which nfl teams has the most first downs since 1948

Since 1948, the San Francisco 49ers have the most first downs by a team, with 21,230 first downs.

	TEAM	1DWN	PASS 1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG
1	49ers	21,230	11,614	8,031	1,585	1,114	592	508	14	2,972	25,072	22.5	23,002	20.6
2	Rams	21,166	11,699	7,876	1,591	1,138	575	545	18	2,966	25,307	22.2	24,366	21.4
3	Eagles	21,070	11,600	7,826	1,644	1,138	579	539	20	2,894	24,493	21.5	23,442	20.6
4	Packers	21,042	11,742	7,532	1,768	1,138	604	517	17	2,986	25,092	22.0	23,523	20.7
5	Steelers	20,874	11,092	8,124	1,658	1,138	634	489	15	2,766	24,022	21.1	21,852	19.2
6	Commanders	20,668	11,439	7,570	1,659	1,138	537	583	18	2,719	23,416	20.6	24,711	21.7
7	Cardinals	20,516	11,370	7,380	1,766	1,138	476	642	20	2,671	22,748	20.0	26,045	22.9
8	Colts	20,495	11,513	7,215	1,767	1,078	562	508	8	2,746	23,531	21.8	23,252	21.6
9	Lions	20,460	11,473	7,297	1,690	1,138	501	616	21	2,734	23,595	20.7	24,728	21.7
10	Giants	20,338	11,072	7,518	1,748	1,138	554	571	13	2,678	23,014	20.2	23,793	20.9
11	Bears	19,942	10,137	8,182	1,623	1,138	566	563	9	2,643	22,662	19.9	22,877	20.1
12	Cowboys	19,427	10,800	7,109	1,518	994	567	421	6	2,679	22,920	23.1	20,036	20.2
13	Chargers	19,225	11,251	6,387	1,587	996	491	494	11	2,613	22,303	22.4	21,634	21.7
14	Broncos	18,972	10,546	6,715	1,711	996	516	470	10	2,480	21,681	21.8	21,398	21.5
15	Browns	18,927	10,206	7,152	1,569	1,066	515	540	11	2,529	21,649	20.3	22,065	20.7
16	Patriots	18,880	10,603	6,675	1,602	996	544	443	9	2,592	22,355	22.4	20,334	20.4
17	Chiefs	18,809	10,378	6,954	1,477	996	544	440	12	2,574	22,379	22.5	20,110	20.2
18	Vikings	18,744	10,545	6,686	1,513	982	534	437	11	2,539	21,880	22.3	20,340	20.7
19	Raiders	18,406	10,444	6,422	1,540	996	507	478	11	2,498	21,465	21.6	21,802	21.9
20	Bills	18,184	9,686	6,974	1,524	995	483	504	8	2,378	20,537	20.6	20,922	21.0
21	Titans	18,026	10,129	6,454	1,443	996	479	511	6	2,410	20,880	21.0	21,860	21.9
22	Jets	17,836	9,972	6,376	1,488	996	431	557	8	2,248	19,831	19.9	22,111	22.2
23	Dolphins	17,124	9,954	5,804	1,366	912	502	406	4	2,268	19,572	21.5	18,531	20.3
24	Saints	16,954	9,796	5,796	1,362	898	417	476	5	2,210	19,148	21.3	20,041	22.3
25	Falcons	16,682	9,557	5,731	1,394	912	396	510	6	2,086	18,385	20.2	20,721	22.7

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Purdy

RUSH

789

Mason

REC

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PPG

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OPP PPG

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RUSH YDS/G

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PASS YDS/G

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2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Seahawks	8	5	.615
Rams	7	6	.538
Cardinals	6	7	.462
49ers	6	7	.462

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 1/5	SF	@	ARI	1:00 PM
Mon 12/30	DET	@	SF	8:15 PM
Sun 12/22	SF	@	MIA	4:25 PM
Thu 12/12	LAR	@	SF	8:15 PM

Last Game

49ers

6 - 7 - 0

Final

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NFL 2024 Leaders

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3,706

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3,474

Smith

3,396

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Rush Yards Leaders

1,623

Barkley

1,407

Henry

1,053

Jacobs

Rec Yards Leaders

1,319

Chase

1,170

Jefferson

973

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Pass TD Leaders

33

Burrow

29

Jackson

28

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Rush TD Leaders

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Hurts

13

Henry

12

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Rec TD Leaders

15

Chase

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St. Brown

9

McLaurin

QB Rating Leaders

116.3

Jackson

109.1

Goff

108.1

Darnold

Sack Leaders

12.5

Hendrickson

11.0

Garrett

11.0

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NFL 2024 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.1

30.5

29.5

28.9

27.9

27.8

Opp PPG Rankings

15.9

18.0

18.3

18.5

Total Yards Rankings

422.5

394.8

379.3

378.5

377.6

376.3

Rush Yards Rankings

190.5

179.1

156.9

151.1

144.7

139.8

Pass Yards Rankings

285.1

269.9

264.2

258.4

258.0

256.5

Sack Leaders

47.0

42.0

41.0

40.0

39.0

38.0

NFL Fantasy 2024

Fantasy RB Rankings

271

Barkley

241.2

Henry

202.8

Gibbs

Fantasy WR Rankings

224.4

Chase

160.2

Jefferson

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St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

128

Kittle

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Bowers

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Smith

Fantasy K Rankings

165

Boswell

151

Fairbairn

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10-3

9-3-1

9-4

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Worst Record ATS

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4-9

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NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	11	2	0	.846
Commanders	8	5	0	.615
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Lions	12	1	0	.923
Vikings	11	2	0	.846
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Buccaneers	7	6	0	.538
Falcons	6	7	0	.462
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	8	5	0	.615
Rams	7	6	0	.538

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	10	3	0	.769
Dolphins	6	7	0	.462
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	10	3	0	.769
Ravens	8	5	0	.615
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Texans	8	5	0	.615
Colts	6	7	0	.462
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	12	1	0	.923
Chargers	8	5	0	.615