most first downs by a nfl team since 2023

Since 2023, the Detroit Lions have the most first downs by a team, with 1,303 first downs.

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Data note: First Downs: team season data complete from 1935

	TEAM	1DWN	PASS 1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Lions	1,303	790	432	81	58	41	17	0	209	1,709	29.5	1,330	22.9	42.1	59.0
2	Cowboys	1,289	758	383	148	59	29	29	1	166	1,549	26.3	1,507	25.5	42.8	52.6
3	Bills	1,282	655	512	115	58	42	16	0	208	1,690	29.1	1,225	21.1	46.0	64.6
4	Rams	1,275	742	415	118	59	36	23	0	175	1,483	25.1	1,277	21.6	40.0	64.0
5	49ers	1,263	733	443	87	58	36	22	0	178	1,514	26.1	1,244	21.4	47.1	57.6
6	Ravens	1,224	610	513	101	60	37	23	0	189	1,614	26.9	1,275	21.3	42.7	53.1
7	Bengals	1,212	778	321	113	58	29	29	0	172	1,458	25.1	1,468	25.3	43.8	56.3
8	Cardinals	1,187	684	399	104	59	18	41	0	135	1,260	21.4	1,560	26.4	40.7	46.2
9	Chiefs	1,176	702	387	87	58	37	21	0	138	1,285	22.2	1,079	18.6	42.9	64.6
10	Eagles	1,172	605	466	101	59	38	21	0	166	1,412	23.9	1,258	21.3	41.7	60.7
11	Buccaneers	1,171	644	404	123	59	30	29	0	154	1,408	23.9	1,272	21.6	43.6	52.1
12	Packers	1,159	659	400	100	59	34	24	1	160	1,405	23.8	1,212	20.5	44.3	55.0
13	Bears	1,157	628	439	90	59	29	30	0	147	1,325	22.5	1,324	22.4	39.7	55.9
14	Falcons	1,156	631	426	99	59	26	33	0	131	1,234	20.9	1,386	23.5	37.0	52.2
15	Commanders	1,152	614	420	118	58	23	34	1	152	1,329	22.9	1,542	26.6	38.7	64.8
16	Jaguars	1,152	660	383	109	59	32	27	0	157	1,400	23.7	1,263	21.4	39.3	51.7
17	Seahawks	1,149	679	351	119	59	37	22	0	151	1,407	23.8	1,221	20.7	37.6	49.1
18	Colts	1,143	617	429	97	59	27	32	0	151	1,400	23.7	1,476	25.0	38.4	58.7
19	Dolphins	1,112	674	356	82	58	27	31	0	146	1,305	22.5	1,360	23.4	38.4	47.2
20	Saints	1,103	639	365	99	58	22	36	0	132	1,208	20.8	1,302	22.4	38.6	52.6
21	Texans	1,099	679	309	111	58	34	24	0	133	1,318	22.7	1,190	20.5	37.5	50.0
22	Vikings	1,095	649	318	128	58	36	22	0	133	1,260	21.7	1,120	19.3	36.6	58.3
23	Broncos	1,087	590	398	99	59	38	21	0	148	1,355	23.0	1,200	20.3	38.0	63.2
24	Patriots	1,086	615	380	91	59	27	32	0	137	1,199	20.3	1,265	21.4	36.3	58.6
25	Chargers	1,083	629	349	105	58	27	31	0	122	1,215	20.9	1,214	20.9	40.8	48.1

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More Lions Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,964

Goff

RUSH

773

Gibbs

REC

571

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

29.0

3rd

OPP PPG

25.7

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

131.4

7th

PASS YDS/G

280.6

4th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	6	1	.857
Bears	6	2	.750
Lions	5	2	.714
Packers	5	3	.625

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM
Sun 11/22	TB	@	DET	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	CHI	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 12/6	DET	@	ATL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Vikings

6 - 1

Final

Lions

5 - 2

Sun 1 Nov 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,246

Love

2,146

Stafford

2,124

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

780

Robinson

773

Gibbs

770

Walker

Rec Yards Leaders

985

Smith-Njigba

726

Higgins

709

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

20

Burrow

19

Cousins

18

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

10

Swift

9

Allen

8

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

Chase

QB Rating Leaders

111.7

Lawrence

111.6

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.5

Watt

7.0

Rousseau

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.3

29.4

29.0

28.6

28.1

27.6

Opp PPG Rankings

13.3

15.1

18.0

18.7

18.9

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

395.4

393.1

387.3

384.4

383.1

371.4

Rush Yards Rankings

168.6

150.8

148.4

137.8

134.8

134.1

Pass Yards Rankings

302.1

281.1

280.8

280.6

273.1

269.9

Sack Leaders

26.0

25.0

24.0

23.0

22.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

161.8

Gibbs

138.1

Walker

130.3

Henry

Fantasy WR Rankings

156

Smith-Njigba

108.3

Lamb

104.8

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

84.4

McBride

82.7

Bowers

71.5

Likely

Fantasy K Rankings

90

Shrader

89

McLaughlin

83

Gay

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

6-2

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-6-1

1-7

2-7

2-5

2-4-1

3-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	5	0	.375
Commanders	2	4	1	.357
Eagles	2	6	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	1	0	.857
Bears	6	2	0	.750
Lions	5	2	0	.714
Packers	5	3	0	.625
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	3	5	0	.375
Falcons	3	5	0	.375
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	4	0	.500
Rams	4	4	0	.500
Cardinals	3	5	0	.375

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	6	1	0	.857
Patriots	5	3	0	.625
Jets	2	6	0	.250
Dolphins	1	6	0	.143
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	5	2	0	.714
Browns	5	3	0	.625
Ravens	4	5	0	.444
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	6	2	0	.750
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Colts	2	6	0	.250
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	6	2	0	.750
Chiefs	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	4	4	0	.500
Chargers	0	7	0	.000