most passing first downs 2016

The New Orleans Saints completed the most first-down passes by a team in 2016, with 265 completions.

		TEAM	PASS 1DWN	SEASON	1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	3DWN%	4DWN%
1		Saints	265	2016	395	105	25	16	7	9	0	55	469	29.3	454	28.4	48.6	86.7
2		Falcons	239	2016	379	108	32	16	11	5	0	63	540	33.8	406	25.4	42.1	57.1
3		Cardinals	229	2016	368	97	42	16	7	8	1	51	418	26.1	362	22.6	40.7	50.0
4		Redskins	226	2016	345	89	30	16	8	7	1	43	396	24.8	383	23.9	45.2	50.0
5		Packers	222	2016	349	91	36	16	10	6	0	51	432	27.0	388	24.3	46.7	41.2
6		Colts	220	2016	351	93	38	16	8	8	0	47	411	25.7	392	24.5	43.1	44.4
7		Buccaneers	220	2016	340	80	40	16	9	7	0	41	354	22.1	369	23.1	43.9	44.4
8		Lions	217	2016	329	76	36	16	9	7	0	36	346	21.6	358	22.4	42.6	70.0
9		Chargers	214	2016	340	90	36	16	5	11	0	48	410	25.6	423	26.4	42.5	50.0
10		Bears	212	2016	324	93	19	16	3	13	0	32	279	17.4	399	24.9	37.8	28.6
11		Steelers	210	2016	336	97	29	16	11	5	0	47	399	24.9	327	20.4	41.1	56.3
12		Vikings	209	2016	303	66	28	16	8	8	0	36	327	20.4	307	19.2	38.0	44.4
13		Jaguars	207	2016	321	75	39	16	3	13	0	34	318	19.9	400	25.0	35.3	43.8
14		Ravens	205	2016	316	79	32	16	8	8	0	32	343	21.4	321	20.1	36.9	42.1
15		Bengals	204	2016	341	100	37	16	6	9	1	35	325	20.3	315	19.7	39.0	77.8
16		Patriots	203	2016	351	109	39	16	14	2	0	51	441	27.6	250	15.6	45.8	66.7
17		Seahawks	203	2016	313	85	25	16	10	5	1	37	354	22.1	292	18.3	38.2	36.4
18		Raiders	198	2016	334	98	38	16	12	4	0	47	416	26.0	385	24.1	38.1	46.2
19		Chiefs	197	2016	305	86	22	16	12	4	0	42	389	24.3	311	19.4	38.0	71.4
20		Panthers	194	2016	318	99	25	16	6	10	0	40	369	23.1	402	25.1	37.2	64.7
21		Eagles	192	2016	333	114	27	16	7	9	0	37	367	22.9	331	20.7	37.9	48.1
22		Cowboys	191	2016	358	142	25	16	13	3	0	49	421	26.3	306	19.1	42.3	88.9
23		Giants	190	2016	289	73	26	16	11	5	0	36	310	19.4	284	17.8	35.6	47.4
24		Browns	181	2016	296	83	32	16	1	15	0	29	264	16.5	452	28.3	36.3	72.2
25		Broncos	181	2016	290	76	33	16	9	7	0	35	333	20.8	297	18.6	34.2	52.9

StatMuse has team, season-level data for first-down passes going back to the 1941 season.

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RUSH

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TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	8	8	0	.500
Buccaneers	7	9	0	.438
Falcons	6	9	0	.400
Saints	5	10	0	.333

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Rush Yards Leaders

1,559

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Pickens

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Pass TD Leaders

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Rush TD Leaders

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Henry

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11

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112.9

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112.1

Stafford

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Garrett

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19.3

19.3

19.4

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Total Yards Rankings

398.6

396.7

374.5

373.1

371.5

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Rush Yards Rankings

158.9

157.8

152.1

134.2

126.7

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Pass Yards Rankings

287.0

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259.2

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Nacua

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McBride

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Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2025 Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots - x	13	3	0	.813
Bills - x	11	4	0	.733
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	12	0	.200
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	13	0	.133

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles - y	10	5	0	.667
Cowboys - e	7	8	1	.469
Commanders - e	4	12	0	.250
Giants - e	2	13	0	.133
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - y	11	4	0	.733
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	6	9	0	.400
Saints - e	5	10	0	.333
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - x	13	3	0	.813
49ers - x	11	4	0	.733
Rams - x	11	4	0	.733
Cardinals - e	3	13	0	.188

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 9/27	CLE	@	DET	10-34
Sat 9/27	WAS	@	ATL	27-34
Sat 9/27	PHI	@	TB	31-25
Sat 9/27	CAR	@	NE	13-42
Sat 9/27	LAC	@	NYG	18-21

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 12/28	PHI	@	BUF	4:25 PM
Sun 12/28	CHI	@	SF	8:20 PM
Mon 12/29	LAR	@	ATL	8:15 PM
Sun 1/4	TEN	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 1/4	DET	@	CHI	1:00 PM