Between the 1997 and 2011 seasons, the New Orleans Saints, the Kansas City Chiefs and the San Francisco 49ers were tied for the most first downs in a game, with 36 first downs.
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most first downs in a regular-season game between 1997 to 2011| TEAM | 1DWN | DATE | TM | OPP | RESULT | PASS 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | TD | OFF | OPP OFF | 3DWN% | 4DWN% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Saints | 36 | 12/18/2011 | @ | W 42-20 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 573 | 207 | 72.7 | 0.0 | ||
| 2 | | Saints | 36 | 10/23/2011 | vs | W 62-7 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 557 | 252 | 75.0 | |||
| 3 |  | Chiefs | 36 | 10/24/2004 | vs | W 56-10 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 540 | 222 | 60.0 | |||
| 4 |  | 49ers | 36 | 10/18/1998 | vs | W 34-31 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 448 | 336 | 54.5 | |||
| 5 |  | Bills | 34 | 9/18/2011 | vs | W 38-35 | 17 | 12 | 5 | 5 | 481 | 454 | 36.4 | 100.0 | ||
| 6 |  | Broncos | 34 | 9/14/2008 | vs | W 39-38 | 20 | 9 | 5 | 5 | 486 | 456 | 40.0 | 100.0 | ||
| 7 |  | Patriots | 34 | 10/28/2007 | vs | W 52-7 | 21 | 13 | 0 | 7 | 486 | 224 | 54.5 | 100.0 | ||
| 8 |  | Colts | 34 | 9/17/2006 | vs | W 43-24 | 21 | 9 | 4 | 5 | 515 | 299 | 75.0 | |||
| 9 |  | Rams | 34 | 9/28/2003 | vs | W 37-13 | 19 | 11 | 4 | 4 | 401 | 161 | 64.7 | |||
| 10 |  | Seahawks | 34 | 12/29/2002 | @ | W 31-28 | 19 | 13 | 2 | 4 | 591 | 414 | 50.0 | 50.0 | ||
| 11 | | Broncos | 34 | 11/19/2000 | vs | W 38-37 | 24 | 5 | 5 | 5 | 536 | 385 | 50.0 | |||
| 12 |  | Bengals | 34 | 12/4/1997 | vs | W 41-14 | 15 | 16 | 3 | 5 | 515 | 175 | 66.7 | 0.0 | ||
| 13 | | Saints | 33 | 1/1/2012 | vs | W 45-17 | 23 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 617 | 301 | 66.7 | 0.0 | ||
| 14 |  | Falcons | 33 | 9/19/2010 | vs | W 41-7 | 12 | 13 | 8 | 5 | 444 | 267 | 64.7 | 50.0 | ||
| 15 |  | Jaguars | 33 | 10/18/2009 | vs | W 23-20 | 15 | 14 | 4 | 3 | 492 | 262 | 68.8 | |||
| 16 |  | Cardinals | 33 | 9/28/2008 | @ | L 35-56 | 26 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 468 | 373 | 45.5 | 100.0 | ||
| 17 | | Colts | 33 | 12/23/2007 | vs | W 38-15 | 19 | 12 | 2 | 5 | 458 | 299 | 54.5 | 100.0 | ||
| 18 | | Bengals | 33 | 9/16/2007 | @ | L 45-51 | 24 | 6 | 3 | 6 | 531 | 554 | 45.5 | 100.0 | ||
| 19 | | Chiefs | 33 | 10/31/2004 | vs | W 45-35 | 20 | 11 | 2 | 6 | 590 | 505 | 53.3 | 50.0 | ||
| 20 |  | Chargers | 33 | 10/31/2004 | vs | W 42-14 | 18 | 9 | 6 | 6 | 448 | 281 | 20.0 | 100.0 | ||
| 21 | | Bengals | 33 | 11/23/2003 | @ | W 34-27 | 18 | 12 | 3 | 4 | 444 | 325 | 65.0 | |||
| 22 |  | Eagles | 33 | 11/11/2001 | vs | W 48-17 | 13 | 17 | 3 | 6 | 487 | 301 | 50.0 | |||
| 23 |  | Steelers | 33 | 9/12/1999 | @ | W 43-0 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 5 | 464 | 40 | 71.4 | 0.0 | ||
| 24 |  | Dolphins | 33 | 11/23/1997 | @ | L 24-27 | 21 | 7 | 5 | 3 | 406 | 318 | 47.1 | 100.0 | ||
| 25 |  | Lions | 32 | 1/1/2012 | @ | L 41-45 | 27 | 2 | 3 | 5 | 575 | 550 | 36.4 | 50.0 | ||
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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 |
