most first downs pass by a team in a season

The Denver Broncos have made the most first-down passes by a team in a season, with 293 completions in 2013.

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	TEAM	PASS 1DWN	SEASON	1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Broncos	293	2013	435	107	35	16	13	3	0	76	606	37.9	399	24.9	46.3	88.9
2	Saints	280	2011	416	116	20	16	13	3	0	66	547	34.2	339	21.2	56.7	30.0
3	Buccaneers	273	2021	404	106	25	17	13	4	0	63	511	30.1	353	20.8	47.1	56.3
4	Chiefs	272	2022	408	105	31	17	14	3	0	61	496	29.2	369	21.7	48.7	75.0
5	Lions	272	2012	382	84	26	16	4	12	0	39	372	23.3	437	27.3	42.5	40.0
6	Chiefs	267	2021	419	119	33	17	12	5	0	57	480	28.2	364	21.4	52.2	66.7
7	Saints	267	2012	352	64	21	16	7	9	0	58	461	28.8	454	28.4	44.0	57.1
8	Buccaneers	265	2018	388	80	43	16	5	11	0	49	396	24.8	464	29.0	46.0	69.2
9	Saints	265	2016	395	105	25	16	7	9	0	55	469	29.3	454	28.4	48.6	86.7
10	Patriots	262	2011	399	107	30	16	13	3	0	61	513	32.1	342	21.4	45.9	63.6
11	Chargers	259	1985	380	92	29	16	8	8	0	60	467	29.2	435	27.2
12	Falcons	258	2019	383	84	41	16	7	9	0	42	381	23.8	399	24.9	42.0	61.9
13	Saints	258	2014	395	101	36	16	7	9	0	49	401	25.1	424	26.5	48.3	53.3
14	Chargers	256	2021	401	112	33	17	9	8	0	58	474	27.9	459	27.0	45.2	64.7
15	Patriots	256	2012	444	151	37	16	12	4	0	67	557	34.8	331	20.7	48.7	66.7
16	Chiefs	255	2020	397	110	32	16	14	2	0	57	473	29.6	362	22.6	49.0	56.3
17	Bengals	253	2024	376	88	35	17	9	8	0	57	472	27.8	434	25.5	46.7	52.6
18	Colts	253	2010	366	87	26	16	10	6	0	51	435	27.2	388	24.3	44.6	62.5
19	Steelers	251	2018	378	88	39	16	9	6	1	54	428	26.8	360	22.5	44.4	64.3
20	Colts	251	2014	371	80	40	16	11	5	0	53	458	28.6	369	23.1	41.0	40.0
21	Oilers	251	1990	376	97	28	16	9	7	0	49	405	25.3	307	19.2
22	Dolphins	250	1986	351	84	17	16	8	8	0	56	430	26.9	405	25.3
23	Cowboys	248	2021	390	111	31	17	12	5	0	64	530	31.2	358	21.1	43.4	58.3
24	Saints	247	2015	381	98	36	16	7	9	0	51	408	25.5	476	29.8	47.7	62.5
25	Rams	247	2000	380	112	21	16	10	6	0	67	540	33.8	471	29.4	47.5	61.5

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More Broncos Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

131

Nix

RUSH

36

Dobbins

REC

43

Engram

Team Rankings

PPG

10.0

28th

OPP PPG

31.0

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

61.0

31st

PASS YDS/G

131.0

32nd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	1	0	1.000
Raiders	1	0	1.000
Broncos	0	1	.000
Chargers	0	1	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	JAX	@	DEN	4:05 PM
Sun 9/27	LAR	@	DEN	8:20 PM
Sun 10/4	DEN	@	SF	4:25 PM
Sun 10/11	DEN	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Thu 10/15	SEA	@	DEN	8:15 PM

Last Game

Broncos

0 - 1

Final

Chiefs

1 - 0

Mon 14 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

582

Allen

533

Goff

410

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

208

Gibbs

192

Cook

173

Walker

Rec Yards Leaders

225

Kincaid

209

St. Brown

182

Olave

Pass TD Leaders

6

Goff

5

Allen

4

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

4

Allen

3

Swift

3

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

4

St. Brown

2

Jeanty

2

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

150.6

Lawrence

134.2

Dart

125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

Rousseau

3.0

Hutchinson

2.0

Watt

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

59.0

41.0

39.0

38.5

37.0

34.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.0

10.0

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

552.0

506.0

478.0

469.0

427.5

419.0

Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

220.0

202.0

174.0

165.0

152.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

324.0

291.0

277.0

Sack Leaders

7.0

5.0

4.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

45.9

Gibbs

34.3

Henry

31.4

Swift

Fantasy WR Rankings

44.9

St. Brown

26.7

Watson

25.8

Coker

Fantasy TE Rankings

28.5

Kincaid

19.8

Likely

19.7

Goedert

Fantasy K Rankings

19

McPherson

18

Bass

16

Ryland

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	1	0	0	1.000
Eagles	1	0	0	1.000
Commanders	0	1	0	.000
Cowboys	0	1	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	1	0	0	1.000
Bears	1	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Packers	0	1	0	.000
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	0	1	0	.000
Buccaneers	0	1	0	.000
Panthers	0	1	0	.000
Saints	0	1	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	1	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	1	0	0	1.000
Rams	0	1	0	.000

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	2	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	0	0	1.000
Patriots	0	1	0	.000
Dolphins	0	1	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	1	0	0	1.000
Bengals	1	0	0	1.000
Steelers	1	0	0	1.000
Browns	0	1	0	.000
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	0	0	1.000
Texans	0	1	0	.000
Titans	0	1	0	.000
Colts	0	1	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	1	0	0	1.000
Raiders	1	0	0	1.000
Chargers	0	1	0	.000
Broncos	0	1	0	.000