most first downs in a season player nfl

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		Buccaneers	395	2024	224	137	34	17	10	7	0	59	502	29.5	385	22.6	50.9	64.3
16		Saints	395	2016	265	105	25	16	7	9	0	55	469	29.3	454	28.4	48.6	86.7
17		Saints	395	2014	258	101	36	16	7	9	0	49	401	25.1	424	26.5	48.3	53.3
18		Ravens	394	2021	209	159	26	17	8	9	0	41	387	22.8	392	23.1	36.4	66.7
19		Ravens	393	2024	199	164	30	17	12	5	0	65	518	30.5	361	21.2	48.2	53.3
20		Patriots	393	2007	243	124	26	16	16	0	0	75	589	36.8	274	17.1	48.2	71.4
21		Cowboys	391	2021	249	111	31	17	12	5	0	64	530	31.2	358	21.1	43.4	58.3
22		Patriots	389	2017	232	107	50	16	13	3	0	49	458	28.6	296	18.5	40.6	61.5
23		Buccaneers	388	2018	265	80	43	16	5	11	0	49	396	24.8	464	29.0	46.0	69.2
24		Dolphins	387	1984	243	115	29	16	14	2	0	70	513	32.1	298	18.6
25		Ravens	386	2019	171	188	27	16	14	2	0	64	531	33.2	282	17.6	47.1	70.8

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

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TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots	11	3	0	.786
Bills	10	4	0	.714
Dolphins	6	8	0	.429
Jets	3	11	0	.214

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Total Yards Rankings

396.9

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379.9

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Rush Yards Rankings

158.5

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NFL 2025 Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots	11	3	0	.786
Bills	10	4	0	.714
Dolphins - e	6	8	0	.429
Jets - e	3	11	0	.214
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	8	6	0	.571
Ravens	7	7	0	.500
Bengals - e	4	10	0	.286
Browns - e	3	11	0	.214
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	10	4	0	.714
Texans	9	5	0	.643
Colts	8	6	0	.571
Titans - e	2	12	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - x	12	2	0	.857
Chargers	10	4	0	.714
Chiefs - e	6	8	0	.429
Raiders - e	2	12	0	.143

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	9	5	0	.643
Cowboys	6	7	1	.464
Commanders - e	4	10	0	.286
Giants - e	2	12	0	.143
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	10	4	0	.714
Packers	9	4	1	.679
Lions	8	6	0	.571
Vikings - e	6	8	0	.429
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Buccaneers	7	7	0	.500
Panthers	7	7	0	.500
Falcons - e	5	9	0	.357
Saints - e	4	10	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Rams - x	11	3	0	.786
Seahawks	11	3	0	.786
49ers	10	4	0	.714
Cardinals - e	3	11	0	.214

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 9/13	SF	@	NO	26-21
Sat 9/13	NE	@	MIA	33-27
Sat 9/13	CAR	@	ARI	22-27
Sat 9/13	DEN	@	IND	28-29
Sat 9/13	PHI	@	KC	20-17

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 12/18	LAR	@	SEA	8:15 PM
Sat 12/20	PHI	@	WAS	5:00 PM
Sat 12/20	GB	@	CHI	8:20 PM
Sun 12/21	BUF	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 12/21	LAC	@	DAL	1:00 PM