nfl team most first down in a game since 1981

Since 1981, the New Orleans Saints have the most first downs by a team in a game, with 40 first downs against the Cowboys on November 10, 2013.

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NFL team most first down in a regular-season game since 1981

	TEAM	1DWN	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	PASS 1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	TD	OFF	OPP OFF	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Saints	40	11/10/2013	NO	vs	DAL	W 49-17	20	15	5	7	625	193	75.0	100.0
2	Broncos	39	12/8/2013	DEN	vs	TEN	W 51-28	25	9	5	6	551	254	38.5	100.0
3	Texans	39	11/18/2012	HOU	vs	JAX	W 43-37	26	10	3	5	653	458	36.4
4	Redskins	39	11/4/1990	WAS	@	DET	W 41-38	25	14	0	5	676	351
5	Jets	39	11/27/1988	NYJ	vs	MIA	W 38-34	23	13	3	5	597	440
6	Lions	38	11/17/2024	DET	vs	JAX	W 52-6	22	14	2	7	645	170	60.0	100.0
7	Seahawks	38	9/30/2024	SEA	@	DET	L 29-42	22	10	6	4	516	389	50.0	50.0
8	Ravens	36	11/7/2021	BAL	vs	MIN	W 34-31	15	17	4	4	500	318	40.0	100.0
9	Saints	36	12/25/2020	NO	vs	MIN	W 52-33	14	21	1	7	583	364	55.6	100.0
10	Chiefs	36	11/22/2020	KC	@	LV	W 35-31	22	10	4	5	460	364	55.6	100.0
11	Rams	36	9/29/2019	LAR	vs	TB	L 40-55	27	3	6	5	518	464	36.4	0.0
12	Dolphins	36	12/21/2014	MIA	vs	MIN	W 37-35	23	7	6	5	493	357	69.2
13	Steelers	36	11/30/2014	PIT	vs	NO	L 32-35	25	6	5	3	538	393	42.9	0.0
14	Lions	36	9/23/2012	DET	@	TEN	L 41-44	23	11	2	4	583	437	25.0	0.0
15	Saints	36	12/18/2011	NO	@	MIN	W 42-20	23	9	4	6	573	207	72.7	0.0
16	Saints	36	10/23/2011	NO	vs	IND	W 62-7	19	16	1	8	557	252	75.0
17	Chiefs	36	10/24/2004	KC	vs	ATL	W 56-10	14	21	1	8	540	222	60.0
18	49ers	36	10/18/1998	SF	vs	IND	W 34-31	22	9	5	4	448	336	54.5
19	Jaguars	36	10/20/1996	JAX	@	STL	L 14-17	24	10	2	2	538	204	78.6	100.0
20	Cowboys	35	10/4/2020	DAL	vs	CLE	L 38-49	29	6	0	5	566	508	54.5	50.0
21	Texans	35	10/13/2019	HOU	@	KC	W 31-24	20	12	3	4	472	309	41.7	66.7
22	Packers	35	12/23/2018	GB	@	NYJ	W 44-38	19	9	7	5	540	370	41.7	100.0
23	Bengals	35	10/30/2016	CIN	vs	WAS	T 27-27	17	10	8	4	415	546	53.3
24	Saints	35	11/1/2015	NO	vs	NYG	W 52-49	24	10	1	7	608	416	63.6	100.0
25	Patriots	35	9/27/2015	NE	vs	JAX	W 51-17	19	12	4	6	471	293	78.6

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,586

Rattler

RUSH

471

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REC

896

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Team Rankings

PPG

16.1

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OPP PPG

23.7

19th

RUSH YDS/G

93.4

27th

PASS YDS/G

220.6

20th

2025 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Buccaneers	7	7	.500
Panthers	7	7	.500
Falcons	5	9	.357
Saints	4	10	.286

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 12/21	NYJ	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 12/28	NO	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 1/4	NO	@	ATL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Panthers

7 - 7

Final

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4 - 10

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NFL 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,931

Prescott

3,722

Stafford

3,672

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

1,443

Taylor

1,415

Cook

1,186

Achane

Rec Yards Leaders

1,541

Smith-Njigba

1,367

Nacua

1,212

Pickens

Pass TD Leaders

37

Stafford

29

Goff

26

Prescott

Rush TD Leaders

16

Taylor

13

Gibbs

13

Jacobs

Rec TD Leaders

14

Adams

11

St. Brown

10

McBride

QB Rating Leaders

112.2

Stafford

110.4

Goff

109.1

Maye

Sack Leaders

21.5

Garrett

13.0

Burns

12.5

Parsons

NFL 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

30.6

30.0

29.4

29.1

28.9

28.0

Opp PPG Rankings

16.3

17.3

18.6

19.1

19.4

Total Yards Rankings

396.9

383.6

381.2

379.9

369.4

364.2

Rush Yards Rankings

158.5

152.2

146.2

137.1

131.1

128.9

Pass Yards Rankings

287.9

265.9

262.5

262.0

257.8

256.6

Sack Leaders

58.0

48.0

47.0

42.0

40.0

NFL Fantasy 2025

Fantasy RB Rankings

284.1

Taylor

258.2

McCaffrey

255.4

Gibbs

Fantasy WR Rankings

209.7

Smith-Njigba

184.8

Nacua

180.9

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

167.1

McBride

111.8

Kelce

109.1

Goedert

Fantasy K Rankings

182

Myers

160.6

Aubrey

153

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NFL 2025 Betting

Best Record ATS

10-4

9-4-1

9-5

Worst Record ATS

5-9

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots	11	3	0	.786
Bills	10	4	0	.714
Dolphins - e	6	8	0	.429
Jets - e	3	11	0	.214
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	8	6	0	.571
Ravens	7	7	0	.500
Bengals - e	4	10	0	.286
Browns - e	3	11	0	.214
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	10	4	0	.714
Texans	9	5	0	.643
Colts	8	6	0	.571
Titans - e	2	12	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - x	12	2	0	.857
Chargers	10	4	0	.714
Chiefs - e	6	8	0	.429
Raiders - e	2	12	0	.143

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	9	5	0	.643
Cowboys	6	7	1	.464
Commanders - e	4	10	0	.286
Giants - e	2	12	0	.143
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	10	4	0	.714
Packers	9	4	1	.679
Lions	8	6	0	.571
Vikings - e	6	8	0	.429
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Buccaneers	7	7	0	.500
Panthers	7	7	0	.500
Falcons - e	5	9	0	.357
Saints - e	4	10	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Rams - x	11	3	0	.786
Seahawks	11	3	0	.786
49ers	10	4	0	.714
Cardinals - e	3	11	0	.214

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 9/13	SF	@	NO	26-21
Sat 9/13	NE	@	MIA	33-27
Sat 9/13	CAR	@	ARI	22-27
Sat 9/13	DEN	@	IND	28-29
Sat 9/13	PHI	@	KC	20-17

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 12/18	LAR	@	SEA	8:15 PM
Sat 12/20	PHI	@	WAS	5:00 PM
Sat 12/20	GB	@	CHI	8:20 PM
Sun 12/21	BUF	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 12/21	LAC	@	DAL	1:00 PM

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