The Kansas City Chiefs had the most first downs by a team in 2021, with 419 first downs.

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	TEAM	1DWN	SEASON	PASS 1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Chiefs	419	2021	267	119	33	17	12	5	0	57	480	28.2	364	21.4	52.2	66.7
2	Buccaneers	404	2021	273	106	25	17	13	4	0	63	511	30.1	353	20.8	47.1	56.3
3	Chargers	401	2021	256	112	33	17	9	8	0	58	474	27.9	459	27.0	45.2	64.7
4	Bills	398	2021	236	134	28	17	11	6	0	57	483	28.4	289	17.0	46.4	50.0
5	Ravens	394	2021	209	159	26	17	8	9	0	41	387	22.8	392	23.1	36.4	66.7
6	Cowboys	390	2021	248	111	31	17	12	5	0	64	530	31.2	358	21.1	43.4	58.3
7	Packers	375	2021	235	109	31	17	13	4	0	54	450	26.5	371	21.8	43.6	59.1
8	Cardinals	367	2021	214	127	26	17	11	6	0	52	449	26.4	366	21.5	45.2	58.6
9	Titans	363	2021	194	135	34	17	12	5	0	49	419	24.6	354	20.8	43.6	62.5
10	Patriots	362	2021	187	139	36	17	10	7	0	51	462	27.2	303	17.8	43.5	64.7
11	49ers	361	2021	200	130	31	17	10	7	0	50	427	25.1	365	21.5	40.2	50.0
12	Rams	355	2021	233	99	23	17	12	5	0	52	460	27.1	372	21.9	43.9	52.6
13	Colts	354	2021	167	154	33	17	9	8	0	52	451	26.5	365	21.5	41.0	62.1
14	Eagles	352	2021	167	163	22	17	9	8	0	50	444	26.1	385	22.6	45.7	45.8
15	Raiders	349	2021	217	95	37	17	10	7	0	37	374	22.0	439	25.8	37.4	63.2
16	Washington Football Team	345	2021	181	129	35	17	7	10	0	37	335	19.7	434	25.5	38.8	50.0
17	Browns	342	2021	177	138	27	17	8	9	0	43	349	20.5	371	21.8	39.2	41.4
18	Bengals	337	2021	208	96	33	17	10	7	0	54	460	27.1	376	22.1	39.6	65.0
19	Bears	333	2021	180	119	34	17	6	11	0	33	311	18.3	407	23.9	34.7	41.7
20	Vikings	332	2021	202	103	27	17	8	9	0	48	425	25.0	426	25.1	36.4	54.5
21	Broncos	331	2021	179	124	28	17	7	10	0	37	335	19.7	322	18.9	38.5	57.1
22	Lions	329	2021	193	104	32	17	3	13	1	35	325	19.1	467	27.5	34.7	51.2
23	Dolphins	325	2021	206	87	32	17	9	8	0	39	341	20.1	373	21.9	40.8	54.5
24	Steelers	324	2021	205	85	34	17	9	7	1	34	343	20.2	398	23.4	38.9	47.6
25	Panthers	322	2021	174	118	30	17	5	12	0	32	304	17.9	404	23.8	35.7	41.2

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More Chiefs Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,037

Mahomes

RUSH

537

Walker

REC

246

Kelce

Team Rankings

PPG

29.5

6th

OPP PPG

19.3

6th

RUSH YDS/G

162.3

3rd

PASS YDS/G

259.3

10th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	.750
Broncos	2	2	.500
Chargers	0	4	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	LAC	@	KC	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	KC	@	SEA	8:20 PM
Sun 11/1	KC	@	DEN	4:25 PM
Sun 11/8	NYJ	@	KC	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	KC	@	ATL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Chiefs

4 - 0

Final

Raiders

3 - 1

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,203

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

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

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

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

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

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
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
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