most first downs in a single game in lions history

The Detroit Lions have the most first downs by a team in a game, with 38 first downs versus the Jaguars on November 17, 2024.

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most first downs in a single regular-season game in lions history

	TEAM	1DWN	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	PASS 1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	TD	OFF	OPP OFF	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Lions	38	11/17/2024	DET	vs	JAX	W 52-6	22	14	2	7	645	170	60.0	100.0
2	Lions	36	9/23/2012	DET	@	TEN	L 41-44	23	11	2	4	583	437	25.0	0.0
3	Lions	33	11/22/1984	DET	vs	GB	W 31-28	15	18	0	4	539	306
4	Lions	32	1/1/2012	DET	@	GB	L 41-45	27	2	3	5	575	550	36.4	50.0
5	Lions	31	12/4/2022	DET	vs	JAX	W 40-14	21	8	2	4	437	266	66.7
6	Lions	31	9/12/2021	DET	vs	SF	L 33-41	19	8	4	4	430	442	26.7	40.0
7	Lions	30	11/9/2025	DET	@	WAS	W 44-22	19	11	0	5	546	288	50.0	100.0
8	Lions	30	12/15/2024	DET	vs	BUF	L 42-48	27	3	0	6	521	559	46.2	100.0
9	Lions	30	11/8/2020	DET	@	MIN	L 20-34	19	9	2	2	421	487	50.0
10	Lions	30	11/28/2013	DET	vs	GB	W 40-10	16	14	0	5	561	126	75.0
11	Lions	30	11/18/2001	DET	@	ARI	L 38-45	22	4	4	5	478	417	46.7	66.7
12	Lions	30	9/30/1951	DET	vs	WAS	W 35-17				5	515	286
13	Lions	29	12/16/2023	DET	vs	DEN	W 42-17	18	10	1	6	448	287	50.0	100.0
14	Lions	29	10/30/2023	DET	vs	LV	W 26-14	17	10	2	2	486	157	42.9	100.0
15	Lions	29	9/29/2019	DET	vs	KC	L 30-34	17	8	4	3	447	438	38.5
16	Lions	29	10/11/2015	DET	vs	ARI	L 17-42	22	3	4	2	435	345	47.1	0.0
17	Lions	29	10/27/2013	DET	vs	DAL	W 31-30	17	11	1	4	623	268	27.3	50.0
18	Lions	29	11/22/2012	DET	vs	HOU	L 31-34	21	8	0	4	525	501	50.0
19	Lions	29	11/20/2011	DET	vs	CAR	W 49-35	17	9	3	7	495	409	54.5
20	Lions	29	9/16/2007	DET	vs	MIN	W 20-17	21	5	3	2	415	313	30.8
21	Lions	29	12/12/1981	DET	vs	MIN	W 45-7	16	11	2	6	476	216
22	Lions	29	10/22/1978	DET	vs	SD	W 31-14				4	461	304
23	Lions	29	9/24/1967	DET	vs	CLE	W 31-14				4	461	269
24	Lions	28	12/24/2023	DET	@	MIN	W 30-24	16	9	3	4	389	390	50.0	100.0
25	Lions	28	11/26/2020	DET	vs	HOU	L 25-41	17	8	3	3	388	384	46.2	33.3

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Total Yards Rankings

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Smith-Njigba

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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