most 1st downs in a game since 2016

Since 2016, the Detroit Lions and the Seattle Seahawks are tied for the most first downs in a game, with 38 first downs.

Interpreted as:
most 1st downs in a regular-season game since 2016
TEAM1DWNDATETMOPPRESULTPASS 1DWNRUSH 1DWNPEN 1DWNTDOFFOPP OFF3DWN%4DWN%
1Lions
Lions
38
11/17/2024
DET DET
vs
JAX JAX
W
52-6
22
14
2
7
645
170
60.0
100.0
2Seahawks
Seahawks
38
9/30/2024
SEA SEA
@
DET DET
L
29-42
22
10
6
4
516
389
50.0
50.0
3Ravens
Ravens
36
11/7/2021
BAL BAL
vs
MIN MIN
W
34-31
15
17
4
4
500
318
40.0
100.0
4Saints
Saints
36
12/25/2020
NO NO
vs
MIN MIN
W
52-33
14
21
1
7
583
364
55.6
100.0
5Chiefs
Chiefs
36
11/22/2020
KC KC
@
LV LV
W
35-31
22
10
4
5
460
364
55.6
100.0
6Rams
Rams
36
9/29/2019
LAR LAR
vs
TB TB
L
40-55
27
3
6
5
518
464
36.4
0.0
7Cowboys
Cowboys
35
10/4/2020
DAL DAL
vs
CLE CLE
L
38-49
29
6
0
5
566
508
54.5
50.0
8Texans
Texans
35
10/13/2019
HOU HOU
@
KC KC
W
31-24
20
12
3
4
472
309
41.7
66.7
9Packers
Packers
35
12/23/2018
GB GB
@
NYJ NYJ
W
44-38
19
9
7
5
540
370
41.7
100.0
10Bengals
Bengals
35
10/30/2016
CIN CIN
vs
WAS WAS
T
27-27
17
10
8
4
415
546
53.3
11Bengals
Bengals
34
12/28/2024
CIN CIN
vs
DEN DEN
W
30-24
23
6
5
4
499
329
53.8
33.3
12Chiefs
Chiefs
34
12/20/2020
KC KC
@
NO NO
W
32-29
16
13
5
4
411
285
50.0
13Washington Football Team
Washington Football Team
34
11/15/2020
WAS WAS
@
DET DET
L
27-30
22
8
4
3
464
372
46.7
100.0
14Buccaneers
Buccaneers
34
10/21/2018
TB TB
vs
CLE CLE
W
26-23
20
8
6
3
456
305
46.2
100.0
15Chiefs
Chiefs
33
11/23/2025
KC KC
vs
IND IND
W
23-20
15
13
5
1
494
255
43.8
100.0
16Buccaneers
Buccaneers
33
12/29/2024
TB TB
vs
CAR CAR
W
48-14
17
14
2
6
551
204
71.4
17Cowboys
Cowboys
33
11/30/2023
DAL DAL
vs
SEA SEA
W
41-35
19
8
6
4
411
406
57.1
50.0
18Chiefs
Chiefs
33
12/18/2022
KC KC
@
HOU HOU
W
30-24
20
11
2
4
502
219
50.0
19Colts
Colts
33
9/11/2022
IND IND
@
HOU HOU
T
20-20
20
11
2
2
517
299
40.0
0.0
20Chiefs
Chiefs
33
9/11/2022
KC KC
@
ARI ARI
W
44-21
22
7
4
6
488
282
62.5
100.0
21Bengals
Bengals
33
12/26/2021
CIN CIN
vs
BAL BAL
W
41-21
26
4
3
5
575
334
50.0
100.0
22Chargers
Chargers
33
11/21/2021
LAC LAC
vs
PIT PIT
W
41-37
19
9
5
5
533
300
58.3
0.0
23Buccaneers
Buccaneers
33
10/10/2021
TB TB
vs
MIA MIA
W
45-17
26
5
2
6
558
301
72.7
24Chiefs
Chiefs
33
9/26/2021
KC KC
vs
LAC LAC
L
24-30
17
12
4
3
437
352
60.0
25Titans
Titans
33
9/19/2021
TEN TEN
@
SEA SEA
W
33-30
16
11
6
3
532
397
42.9
0.0

More Lions Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

30.3

1st

OPP PPG

23.4

18th

RUSH YDS/G

135.8

5th

PASS YDS/G

256.7

6th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
Lions Lions
8
5
0
.615
Vikings Vikings
5
8
0
.385
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
DET DET
@
LAR LAR
4:25 PM
Sun
12/21
PIT PIT
@
DET DET
4:25 PM
Thu
12/25
DET DET
@
MIN MIN
4:30 PM
Sun
1/4
DET DET
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Last Game
DAL Cowboys

6 - 6 - 1

30

Final

44

DET Lions

8 - 5

Thu 4 Dec 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
0
.692
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
6
7
0
.462
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
9
4
0
.692
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
0
.846
Chargers Chargers
9
4
0
.692
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
5
0
.615
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
10
3
0
.769
Seahawks Seahawks
10
3
0
.769

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/6
MIA MIA
@
IND IND
8-33
Sat
9/6
ARI ARI
@
NO NO
20-13
Sat
9/6
TEN TEN
@
DEN DEN
12-20
Sat
9/6
SF SF
@
SEA SEA
17-13
Sat
9/6
HOU HOU
@
LAR LAR
9-14

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/11
ATL ATL
@
TB TB
8:15 PM
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BAL BAL
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
ARI ARI
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM