nfl team fewest passing attempts in a playoffs game

The Detroit Lions have made the fewest passing attempts by a team in a playoff game, with 5 attempts in the 1935 NFL championship game versus the Giants on December 15, 1935.

TEAMATTDATEROUNDTMOPPRESULTCMPPCTYDSAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Lions
Lions
5
12/15/1935
NFL Championship
vs
W
26-7
2
40.0
0
0
0.0
0.0
2Dolphins
Dolphins
6
12/30/1973
AFC Championship
vs
W
27-10
3
50.0
34
5.7
0
1
27.8
0.0
16.7
1
8
3Dolphins
Dolphins
7
1/13/1974
Super Bowl
vs
W
24-7
6
85.7
73
10.4
0
0
110.1
0.0
0.0
1
10
449ers
49ers
8
1/19/2020
NFC Championship
vs
W
37-20
6
75.0
77
9.6
0
0
104.7
0.0
0.0
1
8
5Dolphins
Dolphins
8
1/2/1972
AFC Championship
vs
W
21-0
4
50.0
158
19.8
1
1
95.8
12.5
12.5
2
16
6Browns
Browns
8
12/17/1950
NFL Divisional
vs
W
8-3
3
37.5
43
5.4
0
1
16.1
0.0
12.5
2
14
7Eagles
Eagles
9
12/18/1949
NFL Championship
@
W
14-0
5
55.6
1
2
11.1
22.2
8Ravens
Ravens
10
1/10/2010
AFC Wild Card
@
W
33-14
4
40.0
34
3.4
0
1
10.0
0.0
10.0
0
0
9Seahawks
Seahawks
10
12/22/1984
AFC Wild Card
vs
W
13-7
4
40.0
70
7.0
1
0
97.9
10.0
0.0
2
24
10Vikings
Vikings
10
12/26/1977
NFC Divisional
@
W
14-7
5
50.0
57
5.7
0
0
67.5
0.0
0.0
1
12
11Lions
Lions
10
12/28/1952
NFL Championship
@
W
17-7
7
70.0
68
6.8
0
0
88.8
0.0
0.0
1
9
12Bears
Bears
10
12/8/1940
NFL Championship
@
W
73-0
7
70.0
1
0
10.0
0.0
13Packers
Packers
10
12/10/1939
NFL Championship
vs
W
27-0
7
70.0
2
3
20.0
30.0
14Dolphins
Dolphins
11
1/14/1973
Super Bowl
@
W
14-7
8
72.7
88
8.0
1
1
88.4
9.1
9.1
2
19
15Cardinals
Cardinals
11
12/19/1948
NFL Championship
@
L
0-7
3
27.3
0
1
0.0
9.1
16Packers
Packers
11
12/17/1944
NFL Championship
@
W
14-7
3
27.3
1
3
9.1
27.3
17Patriots
Patriots
12
1/12/1986
AFC Championship
@
W
31-14
10
83.3
71
5.9
3
0
130.9
25.0
0.0
0
0
18Colts
Colts
12
12/26/1965
NFL Divisional
@
L
10-13
5
41.7
40
3.3
0
0
50.7
0.0
0.0
1
8
19Browns
Browns
12
12/26/1954
NFL Championship
vs
W
56-10
9
75.0
163
13.6
3
2
116.7
25.0
16.7
0
0
20Eagles
Eagles
12
12/19/1948
NFL Championship
vs
W
7-0
2
16.7
0
2
0.0
16.7
21Bears
Bears
12
12/14/1941
NFL Divisional
vs
W
33-14
5
41.7
0
0
0.0
0.0
22Giants
Giants
12
12/9/1934
NFL Championship
vs
W
30-13
7
58.3
1
2
8.3
16.7
23Seahawks
Seahawks
13
12/24/1983
AFC Wild Card
vs
W
31-7
12
92.3
200
15.4
3
0
158.3
23.1
0.0
2
21
24Steelers
Steelers
13
12/27/1975
AFC Divisional
vs
W
28-10
8
61.5
103
7.9
0
2
46.8
0.0
15.4
3
27
25Dolphins
Dolphins
13
12/24/1972
AFC Divisional
vs
W
20-14
6
46.2
88
6.8
0
0
68.8
0.0
0.0
4
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More Lions Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

4,564

Goff

Jared Goff

RUSH

1,223

Gibbs

Jahmyr Gibbs

REC

1,401

St. Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown
Team Rankings

PPG

28.3

4th

OPP PPG

24.3

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

120.1

14th

PASS YDS/G

268.6

3rd

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6
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9
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Lions Lions
9
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0
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9
8
0
.529
Last Game
DET Lions

9 - 8

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Final

16

CHI Bears

11 - 6

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