most nfl first downs since 1938

Since 1938, the Green Bay Packers have the most first downs by a team, with 23,015 first downs.

		TEAM	1DWN	PASS 1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	3DWN%	4DWN%
1		Packers	23,015	12,415	8,262	1,901	1,267	689	556	22	3,362	28,028	22.1	25,562	20.2
2		Rams	22,855	12,352	8,463	1,695	1,257	635	601	21	3,275	27,625	22.0	26,618	21.2
3		Eagles	22,758	12,163	8,523	1,767	1,267	637	605	25	3,217	26,919	21.2	25,824	20.4
4		Commanders	22,589	12,173	8,215	1,782	1,267	614	629	24	3,064	25,992	20.5	26,919	21.2
5		Cardinals	22,288	12,091	7,957	1,906	1,267	508	736	23	2,917	24,645	19.5	28,896	22.8
6		Steelers	22,153	11,457	8,635	1,748	1,247	672	555	20	2,946	25,454	20.4	23,902	19.2
7		Lions	22,129	12,130	7,816	1,788	1,267	555	687	25	3,016	25,746	20.3	27,296	21.5
8		Bears	22,067	10,859	9,029	1,749	1,267	654	601	12	3,107	26,066	20.6	25,070	19.8
9		Giants	21,937	11,553	8,138	1,878	1,267	621	623	23	2,978	25,368	20.0	25,818	20.4
10		49ers	21,695	11,909	8,173	1,613	1,135	604	517	14	3,031	25,590	22.5	23,501	20.7
11		Colts	20,933	11,753	7,375	1,805	1,099	572	519	8	2,811	24,107	21.9	23,793	21.6
12		Cowboys	19,898	11,071	7,260	1,567	1,015	576	432	7	2,737	23,473	23.1	20,649	20.3
13		Chargers	19,648	11,489	6,533	1,626	1,017	505	501	11	2,662	22,796	22.4	22,068	21.7
14		Broncos	19,389	10,786	6,861	1,742	1,017	532	475	10	2,540	22,202	21.8	21,786	21.4
15		Patriots	19,315	10,850	6,827	1,638	1,017	559	449	9	2,658	22,913	22.5	20,764	20.4
16		Browns	19,260	10,373	7,273	1,614	1,087	520	556	11	2,562	21,954	20.2	22,544	20.7
17		Chiefs	19,214	10,613	7,094	1,507	1,017	553	452	12	2,622	22,818	22.4	20,512	20.2
18		Vikings	19,120	10,755	6,808	1,557	1,003	546	446	11	2,583	22,317	22.3	20,765	20.7
19		Raiders	18,737	10,654	6,511	1,572	1,017	512	494	11	2,530	21,779	21.4	22,307	21.9
20		Bills	18,644	9,925	7,154	1,565	1,016	498	510	8	2,456	21,146	20.8	21,387	21.1
21		Titans	18,367	10,329	6,567	1,471	1,017	482	529	6	2,448	21,248	20.9	22,456	22.1
22		Jets	18,189	10,155	6,518	1,516	1,017	436	573	8	2,289	20,218	19.9	22,718	22.3
23		Dolphins	17,493	10,178	5,928	1,387	933	511	418	4	2,313	20,000	21.4	19,027	20.4
24		Saints	17,336	10,021	5,911	1,404	919	423	491	5	2,245	19,502	21.2	20,530	22.3
25		Falcons	17,102	9,780	5,890	1,432	933	406	521	6	2,136	18,849	20.2	21,212	22.7

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NFL 2025 Standings

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

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 10/4	TEN	@	ARI	22-21
Sat 10/4	TB	@	SEA	38-35
Sat 10/4	DET	@	CIN	37-24
Sat 10/4	WAS	@	LAC	27-10
Sat 10/4	NE	@	BUF	23-20

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 1/10	GB	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Sun 1/11	BUF	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 1/11	SF	@	PHI	4:30 PM
Sun 1/11	LAC	@	NE	8:15 PM
Mon 1/12	HOU	@	PIT	8:15 PM