The Dallas Cowboys and the New York Giants are tied for the most first-down passes in a game, with 29 completions.
Interpreted as:
most 1st downs passing in a regular-season game| TEAM | PASS 1DWN | DATE | TM | OPP | RESULT | 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | TD | OFF | OPP OFF | 3DWN% | 4DWN% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Cowboys | 29 | 10/4/2020 |  DAL | vs |  CLE | L 38-49 | 35 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 566 | 508 | 54.5 | 50.0 |
| 2 |  | Giants | 29 | 10/13/1985 |  NYG | @ |  CIN | L 30-35 | 34 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 470 | 199 | ||
| 3 |  | Titans | 28 | 12/19/2004 |  TEN | @ |  OAK | L 35-40 | 31 | 2 | 1 | 5 | 527 | 415 | 52.9 | 33.3 |
| 4 |  | Lions | 27 | 12/15/2024 |  DET | vs |  BUF | L 42-48 | 30 | 3 | 0 | 6 | 521 | 559 | 46.2 | 100.0 |
| 5 |  | Rams | 27 | 9/29/2019 |  LAR | vs |  TB | L 40-55 | 36 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 518 | 464 | 36.4 | 0.0 |
| 6 | | Lions | 27 | 1/1/2012 | DET | @ |  GB | L 41-45 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 575 | 550 | 36.4 | 50.0 |
| 7 |  | Chargers | 27 | 9/15/1985 |  SD | vs |  SEA | L 35-49 | 32 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 557 | 489 | ||
| 8 |  | Bengals | 26 | 12/26/2021 | CIN | vs |  BAL | W 41-21 | 33 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 575 | 334 | 50.0 | 100.0 |
| 9 |  | Buccaneers | 26 | 10/10/2021 | TB | vs |  MIA | W 45-17 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 6 | 558 | 301 | 72.7 | |
| 10 | | Chargers | 26 | 10/18/2015 | SD | @ | GB | L 20-27 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 2 | 548 | 370 | 50.0 | 33.3 |
| 11 |  | Texans | 26 | 11/18/2012 |  HOU | vs |  JAX | W 43-37 | 39 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 653 | 458 | 36.4 | |
| 12 |  | Cardinals | 26 | 9/28/2008 |  ARI | @ |  NYJ | L 35-56 | 33 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 468 | 373 | 45.5 | 100.0 |
| 13 |  | Chiefs | 26 | 12/25/2004 |  KC | vs | OAK | W 31-30 | 32 | 4 | 2 | 4 | 433 | 300 | 50.0 | 0.0 |
| 14 |  | Dolphins | 26 | 12/12/1988 | MIA | vs | CLE | W 38-31 | 35 | 6 | 3 | 5 | 497 | 353 | ||
| 15 |  | Jets | 25 | 11/4/2021 |  NYJ | @ |  IND | L 30-45 | 30 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 486 | 532 | 57.1 | 100.0 |
| 16 | | Cowboys | 25 | 10/17/2021 | DAL | @ |  NE | W 35-29 | 32 | 5 | 2 | 4 | 567 | 335 | 23.1 | 50.0 |
| 17 |  | Steelers | 25 | 9/16/2018 |  PIT | vs | KC | L 37-42 | 33 | 2 | 6 | 5 | 475 | 449 | 27.3 | 100.0 |
| 18 | | Steelers | 25 | 11/30/2014 | PIT | vs |  NO | L 32-35 | 36 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 538 | 393 | 42.9 | 0.0 |
| 19 |  | Patriots | 25 | 10/26/2014 | NE | vs |  CHI | W 51-23 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 6 | 487 | 384 | 63.6 | |
| 20 | | Steelers | 25 | 10/26/2014 | PIT | vs | IND | W 51-34 | 34 | 7 | 2 | 7 | 639 | 448 | 61.5 | 100.0 |
| 21 |  | Broncos | 25 | 12/8/2013 |  DEN | vs | TEN | W 51-28 | 39 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 551 | 254 | 38.5 | 100.0 |
| 22 |  | Saints | 25 | 12/23/2012 | NO | @ | DAL | W 34-31 | 33 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 562 | 446 | 57.9 | |
| 23 | | Saints | 25 | 11/4/2007 | NO | vs | JAX | W 41-24 | 32 | 6 | 1 | 5 | 538 | 432 | 40.0 | |
| 24 | | Saints | 25 | 11/19/2006 | NO | vs | CIN | L 16-31 | 29 | 3 | 1 | 2 | 595 | 385 | 50.0 | |
| 25 |  | Redskins | 25 | 11/4/1990 |  WAS | @ | DET | W 41-38 | 39 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 676 | 351 | ||
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete team, game-level data for first-down passes going back to the 1981 season.
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Team Rankings
PPG
30.8
2nd
OPP PPG
31.3
31st
RUSH YDS/G
120.4
13th
PASS YDS/G
271.0
3rd
2025 Division Standings
| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles | 6 | 2 | 0 | .750 |
| Cowboys | 3 | 4 | 1 | .438 |
 Commanders | 3 | 5 | 0 | .375 |
| Giants | 2 | 6 | 0 | .250 |
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