most first downs in a season

The New England Patriots have the most first downs by a team in a season, with 444 first downs in 2012.

		TEAM	1DWN	SEASON	PASS 1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	3DWN%	4DWN%
1		Patriots	444	2012	256	151	37	16	12	4	0	67	557	34.8	331	20.7	48.7	66.7
2		Broncos	435	2013	293	107	35	16	13	3	0	76	606	37.9	399	24.9	46.3	88.9
3		Chiefs	419	2021	267	119	33	17	12	5	0	57	480	28.2	364	21.4	52.2	66.7
4		Saints	416	2011	280	116	20	16	13	3	0	66	547	34.2	339	21.2	56.7	30.0
5		Lions	410	2024	242	144	24	17	15	2	0	70	564	33.2	342	20.1	47.6	66.7
6		Chiefs	408	2022	272	105	31	17	14	3	0	61	496	29.2	369	21.7	48.7	75.0
7		Buccaneers	404	2021	273	106	25	17	13	4	0	63	511	30.1	353	20.8	47.1	56.3
8		Chargers	401	2021	256	112	33	17	9	8	0	58	474	27.9	459	27.0	45.2	64.7
9		Rams	401	2018	236	134	31	16	13	3	0	60	527	32.9	384	24.0	45.0	40.0
10		Patriots	399	2011	262	107	30	16	13	3	0	61	513	32.1	342	21.4	45.9	63.6
11		Bills	398	2021	236	134	28	17	11	6	0	57	483	28.4	289	17.0	46.4	50.0
12		Chiefs	398	2004	228	138	32	16	7	9	0	62	483	30.2	435	27.2	47.2	28.6
13		Bills	397	2020	240	119	38	16	13	3	0	60	501	31.3	375	23.4	49.7	80.0
14		Chiefs	397	2020	255	110	32	16	14	2	0	57	473	29.6	362	22.6	49.0	56.3
15		Rams	396	2025	236	126	34	17	12	5	0	65	518	30.5	346	20.4	39.6	66.7
16		Buccaneers	395	2024	224	137	34	17	10	7	0	59	502	29.5	385	22.6	50.9	64.3
17		Saints	395	2016	265	105	25	16	7	9	0	55	469	29.3	454	28.4	48.6	86.7
18		Saints	395	2014	258	101	36	16	7	9	0	49	401	25.1	424	26.5	48.3	53.3
19		Ravens	394	2021	209	159	26	17	8	9	0	41	387	22.8	392	23.1	36.4	66.7
20		Cowboys	393	2025	229	120	44	17	7	9	1	51	471	27.7	511	30.1	41.1	62.9
21		Ravens	393	2024	199	164	30	17	12	5	0	65	518	30.5	361	21.2	48.2	53.3
22		Patriots	393	2007	243	124	26	16	16	0	0	75	589	36.8	274	17.1	48.2	71.4
23		Cowboys	391	2021	249	111	31	17	12	5	0	64	530	31.2	358	21.1	43.4	58.3
24		Patriots	389	2017	232	107	50	16	13	3	0	49	458	28.6	296	18.5	40.6	61.5
25		Buccaneers	388	2018	265	80	43	16	5	11	0	49	396	24.8	464	29.0	46.0	69.2

StatMuse has team, season-level data for first downs going back to the 1935 season.

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Patriots	14	3	0	.824
Bills	12	5	0	.706
Dolphins	7	10	0	.412
Jets	3	14	0	.176

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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

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 10/4	TEN	@	ARI	22-21
Sat 10/4	TB	@	SEA	38-35
Sat 10/4	DET	@	CIN	37-24
Sat 10/4	WAS	@	LAC	27-10
Sat 10/4	NE	@	BUF	23-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 1/10	LAR	@	CAR	4:30 PM
Sat 1/10	GB	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Sun 1/11	BUF	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 1/11	SF	@	PHI	4:30 PM
Sun 1/11	LAC	@	NE	8:15 PM