-7 yards in the 2009 season in week 6. The Patriots beat the Titans 59-0. Vince Young for the Titans threw for Zero yards and Kerry Collins of the Titans threw for -7 yards.
-22 yards on Sunday, November 24, 1985. The Chicago Bears held the Atlanta Falcons to -22 net yards passing.
The NFL record for fewest first downs in a game by both teams is 7 in a game between the Chicago Cardinals and Detroit Lions in 1940. The game ended in a 0-0 tie.
Darin Downs debuted on July 3, 2012 and played his final game on September 28, 2013.
Yes. I believe the 1916 game between Georgia Tech Yellow Jackets and Cumberland College Bulldogs featured no first downs by Cumberland. Georgia Tech thoroughly dominated the game, winning by a never-since-equalled score of 222 to 0.
18 pts
Scott Downs debuted on April 9, 2000, playing for the Chicago Cubs at Wrigley Field; he played his final game on September 28, 2013, playing for the Atlanta Braves at Turner Field.
Matt Downs played in 25 games at first base for the Houston Astros in 2012, starting in 14 of them. He played for a total of 415 outs, equivalent to 15.37 9-inning games. He made 135 putouts, had 16 assists, and committed 3 errors, equivalent to .195 errors per 9-inning game. He had 10 double plays.
first downs
In Canadian football, a team has only three downs to make a first down. That's why Canadian football is a "wide open" game, unlike the more static game that's played in the US.
In the 2007 NFL season, there was an average of 37.2 first downs in an NFL game. In 2006, that average was 36.8 and in 2005, that average was also 36.8.
Teams get four downs to move the ball 10 yards. If they gain the 10 yards, they get a new set of four downs. This can continue indefinitely until either the team scores, time runs out in the half or the game, or the team gives up or loses possession of the ball. In Canadian football, teams get three downs to move the ball 10 yards.
In the NFL, if the offense scores a touchdown, the team is credited with a first down. Check any NFL game's play-by-play on nfl.com and count all of the first downs. Now, compare them to the total first downs credited in the box score. If touchdowns were scored by the offense, they must be added to make the totals come out even.
Darin Downs debuted on July 3, 2012 and played his final game on September 28, 2013.
Dave Downs debuted on September 2, 1972 and played his final game on September 19, 1972.
Kelly Downs debuted on July 29, 1986 and played his final game on September 29, 1993.
Matt Downs debuted on June 16, 2009 and played his final game on October 3, 2012.
Red Downs debuted on May 2, 1907 and played his final game on September 30, 1912.
Scott Downs debuted on April 9, 2000 and played his final game on September 28, 2013.
The cry at the start of a Bingo game is usually, "and your first number is". This is followed by the letter and number of the first ball in the game. When a person yells "Bingo", the game ends.