The Chicago Bears had their most first downs in a game on September 28, 2014, on December 9, 2013 and on December 7, 1980, with 33 first downs.
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bears an record for 1st downs or more in a regular-season game| TEAM | 1DWN | DATE | TM | OPP | RESULT | PASS 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | TD | OFF | OPP OFF | 3DWN% | 4DWN% | |||
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| 1 |  | Bears | 33 | 9/28/2014 | vs | L 17-38 | 14 | 16 | 3 | 2 | 496 | 358 | 63.6 | 66.7 | ||
| 2 | | Bears | 33 | 12/9/2013 | vs | W 45-28 | 19 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 490 | 328 | 72.7 | |||
| 3 | | Bears | 33 | 12/7/1980 | vs | W 61-7 | 9 | 594 | 266 | |||||||
| 4 | | Bears | 31 | 12/24/2016 | vs | L 21-41 | 18 | 10 | 3 | 3 | 458 | 478 | 70.0 | 100.0 | ||
| 5 | | Bears | 31 | 12/20/1987 | vs | L 21-34 | 15 | 13 | 3 | 3 | 437 | 300 | ||||
| 6 |  | Bears | 30 | 11/2/2025 | @ | W 47-42 | 17 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 576 | 495 | 53.3 | 100.0 | ||
| 7 | | Bears | 30 | 11/24/2013 | @ | L 21-42 | 19 | 7 | 4 | 3 | 424 | 406 | 60.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 8 | | Bears | 30 | 12/9/1951 | @ | W 45-21 | 6 | 485 | 360 | |||||||
| 9 | | Bears | 29 | 10/21/2018 | vs | L 31-38 | 18 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 453 | 381 | 50.0 | 100.0 | ||
| 10 | | Bears | 29 | 12/10/2017 | @ | W 33-7 | 14 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 482 | 234 | 36.4 | 50.0 | ||
| 11 | | Bears | 29 | 12/18/2016 | vs | L 27-30 | 21 | 5 | 3 | 3 | 449 | 451 | 37.5 | |||
| 12 | | Bears | 29 | 9/7/2014 | vs | L 20-23 | 19 | 5 | 5 | 2 | 427 | 360 | 41.7 | |||
| 13 | | Bears | 29 | 11/4/2001 | vs | W 27-21 | 20 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 413 | 261 | 41.2 | 33.3 | ||
| 14 | | Bears | 29 | 10/28/2001 | vs | W 37-31 | 16 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 364 | 350 | 46.7 | 100.0 | ||
| 15 | | Bears | 29 | 11/22/1987 | vs | W 30-10 | 13 | 10 | 6 | 3 | 383 | 179 | ||||
| 16 | | Bears | 29 | 12/5/1948 | @ | W 42-14 | 6 | |||||||||
| 17 | | Bears | 28 | 11/28/2025 | @ | W 24-15 | 10 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 425 | 317 | 58.8 | 33.3 | ||
| 18 | | Bears | 28 | 12/27/2020 | @ | W 41-17 | 18 | 8 | 2 | 5 | 391 | 279 | 50.0 | 100.0 | ||
| 19 | | Bears | 28 | 9/30/2018 | vs | W 48-10 | 15 | 10 | 3 | 6 | 483 | 311 | 50.0 | |||
| 20 | | Bears | 28 | 11/11/1991 | @ | W 34-17 | 13 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 358 | 255 | 53.8 | 100.0 | ||
| 21 | | Bears | 28 | 9/4/1988 | vs | W 34-7 | 9 | 17 | 2 | 5 | 427 | 163 | ||||
| 22 | | Bears | 28 | 10/25/1981 | vs | W 20-17 | 12 | 12 | 4 | 2 | 414 | 356 | ||||
| 23 | | Bears | 28 | 11/18/1962 | @ | W 34-33 | 4 | 504 | 301 | |||||||
| 24 | | Bears | 28 | 10/23/1955 | @ | W 34-23 | 4 | 420 | 332 | |||||||
| 25 | | Bears | 28 | 10/24/1954 | @ | L 38-42 | 5 | 443 | 557 | |||||||
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
