nfl fewest first down allowed per game 2026

The Minnesota Vikings have the fewest opponent first downs per game played by a team in 2026, with 13.75.

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	TEAM	OPP 1DWN/GP	OPP 1DWN	GP	SEASON	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Vikings	13.75	55	4	2026	4	0	0	7	86	21.5	51	12.8	59	34.4	100.0
2	Bears	14	56	4	2026	3	1	0	13	112	28.0	65	16.3	101	47.4	60.0
3	Buccaneers	16.25	65	4	2026	0	4	0	7	76	19.0	96	24.0	66	34.5	33.3
4	Rams	16.5	66	4	2026	2	2	0	10	85	21.3	83	20.8	90	43.1	50.0
5	Seahawks	16.5	66	4	2026	3	1	0	13	105	26.3	73	18.3	83	31.1	40.0
6	49ers	17.75	71	4	2026	4	0	0	16	122	30.5	64	16.0	89	57.5	50.0
7	Patriots	17.75	71	4	2026	2	2	0	7	65	16.3	77	19.3	77	34.6	83.3
8	Steelers	18	72	4	2026	2	2	0	8	77	19.3	87	21.8	77	32.0	33.3
9	Falcons	18.25	73	4	2026	2	2	0	11	96	24.0	92	23.0	82	37.2	50.0
10	Commanders	18.75	75	4	2026	1	3	0	10	88	22.0	122	30.5	73	31.6	57.1
11	Raiders	18.75	75	4	2026	3	1	0	12	115	28.8	84	21.0	87	39.6	66.7
12	Titans	19.25	77	4	2026	0	4	0	6	55	13.8	83	20.8	63	35.4	50.0
13	Chargers	19.5	78	4	2026	0	4	0	7	67	16.8	106	26.5	74	34.6	33.3
14	Jaguars	19.75	79	4	2026	3	1	0	12	104	26.0	53	13.3	86	51.1
15	Texans	19.75	79	4	2026	0	4	0	9	84	21.0	109	27.3	81	35.2	28.6
16	Cardinals	20	80	4	2026	1	3	0	9	87	21.8	117	29.3	79	39.3	75.0
17	Giants	20	80	4	2026	3	1	0	8	82	20.5	79	19.8	73	43.4	50.0
18	Chiefs	20	80	4	2026	4	0	0	14	118	29.5	77	19.3	84	44.0	62.5
19	Colts	20.25	81	4	2026	2	2	0	10	102	25.5	104	26.0	77	37.7	83.3
20	Dolphins	20.5	82	4	2026	0	4	0	4	46	11.5	101	25.3	53	38.0	16.7
21	Bengals	20.5	82	4	2026	2	2	0	10	97	24.3	85	21.3	83	45.3	75.0
22	Packers	21	84	4	2026	2	2	0	8	73	18.3	105	26.3	68	26.1	55.6
23	Eagles	21	84	4	2026	2	2	0	9	75	18.8	93	23.3	59	35.8	28.6
24	Panthers	21	84	4	2026	2	2	0	14	121	30.3	109	27.3	94	38.0	37.5
25	Ravens	21	84	4	2026	3	1	0	14	116	29.0	96	24.0	84	32.4	25.0

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More Vikings Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

433

Murray

RUSH

297

Jones

REC

195

Hockenson

Team Rankings

PPG

21.5

18th

OPP PPG

12.8

1st

RUSH YDS/G

106.8

16th

PASS YDS/G

177.3

32nd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	4	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	.750
Packers	2	2	.500
Lions	2	2	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	MIN	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Mon 11/9	BUF	@	MIN	8:15 PM
Sun 11/15	MIN	@	GB	1:00 PM

Last Game

Dolphins

0 - 4

Final

Vikings

4 - 0

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,203

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000