nfl teams with the least passing first downs in a season from 1970 to 2020

Between the 1970 and 2020 seasons, the Chicago Bears had the fewest first-down passes by a team in a season, with 54 completions in 1972.

	TEAM	PASS 1DWN	SEASON	1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG
1	Bears	54	1972	190	124	12	14	4	9	1	27	225	16.1	275	19.6
2	Bills	60	1973	219	152	7	14	9	5	0	28	259	18.5	230	16.4
3	Patriots	63	1982	146	74	9	9	5	4	0	17	143	15.9	157	17.4
4	Dolphins	66	1982	165	84	15	9	7	2	0	22	198	22.0	131	14.6
5	Bears	67	1976	201	115	19	14	7	7	0	31	253	18.1	216	15.4
6	Jets	67	1971	202	115	20	14	6	8	0	27	212	15.1	299	21.4
7	Buccaneers	69	1977	168	84	15	14	2	12	0	11	103	7.4	223	15.9
8	Packers	72	1973	187	98	17	14	5	7	2	20	202	14.4	259	18.5
9	Packers	72	1972	195	109	14	14	10	4	0	29	304	21.7	226	16.1
10	Giants	73	1977	201	105	23	14	5	9	0	20	181	12.9	265	18.9
11	Saints	76	1982	173	79	18	9	4	5	0	16	129	14.3	160	17.8
12	Bears	77	1973	193	97	19	14	3	11	0	22	195	13.9	334	23.9
13	Chiefs	79	1982	163	71	13	9	3	6	0	17	176	19.6	184	20.4
14	Browns	79	1973	200	107	14	14	7	5	2	24	234	16.7	255	18.2
15	Colts	79	1973	218	121	18	14	4	10	0	26	226	16.1	341	24.4
16	Steelers	79	1972	228	131	18	14	11	3	0	37	343	24.5	175	12.5
17	Colts	80	1982	152	62	10	9	0	8	1	12	113	12.6	236	26.2
18	Falcons	80	1977	198	102	16	14	7	7	0	20	179	12.8	129	9.2
19	Cardinals	81	1982	162	71	10	9	5	4	0	16	135	15.0	170	18.9
20	Oilers	81	1982	138	52	5	9	1	8	0	18	136	15.1	245	27.2
21	49ers	81	1977	219	126	12	14	5	9	0	27	220	15.7	260	18.6
22	Saints	82	1975	215	109	24	14	2	12	0	19	165	11.8	360	25.7
23	Bears	83	1982	153	56	14	9	3	6	0	16	141	15.7	174	19.3
24	Lions	83	1982	160	60	17	9	4	5	0	19	181	20.1	176	19.6
25	Bills	84	1982	180	83	13	9	4	5	0	18	150	16.7	154	17.1

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Team Leaders

PASS

3,150

Williams

RUSH

935

Swift

REC

661

Odunze

Team Rankings

PPG

26.1

9th

OPP PPG

24.1

21st

RUSH YDS/G

151.9

2nd

PASS YDS/G

228.5

19th

2025 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	10	4	0	.714
Packers	9	4	1	.679
Lions	8	6	0	.571
Vikings	5	8	0	.385

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 12/20	GB	@	CHI	8:20 PM
Sun 12/28	CHI	@	SF	8:20 PM
Sun 1/4	DET	@	CHI	1:00 PM

Last Game

Browns

3 - 11

Final

Bears

10 - 4

Sun 14 Dec 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,722

Stafford

3,672

Goff

3,637

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

1,443

Taylor

1,415

Cook

1,174

Robinson

Rec Yards Leaders

1,541

Smith-Njigba

1,367

Nacua

1,179

Pickens

Pass TD Leaders

37

Stafford

29

Goff

26

Prescott

Rush TD Leaders

16

Taylor

13

Gibbs

13

Jacobs

Rec TD Leaders

14

Adams

11

St. Brown

10

McBride

QB Rating Leaders

112.2

Stafford

110.4

Goff

109.1

Maye

Sack Leaders

21.5

Garrett

13.0

Burns

12.5

Parsons

NFL 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

30.6

30.0

29.4

29.3

28.9

28.0

Opp PPG Rankings

16.3

17.3

18.6

19.1

19.4

Total Yards Rankings

394.9

383.6

381.2

379.9

369.1

364.2

Rush Yards Rankings

158.5

151.9

146.2

137.1

131.1

128.5

Pass Yards Rankings

287.4

265.9

262.5

262.0

257.8

256.6

Sack Leaders

58.0

48.0

47.0

42.0

40.0

39.0

NFL Fantasy 2025

Fantasy RB Rankings

284.1

Taylor

258.2

McCaffrey

255.4

Gibbs

Fantasy WR Rankings

209.7

Smith-Njigba

184.8

Nacua

180.9

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

167.1

McBride

111.8

Kelce

109.1

Goedert

Fantasy K Rankings

182

Myers

153

Dicker

144

Aubrey

NFL 2025 Betting

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10-4

9-4-1

9-5

Worst Record ATS

5-9

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots	11	3	0	.786
Bills	10	4	0	.714
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	7	6	0	.538
Ravens	7	7	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	10	4	0	.714
Texans	9	5	0	.643
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	12	2	0	.857
Chargers	10	4	0	.714

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	9	5	0	.643
Cowboys	6	6	1	.500
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	10	4	0	.714
Packers	9	4	1	.679
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Buccaneers	7	7	0	.500
Panthers	7	7	0	.500
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Rams	11	3	0	.786
Seahawks	11	3	0	.786