most rushing first downs allowed per game 2021

The Pittsburgh Steelers and the Los Angeles Chargers were tied for the most opponent first-down rushes per game played in 2021, with 8.47.

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	TEAM	OPP RUSH 1DWN/GP	OPP RUSH 1DWN	GP	SEASON	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Steelers	8.47	144	17	2021	9	7	1	34	343	20.2	398	23.4	324	38.9	47.6
2	Chargers	8.47	144	17	2021	9	8	0	58	474	27.9	459	27.0	401	45.2	64.7
3	Falcons	8.41	143	17	2021	7	10	0	33	313	18.4	459	27.0	306	38.9	41.7
4	Texans	8	136	17	2021	4	13	0	31	280	16.5	452	26.6	266	39.7	42.9
5	Lions	7.94	135	17	2021	3	13	1	35	325	19.1	467	27.5	329	34.7	51.2
6	Vikings	7.71	131	17	2021	8	9	0	48	425	25.0	426	25.1	332	36.4	54.5
7	Jets	7.59	129	17	2021	4	13	0	36	310	18.2	504	29.6	310	36.3	48.3
8	Giants	7.41	126	17	2021	4	13	0	24	258	15.2	416	24.5	299	36.5	43.3
9	Seahawks	7.29	124	17	2021	7	10	0	49	395	23.2	366	21.5	302	37.3	36.4
10	Jaguars	7.29	124	17	2021	3	14	0	28	253	14.9	457	26.9	304	35.8	58.1
11	Chiefs	7.12	121	17	2021	12	5	0	57	480	28.2	364	21.4	419	52.2	66.7
12	Packers	7.06	120	17	2021	13	4	0	54	450	26.5	371	21.8	375	43.6	59.1
13	Bears	6.82	116	17	2021	6	11	0	33	311	18.3	407	23.9	333	34.7	41.7
14	Eagles	6.76	115	17	2021	9	8	0	50	444	26.1	385	22.6	352	45.7	45.8
15	Panthers	6.59	112	17	2021	5	12	0	32	304	17.9	404	23.8	322	35.7	41.2
16	Rams	6.53	111	17	2021	12	5	0	52	460	27.1	372	21.9	355	43.9	52.6
17	Patriots	6.53	111	17	2021	10	7	0	51	462	27.2	303	17.8	362	43.5	64.7
18	Cardinals	6.41	109	17	2021	11	6	0	52	449	26.4	366	21.5	367	45.2	58.6
19	Raiders	6.41	109	17	2021	10	7	0	37	374	22.0	439	25.8	349	37.4	63.2
20	Browns	6.35	108	17	2021	8	9	0	43	349	20.5	371	21.8	342	39.2	41.4
21	Bills	6.35	108	17	2021	11	6	0	57	483	28.4	289	17.0	398	46.4	50.0
22	Bengals	6.29	107	17	2021	10	7	0	54	460	27.1	376	22.1	337	39.6	65.0
23	Dolphins	6.24	106	17	2021	9	8	0	39	341	20.1	373	21.9	325	40.8	54.5
24	Washington Football Team	5.94	101	17	2021	7	10	0	37	335	19.7	434	25.5	345	38.8	50.0
25	Colts	5.94	101	17	2021	9	8	0	52	451	26.5	365	21.5	354	41.0	62.1

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More Steelers Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

999

Rodgers

RUSH

309

Warren

REC

213

Metcalf

Team Rankings

PPG

19.3

22nd

OPP PPG

21.8

14th

RUSH YDS/G

94.8

23rd

PASS YDS/G

249.8

14th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Browns	3	1	.750
Ravens	3	1	.750
Steelers	2	2	.500
Bengals	2	2	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	IND	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	PIT	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	PIT	@	CIN	8:20 PM

Last Game

Steelers

2 - 2

Final

Browns

3 - 1

Thu 1 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,189

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

421

Cook

374

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

481

Smith-Njigba

401

Higgins

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Young

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

173.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

305.7

303.5

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

83.8

Henry

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

36.6

Kelce

36.2

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000