/2020
AFC Divisional
HOU HOU
@
KC KC
L
31-51
5
15
33.3
1
20.0
40
4
44
1.0
5
0
0
0
0
1
0
11Texans
Texans
5
1/5/2019
AFC Wild Card
HOU HOU
vs
IND IND
L
7-21
3
13
23.1
2
40.0
42
20
62
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
12Vikings
Vikings
5
1/16/2005
NFC Divisional
MIN MIN
@
PHI PHI
L
14-27
7
17
41.2
3
60.0
43
10
53
1.0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
13Cowboys
Cowboys
5
1/15/1995
NFC Championship
DAL DAL
@
SF SF
L
28-38
4
14
28.6
3
60.0
0.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
14Packers
Packers
5
1/8/1995
NFC Divisional
GB GB
@
DAL DAL
L
9-35
4
16
25.0
3
60.0
1.0
7
1
34
0
1
0
15Commanders
Commanders
4
1/18/2025
NFC Divisional
WAS WAS
@
DET DET
W
45-31
4
12
33.3
3
75.0
37
27
64
2.0
16
4
69
1
1
1
0
16Vikings
Vikings
4
1/13/2025
NFC Wild Card
MIN MIN
@
LAR LAR
L
9-27
6
17
35.3
1
25.0
28
28
56
2.0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
17Browns
Browns
4
1/13/2024
AFC Wild Card
CLE CLE
@
HOU HOU
L
14-45
7
15
46.7
0
0.0
32
10
42
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
18Buccaneers
Buccaneers
4
1/23/2022
NFC Divisional
TB TB
vs
LAR LAR
L
27-30
3
14
21.4
2
50.0
48
27
75
2.0
11
0
0
0
3
4
0
19Bills
Bills
4
1/23/2022
AFC Divisional
BUF BUF
@
KC KC
L
36-42
6
14
42.9
4
100.0
49
27
76
2.0
8
0
0
0
1
0
0
20Patriots
Patriots
4
1/15/2022
AFC Wild Card
NE NE
@
BUF BUF
L
17-47
7
14
50.0
4
100.0
40
16
56
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21Colts
Colts
4
1/9/2021
AFC Wild Card
IND IND
@
BUF BUF
L
24-27
9
17
52.9
2
50.0
42
17
59
2.0
23
0
0
0
1
0
0
22Ravens
Ravens
4
1/11/2020
AFC Divisional
BAL BAL
vs
TEN TEN
L
12-28
11
18
61.1
0
0.0
37
16
53
1.0
8
0
0
0
0
0
0
23Chiefs
Chiefs
4
1/12/2019
AFC Divisional
KC KC
vs
IND IND
W
31-13
4
14
28.6
3
75.0
32
15
47
3.0
24
0
0
0
1
1
0
24Cowboys
Cowboys
4
1/12/2019
NFC Divisional
DAL DAL
@
LAR LAR
L
22-30
1
10
10.0
3
75.0
51
25
76
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
25Dolphins
Dolphins
4
1/8/2017
AFC Wild Card
MIA MIA
@
PIT PIT
L
12-30
6
14
42.9
2
50.0
42
26
68
1.0
9
2
27
0
0
0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete team, game-level data for fourth-down attempts going back to the 1991 playoffs.

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Team Rankings

PPG

28.9

5th

OPP PPG

21.9

13th

RUSH YDS/G

130.9

6th

PASS YDS/G

250.4

8th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
9
4
0
.692
Colts Colts
8
5
0
.615
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
Titans Titans
2
11
0
.154
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
IND IND
@
SEA SEA
4:25 PM
Mon
12/22
SF SF
@
IND IND
8:15 PM
Sun
12/28
JAX JAX
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
IND IND
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Last Game
IND Colts

8 - 5

19

Final

36

JAX Jaguars

9 - 4

Sun 7 Dec 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
0
.692
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
6
7
0
.462
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
9
4
0
.692
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
0
.846
Chargers Chargers
8
4
0
.667
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
4
0
.667
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
10
3
0
.769
Seahawks Seahawks
10
3
0
.769

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/6
NYG NYG
@
WAS WAS
6-21
Sat
9/6
MIA MIA
@
IND IND
8-33
Sat
9/6
ARI ARI
@
NO NO
20-13
Sat
9/6
TEN TEN
@
DEN DEN
12-20
Sat
9/6
SF SF
@
SEA SEA
17-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/8
PHI PHI
@
LAC LAC
8:15 PM
Thu
12/11
ATL ATL
@
TB TB
8:15 PM
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BAL BAL
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM