which team allowed the fewest first downs in a season

The New York Jets have allowed the fewest first downs by a team in a season, with 27 allowed this season.

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	TEAM	OPP 1DWN	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Jets	27	2026	2	1	1	0	4	40	20.0	30	15.0	40	32.3	66.7
2	49ers	28	2026	2	2	0	0	8	62	31.0	20	10.0	46	63.2
3	Patriots	29	2026	2	1	1	0	3	30	15.0	16	8.0	34	32.1	100.0
4	Seahawks	29	2026	2	2	0	0	5	44	22.0	17	8.5	36	33.3	50.0
5	Commanders	30	2026	2	0	2	0	5	42	21.0	61	30.5	44	44.8	100.0
6	Raiders	30	2026	2	2	0	0	6	53	26.5	27	13.5	35	33.3	66.7
7	Steelers	31	2026	2	1	1	0	2	23	11.5	33	16.5	31	20.0	33.3
8	Texans	32	2026	2	0	2	0	4	37	18.5	56	28.0	48	36.4	33.3
9	Chiefs	33	2026	2	2	0	0	7	64	32.0	40	20.0	48	46.7	80.0
10	Falcons	33	2026	2	0	2	0	1	16	8.0	54	27.0	33	24.0	50.0
11	Eagles	34	2026	2	2	0	0	6	48	24.0	42	21.0	33	53.1	100.0
12	Rams	34	2026	2	1	1	0	5	35	17.5	33	16.5	38	38.9	33.3
13	Bears	35	2026	2	1	1	0	8	62	31.0	46	23.0	43	51.7	50.0
14	Vikings	36	2026	2	2	0	0	5	48	24.0	25	12.5	30	39.3	100.0
15	Jaguars	36	2026	2	1	1	0	5	47	23.5	30	15.0	44	45.5
16	Ravens	36	2026	2	1	1	0	7	58	29.0	47	23.5	42	38.9	0.0
17	Chargers	37	2026	2	0	2	0	4	28	14.0	52	26.0	34	31.8	0.0
18	Cardinals	40	2026	2	1	1	0	3	33	16.5	45	22.5	33	34.6	100.0
19	Packers	40	2026	2	1	1	0	4	42	21.0	56	28.0	35	19.0	0.0
20	Browns	40	2026	2	1	1	0	3	33	16.5	53	26.5	29	28.6	33.3
21	Broncos	40	2026	2	1	1	0	3	30	15.0	44	22.0	31	26.1	0.0
22	Bengals	41	2026	2	2	0	0	5	53	26.5	33	16.5	38	44.8
23	Buccaneers	41	2026	2	0	2	0	4	46	23.0	56	28.0	36	46.2	0.0
24	Titans	42	2026	2	0	2	0	3	30	15.0	47	23.5	25	40.0	100.0
25	Panthers	43	2026	2	1	1	0	9	71	35.5	62	31.0	42	43.5	33.3

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More Jets Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

462

Smith

RUSH

131

Hall

REC

136

Wilson

Team Rankings

PPG

20.0

20th

OPP PPG

15.0

6th

RUSH YDS/G

109.5

17th

PASS YDS/G

231.0

12th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	2	0	1.000
Patriots	1	1	.500
Jets	1	1	.500
Dolphins	0	2	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	NYJ	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NYJ	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	CLE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	NYJ	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	MIA	@	NYJ	1:00 PM

Last Game

Packers

1 - 1

Final

Jets

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