The Detroit Lions had their most first downs in a game in 2021 against the 49ers on September 12, 2021, with 31 first downs.
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most first downs by lions in a regular-season game in 2021| TEAM | 1DWN | DATE | TM | OPP | RESULT | PASS 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | TD | OFF | OPP OFF | 3DWN% | 4DWN% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Lions | 31 | 9/12/2021 |  DET | vs |  SF | L 33-41 | 19 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 430 | 442 | 26.7 | 40.0 |
| 2 | | Lions | 23 | 12/5/2021 | DET | vs |  MIN | W 29-27 | 14 | 7 | 2 | 3 | 372 | 426 | 18.2 | 33.3 |
| 3 | | Lions | 23 | 10/3/2021 | DET | @ |  CHI | L 14-24 | 15 | 4 | 4 | 2 | 351 | 373 | 36.4 | 33.3 |
| 4 | | Lions | 22 | 12/19/2021 | DET | vs |  ARI | W 30-12 | 13 | 5 | 4 | 3 | 338 | 394 | 46.2 | 100.0 |
| 5 | | Lions | 22 | 10/10/2021 | DET | @ | MIN | L 17-19 | 11 | 7 | 4 | 1 | 288 | 384 | 27.3 | 0.0 |
| 6 | | Lions | 22 | 9/26/2021 | DET | vs |  BAL | L 17-19 | 13 | 7 | 2 | 2 | 285 | 387 | 30.0 | |
| 7 | | Lions | 20 | 1/2/2022 | DET | @ |  SEA | L 29-51 | 12 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 357 | 497 | 50.0 | 50.0 |
| 8 | | Lions | 19 | 1/9/2022 | DET | vs |  GB | W 37-30 | 12 | 7 | 0 | 4 | 404 | 378 | 36.4 | 66.7 |
| 9 | | Lions | 19 | 12/26/2021 | DET | @ |  ATL | L 16-20 | 12 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 338 | 254 | 43.8 | 75.0 |
| 10 | | Lions | 19 | 10/24/2021 | DET | @ |  LAR | L 19-28 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 415 | 374 | 40.0 | 66.7 |
| 11 | | Lions | 19 | 9/20/2021 | DET | @ | GB | L 17-35 | 11 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 344 | 323 | 44.4 | 0.0 |
| 12 | | Lions | 17 | 12/12/2021 | DET | @ |  DEN | L 10-38 | 9 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 316 | 358 | 35.7 | 60.0 |
| 13 | | Lions | 17 | 11/14/2021 | DET | @ |  PIT | T 16-16 | 5 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 306 | 387 | 22.2 | 100.0 |
| 14 | | Lions | 15 | 10/31/2021 | DET | vs |  PHI | L 6-44 | 11 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 228 | 350 | 35.7 | 40.0 |
| 15 | | Lions | 15 | 10/17/2021 | DET | vs |  CIN | L 11-34 | 12 | 3 | 0 | 1 | 228 | 398 | 35.7 | 50.0 |
| 16 | | Lions | 14 | 11/25/2021 | DET | vs | CHI | L 14-16 | 8 | 5 | 1 | 2 | 239 | 378 | 40.0 | |
| 17 | | Lions | 12 | 11/21/2021 | DET | @ |  CLE | L 10-13 | 5 | 6 | 1 | 1 | 245 | 349 | 27.3 |
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 Commanders | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
| Lions | 15 | 2 | 0 | .882 |
| Vikings | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Buccaneers | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
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