list of teams with the most first downs in a season before 1945

Before 1945, the Chicago Bears had the most first downs by a team in a season, with 181 first downs in 1941.

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Data note: First Downs: team season data complete from 1935

	TEAM	1DWN	SEASON	PASS 1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG
1	Bears	181	1941	56	112	13	11	10	1	0	56	396	36.0	147	13.4
2	Packers	176	1942	97	65	14	11	8	2	1	41	300	27.3	215	19.5
3	Lions	170	1936				12	8	4	0	32	235	19.6	102	8.5
4	Packers	166	1941	69	82	15	11	10	1	0	33	258	23.5	120	10.9
5	Bears	161	1943	66	84	11	10	8	1	1	43	303	30.3	157	15.7
6	Bears	155	1942	48	98	9	11	11	0	0	53	376	34.2	84	7.6
7	Packers	154	1940				11	6	4	1	30	238	21.6	155	14.1
8	Redskins	149	1942	66	71	12	11	10	1	0	31	227	20.6	102	9.3
9	Packers	149	1939				11	9	2	0	31	233	21.2	153	13.9
10	Redskins	149	1937				11	8	3	0	26	195	17.7	120	10.9
11	Bears	148	1939				11	8	3	0	42	298	27.1	157	14.3
12	Packers	148	1936				12	10	1	1	31	248	20.7	118	9.8
13	Packers	147	1944	63	70	14	10	8	2	0	34	238	23.8	141	14.1
14	Redskins	147	1940				11	9	2	0	35	245	22.3	142	12.9
15	Redskins	147	1938				11	6	3	2	20	148	13.5	154	14.0
16	Giants	146	1936				12	5	6	1	16	115	9.6	163	13.6
17	Bears	145	1936				12	9	3	0	30	222	18.5	94	7.8
18	Bears	141	1940				11	8	3	0	32	238	21.6	152	13.8
19	Bears	141	1938				11	6	5	0	26	194	17.6	148	13.5
20	Bears	140	1944	57	73	10	10	6	3	1	37	258	25.8	172	17.2
21	Packers	140	1937				11	7	4	0	30	220	20.0	122	11.1
22	Bears	140	1935				12	6	4	2	27	192	16.0	106	8.8
23	Eagles	138	1943	32	96	10	10	5	4	1	32	225	22.5	230	23.0
24	Cardinals	138	1941	64	66	8	11	3	7	1	17	127	11.5	197	17.9
25	Cardinals	138	1936				12	3	8	1	10	74	6.2	143	11.9

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,020

Williams

RUSH

476

Swift

REC

491

Burden

Team Rankings

PPG

25.7

8th

OPP PPG

20.4

9th

RUSH YDS/G

154.3

1st

PASS YDS/G

254.9

10th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	6	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	.714
Lions	4	2	.667
Packers	4	3	.571

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/2	CHI	@	SEA	8:15 PM
Sun 11/8	TB	@	CHI	8:20 PM
Sun 11/22	NO	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	CHI	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 12/6	JAX	@	CHI	1:00 PM

Last Game

Patriots

4 - 3

Final

Bears

5 - 2

Thu 22 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,989

Stafford

1,958

Love

1,877

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

701

Walker

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

867

Smith-Njigba

651

Lamb

636

Olave

Pass TD Leaders

16

Cousins

15

Purdy

15

Burrow

Rush TD Leaders

8

Williams

8

Taylor

8

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

8

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

Lamb

QB Rating Leaders

112.5

Goff

110.4

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.0

Young

6.0

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.7

28.1

27.2

27.0

26.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.3

17.2

17.3

17.9

19.7

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

399.1

397.3

390.7

387.7

381.3

380.5

Rush Yards Rankings

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

298.0

293.2

286.0

279.7

276.9

275.5

Sack Leaders

21.0

20.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

129.7

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

138.2

Smith-Njigba

102.5

Lamb

95.5

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

71.5

Likely

71.2

McBride

70.5

Kittle

Fantasy K Rankings

89

Shrader

81

Reichard

77

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-6

1-4-1

2-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	4	0	.429
Eagles	2	5	0	.286
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Lions	4	2	0	.667
Packers	4	3	0	.571
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	3	0	.500
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	1	0	.833
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
Chargers	0	6	0	.000