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

The Chicago Bears have allowed the fewest first-down passes by a team in a season, with 33 passes allowed in 1943.

	TEAM	OPP PASS 1DWN	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN
1	Bears	33	1943	10	8	1	1	43	303	30.3	157	15.7	161
2	Redskins	34	1943	10	6	3	1	33	229	22.9	137	13.7	112
3	Steelers	34	1941	11	1	9	1	14	103	9.4	276	25.1	75
4	Eagles	35	1944	10	7	1	2	37	267	26.7	131	13.1	110
5	Eagles	37	1945	10	7	3	0	38	272	27.2	133	13.3	131
6	Bears	38	1944	10	6	3	1	37	258	25.8	172	17.2	140
7	Redskins	39	1945	10	8	2	0	27	209	20.9	121	12.1	154
8	Eagles	40	1942	11	2	9	0	18	134	12.2	239	21.7	124
9	Tigers	41	1944	10	0	10	0	10	69	6.9	166	16.6	110
10	Rams	41	1944	10	4	6	0	26	188	18.8	224	22.4	104
11	Eagles	41	1943	10	5	4	1	32	225	22.5	230	23.0	138
12	Packers	41	1941	11	10	1	0	33	258	23.5	120	10.9	166
13	Lions	42	1945	10	7	3	0	27	195	19.5	194	19.4	102
14	Cardinals	42	1941	11	3	7	1	17	127	11.5	197	17.9	138
15	Cardinals	43	1945	10	1	9	0	14	98	9.8	228	22.8	115
16	Steelers	44	1946	11	5	5	1	19	136	12.4	117	10.6	120
17	Bears	44	1945	10	3	7	0	27	192	19.2	235	23.5	164
18	Yanks	44	1944	10	2	8	0	11	82	8.2	233	23.3	87
19	Dodgers	44	1943	10	2	8	0	9	65	6.5	234	23.4	80
20	Cardinals	44	1942	11	3	8	0	12	98	8.9	209	19.0	132
21	Rams	44	1941	11	2	9	0	16	116	10.5	244	22.2	121
22	Dodgers	45	1941	11	7	4	0	21	158	14.4	127	11.5	132
23	Cardinals	46	1944	10	0	10	0	16	108	10.8	328	32.8	109
24	Redskins	46	1942	11	10	1	0	31	227	20.6	102	9.3	149
25	Redskins	47	1944	10	6	3	1	23	169	16.9	180	18.0	133

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Team Leaders

PASS

3,400

Williams

RUSH

993

Swift

REC

664

Moore

Team Rankings

PPG

25.8

10th

OPP PPG

23.6

19th

RUSH YDS/G

152.1

3rd

PASS YDS/G

229.9

17th

2025 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	11	4	0	.733
Packers	9	6	1	.594
Lions	8	8	0	.500
Vikings	8	8	0	.500

Schedule

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

Last Game

Packers

9 - 5 - 1

Final

Bears

11 - 4

Sat 20 Dec 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,482

Prescott

4,233

Goff

4,179

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

1,532

Cook

1,489

Taylor

1,469

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

1,637

Smith-Njigba

1,592

Nacua

1,420

Pickens

Pass TD Leaders

40

Stafford

33

Goff

30

Prescott

Rush TD Leaders

17

Taylor

16

Henry

13

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

14

Adams

11

St. Brown

10

Smith-Njigba

QB Rating Leaders

112.1

Stafford

108.5

Maye

107.0

Goff

Sack Leaders

22.0

Garrett

15.0

Burns

14.0

Hunter

NFL 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

30.5

29.5

28.9

28.4

27.9

Opp PPG Rankings

16.6

18.6

19.3

19.6

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

398.6

396.7

373.1

371.5

370.1

369.4

Rush Yards Rankings

158.9

157.8

152.1

134.2

126.3

125.3

Pass Yards Rankings

287.0

278.6

264.8

263.9

259.2

258.1

Sack Leaders

64.0

50.0

49.0

48.0

46.0

45.0

NFL Fantasy 2025

Fantasy RB Rankings

298

Taylor

284.8

McCaffrey

272.6

Gibbs

Fantasy WR Rankings

225.3

Smith-Njigba

219.3

Nacua

198

Pickens

Fantasy TE Rankings

169.8

McBride

118.3

Goedert

116

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

184

Myers

182.6

Aubrey

168

Fairbairn

NFL 2025 Betting

Best Record ATS

11-4

10-4-1

10-5

Worst Record ATS

5-10

5-10-1

6-10

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots - x	12	3	0	.800
Bills - x	11	4	0	.733
Dolphins - e	6	9	0	.400
Jets - e	3	12	0	.200
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	9	6	0	.600
Ravens	8	8	0	.500
Bengals - e	5	10	0	.333
Browns - e	3	12	0	.200
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - x	11	4	0	.733
Texans - x	11	5	0	.688
Colts - e	8	7	0	.533
Titans - e	3	12	0	.200
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - y	13	3	0	.813
Chargers - w	11	5	0	.688
Chiefs - e	6	10	0	.375
Raiders - e	2	13	0	.133

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles - y	10	5	0	.667
Cowboys - e	7	8	1	.469
Commanders - e	4	12	0	.250
Giants - e	2	13	0	.133
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - y	11	4	0	.733
Packers - w	9	6	1	.594
Vikings - e	8	8	0	.500
Lions - e	8	8	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	8	7	0	.533
Buccaneers	7	8	0	.467
Falcons - e	6	9	0	.400
Saints - e	5	10	0	.333
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - x	12	3	0	.800
49ers - x	11	4	0	.733
Rams - x	11	4	0	.733
Cardinals - e	3	12	0	.200