saints most first downs in any game

The New Orleans Saints had their most first downs in a regular-season or postseason game versus the Cowboys on November 10, 2013, with 40 first downs.

TEAM1DWNDATETMOPPRESULTPASS 1DWNRUSH 1DWNPEN 1DWNTDOFFOPP OFF3DWN%4DWN%
1Saints
Saints
40
11/10/2013
vs
W
49-17
20
15
5
7
625
193
75.0
100.0
2Saints
Saints
36
12/25/2020
vs
W
52-33
14
21
1
7
583
364
55.6
100.0
3Saints
Saints
36
12/18/2011
@
W
42-20
23
9
4
6
573
207
72.7
0.0
4Saints
Saints
36
10/23/2011
vs
W
62-7
19
16
1
8
557
252
75.0
5Saints
Saints
35
11/1/2015
vs
W
52-49
24
10
1
7
608
416
63.6
100.0
6Saints
Saints
34
10/5/2014
vs
W
37-31
17
12
5
4
511
314
46.2
7Saints
Saints
34
1/7/2012
vs
W
45-28
20
12
2
6
626
412
63.6
75.0
8Saints
Saints
33
11/11/2018
@
W
51-14
13
18
2
6
509
284
58.3
100.0
9Saints
Saints
33
12/18/2016
@
W
48-41
20
10
3
6
488
425
64.3
100.0
10Saints
Saints
33
12/23/2012
@
W
34-31
25
5
3
4
562
446
57.9
11Saints
Saints
33
1/1/2012
vs
W
45-17
23
10
0
6
617
301
66.7
0.0
12Saints
Saints
32
9/23/2018
@
W
43-37
19
11
2
5
534
407
50.0
100.0
13Saints
Saints
32
11/12/2017
@
W
47-10
9
20
3
6
482
198
50.0
100.0
14Saints
Saints
32
9/26/2016
vs
L
32-45
21
9
2
4
474
442
53.8
50.0
15Saints
Saints
32
1/8/2011
@
L
36-41
22
7
3
4
474
415
46.2
0.0
16Saints
Saints
32
12/21/2008
@
W
42-7
19
13
0
6
532
255
91.7
17Saints
Saints
32
11/4/2007
vs
W
41-24
25
6
1
5
538
432
40.0
18Saints
Saints
32
10/16/2005
vs
L
31-34
14
15
3
4
456
266
42.9
19Saints
Saints
32
1/2/1983
vs
W
35-6
15
13
4
5
462
248
20Saints
Saints
31
11/4/2018
vs
W
45-35
19
10
2
6
487
483
58.3
100.0
21Saints
Saints
31
11/28/2011
vs
W
49-24
17
13
1
7
577
465
55.6
0.0
22Saints
Saints
30
11/8/2015
vs
L
28-34
18
5
7
4
416
483
54.5
23Saints
Saints
30
9/7/2014
@
L
34-37
17
9
4
4
472
568
61.5
24Saints
Saints
30
12/15/2013
@
L
16-27
24
5
1
2
432
302
33.3
100.0
25Saints
Saints
30
10/2/2011
@
W
23-10
20
9
1
2
503
274
50.0
100.0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete team, game-level data for first downs going back to the 1940 season.

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8
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.471
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8
9
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11
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