most first downs allowed per game

The Baltimore Colts have the most opponent first downs per game played by a team, with 21.42.

TEAM OPP 1DWN/GP OPP 1DWN GP W L T TD PTS PPG OPP PTS OPP PPG 1DWN 3DWN% 4DWN%
1 Colts
Colts
21.42
257
12
1
11
0
31
213
17.8
462
38.5
188
2 Yanks
Yanks
20.67
744
36
9
24
3
104
760
21.1
1,117
31.0
604
3 Texans
Texans
19.7
7,328
372
162
209
1
846
7,710
20.7
8,593
23.1
7,025
37.8
51.2
4 Seahawks
Seahawks
19.66
15,254
776
402
373
1
1,945
16,840
21.7
16,417
21.2
14,583
5 Falcons
Falcons
19.35
17,729
916
398
512
6
2,099
18,496
20.2
20,811
22.7
16,772
6 Jaguars
Jaguars
19.31
9,347
484
202
282
0
1,076
9,706
20.1
10,732
22.2
9,067
38.1
49.1
7 Bengals
Bengals
19.24
17,070
887
403
479
5
2,159
18,670
21.0
19,562
22.1
16,714
8 Panthers
Panthers
19.1
9,245
484
219
264
1
1,109
10,026
20.7
10,698
22.1
8,929
37.5
47.5
9 Saints
Saints
18.91
17,061
902
417
480
5
2,214
19,196
21.3
20,147
22.3
17,017
10 Colts
Colts
18.87
20,421
1,082
564
510
8
2,758
23,641
21.8
23,381
21.6
20,581
11 Buccaneers
Buccaneers
18.86
14,633
776
318
457
1
1,674
14,765
19.0
16,768
21.6
13,908
12 Chiefs
Chiefs
18.85
18,853
1,000
547
441
12
2,584
22,456
22.5
20,184
20.2
18,877
13 Chargers
Chargers
18.81
18,812
1,000
494
495
11
2,626
22,428
22.4
21,728
21.7
19,317
14 Browns
Browns
18.71
20,023
1,070
515
544
11
2,532
21,675
20.3
22,165
20.7
18,992
15 Jets
Jets
18.7
18,704
1,000
433
559
8
2,259
19,918
19.9
22,215
22.2
17,917
16 Titans
Titans
18.7
18,702
1,000
479
515
6
2,420
20,964
21.0
21,978
22.0
18,106
17 Raiders
Raiders
18.66
18,657
1,000
509
480
11
2,505
21,538
21.5
21,875
21.9
18,481
18 Dolphins
Dolphins
18.56
17,001
916
504
408
4
2,275
19,653
21.5
18,603
20.3
17,202
19 Patriots
Patriots
18.47
18,473
1,000
545
446
9
2,600
22,423
22.4
20,444
20.4
18,955
20 Cardinals
Cardinals
18.45
22,454
1,217
500
696
21
2,832
23,956
19.7
27,764
22.8
21,622
21 Lions
Lions
18.41
22,407
1,217
528
665
24
2,908
24,863
20.4
26,472
21.8
21,388
22 Bills
Bills
18.34
18,322
999
486
505
8
2,394
20,665
20.7
21,022
21.0
18,270
23 Vikings
Vikings
18.3
18,042
986
537
438
11
2,548
21,973
22.3
20,432
20.7
18,827
24 49ers
49ers
18.19
20,340
1,118
592
512
14
2,982
25,153
22.5
23,130
20.7
21,316
25 Commanders
Commanders
18.12
22,049
1,217
586
610
21
2,933
25,001
20.5
26,078
21.4
21,847
StatMuse has team, season-level data for opponent first downs going back to the 1941 season.

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NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
10/12
WAS WAS
@
BAL BAL
23-30
Sat
10/12
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
23-16
Sat
10/12
PIT PIT
@
LV LV
32-13
Sat
10/12
ATL ATL
@
CAR CAR
38-20
Sat
10/12
DET DET
@
DAL DAL
47-9

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Fri
9/5
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
8:00 PM
Sun
9/7
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
LV LV
@
NE NE
1:00 PM