what nfl team lead the league in penalty first downs

The Arizona Cardinals have gotten the most first downs via penalties by a team, with 1,906 first downs.

		TEAM	PEN 1DWN	1DWN	PASS 1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	3DWN%	4DWN%
1		Cardinals	1,906	21,954	12,091	7,957	1,234	503	710	21	2,872	24,311	19.7	28,252	22.9
2		Packers	1,901	22,578	12,415	8,262	1,234	666	547	21	3,271	27,334	22.2	25,136	20.4
3		Giants	1,878	21,569	11,553	8,138	1,234	598	616	20	2,918	24,875	20.2	25,521	20.7
4		Colts	1,805	20,933	11,753	7,375	1,099	572	519	8	2,811	24,107	21.9	23,793	21.6
5		Lions	1,788	21,734	12,130	7,816	1,234	537	673	24	2,965	25,344	20.5	26,885	21.8
6		Commanders	1,782	22,170	12,173	8,215	1,234	591	622	21	2,974	25,357	20.5	26,529	21.5
7		Eagles	1,767	22,453	12,163	8,523	1,234	630	580	24	3,166	26,549	21.5	25,249	20.5
8		Bears	1,749	21,637	10,859	9,029	1,234	632	590	12	3,007	25,336	20.5	24,613	19.9
9		Steelers	1,748	21,840	11,457	8,635	1,214	667	530	17	2,914	25,201	20.8	23,339	19.2
10		Broncos	1,742	19,389	10,786	6,861	1,017	532	475	10	2,540	22,202	21.8	21,786	21.4
11		Rams	1,695	22,510	12,352	8,463	1,224	622	583	19	3,204	27,128	22.2	26,048	21.3
12		Patriots	1,638	19,315	10,850	6,827	1,017	559	449	9	2,658	22,913	22.5	20,764	20.4
13		Chargers	1,626	19,648	11,489	6,533	1,017	505	501	11	2,662	22,796	22.4	22,068	21.7
14		Browns	1,614	19,260	10,373	7,273	1,087	520	556	11	2,562	21,954	20.2	22,544	20.7
15		49ers	1,613	21,695	11,909	8,173	1,135	604	517	14	3,031	25,590	22.5	23,501	20.7
16		Raiders	1,572	18,737	10,654	6,511	1,017	512	494	11	2,530	21,779	21.4	22,307	21.9
17		Cowboys	1,567	19,898	11,071	7,260	1,015	576	432	7	2,737	23,473	23.1	20,649	20.3
18		Bills	1,565	18,644	9,925	7,154	1,016	498	510	8	2,456	21,146	20.8	21,387	21.1
19		Vikings	1,557	19,120	10,755	6,808	1,003	546	446	11	2,583	22,317	22.3	20,765	20.7
20		Jets	1,516	18,189	10,155	6,518	1,017	436	573	8	2,289	20,218	19.9	22,718	22.3
21		Chiefs	1,507	19,214	10,613	7,094	1,017	553	452	12	2,622	22,818	22.4	20,512	20.2
22		Bengals	1,482	17,066	9,581	6,003	904	409	490	5	2,208	19,084	21.1	20,054	22.2
23		Titans	1,471	18,367	10,329	6,567	1,017	482	529	6	2,448	21,248	20.9	22,456	22.1
24		Falcons	1,432	17,102	9,780	5,890	933	406	521	6	2,136	18,849	20.2	21,212	22.7
25		Saints	1,404	17,336	10,021	5,911	919	423	491	5	2,245	19,502	21.2	20,530	22.3

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Bills - w	12	5	0	.706
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Jets - e	3	14	0	.176
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Steelers - y	10	7	0	.588
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Bengals - e	6	11	0	.353
Browns - e	5	12	0	.294
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Colts - e	8	9	0	.471
Titans - e	3	14	0	.176
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Chargers - w	11	6	0	.647
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Bears - y	11	6	0	.647
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Vikings - e	9	8	0	.529
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Falcons - e	8	9	0	.471
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Rams - w	12	5	0	.706
49ers - w	12	5	0	.706
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