most nfl first downs since 1942

Since 1942, the Green Bay Packers have the most first downs by a team, with 22,412 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	22,412	12,346	8,180	1,886	1,223	656	546	21	3,238	27,076	22.1	25,016	20.5
2		Rams	22,389	12,308	8,395	1,686	1,213	620	574	19	3,188	27,012	22.3	25,804	21.3
3		Eagles	22,325	12,104	8,463	1,758	1,223	628	572	23	3,150	26,430	21.6	25,031	20.5
4		Commanders	22,035	12,109	8,153	1,773	1,223	585	617	21	2,951	25,181	20.6	26,355	21.5
5		Cardinals	21,816	12,027	7,891	1,898	1,223	500	703	20	2,855	24,184	19.8	28,055	22.9
6		Steelers	21,765	11,439	8,586	1,740	1,203	666	521	16	2,900	25,098	20.9	23,063	19.2
7		49ers	21,695	11,909	8,173	1,613	1,135	604	517	14	3,031	25,590	22.5	23,501	20.7
8		Lions	21,648	12,101	7,765	1,782	1,223	533	667	23	2,948	25,223	20.6	26,690	21.8
9		Giants	21,459	11,520	8,070	1,869	1,223	590	613	20	2,888	24,637	20.1	25,407	20.8
10		Bears	21,456	10,803	8,917	1,736	1,223	622	589	12	2,951	24,940	20.4	24,466	20.0
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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Bills - w	12	5	0	.706
Dolphins - e	7	10	0	.412
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Rams - w	12	5	0	.706
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