list of most first downs in a game in the last 2 years

Between May 17, 2023 and May 17, 2025, the Detroit Lions and the Seattle Seahawks are tied for the most first downs in a game, with 38 first downs.

Interpreted as:
list of most first downs in a regular-season game in the last 2 years
TEAM 1DWN DATE TM OPP RESULT PASS 1DWN RUSH 1DWN PEN 1DWN TD OFF OPP OFF 3DWN% 4DWN%
1 Lions
Lions
38
11/17/2024
DET DET
vs
JAX JAX
W
52-6
22
14
2
7
645
170
60.0
100.0
2 Seahawks
Seahawks
38
9/30/2024
SEA SEA
@
DET DET
L
29-42
22
10
6
4
516
389
50.0
50.0
3 Bengals
Bengals
34
12/28/2024
CIN CIN
vs
DEN DEN
W
30-24
23
6
5
4
499
329
53.8
33.3
4 Buccaneers
Buccaneers
33
12/29/2024
TB TB
vs
CAR CAR
W
48-14
17
14
2
6
551
204
71.4
5 Cowboys
Cowboys
33
11/30/2023
DAL DAL
vs
SEA SEA
W
41-35
19
8
6
4
411
406
57.1
50.0
6 Cardinals
Cardinals
32
12/31/2023
ARI ARI
@
PHI PHI
W
35-31
16
14
2
4
449
275
50.0
100.0
7 Cowboys
Cowboys
32
11/12/2023
DAL DAL
vs
NYG NYG
W
49-17
19
12
1
7
640
172
50.0
50.0
8 Falcons
Falcons
31
1/5/2025
ATL ATL
vs
CAR CAR
L
38-44
11
20
0
5
537
425
64.3
66.7
9 Buccaneers
Buccaneers
31
10/13/2024
TB TB
@
NO NO
W
51-27
15
13
3
7
594
303
60.0
10 Cowboys
Cowboys
31
1/7/2024
DAL DAL
@
WAS WAS
W
38-10
23
6
2
5
440
180
60.0
100.0
11 Chiefs
Chiefs
31
9/24/2023
KC KC
vs
CHI CHI
W
41-10
16
12
3
5
456
203
71.4
12 Lions
Lions
30
12/15/2024
DET DET
vs
BUF BUF
L
42-48
27
3
0
6
521
559
46.2
100.0
13 Ravens
Ravens
30
10/6/2024
BAL BAL
@
CIN CIN
W
41-38
18
11
1
5
520
442
66.7
100.0
14 Bengals
Bengals
30
9/23/2024
CIN CIN
vs
WAS WAS
L
33-38
18
11
1
4
436
356
60.0
100.0
15 49ers
49ers
30
10/1/2023
SF SF
vs
ARI ARI
W
35-16
17
10
3
5
395
362
60.0
100.0
16 Dolphins
Dolphins
30
9/24/2023
MIA MIA
vs
DEN DEN
W
70-20
16
12
2
10
726
363
55.6
33.3
17 Chargers
Chargers
30
9/10/2023
LAC LAC
vs
MIA MIA
L
34-36
10
17
3
4
433
536
60.0
0.0
18 Dolphins
Dolphins
30
9/10/2023
MIA MIA
@
LAC LAC
W
36-34
23
5
2
4
536
433
44.4
100.0
19 Broncos
Broncos
29
1/5/2025
DEN DEN
vs
KC KC
W
38-0
15
14
0
5
479
98
71.4
100.0
20 49ers
49ers
29
12/30/2024
SF SF
vs
DET DET
L
34-40
19
7
3
5
475
439
62.5
100.0
21 Commanders
Commanders
29
12/29/2024
WAS WAS
vs
ATL ATL
W
30-24
13
14
2
4
412
337
46.2
100.0
22 Chargers
Chargers
29
12/28/2024
LAC LAC
@
NE NE
W
40-7
16
10
3
4
428
181
58.8
100.0
23 Commanders
Commanders
29
12/1/2024
WAS WAS
vs
TEN TEN
W
42-19
12
13
4
6
463
245
64.3
100.0
24 Vikings
Vikings
29
11/3/2024
MIN MIN
vs
IND IND
W
21-13
17
10
2
3
415
227
50.0
100.0
25 Bills
Bills
29
10/27/2024
BUF BUF
@
SEA SEA
W
31-10
12
14
3
4
445
233
53.3
100.0

More Lions Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

33.2

1st

OPP PPG

20.1

7th

RUSH YDS/G

146.4

6th

PASS YDS/G

277.5

2nd

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
Packers Packers
11
6
0
.647
Bears Bears
5
12
0
.294
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/7
DET DET
@
GB GB
4:25 PM
Sun
9/14
CHI CHI
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Mon
9/22
DET DET
@
BAL BAL
8:15 PM
Sun
9/28
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
DET DET
@
CIN CIN
4:25 PM
Last Game
DET Lions

0 - 1 - 0

31

Final

45

WAS Commanders

2 - 0 - 0

Sat 18 Jan 2025

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
10/12
WAS WAS
@
BAL BAL
23-30
Sat
10/12
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
23-16
Sat
10/12
PIT PIT
@
LV LV
32-13
Sat
10/12
ATL ATL
@
CAR CAR
38-20
Sat
10/12
DET DET
@
DAL DAL
47-9

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Fri
9/5
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
8:00 PM
Sun
9/7
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
LV LV
@
NE NE
1:00 PM