The Chicago Bears have gotten the fewest first downs on penalties by a team with 16+ games played in a season, with 7 first downs in 2000.

fewest first downs pen by a team in a season, minimum 16 gp
2000 Bears 1993 Lions 2007 Texans 1999 Chiefs 1986 Seahawks 2007 Steelers 1994 Jets 1993 Steelers 1991 Patriots 1979 Lions 2013 Dolphins 2007 Redskins 2005 Texans 1998 Buccaneers 1996 Steelers 1993 Saints 1992 Redskins 1992 Falcons 1991 Giants 1989 Jets 1985 Rams 1983 Eagles 2008 Bears 2008 Bills 2008 Dolphins 2007 Browns 2007 49ers 0 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 13 7 8 9 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13
TEAM GP PEN 1DWN SEASON 1DWN PASS 1DWN RUSH 1DWN W L T TD PTS PPG OPP PTS OPP PPG 3DWN% 4DWN%
Chicago Bears Chicago Bears 16 7 2000 239 143 89 5 11 0 22 216 13.5 355 22.2 30.2 44.0
Detroit Lions Detroit Lions 16 8 1993 248 139 101 10 6 0 28 298 18.6 292 18.3 34.6 41.7
Houston Texans Houston Texans 16 9 2007 295 190 96 8 8 0 43 379 23.7 384 24.0 44.6 73.3
Kansas City Chiefs Kansas City Chiefs 16 10 1999 282 164 108 9 7 0 47 390 24.4 322 20.1 39.5 54.5
Seattle Seahawks Seattle Seahawks 16 10 1986 291 158 123 10 6 0 43 366 22.9 293 18.3
Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers 16 11 2007 298 179 108 10 6 0 46 393 24.6 269 16.8 46.8 53.8
New York Jets New York Jets 16 11 1994 265 164 90 6 10 0 29 264 16.5 320 20.0 34.7 44.4
Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers 16 11 1993 307 180 116 9 7 0 32 308 19.3 281 17.6 39.1 50.0
New England Patriots New England Patriots 16 11 1991 259 155 93 6 10 0 22 211 13.2 305 19.1 33.8 46.2
Detroit Lions Detroit Lions 16 11 1979 227 131 85 2 14 0 27 219 13.7 365 22.8
Miami Dolphins Miami Dolphins 16 12 2013 278 205 61 8 8 0 34 317 19.8 335 20.9 35.0 25.0
Washington Redskins Washington Redskins 16 12 2007 307 192 103 9 7 0 35 334 20.9 310 19.4 40.7 40.0
Houston Texans Houston Texans 16 12 2005 243 142 89 2 14 0 26 260 16.3 431 26.9 34.2 47.1
Tampa Bay Buccaneers Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 12 1998 262 139 111 8 8 0 36 314 19.6 295 18.4 40.4 42.9
Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers 16 12 1996 296 146 138 10 6 0 39 344 21.5 257 16.1 40.4 40.0
New Orleans Saints New Orleans Saints 16 12 1993 264 158 94 8 8 0 33 317 19.8 343 21.4 35.5 63.6
Washington Redskins Washington Redskins 16 12 1992 276 160 104 9 7 0 30 300 18.8 255 15.9 43.4 61.5
Atlanta Falcons Atlanta Falcons 16 12 1992 273 194 67 6 10 0 39 327 20.4 414 25.9 38.4 35.7
New York Giants New York Giants 16 12 1991 280 148 120 8 8 0 30 281 17.6 297 18.6 42.6 43.8
New York Jets New York Jets 16 12 1989 292 189 91 4 12 0 30 253 15.8 411 25.7
Los Angeles Rams Los Angeles Rams 16 12 1985 258 131 115 11 5 0 39 340 21.3 277 17.3
Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles 16 12 1983 253 150 91 5 11 0 27 233 14.6 322 20.1
Chicago Bears Chicago Bears 16 13 2008 264 153 98 9 7 0 42 375 23.4 350 21.9 35.6 42.9
Buffalo Bills Buffalo Bills 16 13 2008 287 167 107 7 9 0 35 336 21.0 342 21.4 39.9 43.8
Miami Dolphins Miami Dolphins 16 13 2008 308 184 111 11 5 0 40 345 21.6 317 19.8 37.0 66.7
Unlock 2x data
StatMuse has team, season-level data for first downs going back to the 1941 season.

Explore

More Bears Stats

Team Leaders

See more

PASS

2,562

Fields

Justin Fields

RUSH

657

Fields

Justin Fields

REC

1,364

Moore

DJ Moore

Team Rankings

See more

PPG

21.2

18th

OPP PPG

22.3

20th

RUSH YDS/G

141.1

2nd

PASS YDS/G

201.2

27th

2023 Division Standings

See more
TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
Bears Bears
7 10 0 .412
Vikings Vikings
7 10 0 .412

Last Game

See more
GB Packers

9-8-0

17

Final

9

CHI Bears

7-10-0

Sun 7 Jan 2024

NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

See more

1,051

Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

837

Goff

Jared Goff

774

Purdy

Brock Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

See more

313

Pacheco

Isiah Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

226

Jones

Aaron Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

See more

355

Kelce

Travis Kelce

274

Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown

262

Rice

Rashee Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

See more

6

Mayfield

Baker Mayfield

6

Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

5

Love

Jordan Love

Playoff Rush TD Leaders

See more

4

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

Jahmyr Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Isiah Pacheco

Playoff Rec TD Leaders

See more

3

Ferguson

Jake Ferguson

3

Kelce

Travis Kelce

2

Shakir

Khalil Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

See more

120.9

Stafford

Matthew Stafford

109.3

Stroud

C.J. Stroud

108.6

Love

Jordan Love

Playoff Sack Leaders

See more

3.0

Hutchinson

Aidan Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

George Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

Kurt Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

Playoff PPG Rankings

See more
Packers

34.5

Cowboys

32.0

Lions

28.7

Texans

27.5

Buccaneers

27.5

Bills

27.5

Playoff Opp PPG Rankings

See more
Ravens

13.5

Chiefs

15.8

Buccaneers

20.0

Bills

22.0

Texans

24.0

Rams

24.0

Playoff Total Yards Rankings

See more
Cowboys

510.0

Rams

425.0

Buccaneers

417.0

Lions

389.0

Chiefs

386.0

49ers

383.7

Playoff Rush Yards Rankings

See more
Bills

180.5

Ravens

155.0

Packers

139.5

Chiefs

128.0

49ers

125.3

Lions

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

See more
Cowboys

403.0

Rams

367.0

Buccaneers

343.0

Browns

307.0

Lions

279.0

49ers

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

See more
Lions

8.0

Texans

7.0

Chiefs

7.0

Buccaneers

5.0

49ers

5.0

Packers

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

Best Record ATS

See more
Lions

14-6

Chiefs

13-7-1

Rams

11-6-1

Ravens

12-7

Buccaneers

12-7

Raiders

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

See more
Falcons

5-12

Panthers

5-11-1

Patriots

5-11-1

Chargers

6-11

Saints

6-10-1

Jets

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
@
KC KC
22-25
Sat
1/27
KC KC
@
BAL BAL
17-10
Sat
1/27
DET DET
@
SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
27-24

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/6
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM