Before 1986, the Los Angeles Rams had the most first downs by a team in a game, with 38 first downs versus the Giants on November 13, 1966.
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most first downs in an NFL regular-season game until 1985| TEAM | 1DWN | DATE | TM | OPP | RESULT | PASS 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | TD | OFF | OPP OFF | 3DWN% | 4DWN% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Rams | 38 | 11/13/1966 |  LA | vs |  NYG | W 55-14 | 7 | 572 | 103 | |||||
| 2 |  | Packers | 37 | 11/11/1962 |  GB | @ |  PHI | W 49-0 | 7 | 628 | 54 | |||||
| 3 |  | Steelers | 36 | 11/25/1979 |  PIT | vs |  CLE | W 33-30 | 3 | 606 | 345 | |||||
| 4 |  | Jets | 35 | 11/17/1985 |  NYJ | vs |  TB | W 62-28 | 18 | 15 | 2 | 8 | 581 | 212 | ||
| 5 |  | Falcons | 35 | 9/2/1979 |  ATL | @ |  NO | W 40-34 | 5 | 552 | 512 | |||||
| 6 | | Steelers | 35 | 12/13/1958 | PIT | vs |  CHC | W 38-21 | 5 | 683 | 277 | |||||
| 7 |  | Giants | 34 | 10/13/1985 | NYG | @ |  CIN | L 30-35 | 29 | 3 | 2 | 3 | 470 | 199 | ||
| 8 |  | Chargers | 34 | 11/18/1984 |  SD | vs |  MIA | W 34-28 | 20 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 537 | 434 | ||
| 9 | | Chargers | 34 | 12/20/1982 | SD | vs | CIN | W 50-34 | 23 | 10 | 1 | 6 | 661 | 441 | ||
| 10 |  | Eagles | 34 | 11/15/1981 | PHI | vs |  BAL | W 38-13 | 17 | 16 | 1 | 5 | 574 | 208 | ||
| 11 | | Falcons | 34 | 11/9/1980 | ATL | @ |  STL | W 33-27 | 4 | 563 | 415 | |||||
| 12 |  | Dolphins | 34 | 11/24/1977 | MIA | @ | STL | W 55-14 | 8 | 503 | 210 | |||||
| 13 |  | Browns | 34 | 10/30/1977 | CLE | vs |  KC | W 44-7 | 5 | 526 | 256 | |||||
| 14 |  | Bengals | 34 | 12/7/1975 | CIN | @ | PHI | W 31-0 | 4 | 484 | 225 | |||||
| 15 | | Bengals | 34 | 11/17/1975 | CIN | vs |  BUF | W 33-24 | 4 | 553 | 335 | |||||
| 16 |  | Raiders | 34 | 11/9/1975 |  OAK | vs | NO | W 48-10 | 7 | 523 | 140 | |||||
| 17 |  | Broncos | 34 | 11/18/1974 |  DEN | vs | KC | L 34-42 | 5 | 532 | 364 | |||||
| 18 |  | Vikings | 34 | 9/28/1969 |  MIN | vs | BAL | W 52-14 | 7 | 622 | 235 | |||||
| 19 | | Rams | 34 | 9/28/1951 | LA | vs |  NYY | W 54-14 | 8 | 722 | 111 | |||||
| 20 |  | Cowboys | 33 | 9/15/1985 |  DAL | @ |  DET | L 21-26 | 22 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 554 | 200 | ||
| 21 | | Dolphins | 33 | 9/15/1985 | MIA | vs |  IND | W 30-13 | 24 | 8 | 1 | 3 | 486 | 298 | ||
| 22 |  | Lions | 33 | 11/22/1984 | DET | vs | GB | W 31-28 | 15 | 18 | 0 | 4 | 539 | 306 | ||
| 23 | | Dolphins | 33 | 10/21/1984 | MIA | @ |  NE | W 44-24 | 16 | 15 | 2 | 6 | 552 | 408 | ||
| 24 |  | Seahawks | 33 | 11/27/1983 |  SEA | vs | KC | W 51-48 | 14 | 18 | 1 | 6 | 531 | 431 | ||
| 25 |  | Redskins | 33 | 10/17/1983 |  WAS | @ | GB | L 47-48 | 21 | 12 | 0 | 5 | 552 | 473 | ||
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete team, game-level data for first downs going back to the 1940 season.
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