nfl least rushing 1st downs in a playoff game

9 teams are tied for the fewest first-down rushes in a playoff game, with 0 rushes. The first three are the Minnesota Vikings on January 11, 2020, the Philadelphia Eagles on January 9, 2010 and the Indianapolis Colts on January 16, 2005 and on December 29, 1996.

TEAMRUSH 1DWNDATEROUNDTMOPPRESULT1DWNPASS 1DWNPEN 1DWNTDOFFOPP OFF3DWN%4DWN%
1Vikings
Vikings
0
1/11/2020
NFC Divisional
@
L
10-27
7
6
1
1
147
308
16.7
0.0
2Eagles
Eagles
0
1/9/2010
NFC Wild Card
@
L
14-34
17
13
4
2
340
426
18.2
0.0
3Colts
Colts
0
1/16/2005
AFC Divisional
@
L
3-20
18
17
44
0
276
325
50.0
4Ravens
Ravens
0
1/20/2002
AFC Divisional
@
L
10-27
7
6
1
1
150
297
8.3
100.0
5Dolphins
Dolphins
0
1/6/2001
AFC Divisional
@
L
0-27
10
8
2
0
205
267
16.7
25.0
6Dolphins
Dolphins
0
1/15/2000
AFC Divisional
@
L
7-62
10
6
4
1
133
520
14.3
0.0
7Seahawks
Seahawks
0
1/9/2000
AFC Wild Card
vs
L
17-20
12
10
2
2
171
299
33.3
100.0
8Colts
Colts
0
12/29/1996
AFC Wild Card
@
L
14-42
8
7
1
2
146
407
33.3
0.0
9Bears
Bears
0
1/13/1991
NFC Divisional
@
L
3-31
11
11
0
0
232
288
10Rams
Rams
0
1/14/1990
NFC Championship
@
L
3-30
9
9
0
0
156
443
11Saints
Saints
0
1/3/1988
NFC Wild Card
vs
L
10-44
9
7
2
1
149
417
12Chiefs
Chiefs
1
2/9/2025
Super Bowl
@
L
22-40
12
11
0
3
275
345
27.3
0.0
13Texans
Texans
1
1/20/2024
AFC Divisional
@
L
10-34
10
8
1
1
213
352
33.3
0.0
1449ers
49ers
1
1/30/2022
NFC Championship
@
L
17-20
16
13
2
2
282
396
33.3
15Bills
Bills
1
1/16/2021
AFC Divisional
vs
W
17-3
17
14
2
2
220
340
30.8
16Titans
Titans
1
1/10/2021
AFC Wild Card
vs
L
13-20
12
9
2
1
209
401
33.3
100.0
17Dolphins
Dolphins
1
1/8/2017
AFC Wild Card
@
L
12-30
18
16
1
1
305
367
42.9
50.0
18Patriots
Patriots
1
2/1/2015
Super Bowl
@
W
28-24
25
21
3
4
377
396
57.1
19Chargers
Chargers
1
1/12/2014
AFC Divisional
@
L
17-24
13
10
2
2
259
363
33.3
100.0
20Seahawks
Seahawks
1
1/16/2011
NFC Divisional
@
L
24-35
18
14
20
3
276
437
21.4
21Steelers
Steelers
1
1/18/2009
AFC Championship
vs
W
23-14
11
9
1
2
275
198
38.9
22Chargers
Chargers
1
1/11/2009
AFC Divisional
@
L
24-35
15
13
1
3
290
342
41.7
23Giants
Giants
1
1/8/2006
NFC Wild Card
vs
L
0-23
9
6
15
0
132
335
14.3
24Jaguars
Jaguars
1
1/7/2006
AFC Wild Card
@
L
3-28
15
14
0
0
292
307
8.3
25.0
25Ravens
Ravens
1
1/3/2004
AFC Wild Card
vs
L
17-20
12
11
70
2
255
324
25.0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete team, game-level data for first-down rushes going back to the 1981 playoffs.

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PASS

1,632

McCarthy

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RUSH

758

Mason

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REC

1,048

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20.2

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OPP PPG

19.6

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108.3

23rd

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188.7

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11
6
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9
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1
.559
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8
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.529
Vikings Vikings
9
8
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.529
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Sun
10/4
@
4:05 PM
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10/11
@
1:00 PM
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GB Packers

9 - 7 - 1

3

Final

16

MIN Vikings

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Bills Bills - w
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9
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NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
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.471
8
9
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.471
8
9
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.471
6
11
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