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

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	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	390	2021	248	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

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More Patriots Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,463

Maye

RUSH

263

Stevenson

REC

261

Doubs

Team Rankings

PPG

22.7

18th

OPP PPG

18.8

5th

RUSH YDS/G

130.7

6th

PASS YDS/G

251.5

10th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	5	1	.833
Patriots	4	2	.667
Jets	2	4	.333
Dolphins	0	5	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	NE	@	CHI	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	NE	@	MIA	4:25 PM
Sun 11/8	GB	@	NE	4:25 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM
Sun 11/29	NE	@	LAC	8:20 PM

Last Game

Jets

2 - 4

Final

Patriots

4 - 2

Sun 18 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

Stafford

1,714

Stroud

1,684

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

665

Walker

641

Robinson

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

580

Olave

577

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

14

Purdy

14

Lawrence

14

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

118.1

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Ponder

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

29.5

29.2

28.0

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

18.3

18.8

19.8

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

388.3

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

160.7

159.8

151.5

149.5

148.8

130.7

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

280.7

273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

89.8

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

70.3

Likely

63.7

Kittle

54.2

Bowers

Fantasy K Rankings

84

Shrader

68

Reichard

65

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-1

4-1

4-1-1

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

1-3-1

2-4

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Bears	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	2	0	.667
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000