nfl teams with the most first downs per game

The Dallas Texans and the Baltimore Colts are tied for the highest 1 per game played, with 0.08.

TEAM1/GPGPWLTTDPTSPPGOPP PTSOPP PPG1DWN3DWN%4DWN%
1Texans
Texans
0.08
12
1
11
0
27
182
15.2
427
35.6
172
2Colts
Colts
0.08
12
1
11
0
31
213
17.8
462
38.5
188
3Yanks
Yanks
0.03
36
9
24
3
104
760
21.1
1,117
31.0
604
4
Yanks
0.02
55
14
38
3
102
736
13.4
1,345
24.5
555
5
Tigers
0.01
110
39
64
7
139
1,081
9.8
1,671
15.2
1,023
6Texans
Texans
0
389
174
214
1
884
8,114
20.9
8,888
22.8
7,348
37.7
51.5
7Ravens
Ravens
0
485
276
208
1
1,206
11,097
22.9
9,297
19.2
9,374
39.0
51.7
8Panthers
Panthers
0
501
227
273
1
1,144
10,337
20.6
11,078
22.1
9,235
37.4
49.0
9Jaguars
Jaguars
0
501
215
286
0
1,131
10,180
20.3
11,068
22.1
9,423
38.1
49.5
10Seahawks
Seahawks
0
793
416
376
1
1,996
17,323
21.8
16,709
21.1
14,923
11Buccaneers
Buccaneers
0
793
326
466
1
1,715
15,145
19.1
17,179
21.7
14,240
12Bengals
Bengals
0
904
409
490
5
2,208
19,084
21.1
20,054
22.2
17,066
13Saints
Saints
0
919
423
491
5
2,245
19,502
21.2
20,530
22.3
17,336
14Dolphins
Dolphins
0
933
511
418
4
2,313
20,000
21.4
19,027
20.4
17,493
15Falcons
Falcons
0
933
406
521
6
2,136
18,849
20.2
21,212
22.7
17,102
16Vikings
Vikings
0
1,003
546
446
11
2,583
22,317
22.3
20,765
20.7
19,120
17Cowboys
Cowboys
0
1,015
576
432
7
2,737
23,473
23.1
20,649
20.3
19,898
18Bills
Bills
0
1,016
498
510
8
2,456
21,146
20.8
21,387
21.1
18,644
19Broncos
Broncos
0
1,017
532
475
10
2,540
22,202
21.8
21,786
21.4
19,389
20Chiefs
Chiefs
0
1,017
553
452
12
2,622
22,818
22.4
20,512
20.2
19,214
21Patriots
Patriots
0
1,017
559
449
9
2,658
22,913
22.5
20,764
20.4
19,315
22Jets
Jets
0
1,017
436
573
8
2,289
20,218
19.9
22,718
22.3
18,189
23Titans
Titans
0
1,017
482
529
6
2,448
21,248
20.9
22,456
22.1
18,367
24Raiders
Raiders
0
1,017
512
494
11
2,530
21,779
21.4
22,307
21.9
18,737
25Chargers
Chargers
0
1,017
505
501
11
2,662
22,796
22.4
22,068
21.7
19,648
StatMuse has team, season-level data for first downs going back to the 1935 season.

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AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176