nfl team fewest 1st downs passing given up 1970 to 2025

From 1970 through 2025, the Houston Texans allowed the fewest first-down passes by a team, with 4,418 passes allowed.

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	TEAM	OPP PASS 1DWN	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Texans	4,418	389	174	214	1	884	8,114	20.9	8,888	22.8	7,348	37.7	51.5
2	Ravens	5,367	485	276	208	1	1,206	11,097	22.9	9,297	19.2	9,374	39.0	51.7
3	Panthers	5,616	501	227	273	1	1,144	10,337	20.6	11,078	22.1	9,235	37.4	49.0
4	Jaguars	5,694	501	215	286	0	1,131	10,180	20.3	11,068	22.1	9,423	38.1	49.5
5	Buccaneers	8,539	793	326	466	1	1,715	15,145	19.1	17,179	21.7	14,240
6	Browns	8,637	829	340	485	4	1,740	15,387	18.6	17,960	21.7	14,667
7	Bills	8,822	876	433	441	2	2,101	18,206	20.8	18,445	21.1	16,378
8	Seahawks	8,915	793	416	376	1	1,996	17,323	21.8	16,709	21.1	14,924
9	Steelers	8,924	877	534	339	4	2,156	19,186	21.9	16,103	18.4	16,624
10	Eagles	9,073	877	465	403	9	2,156	18,771	21.4	17,736	20.2	16,641
11	Cowboys	9,085	877	509	367	1	2,325	20,195	23.0	17,635	20.1	17,423
12	Bears	9,135	877	422	454	1	1,916	16,969	19.3	17,677	20.2	15,455
13	Broncos	9,150	877	493	378	6	2,208	19,441	22.2	17,786	20.3	17,157
14	Packers	9,164	877	475	391	11	2,271	19,536	22.3	18,014	20.5	16,669
15	Raiders	9,190	877	435	436	6	2,113	18,433	21.0	19,224	21.9	16,333
16	Commanders	9,201	877	442	431	4	2,085	18,419	21.0	18,314	20.9	16,467
17	Rams	9,225	877	445	427	5	2,181	19,047	21.7	18,692	21.3	16,511
18	49ers	9,248	877	484	389	4	2,329	20,067	22.9	17,658	20.1	17,039
19	Dolphins	9,286	877	496	379	2	2,195	19,059	21.7	17,571	20.0	16,610
20	Jets	9,304	877	367	508	2	1,900	16,980	19.4	19,299	22.0	15,791
21	Patriots	9,330	877	496	381	0	2,294	19,842	22.6	17,557	20.0	17,137
22	Saints	9,335	877	411	462	4	2,156	18,712	21.3	19,431	22.2	16,610
23	Giants	9,356	877	404	469	4	1,932	17,161	19.6	18,397	21.0	16,002
24	Vikings	9,372	877	494	379	4	2,255	19,545	22.3	17,886	20.4	16,963
25	Bengals	9,427	876	402	470	4	2,150	18,589	21.2	19,358	22.1	16,723

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Team Leaders

PASS

274

Stroud

RUSH

60

Montgomery

REC

75

Collins

Team Rankings

PPG

31.0

8th

OPP PPG

36.0

28th

RUSH YDS/G

124.0

13th

PASS YDS/G

274.0

7th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Jaguars	1	0	1.000
Colts	0	1	.000
Titans	0	1	.000
Texans	0	1	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	HOU	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	DAL	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	HOU	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	HOU	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/25	NYG	@	HOU	1:00 PM

Last Game

Bills

1 - 0

Final

Texans

0 - 1

Sun 13 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

582

Allen

533

Goff

410

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

208

Gibbs

192

Cook

173

Walker

Rec Yards Leaders

225

Kincaid

209

St. Brown

182

Olave

Pass TD Leaders

6

Goff

5

Allen

4

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

4

Allen

3

Swift

3

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

4

St. Brown

2

Jeanty

2

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

150.6

Lawrence

134.2

Dart

125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

Rousseau

3.0

Hutchinson

2.0

Watt

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

59.0

41.0

39.0

38.5

37.0

34.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.0

10.0

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

552.0

506.0

478.0

469.0

427.5

419.0

Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

220.0

202.0

174.0

165.0

152.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

324.0

291.0

277.0

Sack Leaders

7.0

5.0

4.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

45.9

Gibbs

34.3

Henry

31.4

Swift

Fantasy WR Rankings

44.9

St. Brown

26.7

Watson

25.8

Coker

Fantasy TE Rankings

28.5

Kincaid

19.8

Likely

19.7

Goedert

Fantasy K Rankings

19

McPherson

18

Bass

16

Ryland

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

NFL 2026 Standings

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

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