nfl teams giving up the most rushing 1st downs

The Carolina Panthers and the Detroit Lions are tied for allowing the most first-down rushes in a season, with 179 rushes allowed.

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	TEAM	OPP RUSH 1DWN	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Panthers	179	2024	17	5	12	0	40	341	20.1	534	31.4	293	36.0	46.7
2	Lions	179	1985	16	7	9	0	33	307	19.2	366	22.9	259
3	Saints	178	1980	16	1	15	0	37	291	18.2	487	30.4	285
4	Seahawks	175	1981	16	6	10	0	40	322	20.1	388	24.3	295
5	Packers	171	1983	16	8	8	0	52	429	26.8	439	27.4	340
6	Bills	171	1978	16	5	11	0	39	302	18.9	354	22.1	274
7	Chiefs	169	1977	14	2	12	0	29	225	16.1	349	24.9	228
8	Seahawks	166	1976	14	2	12	0	29	229	16.4	429	30.6	239
9	Chiefs	162	1988	16	4	11	1	24	254	15.9	320	20.0	289
10	Falcons	162	1987	15	3	12	0	24	205	13.7	436	29.1	230
11	Buccaneers	162	1986	16	2	14	0	27	239	14.9	473	29.6	273
12	Colts	162	1981	16	2	14	0	33	259	16.2	533	33.3	274
13	Packers	162	1979	16	5	11	0	31	246	15.4	316	19.8	279
14	Browns	161	1999	16	2	14	0	28	217	13.6	437	27.3	220	29.1	69.2
15	Oilers	161	1983	16	2	14	0	34	288	18.0	460	28.8	295
16	Chiefs	161	1976	14	5	9	0	33	290	20.7	376	26.9	275
17	Oilers	158	1984	16	3	13	0	28	240	15.0	437	27.3	284
18	Jets	157	1978	16	8	8	0	42	359	22.4	364	22.8	277
19	Falcons	156	1989	16	3	13	0	30	279	17.4	437	27.3	261
20	Giants	156	1980	16	4	12	0	29	249	15.6	425	26.6	261
21	Dolphins	155	1988	16	6	10	0	41	319	19.9	380	23.8	321
22	Giants	155	1978	16	6	10	0	29	264	16.5	298	18.6	246
23	Jets	155	1975	14	3	11	0	32	258	18.4	433	30.9	266
24	Chargers	154	1975	14	2	12	0	22	189	13.5	345	24.6	198
25	Colts	153	1978	16	5	11	0	31	239	14.9	421	26.3	249

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More Panthers Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

361

Young

RUSH

49

Hubbard

REC

138

Coker

Team Rankings

PPG

37.0

5th

OPP PPG

59.0

32nd

RUSH YDS/G

125.0

12th

PASS YDS/G

361.0

3rd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	L	PCT
Falcons	1	.000
Saints	1	.000
Buccaneers	1	.000
Panthers	1	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	CAR	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	CAR	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	DET	@	CAR	8:20 PM
Sun 10/18	CAR	@	PHI	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	TB	@	CAR	1:00 PM

Last Game

Bears

1 - 0

Final

Panthers

0 - 1

Sun 13 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

582

Allen

533

Goff

410

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

208

Gibbs

192

Cook

173

Walker

Rec Yards Leaders

225

Kincaid

209

St. Brown

182

Olave

Pass TD Leaders

6

Goff

5

Allen

4

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

4

Allen

3

Swift

3

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

4

St. Brown

2

Jeanty

2

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

150.6

Lawrence

134.2

Dart

125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

Rousseau

3.0

Hutchinson

2.0

Watt

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

59.0

41.0

39.0

38.5

37.0

34.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.0

10.0

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

552.0

506.0

478.0

469.0

427.5

419.0

Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

220.0

202.0

174.0

165.0

152.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

324.0

291.0

277.0

Sack Leaders

7.0

5.0

4.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

45.9

Gibbs

34.3

Henry

31.4

Swift

Fantasy WR Rankings

44.9

St. Brown

26.7

Watson

25.8

Coker

Fantasy TE Rankings

28.5

Kincaid

19.8

Likely

19.7

Goedert

Fantasy K Rankings

19

McPherson

18

Bass

16

Ryland

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

NFL 2026 Standings

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

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