which nfl team has the most first downs in a single game

The New Orleans Saints have the most first downs by a team in a game, with 40 first downs against the Cowboys on November 10, 2013.

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Which NFL team has the most first downs in a single regular-season game?

	TEAM	1DWN	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	PASS 1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	TD	OFF	OPP OFF	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Saints	40	11/10/2013	NO	vs	DAL	W 49-17	20	15	5	7	625	193	75.0	100.0
2	Broncos	39	12/8/2013	DEN	vs	TEN	W 51-28	25	9	5	6	551	254	38.5	100.0
3	Texans	39	11/18/2012	HOU	vs	JAX	W 43-37	26	10	3	5	653	458	36.4
4	Redskins	39	11/4/1990	WAS	@	DET	W 41-38	25	14	0	5	676	351
5	Jets	39	11/27/1988	NYJ	vs	MIA	W 38-34	23	13	3	5	597	440
6	Lions	38	11/17/2024	DET	vs	JAX	W 52-6	22	14	2	7	645	170	60.0	100.0
7	Seahawks	38	9/30/2024	SEA	@	DET	L 29-42	22	10	6	4	516	389	50.0	50.0
8	Rams	38	11/13/1966	LA	vs	NYG	W 55-14				7	572	103
9	Packers	37	11/11/1962	GB	@	PHI	W 49-0				7	628	54
10	Ravens	36	11/7/2021	BAL	vs	MIN	W 34-31	15	17	4	4	500	318	40.0	100.0
11	Saints	36	12/25/2020	NO	vs	MIN	W 52-33	14	21	1	7	583	364	55.6	100.0
12	Chiefs	36	11/22/2020	KC	@	LV	W 35-31	22	10	4	5	460	364	55.6	100.0
13	Rams	36	9/29/2019	LAR	vs	TB	L 40-55	27	3	6	5	518	464	36.4	0.0
14	Dolphins	36	12/21/2014	MIA	vs	MIN	W 37-35	23	7	6	5	493	357	69.2
15	Steelers	36	11/30/2014	PIT	vs	NO	L 32-35	25	6	5	3	538	393	42.9	0.0
16	Lions	36	9/23/2012	DET	@	TEN	L 41-44	23	11	2	4	583	437	25.0	0.0
17	Saints	36	12/18/2011	NO	@	MIN	W 42-20	23	9	4	6	573	207	72.7	0.0
18	Saints	36	10/23/2011	NO	vs	IND	W 62-7	19	16	1	8	557	252	75.0
19	Chiefs	36	10/24/2004	KC	vs	ATL	W 56-10	14	21	1	8	540	222	60.0
20	49ers	36	10/18/1998	SF	vs	IND	W 34-31	22	9	5	4	448	336	54.5
21	Jaguars	36	10/20/1996	JAX	@	STL	L 14-17	24	10	2	2	538	204	78.6	100.0
22	Steelers	36	11/25/1979	PIT	vs	CLE	W 33-30				3	606	345
23	Cowboys	35	10/4/2020	DAL	vs	CLE	L 38-49	29	6	0	5	566	508	54.5	50.0
24	Texans	35	10/13/2019	HOU	@	KC	W 31-24	20	12	3	4	472	309	41.7	66.7
25	Packers	35	12/23/2018	GB	@	NYJ	W 44-38	19	9	7	5	540	370	41.7	100.0

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PASS

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RUSH

471

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RUSH YDS/G

92.8

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PASS YDS/G

229.0

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Panthers	8	7	.533
Buccaneers	7	8	.467
Falcons	6	9	.400
Saints	5	10	.333

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 12/28	NO	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 1/4	NO	@	ATL	1:00 PM

Last Game

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3 - 12

Final

Saints

5 - 10

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4,179

Stafford

4,175

Prescott

4,036

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Rush Yards Leaders

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1,267

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Rec Yards Leaders

1,637

Smith-Njigba

1,592

Nacua

1,342

Pickens

Pass TD Leaders

40

Stafford

32

Goff

28

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Rush TD Leaders

17

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Gibbs

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Rec TD Leaders

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QB Rating Leaders

112.1

Stafford

109.4

Goff

108.5

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Sack Leaders

22.0

Garrett

15.0

Burns

13.0

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NFL 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

30.5

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29.5

28.9

28.3

27.9

Opp PPG Rankings

16.6

18.6

19.3

19.6

19.7

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

396.7

393.1

378.7

373.1

371.5

370.1

Rush Yards Rankings

158.9

152.1

147.9

133.9

126.3

125.3

Pass Yards Rankings

285.7

278.6

269.3

263.9

259.2

258.1

Sack Leaders

63.0

50.0

49.0

43.0

42.0

41.0

NFL Fantasy 2025

Fantasy RB Rankings

298

Taylor

284.8

McCaffrey

268.2

Gibbs

Fantasy WR Rankings

225.3

Smith-Njigba

219.3

Nacua

190.2

Pickens

Fantasy TE Rankings

169.8

McBride

118.3

Goedert

115.4

Pitts

Fantasy K Rankings

184

Myers

165.6

Aubrey

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NFL 2025 Betting

Best Record ATS

11-4

10-4-1

10-5

Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2025 Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots - x	12	3	0	.800
Bills - x	11	4	0	.733
Dolphins - e	6	9	0	.400
Jets - e	3	12	0	.200
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	9	6	0	.600
Ravens	7	8	0	.467
Bengals - e	5	10	0	.333
Browns - e	3	12	0	.200
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - x	11	4	0	.733
Texans	10	5	0	.667
Colts	8	7	0	.533
Titans - e	3	12	0	.200
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - x	12	3	0	.800
Chargers - x	11	4	0	.733
Chiefs - e	6	9	0	.400
Raiders - e	2	13	0	.133

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles - y	10	5	0	.667
Cowboys - e	6	8	1	.433
Commanders - e	4	11	0	.267
Giants - e	2	13	0	.133
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - x	11	4	0	.733
Packers	9	5	1	.633
Lions	8	7	0	.533
Vikings - e	7	8	0	.467
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	8	7	0	.533
Buccaneers	7	8	0	.467
Falcons - e	6	9	0	.400
Saints - e	5	10	0	.333
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - x	12	3	0	.800
49ers - x	11	4	0	.733
Rams - x	11	4	0	.733
Cardinals - e	3	12	0	.200

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 9/20	HOU	@	JAX	10-17
Sat 9/20	GB	@	CLE	10-13
Sat 9/20	DEN	@	LAC	20-23
Sat 9/20	NO	@	SEA	13-44
Sat 9/20	ARI	@	SF	15-16

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 12/25	DAL	@	WAS	1:00 PM
Thu 12/25	DET	@	MIN	4:30 PM
Thu 12/25	DEN	@	KC	8:15 PM
Sat 12/27	HOU	@	LAC	4:30 PM
Sat 12/27	BAL	@	GB	8:00 PM

The New Orleans Saints have the most first downs by a team in a game, with 40 first downs against the Cowboys on November 10, 2013.

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