The New York Jets had their most first downs in a regular-season or postseason game versus the Dolphins on November 27, 1988, with 39 first downs.
| TEAM | 1DWN | DATE | TM | OPP | RESULT | PASS 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | TD | OFF | OPP OFF | 3DWN% | 4DWN% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Jets | 39 | 11/27/1988 | vs | W 38-34 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 597 | 440 | ||||
| 2 | | Jets | 35 | 11/17/1985 | vs | W 62-28 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 581 | 212 | ||||
| 3 |  | Jets | 32 | 10/31/2021 | vs | W 34-31 | 23 | 6 | 3 | 4 | 511 | 318 | 54.5 | |||
| 4 | | Jets | 32 | 9/21/1986 | vs | W 51-45 | 19 | 11 | 2 | 7 | 581 | 485 | ||||
| 5 | | Jets | 32 | 10/4/1981 | @ | T 28-28 | 16 | 13 | 3 | 4 | 546 | 399 | ||||
| 6 |  | Jets | 31 | 10/23/2000 | vs | W 40-37 | 21 | 3 | 7 | 5 | 455 | 433 | 25.0 | 50.0 | ||
| 7 | | Jets | 31 | 12/6/1998 | vs | W 32-31 | 21 | 5 | 5 | 4 | 488 | 377 | 52.6 | 75.0 | ||
| 8 | | Jets | 31 | 10/2/1988 | vs | T 17-17 | 15 | 16 | 0 | 2 | 542 | 385 | ||||
| 9 | | Jets | 31 | 9/21/1970 | @ | L 21-31 | 3 | 454 | 221 | |||||||
| 10 | | Jets | 30 | 11/4/2021 | @ | L 30-45 | 25 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 486 | 532 | 57.1 | 100.0 | ||
| 11 | | Jets | 30 | 12/3/2017 | vs | W 38-31 | 16 | 10 | 4 | 4 | 488 | 474 | 65.0 | 100.0 | ||
| 12 | | Jets | 30 | 9/19/1982 | @ | W 31-7 | 9 | 20 | 1 | 4 | 396 | 57 | ||||
| 13 | | Jets | 30 | 9/21/1980 | vs | L 27-37 | 3 | 460 | 376 | |||||||
| 14 | | Jets | 29 | 1/10/1999 | vs | W 34-24 | 17 | 11 | 1 | 4 | 429 | 251 | 71.4 | |||
| 15 | | Jets | 29 | 12/23/1990 | vs | W 42-7 | 11 | 17 | 1 | 6 | 465 | 301 | ||||
| 16 | | Jets | 29 | 11/21/1982 | vs | W 37-0 | 12 | 13 | 4 | 4 | 476 | 318 | ||||
| 17 | | Jets | 28 | 9/15/2016 | @ | W 37-31 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 493 | 393 | 61.5 | |||
| 18 | | Jets | 28 | 12/6/2015 | @ | W 23-20 | 21 | 5 | 2 | 2 | 463 | 355 | 40.0 | 100.0 | ||
| 19 | | Jets | 28 | 10/16/2014 | @ | L 25-27 | 11 | 13 | 4 | 2 | 423 | 323 | 56.3 | |||
| 20 | | Jets | 28 | 11/14/2010 | @ | W 26-20 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 456 | 303 | 52.4 | 100.0 | ||
| 21 | | Jets | 28 | 11/23/2008 | @ | W 34-13 | 14 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 409 | 281 | 53.8 | |||
| 22 | | Jets | 28 | 11/2/2003 | vs | L 28-31 | 18 | 7 | 3 | 4 | 392 | 413 | 47.4 | 100.0 | ||
| 23 | | Jets | 28 | 9/20/1998 | vs | W 44-6 | 10 | 16 | 2 | 6 | 505 | 310 | 63.6 | |||
| 24 | | Jets | 28 | 9/28/1997 | @ | W 31-14 | 12 | 14 | 2 | 4 | 402 | 215 | 50.0 | 100.0 | ||
| 25 | | Jets | 28 | 8/31/1997 | @ | W 41-3 | 14 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 434 | 247 | 60.0 | |||
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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 |