2023 most first down by throwing the ball

The Dallas Cowboys had the most first-down passes by a team in 2023, with 229 completions.

		TEAM	PASS 1DWN	SEASON	1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	3DWN%	4DWN%
1		Cowboys	229	2023	385	113	43	17	12	5	0	57	509	29.9	315	18.5	48.3	56.5
2		Lions	228	2023	375	124	23	17	12	5	0	58	461	27.1	395	23.2	41.5	52.5
3		Dolphins	223	2023	360	113	24	17	11	6	0	61	496	29.2	391	23.0	42.1	44.0
4		Vikings	220	2023	340	79	41	17	7	10	0	39	344	20.2	362	21.3	38.1	58.6
5		Chiefs	216	2023	350	107	27	17	11	6	0	39	371	21.8	294	17.3	43.6	50.0
6		Texans	215	2023	329	84	30	17	10	7	0	40	377	22.2	353	20.8	37.9	38.1
7		Packers	211	2023	338	101	26	17	9	8	0	44	383	22.5	350	20.6	47.1	50.0
8		Bengals	208	2023	329	90	31	17	9	8	0	41	366	21.5	384	22.6	37.6	45.0
9		49ers	207	2023	383	147	29	17	12	5	0	61	491	28.9	298	17.5	47.5	53.8
10		Rams	206	2023	351	110	35	17	10	7	0	44	404	23.8	377	22.2	42.0	61.9
11		Chargers	204	2023	319	89	26	17	5	12	0	36	346	20.4	398	23.4	38.4	46.9
12		Bills	199	2023	381	158	24	17	11	6	0	54	451	26.5	311	18.3	49.8	56.3
13		Saints	199	2023	337	112	26	17	9	8	0	44	402	23.6	327	19.2	38.7	47.4
14		Jaguars	199	2023	336	98	39	17	9	8	0	41	377	22.2	371	21.8	38.2	44.8
15		Eagles	197	2023	377	149	31	17	11	6	0	49	433	25.5	428	25.2	48.0	73.1
16		Commanders	190	2023	321	99	32	17	4	13	0	39	329	19.4	518	30.5	35.6	55.2
17		Seahawks	189	2023	317	93	35	17	9	8	0	37	364	21.4	402	23.6	36.2	37.5
18		Buccaneers	188	2023	300	79	33	17	9	8	0	37	348	20.5	325	19.1	41.5	66.7
19		Raiders	182	2023	292	83	27	17	8	9	0	36	332	19.5	331	19.5	35.6	60.9
20		Falcons	181	2023	326	121	24	17	7	10	0	32	321	18.9	373	21.9	40.0	42.1
21		Ravens	180	2023	359	144	35	17	13	4	0	55	483	28.4	280	16.5	42.0	57.1
22		Colts	178	2023	324	113	33	17	9	8	0	42	396	23.3	415	24.4	35.3	50.0
23		Cardinals	173	2023	330	127	30	17	4	13	0	36	330	19.4	455	26.8	39.1	44.1
24		Browns	173	2023	325	121	31	17	11	6	0	42	396	23.3	362	21.3	31.6	56.3
25		Bears	169	2023	322	137	16	17	7	10	0	37	360	21.2	379	22.3	41.2	50.0

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4,175

Prescott

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RUSH

1,147

Williams

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REC

1,342

Pickens

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OPP PPG

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RUSH YDS/G

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285.7

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2025 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	10	5	0	.667
Cowboys	6	8	1	.433
Commanders	4	11	0	.267
Giants	2	13	0	.133

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 12/25	DAL	@	WAS	1:00 PM
Sun 1/4	DAL	@	NYG	1:00 PM

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11 - 4

34

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17

DAL

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Pass Yards Leaders

4,179

Stafford

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4,175

Prescott

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4,036

Goff

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Rush Yards Leaders

1,532

Cook

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1,489

Taylor

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1,267

Achane

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Rec Yards Leaders

1,637

Smith-Njigba

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1,592

Nacua

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1,342

Pickens

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Pass TD Leaders

40

Stafford

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32

Goff

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28

Prescott

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Rush TD Leaders

17

Taylor

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13

Gibbs

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13

Jacobs

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14

Adams

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11

St. Brown

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112.1

Stafford

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109.4

Goff

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108.5

Maye

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Garrett

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Burns

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30.1

29.5

28.9

28.3

27.9

Opp PPG Rankings

16.6

18.6

19.3

19.6

19.7

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

396.7

393.1

378.7

373.1

371.5

370.1

Rush Yards Rankings

158.9

152.1

147.9

133.9

126.3

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Pass Yards Rankings

285.7

278.6

269.3

263.9

259.2

258.1

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43.0

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41.0

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Fantasy WR Rankings

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Nacua

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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11-4

10-4-1

10-5

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Worst Record ATS

5-10

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5-9-1

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NFL 2025 Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots - x	12	3	0	.800
Bills - x	11	4	0	.733
Dolphins - e	6	9	0	.400
Jets - e	3	12	0	.200
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	9	6	0	.600
Ravens	7	8	0	.467
Bengals - e	5	10	0	.333
Browns - e	3	12	0	.200
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - x	11	4	0	.733
Texans	10	5	0	.667
Colts	8	7	0	.533
Titans - e	3	12	0	.200
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - x	12	3	0	.800
Chargers - x	11	4	0	.733
Chiefs - e	6	9	0	.400
Raiders - e	2	13	0	.133

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles - y	10	5	0	.667
Cowboys - e	6	8	1	.433
Commanders - e	4	11	0	.267
Giants - e	2	13	0	.133
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - x	11	4	0	.733
Packers	9	5	1	.633
Lions	8	7	0	.533
Vikings - e	7	8	0	.467
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	8	7	0	.533
Buccaneers	7	8	0	.467
Falcons - e	6	9	0	.400
Saints - e	5	10	0	.333
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - x	12	3	0	.800
49ers - x	11	4	0	.733
Rams - x	11	4	0	.733
Cardinals - e	3	12	0	.200

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 9/20	HOU	@	JAX	10-17
Sat 9/20	GB	@	CLE	10-13
Sat 9/20	DEN	@	LAC	20-23
Sat 9/20	NO	@	SEA	13-44
Sat 9/20	ARI	@	SF	15-16

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 12/25	DAL	@	WAS	1:00 PM
Thu 12/25	DET	@	MIN	4:30 PM
Thu 12/25	DEN	@	KC	8:15 PM
Sat 12/27	HOU	@	LAC	4:30 PM
Sat 12/27	BAL	@	GB	8:00 PM