Since 1966, the Denver Broncos have the fewest first downs by a team in a game, with 0 first downs against the Houston Oilers on September 3, 1966.
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NFL fewest combined first downs in a regular-season game since 1966| TEAM | 1DWN | DATE | TM | OPP | RESULT | PASS 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | TD | OFF | OPP OFF | 3DWN% | 4DWN% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Broncos | 0 | 9/3/1966 | @ | L 7-45 | 1 | 26 | 472 | |||||||
| 2 |  | Seahawks | 1 | 11/4/1979 | vs | L 0-24 | 0 | -7 | 475 | |||||||
| 3 |  | Browns | 2 | 12/3/2000 | @ | L 0-48 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 53 | 449 | 0.0 | |||
| 4 | | Browns | 2 | 9/12/1999 | vs | L 0-43 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 40 | 464 | 0.0 | |||
| 5 | | Seahawks | 2 | 12/4/1988 | @ | L 7-13 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 65 | 212 | ||||
| 6 |  | Saints | 2 | 10/21/1973 | @ | L 0-40 | 0 | 82 | 424 | |||||||
| 7 |  | Falcons | 2 | 9/23/1973 | @ | L 0-31 | 0 | 70 | 351 | |||||||
| 8 |  | Raiders | 3 | 10/19/2025 | @ | L 0-31 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 95 | 434 | 0.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 9 | | Raiders | 3 | 11/2/2008 | vs | L 0-24 | 0 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 77 | 453 | 11.1 | 0.0 | ||
| 10 |  | Vikings | 3 | 12/21/2006 | @ | L 7-9 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 1 | 104 | 319 | 14.3 | 0.0 | ||
| 11 |  | Texans | 3 | 12/8/2002 | @ | W 24-6 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 3 | 47 | 422 | 8.3 | |||
| 12 |  | Lions | 3 | 11/24/1988 | vs | L 0-23 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 60 | 353 | ||||
| 13 | | Saints | 3 | 10/5/1980 | vs | L 7-40 | 1 | 80 | 433 | |||||||
| 14 |  | Chargers | 3 | 11/30/1975 | @ | L 10-13 | 1 | 123 | 336 | |||||||
| 15 | | Broncos | 3 | 9/10/1967 | @ | L 0-51 | 0 | -5 | 388 | |||||||
| 16 |  | Jets | 4 | 1/9/2022 | @ | L 10-27 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 63 | 424 | 7.1 | 100.0 | ||
| 17 |  | Giants | 4 | 9/12/1999 | @ | W 17-13 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 2 | 107 | 254 | 7.1 | |||
| 18 | | Broncos | 4 | 9/20/1992 | @ | L 0-30 | 3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 82 | 388 | 0.0 | |||
| 19 |  | Eagles | 4 | 9/30/1991 | @ | L 0-23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 89 | 357 | 16.7 | |||
| 20 | | Eagles | 4 | 11/20/1983 | vs | L 0-23 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 79 | 332 | ||||
| 21 |  | Bears | 4 | 11/22/1981 | vs | L 7-23 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 1 | 24 | 356 | ||||
| 22 |  | Chiefs | 4 | 12/16/1979 | @ | L 0-3 | 0 | 80 | 269 | |||||||
| 23 |  | Colts | 4 | 11/11/1973 | @ | L 0-44 | 0 | 132 | 412 | |||||||
| 24 | | Browns | 4 | 11/4/1973 | @ | L 3-26 | 0 | 145 | 353 | |||||||
| 25 |  | Oilers | 4 | 10/21/1973 | @ | L 13-42 | 1 | 106 | 366 | |||||||
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
