
Since 2015, the Detroit Lions and the Seattle Seahawks are tied for the most first downs in a game, with 38 first downs.
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most first downs by a team in a regular-season game since 2015| TEAM | 1DWN | DATE | TM | OPP | RESULT | PASS 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | TD | OFF | OPP OFF | 3DWN% | 4DWN% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Lions | 38 | 11/17/2024 | vs | W 52-6 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 645 | 170 | 60.0 | 100.0 | |||
| 2 | Seahawks | 38 | 9/30/2024 | @ | L 29-42 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 516 | 389 | 50.0 | 50.0 | |||
| 3 | Ravens | 36 | 11/7/2021 | vs | W 34-31 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 500 | 318 | 40.0 | 100.0 | |||
| 4 | Saints | 36 | 12/25/2020 | vs | W 52-33 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 583 | 364 | 55.6 | 100.0 | |||
| 5 | Chiefs | 36 | 11/22/2020 | @ | W 35-31 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 460 | 364 | 55.6 | 100.0 | |||
| 6 | Rams | 36 | 9/29/2019 | vs | L 40-55 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 518 | 464 | 36.4 | 0.0 | |||
| 7 | Cowboys | 35 | 10/4/2020 | vs | L 38-49 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 566 | 508 | 54.5 | 50.0 | |||
| 8 | Texans | 35 | 10/13/2019 | @ | W 31-24 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 472 | 309 | 41.7 | 66.7 | |||
| 9 | Packers | 35 | 12/23/2018 | @ | W 44-38 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 540 | 370 | 41.7 | 100.0 | |||
| 10 | Bengals | 35 | 10/30/2016 | vs | T 27-27 | 17 | 10 | 8 | 4 | 415 | 546 | 53.3 | ||||
| 11 | Saints | 35 | 11/1/2015 | vs | W 52-49 | 24 | 10 | 1 | 7 | 608 | 416 | 63.6 | 100.0 | |||
| 12 | Patriots | 35 | 9/27/2015 | vs | W 51-17 | 19 | 12 | 4 | 6 | 471 | 293 | 78.6 | ||||
| 13 | Bengals | 34 | 12/28/2024 | vs | W 30-24 | 23 | 6 | 5 | 4 | 499 | 329 | 53.8 | 33.3 | |||
| 14 | Chiefs | 34 | 12/20/2020 | @ | W 32-29 | 16 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 411 | 285 | 50.0 | ||||
| 15 | Washington Football Team | 34 | 11/15/2020 | @ | L 27-30 | 22 | 8 | 4 | 3 | 464 | 372 | 46.7 | 100.0 | |||
| 16 | Buccaneers | 34 | 10/21/2018 | vs | W 26-23 | 20 | 8 | 6 | 3 | 456 | 305 | 46.2 | 100.0 | |||
| 17 | Eagles | 34 | 10/11/2015 | vs | W 39-17 | 18 | 11 | 5 | 4 | 519 | 388 | 36.4 | 0.0 | |||
| 18 | Chiefs | 33 | 11/23/2025 | vs | W 23-20 | 15 | 13 | 5 | 1 | 494 | 255 | 43.8 | 100.0 | |||
| 19 | Buccaneers | 33 | 12/29/2024 | vs | W 48-14 | 17 | 14 | 2 | 6 | 551 | 204 | 71.4 | ||||
| 20 | Cowboys | 33 | 11/30/2023 | vs | W 41-35 | 19 | 8 | 6 | 4 | 411 | 406 | 57.1 | 50.0 | |||
| 21 | Chiefs | 33 | 12/18/2022 | @ | W 30-24 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 502 | 219 | 50.0 | ||||
| 22 | Colts | 33 | 9/11/2022 | @ | T 20-20 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 2 | 517 | 299 | 40.0 | 0.0 | |||
| 23 | Chiefs | 33 | 9/11/2022 | @ | W 44-21 | 22 | 7 | 4 | 6 | 488 | 282 | 62.5 | 100.0 | |||
| 24 | Bengals | 33 | 12/26/2021 | vs | W 41-21 | 26 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 575 | 334 | 50.0 | 100.0 | |||
| 25 | Chargers | 33 | 11/21/2021 | vs | W 41-37 | 19 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 533 | 300 | 58.3 | 0.0 | |||
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0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 0 | 0 | ||
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |