which team has the most fewest first downs in a season colts

The Indianapolis Colts have the most first downs by a team in a season, with 379 first downs in 2004.

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	TEAM	1DWN	SEASON	PASS 1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Colts	379	2004	238	94	47	16	12	4	0	66	522	32.6	351	21.9	42.7	57.1
2	Colts	376	2006	241	112	23	16	12	4	0	50	427	26.7	360	22.5	56.1	0.0
3	Colts	371	2018	237	96	38	16	10	6	0	52	433	27.1	344	21.5	48.6	46.7
4	Colts	371	2014	251	80	40	16	11	5	0	53	458	28.6	369	23.1	41.0	40.0
5	Colts	366	2010	253	87	26	16	10	6	0	51	435	27.2	388	24.3	44.6	62.5
6	Colts	364	2020	201	129	34	16	11	5	0	50	451	28.2	362	22.6	39.6	61.5
7	Colts	363	2005	217	116	30	16	14	2	0	53	439	27.4	247	15.4	48.7	61.5
8	Colts	360	2012	208	110	42	16	11	5	0	40	357	22.3	387	24.2	42.8	87.5
9	Colts	357	2007	212	119	26	16	13	3	0	54	450	28.1	262	16.4	49.3	60.0
10	Colts	357	2000	213	111	33	16	10	6	0	50	429	26.8	326	20.4	46.8	90.0
11	Colts	354	2021	167	154	33	17	9	8	0	52	451	26.5	365	21.5	41.0	62.1
12	Colts	352	2025	199	122	31	17	8	9	0	53	466	27.4	412	24.2	42.6	66.7
13	Colts	351	2016	220	93	38	16	8	8	0	47	411	25.7	392	24.5	43.1	44.4
14	Colts	348	2003	212	104	32	16	12	4	0	48	447	27.9	336	21.0	41.9	64.7
15	Colts	343	2001	206	110	27	16	6	10	0	47	413	25.8	486	30.4	41.5	62.5
16	Colts	340	2019	165	131	44	16	7	9	0	42	361	22.6	373	23.3	41.5	58.3
17	Colts	339	2009	241	69	29	16	14	2	0	53	416	26.0	307	19.2	49.2	45.5
18	Colts	327	1999	199	89	39	16	13	3	0	46	423	26.4	333	20.8	39.2	33.3
19	Colts	327	1980	174	128	25	16	7	9	0	46	355	22.2	387	24.2
20	Colts	324	2023	178	113	33	17	9	8	0	42	396	23.3	415	24.4	35.3	50.0
21	Colts	324	2002	213	93	18	16	10	6	0	40	349	21.8	313	19.6	44.9	76.5
22	Colts	321	2008	220	80	21	16	12	4	0	45	377	23.6	298	18.6	50.2	68.8
23	Colts	318	2013	191	88	39	16	11	5	0	40	391	24.4	336	21.0	37.6	30.0
24	Colts	315	2024	161	130	24	17	8	9	0	41	377	22.2	427	25.1	37.9	60.7
25	Colts	311	2015	195	77	39	16	8	8	0	37	333	20.8	408	25.5	40.0	53.8

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More Colts Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

754

Jones

RUSH

353

Taylor

REC

202

Downs

Team Rankings

PPG

25.5

13th

OPP PPG

26.0

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

109.5

14th

PASS YDS/G

188.5

26th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	.750
Colts	2	2	.500
Titans	0	4	.000
Texans	0	4	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	IND	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	TEN	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	IND	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM

Last Game

Colts

2 - 2

Final

Commanders

1 - 3

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,189

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

421

Cook

374

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

481

Smith-Njigba

401

Higgins

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Young

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

173.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

305.7

303.5

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

83.8

Henry

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

36.6

Kelce

36.2

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000