most first downs week 1 2021

The Detroit Lions had the most first downs by a team in Week 1 in 2021, with 31 first downs.

		TEAM	1DWN	SEASON	PASS 1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	3DWN%	4DWN%
1		Lions	31	2021	19	8	4	1	0	1	0	4	33	33.0	41	41.0	26.7	40.0
2		Cowboys	30	2021	21	4	5	1	0	1	0	3	29	29.0	31	31.0	52.9
3		Chargers	27	2021	20	6	1	1	1	0	0	2	20	20.0	16	16.0	73.7
4		Raiders	26	2021	17	6	3	1	1	0	0	4	33	33.0	27	27.0	46.7	0.0
5		Bears	24	2021	13	10	1	1	0	1	0	2	14	14.0	34	34.0	45.5	0.0
6		Eagles	24	2021	13	10	1	1	1	0	0	4	32	32.0	6	6.0	46.2	0.0
7		Browns	24	2021	14	9	1	1	0	1	0	4	29	29.0	33	33.0	28.6	75.0
8		Broncos	24	2021	17	4	3	1	1	0	0	3	27	27.0	13	13.0	46.7	100.0
9		Patriots	24	2021	14	8	2	1	0	1	0	1	16	16.0	17	17.0	68.8
10		Vikings	24	2021	16	5	3	1	0	1	0	3	24	24.0	27	27.0	37.5	100.0
11		Buccaneers	24	2021	22	1	1	1	1	0	0	4	31	31.0	29	29.0	45.5
12		Colts	23	2021	14	8	1	1	0	1	0	2	16	16.0	28	28.0	38.5	0.0
13		Cardinals	22	2021	13	7	2	1	1	0	0	5	38	38.0	13	13.0	53.8
14		Bills	22	2021	13	8	1	1	0	1	0	1	16	16.0	23	23.0	44.4	33.3
15		Saints	22	2021	10	11	1	1	1	0	0	5	38	38.0	3	3.0	50.0	100.0
16		Texans	22	2021	13	6	3	1	1	0	0	4	37	37.0	21	21.0	57.1
17		49ers	21	2021	13	6	2	1	1	0	0	5	41	41.0	33	33.0	33.3
18		Chiefs	21	2021	17	4	0	1	1	0	0	4	33	33.0	29	29.0	69.2
19		Ravens	20	2021	11	8	1	1	0	1	0	3	27	27.0	33	33.0	25.0	50.0
20		Bengals	20	2021	12	7	1	1	1	0	0	3	27	27.0	24	24.0	21.4	66.7
21		Jaguars	20	2021	13	5	2	1	0	1	0	3	21	21.0	37	37.0	27.3	100.0
22		Giants	19	2021	13	3	3	1	0	1	0	2	13	13.0	27	27.0	50.0	33.3
23		Falcons	19	2021	8	7	4	1	0	1	0	0	6	6.0	32	32.0	21.4	33.3
24		Rams	18	2021	13	4	1	1	1	0	0	4	34	34.0	14	14.0	54.5	100.0
25		Seahawks	18	2021	12	6	0	1	1	0	0	4	28	28.0	16	16.0	44.4

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4,233

Goff

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RUSH

1,143

Gibbs

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REC

1,262

St. Brown

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PPG

28.9

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OPP PPG

24.8

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

119.9

15th

PASS YDS/G

264.8

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2025 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	11	5	0	.688
Packers	9	6	1	.594
Lions	8	8	0	.500
Vikings	8	8	0	.500

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Sun 1/4	DET	@	CHI	4:25 PM

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8 - 8

10

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23

MIN

8 - 8

Thu 25 Dec 2025

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Pass Yards Leaders

4,482

Prescott

Dak Prescott

4,448

Stafford

Matthew Stafford

4,233

Goff

Jared Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

1,606

Cook

James Cook III

1,559

Taylor

Jonathan Taylor

1,469

Henry

Derrick Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

1,709

Smith-Njigba

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1,639

Nacua

Puka Nacua

1,420

Pickens

George Pickens

Pass TD Leaders

42

Stafford

Matthew Stafford

33

Goff

Jared Goff

30

Maye

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Rush TD Leaders

18

Taylor

Jonathan Taylor

16

Henry

Derrick Henry

14

Allen

Josh Allen

14

Adams

Davante Adams

11

McBride

Trey McBride

11

St. Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

112.9

Maye

Drake Maye

108.8

Stafford

Matthew Stafford

107.0

Goff

Jared Goff

22.0

Garrett

Myles Garrett

16.5

Burns

Brian Burns

14.0

Hunter

Danielle Hunter

NFL 2025 Rankings

30.1

29.4

28.9

28.4

28.3

27.9

Opp PPG Rankings

16.6

18.1

18.8

19.3

19.4

19.6

Total Yards Rankings

398.6

394.6

375.8

374.5

370.4

369.4

Rush Yards Rankings

157.8

156.4

149.4

134.2

130.6

127.1

Pass Yards Rankings

287.0

278.0

265.3

264.8

261.9

255.2

64.0

53.0

51.0

48.0

46.0

45.0

NFL Fantasy 2025

Fantasy RB Rankings

312.4

Taylor

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308.9

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

287.5

Robinson

Bijan Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

232.5

Smith-Njigba

Jaxon Smith-Njigba

230

Nacua

Puka Nacua

198

Pickens

George Pickens

Fantasy TE Rankings

183.4

McBride

Trey McBride

125.1

Goedert

Dallas Goedert

117

Pitts

Kyle Pitts Sr.

Fantasy K Rankings

194

Myers

Jason Myers

182.6

Aubrey

Brandon Aubrey

168

Fairbairn

Ka'imi Fairbairn

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Best Record ATS

11-5

11-5

11-5

11-5

11-5

10-5-1

Worst Record ATS

5-11

5-10-1

6-10

6-10

6-10

6-10

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots - y	13	3	0	.813
Bills - w	11	5	0	.688
Dolphins - e	7	9	0	.438
Jets - e	3	13	0	.188
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	9	7	0	.563
Ravens	8	8	0	.500
Bengals - e	6	10	0	.375
Browns - e	4	12	0	.250
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - x	12	4	0	.750
Texans - x	11	5	0	.688
Colts - e	8	8	0	.500
Titans - e	3	13	0	.188
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - y	13	3	0	.813
Chargers - w	11	5	0	.688
Chiefs - e	6	10	0	.375
Raiders - e	2	14	0	.125

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles - y	11	5	0	.688
Cowboys - e	7	8	1	.469
Commanders - e	4	12	0	.250
Giants - e	3	13	0	.188
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - y	11	5	0	.688
Packers - w	9	6	1	.594
Vikings - e	8	8	0	.500
Lions - e	8	8	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	8	8	0	.500
Buccaneers	7	9	0	.438
Falcons - e	7	9	0	.438
Saints - e	6	10	0	.375
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - x	13	3	0	.813
49ers - x	12	4	0	.750
Rams - w	11	5	0	.688
Cardinals - e	3	13	0	.188

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 9/27	LAC	@	NYG	18-21
Sat 9/27	JAX	@	SF	26-21
Sat 9/27	IND	@	LAR	20-27
Sat 9/27	CHI	@	LV	25-24
Sat 9/27	BAL	@	KC	20-37

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 1/3	CAR	@	TB	4:30 PM
Sat 1/3	SEA	@	SF	8:00 PM
Sun 1/4	TEN	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 1/4	IND	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Sun 1/4	CLE	@	CIN	1:00 PM