Between the 1970 and 2020 seasons, the Houston Oilers had the fewest first downs by a team in a season, with 138 first downs in 1982.
| TEAM | 1DWN | SEASON | PASS 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | GP | W | L | T | TD | PTS | PPG | OPP PTS | OPP PPG | 3DWN% | 4DWN% | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Oilers | 138 | 1982 | 81 | 52 | 5 | 9 | 1 | 8 | 0 | 18 | 136 | 15.1 | 245 | 27.2 | ||
| 2 |  | Patriots | 146 | 1982 | 63 | 74 | 9 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 17 | 143 | 15.9 | 157 | 17.4 | ||
| 3 |  | Colts | 152 | 1982 | 80 | 62 | 10 | 9 | 0 | 8 | 1 | 12 | 113 | 12.6 | 236 | 26.2 | ||
| 4 |  | Bears | 153 | 1982 | 83 | 56 | 14 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 16 | 141 | 15.7 | 174 | 19.3 | ||
| 5 |  | Giants | 153 | 1982 | 96 | 47 | 10 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 18 | 164 | 18.2 | 160 | 17.8 | ||
| 6 |  | Eagles | 157 | 1982 | 100 | 48 | 9 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 25 | 191 | 21.2 | 195 | 21.7 | ||
| 7 |  | Seahawks | 159 | 1982 | 89 | 51 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 14 | 127 | 14.1 | 147 | 16.3 | ||
| 8 |  | Lions | 160 | 1982 | 83 | 60 | 17 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 19 | 181 | 20.1 | 176 | 19.6 | ||
| 9 |  | Cardinals | 162 | 1982 | 81 | 71 | 10 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 16 | 135 | 15.0 | 170 | 18.9 | ||
| 10 |  | Rams | 163 | 1982 | 90 | 61 | 12 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 25 | 200 | 22.2 | 250 | 27.8 | ||
| 11 |  | Chiefs | 163 | 1982 | 79 | 71 | 13 | 9 | 3 | 6 | 0 | 17 | 176 | 19.6 | 184 | 20.4 | ||
| 12 |  | Buccaneers | 163 | 1982 | 105 | 52 | 6 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 15 | 158 | 17.6 | 178 | 19.8 | ||
| 13 |  | Redskins | 165 | 1982 | 87 | 66 | 12 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 190 | 21.1 | 128 | 14.2 | ||
| 14 |  | Dolphins | 165 | 1982 | 66 | 84 | 15 | 9 | 7 | 2 | 0 | 22 | 198 | 22.0 | 131 | 14.6 | ||
| 15 |  | Vikings | 167 | 1982 | 107 | 52 | 8 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 0 | 23 | 187 | 20.8 | 198 | 22.0 | ||
| 16 | | Buccaneers | 168 | 1977 | 69 | 84 | 15 | 14 | 2 | 12 | 0 | 11 | 103 | 7.4 | 223 | 15.9 | ||
| 17 |  | Broncos | 170 | 1982 | 103 | 52 | 15 | 9 | 2 | 7 | 0 | 16 | 148 | 16.4 | 226 | 25.1 | ||
| 18 |  | Steelers | 171 | 1982 | 91 | 69 | 11 | 9 | 6 | 3 | 0 | 25 | 204 | 22.7 | 146 | 16.2 | ||
| 19 |  | Saints | 173 | 1982 | 76 | 79 | 18 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 16 | 129 | 14.3 | 160 | 17.8 | ||
| 20 |  | Falcons | 174 | 1974 | 86 | 77 | 11 | 14 | 3 | 11 | 0 | 12 | 111 | 7.9 | 271 | 19.4 | ||
| 21 |  | Packers | 175 | 1982 | 97 | 59 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 3 | 1 | 27 | 226 | 25.1 | 169 | 18.8 | ||
| 22 |  | Raiders | 175 | 1982 | 95 | 65 | 15 | 9 | 8 | 1 | 0 | 33 | 260 | 28.9 | 200 | 22.2 | ||
| 23 |  | Browns | 176 | 2000 | 110 | 53 | 13 | 16 | 3 | 13 | 0 | 17 | 161 | 10.1 | 419 | 26.2 | 27.6 | 31.6 |
| 24 | | Browns | 176 | 1982 | 96 | 64 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 0 | 17 | 140 | 15.6 | 182 | 20.2 | ||
| 25 | | Bears | 179 | 1970 | 104 | 55 | 20 | 14 | 6 | 8 | 0 | 28 | 256 | 18.3 | 261 | 18.6 | ||
StatMuse has team, season-level data for first downs going back to the 1935 season.
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