which nfl team has the most first downs in 2026

The Chicago Bears have the most first downs by a team in 2026, with 159 first downs.

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Data note: First Downs: team season data complete from 1935

	TEAM	1DWN	SEASON	PASS 1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Bears	159	2026	84	55	20	7	5	2	0	21	180	25.7	143	20.4	44.0	58.8
2	49ers	149	2026	85	57	7	7	6	1	0	26	197	28.1	139	19.9	50.0	75.0
3	Patriots	148	2026	82	50	16	7	4	3	0	19	160	22.9	143	20.4	39.5	72.7
4	Giants	147	2026	81	49	17	7	4	2	1	18	163	23.3	161	23.0	41.2	75.0
5	Bills	143	2026	66	59	18	6	5	1	0	23	197	32.8	171	28.5	47.6	75.0
6	Saints	143	2026	90	41	12	7	2	5	0	20	162	23.1	194	27.7	43.4	80.0
7	Rams	142	2026	87	42	13	6	2	4	0	17	135	22.5	138	23.0	44.0	50.0
8	Cowboys	140	2026	87	33	20	6	2	4	0	18	151	25.2	159	26.5	47.2	50.0
9	Texans	139	2026	83	37	19	7	2	5	0	17	165	23.6	170	24.3	37.1	37.5
10	Ravens	138	2026	81	51	6	7	4	3	0	19	169	24.1	167	23.9	41.7	28.6
11	Steelers	135	2026	76	44	15	7	5	2	0	15	153	21.9	138	19.7	38.0	50.0
12	Colts	135	2026	70	58	7	7	2	5	0	14	154	22.0	180	25.7	39.8	66.7
13	Panthers	134	2026	83	39	12	6	3	3	0	19	159	26.5	166	27.7	41.0	36.4
14	Falcons	133	2026	65	54	14	7	3	4	0	19	171	24.4	173	24.7	38.1	16.7
15	Raiders	128	2026	85	26	17	6	3	3	0	17	162	27.0	162	27.0	42.3	50.0
16	Buccaneers	128	2026	58	58	12	7	2	5	0	16	162	23.1	151	21.6	39.4	30.0
17	Jaguars	128	2026	71	44	13	6	4	2	0	18	154	25.7	104	17.3	47.9	40.0
18	Bengals	126	2026	82	36	8	6	4	2	0	19	163	27.2	122	20.3	50.6	75.0
19	Jets	123	2026	65	47	11	7	2	5	0	14	137	19.6	150	21.4	37.8	62.5
20	Lions	122	2026	74	38	10	5	3	2	0	20	164	32.8	148	29.6	37.3	72.7
21	Cardinals	121	2026	78	32	11	6	2	4	0	12	126	21.0	178	29.7	39.3	71.4
22	Browns	121	2026	69	39	13	7	5	2	0	13	133	19.0	146	20.9	32.6	44.4
23	Seahawks	121	2026	75	34	12	6	3	3	0	16	148	24.7	122	20.3	32.4	42.9
24	Commanders	112	2026	62	39	11	6	1	4	1	15	132	22.0	172	28.7	30.9	50.0
25	Titans	107	2026	59	34	14	7	1	6	0	11	108	15.4	156	22.3	35.4	37.5

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,020

Williams

RUSH

476

Swift

REC

491

Burden

Team Rankings

PPG

25.7

8th

OPP PPG

20.4

8th

RUSH YDS/G

154.3

2nd

PASS YDS/G

254.9

11th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	6	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	.714
Packers	4	2	.667
Lions	3	2	.600

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/2	CHI	@	SEA	8:15 PM
Sun 11/8	TB	@	CHI	8:20 PM
Sun 11/22	NO	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	CHI	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 12/6	JAX	@	CHI	1:00 PM

Last Game

Patriots

4 - 3

Final

Bears

5 - 2

Thu 22 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,867

Stroud

1,794

Stafford

1,784

Maye

Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

665

Walker

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

636

Olave

616

London

Pass TD Leaders

15

Purdy

15

Burrow

14

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

8

Taylor

8

Allen

8

McCaffrey

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

111.3

Goff

110.4

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.0

Young

6.0

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

28.1

28.0

27.2

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.3

16.6

17.3

19.7

19.9

20.3

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

401.3

393.8

390.7

387.7

381.3

Rush Yards Rankings

159.8

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

301.2

297.0

293.2

280.7

275.5

273.2

Sack Leaders

21.0

20.0

19.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

89.8

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

71.5

Likely

70.5

Kittle

54.2

Bowers

Fantasy K Rankings

89

Shrader

81

Reichard

77

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-1

5-2

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

2-5

1-3-1

NFL 2026 Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	3	0	.500
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	KC	@	SEA	8:20 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Thu 10/29	CAR	@	GB	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	IND	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	TEN	@	CIN	1:00 PM

The Chicago Bears have the most first downs by a team in 2026, with 159 first downs.

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8

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110.1

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NFL Fantasy 2026

126.7

124

120.7

115.9

89.8

83.1

71.5

70.5

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