Between October 5, 2022 and October 5, 2026, the Detroit Lions have the most first downs by a team, with 1,515 first downs.

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Regular season

	TEAM	1DWN	PASS 1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Lions	1,515	927	489	99	68	46	22	0	235	1,938	28.5	1,563	23.0	42.2	56.6
2	49ers	1,482	855	523	104	68	45	23	0	213	1,818	26.7	1,400	20.6	47.5	53.1
3	Cowboys	1,479	863	462	154	68	37	30	1	204	1,848	27.2	1,686	24.8	44.2	52.5
4	Bills	1,478	771	580	127	67	49	18	0	237	1,925	28.7	1,379	20.6	47.0	61.3
5	Chiefs	1,434	880	451	103	68	47	21	0	178	1,603	23.6	1,298	19.1	44.1	68.2
6	Bengals	1,410	895	378	137	67	36	31	0	198	1,676	25.0	1,647	24.6	43.3	53.6
7	Ravens	1,410	675	626	109	68	44	24	0	201	1,772	26.1	1,350	19.9	42.8	52.1
8	Rams	1,393	815	455	123	68	37	31	0	185	1,611	23.7	1,482	21.8	39.5	67.0
9	Eagles	1,389	710	569	110	68	48	20	0	202	1,712	25.2	1,422	20.9	42.8	64.7
10	Buccaneers	1,362	807	421	134	68	33	35	0	168	1,537	22.6	1,507	22.2	42.5	54.3
11	Commanders	1,352	711	505	136	68	29	38	1	171	1,506	22.1	1,718	25.3	37.7	64.4
12	Jaguars	1,345	767	451	127	68	36	32	0	175	1,574	23.1	1,478	21.7	39.8	52.4
13	Vikings	1,335	804	372	159	68	44	24	0	169	1,544	22.7	1,425	21.0	38.0	56.0
14	Cardinals	1,334	766	460	108	68	18	50	0	154	1,424	20.9	1,785	26.3	40.1	42.2
15	Packers	1,332	750	461	121	68	36	31	1	181	1,602	23.6	1,455	21.4	43.0	49.0
16	Seahawks	1,332	789	407	136	68	43	25	0	177	1,639	24.1	1,421	20.9	36.5	50.7
17	Falcons	1,317	696	514	107	67	29	38	0	145	1,376	20.5	1,550	23.1	38.4	54.2
18	Chargers	1,315	779	417	119	68	35	33	0	151	1,482	21.8	1,421	20.9	41.8	51.6
19	Dolphins	1,310	809	404	97	68	32	36	0	171	1,533	22.5	1,588	23.4	37.2	45.7
20	Bears	1,296	671	528	97	68	27	41	0	166	1,485	21.8	1,615	23.8	40.2	51.2
21	Colts	1,296	713	469	114	68	30	38	0	168	1,573	23.1	1,700	25.0	36.8	59.3
22	Saints	1,266	732	425	109	67	27	40	0	150	1,381	20.6	1,440	21.5	39.4	47.9
23	Giants	1,260	652	474	134	68	22	45	1	145	1,291	19.0	1,640	24.1	36.1	48.9
24	Steelers	1,259	664	472	123	68	40	28	0	143	1,392	20.5	1,401	20.6	40.0	50.6
25	Broncos	1,251	688	457	106	68	37	31	0	161	1,478	21.7	1,420	20.9	37.0	58.3

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More Lions Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,214

Goff

RUSH

353

Gibbs

REC

303

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

29.8

5th

OPP PPG

31.8

32nd

RUSH YDS/G

102.0

20th

PASS YDS/G

303.5

3rd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	4	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	.750
Packers	2	2	.500
Lions	2	2	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	DET	@	ARI	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	GB	@	DET	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM

Last Game

Lions

2 - 2

Final

Panthers

2 - 2

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,189

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

421

Cook

374

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

481

Smith-Njigba

401

Higgins

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Young

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

173.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

305.7

303.5

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

83.8

Henry

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

36.6

Kelce

36.2

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000