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.

Interpreted as:

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%
1	Saints	40	11/10/2013	NO	vs	DAL	W 49-17	20	15	5	7	625	193	75.0	100.0
2	Broncos	39	12/8/2013	DEN	vs	TEN	W 51-28	25	9	5	6	551	254	38.5	100.0
3	Texans	39	11/18/2012	HOU	vs	JAX	W 43-37	26	10	3	5	653	458	36.4
4	Redskins	39	11/4/1990	WAS	@	DET	W 41-38	25	14	0	5	676	351
5	Jets	39	11/27/1988	NYJ	vs	MIA	W 38-34	23	13	3	5	597	440
6	Lions	38	11/17/2024	DET	vs	JAX	W 52-6	22	14	2	7	645	170	60.0	100.0
7	Seahawks	38	9/30/2024	SEA	@	DET	L 29-42	22	10	6	4	516	389	50.0	50.0
8	Rams	38	11/13/1966	LA	vs	NYG	W 55-14				7	572	103
9	Packers	37	11/11/1962	GB	@	PHI	W 49-0				7	628	54
10	Ravens	36	11/7/2021	BAL	vs	MIN	W 34-31	15	17	4	4	500	318	40.0	100.0
11	Saints	36	12/25/2020	NO	vs	MIN	W 52-33	14	21	1	7	583	364	55.6	100.0
12	Chiefs	36	11/22/2020	KC	@	LV	W 35-31	22	10	4	5	460	364	55.6	100.0
13	Rams	36	9/29/2019	LAR	vs	TB	L 40-55	27	3	6	5	518	464	36.4	0.0
14	Dolphins	36	12/21/2014	MIA	vs	MIN	W 37-35	23	7	6	5	493	357	69.2
15	Steelers	36	11/30/2014	PIT	vs	NO	L 32-35	25	6	5	3	538	393	42.9	0.0
16	Lions	36	9/23/2012	DET	@	TEN	L 41-44	23	11	2	4	583	437	25.0	0.0
17	Saints	36	12/18/2011	NO	@	MIN	W 42-20	23	9	4	6	573	207	72.7	0.0
18	Saints	36	10/23/2011	NO	vs	IND	W 62-7	19	16	1	8	557	252	75.0
19	Chiefs	36	10/24/2004	KC	vs	ATL	W 56-10	14	21	1	8	540	222	60.0
20	49ers	36	10/18/1998	SF	vs	IND	W 34-31	22	9	5	4	448	336	54.5
21	Jaguars	36	10/20/1996	JAX	@	STL	L 14-17	24	10	2	2	538	204	78.6	100.0
22	Steelers	36	11/25/1979	PIT	vs	CLE	W 33-30				3	606	345
23	Cowboys	35	10/4/2020	DAL	vs	CLE	L 38-49	29	6	0	5	566	508	54.5	50.0
24	Texans	35	10/13/2019	HOU	@	KC	W 31-24	20	12	3	4	472	309	41.7	66.7
25	Packers	35	12/23/2018	GB	@	NYJ	W 44-38	19	9	7	5	540	370	41.7	100.0

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Falcons	8	9	.471
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Saints	6	11	.353

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Total Yards Rankings

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Pass Yards Rankings

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316.3

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Nacua

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Smith-Njigba

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McBride

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NFL 2025 Standings

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