The New Orleans Saints have the most first downs by a team in a game, with 40 first downs against the Cowboys on November 10, 2013.
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most first downs by a team in one regular-season game| TEAM | 1DWN | DATE | TM | OPP | RESULT | PASS 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | TD | OFF | OPP OFF | 3DWN% | 4DWN% | |||
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| 1 |  | Saints | 40 | 11/10/2013 | vs | W 49-17 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 625 | 193 | 75.0 | 100.0 | ||
| 2 |  | Broncos | 39 | 12/8/2013 | vs | W 51-28 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 551 | 254 | 38.5 | 100.0 | ||
| 3 |  | Texans | 39 | 11/18/2012 | vs | W 43-37 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 653 | 458 | 36.4 | |||
| 4 |  | Redskins | 39 | 11/4/1990 | @ | W 41-38 | 25 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 676 | 351 | ||||
| 5 |  | Jets | 39 | 11/27/1988 | vs | W 38-34 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 597 | 440 | ||||
| 6 |  | Lions | 38 | 11/17/2024 | vs | W 52-6 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 645 | 170 | 60.0 | 100.0 | ||
| 7 |  | Seahawks | 38 | 9/30/2024 | @ | L 29-42 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 516 | 389 | 50.0 | 50.0 | ||
| 8 |  | Rams | 38 | 11/13/1966 | vs | W 55-14 | 7 | 572 | 103 | |||||||
| 9 |  | Packers | 37 | 11/11/1962 | @ | W 49-0 | 7 | 628 | 54 | |||||||
| 10 |  | Ravens | 36 | 11/7/2021 | vs | W 34-31 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 500 | 318 | 40.0 | 100.0 | ||
| 11 | | Saints | 36 | 12/25/2020 | vs | W 52-33 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 583 | 364 | 55.6 | 100.0 | ||
| 12 |  | Chiefs | 36 | 11/22/2020 | @ | W 35-31 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 460 | 364 | 55.6 | 100.0 | ||
| 13 |  | Rams | 36 | 9/29/2019 | vs | L 40-55 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 518 | 464 | 36.4 | 0.0 | ||
| 14 |  | Dolphins | 36 | 12/21/2014 | vs | W 37-35 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 493 | 357 | 69.2 | |||
| 15 |  | Steelers | 36 | 11/30/2014 | vs | L 32-35 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 538 | 393 | 42.9 | 0.0 | ||
| 16 | | Lions | 36 | 9/23/2012 | @ | L 41-44 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 583 | 437 | 25.0 | 0.0 | ||
| 17 | | Saints | 36 | 12/18/2011 | @ | W 42-20 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 573 | 207 | 72.7 | 0.0 | ||
| 18 | | Saints | 36 | 10/23/2011 | vs | W 62-7 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 557 | 252 | 75.0 | |||
| 19 | | Chiefs | 36 | 10/24/2004 | vs | W 56-10 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 540 | 222 | 60.0 | |||
| 20 |  | 49ers | 36 | 10/18/1998 | vs | W 34-31 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 448 | 336 | 54.5 | |||
| 21 |  | Jaguars | 36 | 10/20/1996 | @ | L 14-17 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 538 | 204 | 78.6 | 100.0 | ||
| 22 | | Steelers | 36 | 11/25/1979 | vs | W 33-30 | 3 | 606 | 345 | |||||||
| 23 |  | Cowboys | 35 | 10/4/2020 | vs | L 38-49 | 29 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 566 | 508 | 54.5 | 50.0 | ||
| 24 | | Texans | 35 | 10/13/2019 | @ | W 31-24 | 20 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 472 | 309 | 41.7 | 66.7 | ||
| 25 | | Packers | 35 | 12/23/2018 | @ | W 44-38 | 19 | 9 | 7 | 5 | 540 | 370 | 41.7 | 100.0 | ||
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| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | |
8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | |
8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | |
 Saints | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
| Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |