most first downs by a team in a game since 2013

Since 2013, the New Orleans Saints have the most first downs by a team in a game, with 40 first downs versus the Cowboys on November 10, 2013.

Interpreted as:
most first downs by a team in a regular-season game since 2013
TEAM 1DWN DATE TM OPP RESULT PASS 1DWN RUSH 1DWN PEN 1DWN TD OFF OPP OFF 3DWN% 4DWN%
1 Saints
Saints
40
11/10/2013
NO NO
vs
DAL DAL
W
49-17
20
15
5
7
625
193
75.0
100.0
2 Broncos
Broncos
39
12/8/2013
DEN DEN
vs
TEN TEN
W
51-28
25
9
5
6
551
254
38.5
100.0
3 Lions
Lions
38
11/17/2024
DET DET
vs
JAX JAX
W
52-6
22
14
2
7
645
170
60.0
100.0
4 Seahawks
Seahawks
38
9/30/2024
SEA SEA
@
DET DET
L
29-42
22
10
6
4
516
389
50.0
50.0
5 Ravens
Ravens
36
11/7/2021
BAL BAL
vs
MIN MIN
W
34-31
15
17
4
4
500
318
40.0
100.0
6 Saints
Saints
36
12/25/2020
NO NO
vs
MIN MIN
W
52-33
14
21
1
7
583
364
55.6
100.0
7 Chiefs
Chiefs
36
11/22/2020
KC KC
@
LV LV
W
35-31
22
10
4
5
460
364
55.6
100.0
8 Rams
Rams
36
9/29/2019
LAR LAR
vs
TB TB
L
40-55
27
3
6
5
518
464
36.4
0.0
9 Dolphins
Dolphins
36
12/21/2014
MIA MIA
vs
MIN MIN
W
37-35
23
7
6
5
493
357
69.2
10 Steelers
Steelers
36
11/30/2014
PIT PIT
vs
NO NO
L
32-35
25
6
5
3
538
393
42.9
0.0
11 Cowboys
Cowboys
35
10/4/2020
DAL DAL
vs
CLE CLE
L
38-49
29
6
0
5
566
508
54.5
50.0
12 Texans
Texans
35
10/13/2019
HOU HOU
@
KC KC
W
31-24
20
12
3
4
472
309
41.7
66.7
13 Packers
Packers
35
12/23/2018
GB GB
@
NYJ NYJ
W
44-38
19
9
7
5
540
370
41.7
100.0
14 Bengals
Bengals
35
10/30/2016
CIN CIN
vs
WAS WAS
T
27-27
17
10
8
4
415
546
53.3
15 Saints
Saints
35
11/1/2015
NO NO
vs
NYG NYG
W
52-49
24
10
1
7
608
416
63.6
100.0
16 Patriots
Patriots
35
9/27/2015
NE NE
vs
JAX JAX
W
51-17
19
12
4
6
471
293
78.6
17 Broncos
Broncos
35
9/29/2013
DEN DEN
vs
PHI PHI
W
52-20
19
11
5
7
472
450
62.5
18 Bengals
Bengals
34
12/28/2024
CIN CIN
vs
DEN DEN
W
30-24
23
6
5
4
499
329
53.8
33.3
19 Chiefs
Chiefs
34
12/20/2020
KC KC
@
NO NO
W
32-29
16
13
5
4
411
285
50.0
20 Washington 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
21 Buccaneers
Buccaneers
34
10/21/2018
TB TB
vs
CLE CLE
W
26-23
20
8
6
3
456
305
46.2
100.0
22 Eagles
Eagles
34
10/11/2015
PHI PHI
vs
NO NO
W
39-17
18
11
5
4
519
388
36.4
0.0
23 Steelers
Steelers
34
10/26/2014
PIT PIT
vs
IND IND
W
51-34
25
7
2
7
639
448
61.5
100.0
24 Saints
Saints
34
10/5/2014
NO NO
vs
TB TB
W
37-31
17
12
5
4
511
314
46.2
25 Broncos
Broncos
34
10/6/2013
DEN DEN
@
DAL DAL
W
51-48
20
9
5
6
517
522
69.2

More Saints Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

17.0

26th

OPP PPG

23.0

17th

RUSH YDS/G

114.0

13th

PASS YDS/G

210.5

24th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
2
0
0
1.000
Falcons Falcons
1
1
0
.500
Saints Saints
0
2
0
.000
Panthers Panthers
0
2
0
.000
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/21
NO NO
@
SEA SEA
4:05 PM
Sun
9/28
NO NO
@
BUF BUF
1:00 PM
Sun
10/5
NYG NYG
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
NE NE
@
NO NO
4:25 PM
Sun
10/19
NO NO
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Last Game
NO Saints

0 - 2 - 0

21

Final

26

SF 49ers

2 - 0 - 0

Sun 14 Sep 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
2
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
1
1
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
2
0
0
1.000
Vikings Vikings
1
1
0
.500
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
2
0
0
1.000
Falcons Falcons
1
1
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
2
0
0
1.000
Cardinals Cardinals
2
0
0
1.000
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
2
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
1
1
0
.500
AFC North W L T PCT
Bengals Bengals
2
0
0
1.000
Ravens Ravens
1
1
0
.500
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
2
0
0
1.000
Jaguars Jaguars
1
1
0
.500
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
2
0
0
1.000
Broncos Broncos
1
1
0
.500

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/18
MIA MIA
@
BUF BUF
8:15 PM
Sun
9/21
IND IND
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
9/21
PIT PIT
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Sun
9/21
NYJ NYJ
@
TB TB
1:00 PM
Sun
9/21
LV LV
@
WAS WAS
1:00 PM