most 4th down attempts in the playoffs single game

The Indianapolis Colts have 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
@
L
14-24
5
14
35.7
3
42.9
58
24
82
0.0
0
1
0
0
1
1
0
2Bears
Bears
6
1/18/2026
NFC Divisional
vs
L
17-20
9
19
47.4
3
50.0
42
32
74
4.0
29
0
0
0
2
0
0
3Bears
Bears
6
1/10/2026
NFC Wild Card
vs
W
31-27
10
19
52.6
2
33.3
38
25
63
1.0
1
0
0
0
3
0
0
4Commanders
Commanders
6
1/26/2025
NFC Championship
@
L
23-55
7
17
41.2
4
66.7
39
28
67
2.0
16
0
0
0
0
0
0
5Bills
Bills
6
1/26/2025
AFC Championship
@
L
29-32
5
14
35.7
4
66.7
41
23
64
2.0
12
0
0
0
0
1
0
6Dolphins
Dolphins
6
1/13/2024
AFC Wild Card
@
L
7-26
1
12
8.3
3
50.0
40
41
81
0.0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
7Steelers
Steelers
6
1/14/2018
AFC Divisional
vs
L
42-45
7
16
43.8
4
66.7
41
18
59
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
8Lions
Lions
6
12/28/1997
NFC Wild Card
@
L
10-20
3
15
20.0
2
33.3
2.0
6
1
2
0
1
0
949ers
49ers
6
1/6/1996
NFC Divisional
vs
L
17-27
8
20
40.0
5
83.3
1.0
5
0
0
0
0
0
10Dolphins
Dolphins
6
12/30/1995
AFC Wild Card
@
L
22-37
2
14
14.3
3
50.0
0.0
0
2
26
0
0
0
11Eagles
Eagles
5
1/11/2026
NFC Wild Card
vs
L
19-23
5
16
31.3
3
60.0
35
21
56
1.0
5
2
3
0
1
0
0
12Commanders
Commanders
5
1/12/2025
NFC Wild Card
@
W
23-20
8
15
53.3
3
60.0
29
23
52
1.0
2
0
0
0
0
1
0
13Texans
Texans
5
1/12/2020
AFC Divisional
@
L
31-51
5
15
33.3
1
20.0
40
4
44
1.0
5
0
0
0
0
1
0
14Texans
Texans
5
1/5/2019
AFC Wild Card
vs
L
7-21
3
13
23.1
2
40.0
42
20
62
0.0
0
1
0
0
0
0
0
15Vikings
Vikings
5
1/16/2005
NFC Divisional
@
L
14-27
7
17
41.2
3
60.0
43
10
53
1.0
0
0
0
0
2
1
0
16Cowboys
Cowboys
5
1/15/1995
NFC Championship
@
L
28-38
4
14
28.6
3
60.0
0.0
0
0
0
0
1
0
17Packers
Packers
5
1/8/1995
NFC Divisional
@
L
9-35
4
16
25.0
3
60.0
1.0
7
1
34
0
1
0
18Commanders
Commanders
4
1/18/2025
NFC Divisional
@
W
45-31
4
12
33.3
3
75.0
37
27
64
2.0
16
4
69
1
1
1
0
19Vikings
Vikings
4
1/13/2025
NFC Wild Card
@
L
9-27
6
17
35.3
1
25.0
28
28
56
2.0
7
0
0
0
0
0
0
20Browns
Browns
4
1/13/2024
AFC Wild Card
@
L
14-45
7
15
46.7
0
0.0
32
10
42
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
21Buccaneers
Buccaneers
4
1/23/2022
NFC Divisional
vs
L
27-30
3
14
21.4
2
50.0
48
27
75
2.0
11
0
0
0
3
4
0
22Bills
Bills
4
1/23/2022
AFC Divisional
@
L
36-42
6
14
42.9
4
100.0
49
27
76
2.0
8
0
0
0
1
0
0
23Patriots
Patriots
4
1/15/2022
AFC Wild Card
@
L
17-47
7
14
50.0
4
100.0
40
16
56
0.0
0
0
0
0
0
0
0
24Colts
Colts
4
1/9/2021
AFC Wild Card
@
L
24-27
9
17
52.9
2
50.0
42
17
59
2.0
23
0
0
0
1
0
0
25Ravens
Ravens
4
1/11/2020
AFC Divisional
vs
L
12-28
11
18
61.1
0
0.0
37
16
53
1.0
8
0
0
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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TEAMWLTPCT
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12
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Colts Colts
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Bills Bills - w
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10
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.412
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3
14
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.176
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10
7
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.588
8
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13
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11
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12
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11
6
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.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
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Lions Lions - e
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.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
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.824
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12
5
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.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
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.706
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14
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