which team has the fewest 1st downs allowed in a season

The Philadelphia Eagles have allowed the fewest first downs by a team in a season, with 86 allowed in 1944.

		TEAM	OPP 1DWN	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN	3DWN%	4DWN%
1		Eagles	86	1944	10	7	1	2	37	267	26.7	131	13.1	110
2		Tigers	95	1944	10	0	10	0	10	69	6.9	166	16.6	110
3		Eagles	96	1943	10	5	4	1	32	225	22.5	230	23.0	138
4		Bears	98	1942	11	11	0	0	53	376	34.2	84	7.6	155
5		Bears	100	1943	10	8	1	1	43	303	30.3	157	15.7	161
6		Eagles	104	1945	10	7	3	0	38	272	27.2	133	13.3	131
7		Lions	105	1945	10	7	3	0	27	195	19.5	194	19.4	102
8		Cardinals	109	1944	10	0	10	0	16	108	10.8	328	32.8	109
9		Cardinals	110	1945	10	1	9	0	14	98	9.8	228	22.8	115
10		Bears	110	1944	10	6	3	1	37	258	25.8	172	17.2	140
11		Redskins	110	1943	10	6	3	1	33	229	22.9	137	13.7	112
12		Cardinals	110	1941	11	3	7	1	17	127	11.5	197	17.9	138
13		Dodgers	110	1941	11	7	4	0	21	158	14.4	127	11.5	132
14		Redskins	111	1945	10	8	2	0	27	209	20.9	121	12.1	154
15		Redskins	111	1942	11	10	1	0	31	227	20.6	102	9.3	149
16		Packers	114	1944	10	8	2	0	34	238	23.8	141	14.1	147
17		Cardinals	114	1942	11	3	8	0	12	98	8.9	209	19.0	132
18		Steelers	114	1942	11	7	4	0	23	167	15.2	119	10.8	130
19		Steelers	116	1945	10	2	8	0	10	79	7.9	220	22.0	96
20		Rams	116	1944	10	4	6	0	26	188	18.8	224	22.4	104
21		Giants	116	1941	11	8	3	0	30	238	21.6	114	10.4	110
22		Steelers	116	1941	11	1	9	1	14	103	9.4	276	25.1	75
23		Giants	118	1943	10	6	3	1	27	197	19.7	170	17.0	102
24		Packers	122	1943	10	7	2	1	36	264	26.4	172	17.2	134
25		Redskins	123	1944	10	6	3	1	23	169	16.9	180	18.0	133

StatMuse has team, season-level data for opponent first downs going back to the 1941 season.

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