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

From 1970 through 2025, the Baltimore Ravens allowed the fewest first-down rushes by a team, with 2,480 rushes allowed.

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	TEAM	OPP RUSH 1DWN	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Ravens	2,480	485	276	208	1	1,206	11,097	22.9	9,297	19.2	9,374	39.0	51.7
2	Texans	2,498	389	174	214	1	884	8,114	20.9	8,888	22.8	7,348	37.7	51.5
3	Jaguars	3,154	501	215	286	0	1,131	10,180	20.3	11,068	22.1	9,423	38.1	49.5
4	Panthers	3,190	501	227	273	1	1,144	10,337	20.6	11,078	22.1	9,235	37.4	49.0
5	Steelers	4,993	877	534	339	4	2,156	19,186	21.9	16,103	18.4	16,624
6	Buccaneers	5,255	793	326	466	1	1,715	15,145	19.1	17,179	21.7	14,240
7	Broncos	5,319	877	493	378	6	2,208	19,441	22.2	17,786	20.3	17,157
8	Cowboys	5,329	877	509	367	1	2,325	20,195	23.0	17,635	20.1	17,423
9	Seahawks	5,383	793	416	376	1	1,996	17,323	21.8	16,709	21.1	14,924
10	49ers	5,417	877	484	389	4	2,329	20,067	22.9	17,658	20.1	17,039
11	Bears	5,513	877	422	454	1	1,916	16,969	19.3	17,677	20.2	15,455
12	Eagles	5,559	877	465	403	9	2,156	18,771	21.4	17,736	20.2	16,641
13	Rams	5,570	877	445	427	5	2,181	19,047	21.7	18,692	21.3	16,511
14	Vikings	5,596	877	494	379	4	2,255	19,545	22.3	17,886	20.4	16,963
15	Titans	5,702	877	412	463	2	2,028	17,885	20.4	19,381	22.1	15,833
16	Commanders	5,765	877	442	431	4	2,085	18,419	21.0	18,314	20.9	16,467
17	Raiders	5,766	877	435	436	6	2,113	18,433	21.0	19,224	21.9	16,333
18	Dolphins	5,770	877	496	379	2	2,195	19,059	21.7	17,571	20.0	16,610
19	Chargers	5,798	877	419	453	5	2,223	19,268	22.0	19,117	21.8	17,154
20	Giants	5,799	877	404	469	4	1,932	17,161	19.6	18,397	21.0	16,002
21	Patriots	5,820	877	496	381	0	2,294	19,842	22.6	17,557	20.0	17,137
22	Saints	5,862	877	411	462	4	2,156	18,712	21.3	19,431	22.2	16,610
23	Browns	5,960	829	340	485	4	1,740	15,387	18.6	17,960	21.7	14,667
24	Packers	5,972	877	475	391	11	2,271	19,536	22.3	18,014	20.5	16,669
25	Jets	5,990	877	367	508	2	1,900	16,980	19.4	19,299	22.0	15,791

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Team Leaders

PASS

559

Jackson

RUSH

212

Henry

REC

150

Flowers

Team Rankings

PPG

29.0

7th

OPP PPG

23.5

16th

RUSH YDS/G

155.0

4th

PASS YDS/G

279.5

6th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bengals	2	0	1.000
Steelers	1	1	.500
Browns	1	1	.500
Ravens	1	1	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	BAL	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 10/4	TEN	@	BAL	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	BAL	@	ATL	8:20 PM
Sun 10/18	BAL	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	CIN	@	BAL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Saints

1 - 1

Final

Ravens

1 - 1

Sun 20 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

662

Shough

648

Young

627

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

290

Walker

212

Henry

208

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

277

Smith-Njigba

268

Olave

225

Kincaid

Pass TD Leaders

6

Young

6

Prescott

6

Goff

Rush TD Leaders

4

Taylor

4

Allen

4

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

4

Smith-Njigba

4

St. Brown

3

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

127.3

Lock

125.9

Dart

125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

Rousseau

3.5

Watt

3.0

Hutchinson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

38.5

35.5

32.0

31.0

Opp PPG Rankings

8.0

8.5

10.0

12.5

13.5

15.0

Total Yards Rankings

457.5

427.5

424.5

409.0

385.5

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

186.0

157.0

155.0

144.5

142.5

Pass Yards Rankings

331.0

324.0

313.5

291.0

283.0

279.5

Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

49

Henry

48.9

Walker

47.3

Taylor

Fantasy WR Rankings

51.7

Smith-Njigba

44.9

St. Brown

37.7

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

28.5

Kincaid

25.6

McBride

23.2

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

31

McPherson

27

McLaughlin

24

Butker

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

2-0

Worst Record ATS

0-2

NFL 2026 Standings

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

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