Ever held an opponent to 0 first downs? Topic

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Posted by wdfox on 12/3/2021 9:04:00 PM (view original):
Reviving a dead thread.
If you have never seen the site Statmuse.com it has a lot historical sports data.

Fewest first downs in an NFL game.... zero. It has been done twice.

https://www.statmuse.com/nfl/ask/which-team-has-the-fewest-first-downs-in-a-game
Interesting that one of the teams with zero first downs actually won the game (NY Giants 14, Washington 7, 1942).
6/19/2022 7:55 PM
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barely missed

https://www.whatifsports.com/gd/GameResults/BoxScore.aspx?gid=9206296
12/31/2022 3:13 PM
hoovcats
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So close!
12/31/2022 6:02 PM
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the holy grail has been achieved by Erran

https://www.whatifsports.com/gd/GameResults/BoxScore.aspx?gid=10440532
6/12/2025 3:02 PM
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Wow, congratulations! I didn’t think that would ever be done. Very impressive
6/12/2025 4:00 PM
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