1978 nfl 1st downs rankings

The Seattle Seahawks had the most first downs by a team in 1978, with 345 first downs.

TEAM1DWNSEASONPASS 1DWNRUSH 1DWNPEN 1DWNGPWLTTDPTSPPGOPP PTSOPP PPG3DWN%4DWN%
1Seahawks
Seahawks
345
1978
156
150
39
16
9
7
0
44
345
21.6
358
22.4
2Cowboys
Cowboys
342
1978
167
146
29
16
12
4
0
48
384
24.0
208
13.0
3Patriots
Patriots
322
1978
125
181
16
16
11
5
0
46
358
22.4
286
17.9
4Steelers
Steelers
316
1978
149
133
34
16
14
2
0
46
356
22.3
195
12.2
5Chargers
Chargers
315
1978
171
116
28
16
9
7
0
44
355
22.2
309
19.3
6Raiders
Raiders
309
1978
164
116
29
16
9
7
0
40
311
19.4
283
17.7
7Vikings
Vikings
308
1978
176
102
30
16
8
7
1
37
294
18.4
306
19.1
8Rams
Rams
301
1978
148
128
25
16
12
4
0
33
316
19.8
245
15.3
9Saints
Saints
295
1978
154
119
22
16
7
9
0
35
281
17.6
298
18.6
10Broncos
Broncos
294
1978
137
129
28
16
10
6
0
36
282
17.6
198
12.4
11Browns
Browns
293
1978
130
133
30
16
8
8
0
40
334
20.9
356
22.3
12Chiefs
Chiefs
287
1978
98
160
29
16
4
12
0
26
243
15.2
327
20.4
13Cardinals
Cardinals
281
1978
158
103
20
16
6
10
0
31
248
15.5
296
18.5
14Jets
Jets
277
1978
128
131
18
16
8
8
0
42
359
22.4
364
22.8
15Oilers
Oilers
276
1978
119
135
22
16
10
6
0
35
283
17.7
298
18.6
16Bills
Bills
274
1978
113
132
29
16
5
11
0
39
302
18.9
354
22.1
17Eagles
Eagles
271
1978
112
143
16
16
9
7
0
36
270
16.9
250
15.6
18Bengals
Bengals
271
1978
141
105
25
16
4
12
0
29
252
15.8
284
17.8
19Dolphins
Dolphins
270
1978
135
119
16
16
11
5
0
45
372
23.3
254
15.9
20Lions
Lions
269
1978
141
105
23
16
7
9
0
33
290
18.1
300
18.8
21Bears
Bears
262
1978
99
136
27
16
7
9
0
29
253
15.8
274
17.1
22Redskins
Redskins
261
1978
134
99
28
16
8
8
0
31
273
17.1
283
17.7
2349ers
49ers
257
1978
106
117
34
16
2
14
0
25
219
13.7
350
21.9
24Falcons
Falcons
253
1978
133
90
30
16
9
7
0
27
240
15.0
290
18.1
25Colts
Colts
249
1978
124
95
30
16
5
11
0
31
239
14.9
421
26.3
StatMuse has team, season-level data for first downs going back to the 1935 season.

More Seahawks Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

4,048

Darnold

Sam Darnold

RUSH

1,027

Walker

Kenneth Walker III

REC

1,793

Smith-Njigba

Jaxon Smith-Njigba
Team Rankings

PPG

28.4

3rd

OPP PPG

17.2

1st

RUSH YDS/G

123.3

10th

PASS YDS/G

239.0

9th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
14
3
0
.824
12
5
0
.706
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
1/17
@
8:00 PM
Last Game
SEA Seahawks

14 - 3

13

Final

3

SF 49ers

12 - 5

Sat 3 Jan 2026

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
10/8
@
17-34
Sat
10/11
@
13-11
Sat
10/11
@
27-31
Sat
10/11
@
17-3
Sat
10/11
@
9-23

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sat
1/17
@
4:30 PM
Sat
1/17
@
8:00 PM
Sun
1/18
@
3:00 PM
Sun
1/18
@
6:30 PM