list of teams with the most first downs in nfl history

The Green Bay Packers have the most first downs by a team all-time, with 23,481 first downs.

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	TEAM	1DWN	PASS 1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG
1	Packers	23,481	12,454	8,270	1,907	1,305	715	567	23	3,452	28,733	22.0	25,989	19.9
2	Eagles	23,054	12,191	8,539	1,770	1,304	644	634	26	3,250	27,171	20.8	26,455	20.3
3	Rams	23,007	12,392	8,484	1,698	1,271	637	613	21	3,292	27,761	21.8	26,888	21.2
4	Commanders	23,007	12,204	8,240	1,787	1,304	632	647	25	3,128	26,476	20.3	27,364	21.0
5	Cardinals	22,692	12,128	7,974	1,912	1,305	523	755	27	2,964	25,016	19.2	29,382	22.5
6	Lions	22,614	12,173	7,841	1,794	1,305	579	699	27	3,108	26,445	20.3	27,709	21.2
7	Bears	22,533	10,893	9,055	1,756	1,305	680	610	15	3,201	26,770	20.5	25,423	19.5
8	Steelers	22,493	11,491	8,649	1,754	1,285	688	577	20	2,989	25,827	20.1	24,503	19.1
9	Giants	22,378	11,581	8,160	1,884	1,305	643	636	26	3,036	25,837	19.8	26,241	20.1
10	49ers	21,764	11,951	8,196	1,617	1,138	607	517	14	3,044	25,688	22.6	23,551	20.7
11	Colts	20,993	11,784	7,400	1,809	1,102	573	521	8	2,818	24,179	21.9	23,884	21.7
12	Cowboys	19,965	11,112	7,277	1,576	1,018	577	434	7	2,747	23,561	23.1	20,731	20.4
13	Chargers	19,702	11,517	6,552	1,633	1,020	505	504	11	2,667	22,840	22.4	22,144	21.7
14	Broncos	19,440	10,815	6,876	1,749	1,020	534	476	10	2,547	22,262	21.8	21,856	21.4
15	Patriots	19,366	10,873	6,847	1,646	1,020	560	451	9	2,661	22,949	22.5	20,815	20.4
16	Browns	19,306	10,399	7,288	1,619	1,090	522	557	11	2,567	22,008	20.2	22,615	20.7
17	Chiefs	19,280	10,650	7,120	1,510	1,020	556	452	12	2,632	22,906	22.5	20,562	20.2
18	Vikings	19,159	10,774	6,822	1,563	1,006	549	446	11	2,590	22,388	22.3	20,806	20.7
19	Raiders	18,796	10,691	6,526	1,579	1,020	515	494	11	2,540	21,867	21.4	22,361	21.9
20	Bills	18,720	9,962	7,185	1,573	1,019	501	510	8	2,469	21,247	20.9	21,465	21.1
21	Titans	18,410	10,353	6,583	1,474	1,020	482	532	6	2,452	21,285	20.9	22,515	22.1
22	Jets	18,251	10,189	6,540	1,522	1,020	437	575	8	2,296	20,282	19.9	22,779	22.3
23	Dolphins	17,538	10,202	5,943	1,393	936	511	421	4	2,316	20,036	21.4	19,113	20.4
24	Saints	17,411	10,069	5,932	1,410	922	424	493	5	2,255	19,583	21.2	20,613	22.4
25	Falcons	17,160	9,802	5,921	1,437	936	407	523	6	2,141	18,900	20.2	21,280	22.7

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More Packers Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

844

Love

RUSH

68

Lloyd

REC

284

Watson

Team Rankings

PPG

18.7

22nd

OPP PPG

30.3

29th

RUSH YDS/G

48.7

32nd

PASS YDS/G

281.3

4th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	3	0	1.000
Bears	2	1	.667
Lions	2	1	.667
Packers	1	2	.333

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	GB	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	CHI	@	GB	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	DAL	@	GB	8:20 PM
Sun 10/25	GB	@	DET	4:25 PM
Thu 10/29	CAR	@	GB	8:15 PM

Last Game

Falcons

1 - 2

Final

Packers

1 - 2

Thu 24 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

939

Young

917

Shough

872

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.0

Anderson

4.0

Graham

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Johnson

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000