team with most first downs 2012

The New England Patriots had the most first downs by a team in 2012, with 444 first downs.

		TEAM	1DWN	SEASON	PASS 1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	3DWN%	4DWN%
1		Patriots	444	2012	256	151	37	16	12	4	0	67	557	34.8	331	20.7	48.7	66.7
2		Lions	382	2012	272	84	26	16	4	12	0	39	372	23.3	437	27.3	42.5	40.0
3		Broncos	380	2012	232	112	36	16	13	3	0	57	481	30.1	289	18.1	45.1	60.0
4		Colts	360	2012	208	110	42	16	11	5	0	40	357	22.3	387	24.2	42.8	87.5
5		Saints	352	2012	267	64	21	16	7	9	0	58	461	28.8	454	28.4	44.0	57.1
6		Falcons	342	2012	246	70	26	16	13	3	0	46	419	26.2	299	18.7	45.1	25.0
7		Packers	341	2012	213	85	43	16	11	5	0	53	433	27.1	336	21.0	42.3	53.8
8		Redskins	341	2012	171	144	26	16	10	6	0	52	436	27.3	388	24.3	35.8	70.6
9		Texans	341	2012	205	114	22	16	12	4	0	46	416	26.0	331	20.7	37.6	57.1
10		Cowboys	338	2012	237	76	25	16	8	8	0	41	376	23.5	400	25.0	43.9	72.7
11		Eagles	332	2012	190	111	31	16	4	12	0	29	280	17.5	444	27.8	37.4	58.3
12		Panthers	328	2012	171	123	34	16	7	9	0	44	357	22.3	363	22.7	43.1	33.3
13		Giants	327	2012	187	103	37	16	9	7	0	47	429	26.8	344	21.5	40.6	50.0
14		49ers	322	2012	172	128	22	16	11	4	1	44	397	24.8	273	17.1	35.1	66.7
15		Ravens	314	2012	182	98	34	16	10	6	0	44	398	24.9	344	21.5	36.9	42.9
16		Seahawks	311	2012	153	129	29	16	11	5	0	49	412	25.8	245	15.3	40.2	61.1
17		Steelers	307	2012	202	80	25	16	8	8	0	36	336	21.0	314	19.6	42.0	46.2
18		Vikings	306	2012	163	113	30	16	10	6	0	39	379	23.7	348	21.8	37.1	63.6
19		Bills	301	2012	176	103	22	16	6	10	0	40	344	21.5	435	27.2	38.9	62.5
20		Buccaneers	301	2012	188	89	24	16	7	9	0	44	389	24.3	394	24.6	35.8	41.2
21		Raiders	300	2012	200	72	28	16	4	12	0	28	290	18.1	443	27.7	35.0	25.0
22		Jets	299	2012	162	102	35	16	6	10	0	31	281	17.6	375	23.4	36.9	50.0
23		Chargers	293	2012	184	81	28	16	7	9	0	39	350	21.9	350	21.9	37.8	54.5
24		Bears	292	2012	163	99	30	16	10	6	0	42	375	23.4	277	17.3	36.5	38.5
25		Bengals	292	2012	173	95	24	16	10	6	0	43	391	24.4	320	20.0	34.1	68.8

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TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots	14	3	0	.824
Bills	12	5	0	.706
Dolphins	7	10	0	.412
Jets	3	14	0	.176

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Total Yards Rankings

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159.6

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NFL 2025 Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots - y	14	3	0	.824
Bills - w	12	5	0	.706
Dolphins - e	7	10	0	.412
Jets - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers - y	10	7	0	.588
Ravens - e	8	9	0	.471
Bengals - e	6	11	0	.353
Browns - e	5	12	0	.294
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - y	13	4	0	.765
Texans - w	12	5	0	.706
Colts - e	8	9	0	.471
Titans - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - z*	14	3	0	.824
Chargers - w	11	6	0	.647
Chiefs - e	6	11	0	.353
Raiders - e	3	14	0	.176

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles - y	11	6	0	.647
Cowboys - e	7	9	1	.441
Commanders - e	5	12	0	.294
Giants - e	4	13	0	.235
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - y	11	6	0	.647
Packers - w	9	7	1	.559
Vikings - e	9	8	0	.529
Lions - e	9	8	0	.529
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers - y	8	9	0	.471
Buccaneers - e	8	9	0	.471
Falcons - e	8	9	0	.471
Saints - e	6	11	0	.353
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - z*	14	3	0	.824
Rams - w	12	5	0	.706
49ers - w	12	5	0	.706
Cardinals - e	3	14	0	.176

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 10/4	TEN	@	ARI	22-21
Sat 10/4	TB	@	SEA	38-35
Sat 10/4	DET	@	CIN	37-24
Sat 10/4	WAS	@	LAC	27-10
Sat 10/4	NE	@	BUF	23-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 1/10	LAR	@	CAR	4:30 PM
Sat 1/10	GB	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Sun 1/11	BUF	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 1/11	SF	@	PHI	4:30 PM
Sun 1/11	LAC	@	NE	8:00 PM