which team has the most first downs by penalty since 2020

Since 2020, the Buffalo Bills have the most first downs by a team, with 2,331 first downs.

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	TEAM	1DWN	PEN	PASS 1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Bills	2,331	641	1,291	845	195	102	75	27	0	361	2,973	29.1	2,056	20.2	47.6	60.3
2	Chiefs	2,280	619	1,425	680	175	102	73	29	0	298	2,598	25.5	2,053	20.1	46.5	66.1
3	Lions	2,236	616	1,364	700	172	103	54	48	1	327	2,723	26.4	2,634	25.6	40.7	55.9
4	Cowboys	2,234	712	1,335	690	209	102	56	45	1	305	2,742	26.9	2,495	24.5	42.9	53.8
5	49ers	2,195	578	1,265	759	171	102	60	42	0	303	2,597	25.5	2,144	21.0	44.2	49.5
6	Buccaneers	2,160	591	1,349	603	208	102	59	43	0	294	2,573	25.2	2,220	21.8	43.5	55.9
7	Ravens	2,147	632	1,031	958	158	102	63	39	0	303	2,671	26.2	2,072	20.3	42.8	57.0
8	Eagles	2,126	624	1,076	869	181	102	64	37	1	303	2,554	25.0	2,225	21.8	42.7	58.8
9	Cardinals	2,115	661	1,209	739	167	102	39	63	0	258	2,310	22.6	2,518	24.7	40.5	49.7
10	Chargers	2,109	568	1,288	638	183	102	53	49	0	260	2,379	23.3	2,334	22.9	42.8	53.8
11	Rams	2,104	482	1,260	673	171	102	59	43	0	278	2,435	23.9	2,188	21.5	40.8	62.4
12	Vikings	2,102	594	1,253	622	227	102	59	43	0	279	2,438	23.9	2,377	23.3	38.2	55.4
13	Packers	2,101	576	1,215	709	177	102	63	38	1	304	2,585	25.3	2,198	21.5	44.5	51.1
14	Bengals	2,095	508	1,318	574	203	101	51	49	1	287	2,474	24.5	2,459	24.3	41.8	57.6
15	Commanders	2,050	582	1,100	746	204	102	43	58	1	248	2,183	21.4	2,490	24.4	38.6	59.6
16	Colts	2,036	555	1,107	747	182	102	49	52	1	269	2,453	24.0	2,449	24.0	38.0	57.4
17	Falcons	2,033	544	1,155	689	189	102	41	61	0	225	2,150	21.1	2,476	24.3	39.3	52.7
18	Dolphins	2,020	610	1,258	591	171	102	54	48	0	261	2,343	23.0	2,316	22.7	38.1	51.5
19	Seahawks	2,004	628	1,176	634	194	102	62	40	0	280	2,496	24.5	2,210	21.7	38.0	51.1
20	Jaguars	1,979	615	1,173	622	184	102	40	62	0	244	2,168	21.3	2,451	24.0	38.9	49.4
21	Saints	1,968	625	1,113	694	161	102	48	54	0	255	2,252	22.1	2,156	21.1	39.0	50.8
22	Browns	1,957	667	1,050	732	175	102	45	57	0	237	2,061	20.2	2,381	23.3	35.6	48.5
23	Bears	1,948	615	1,051	747	150	102	41	61	0	240	2,179	21.4	2,441	23.9	38.3	49.7
24	Raiders	1,930	620	1,178	575	177	102	40	62	0	222	2,112	20.7	2,545	25.0	37.8	57.2
25	Patriots	1,923	567	1,045	709	169	102	47	55	0	242	2,177	21.3	2,119	20.8	37.6	55.3

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Team Leaders

PASS

582

Allen

RUSH

192

Cook

REC

225

Kincaid

Team Rankings

PPG

38.5

4th

OPP PPG

31.0

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

144.5

7th

PASS YDS/G

291.0

5th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	2	0	1.000
Jets	1	0	1.000
Patriots	0	1	.000
Dolphins	0	1	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	LAC	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NE	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Mon 10/12	BUF	@	LAR	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	BUF	@	LV	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	BAL	@	BUF	1:00 PM

Last Game

Lions

1 - 1

Final

Bills

2 - 0

Thu 17 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

582

Allen

533

Goff

410

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

208

Gibbs

192

Cook

173

Walker

Rec Yards Leaders

225

Kincaid

209

St. Brown

182

Olave

Pass TD Leaders

6

Goff

5

Allen

4

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

4

Allen

3

Swift

3

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

4

St. Brown

2

Jeanty

2

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

150.6

Lawrence

134.2

Dart

125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

Rousseau

3.0

Hutchinson

2.0

Watt

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

59.0

41.0

39.0

38.5

37.0

34.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.0

10.0

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

552.0

506.0

478.0

469.0

427.5

419.0

Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

220.0

202.0

174.0

165.0

152.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

324.0

291.0

277.0

Sack Leaders

7.0

5.0

4.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

45.9

Gibbs

34.3

Henry

31.4

Swift

Fantasy WR Rankings

44.9

St. Brown

26.7

Watson

25.8

Coker

Fantasy TE Rankings

28.5

Kincaid

19.8

Likely

19.7

Goedert

Fantasy K Rankings

19

McPherson

18

Bass

16

Ryland

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

1-0

Worst Record ATS

0-1

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	1	0	0	1.000
Eagles	1	0	0	1.000
Commanders	0	1	0	.000
Cowboys	0	1	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	1	0	0	1.000
Bears	1	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Packers	0	1	0	.000
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	0	1	0	.000
Buccaneers	0	1	0	.000
Panthers	0	1	0	.000
Saints	0	1	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	1	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	1	0	0	1.000
Rams	0	1	0	.000

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	2	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	0	0	1.000
Patriots	0	1	0	.000
Dolphins	0	1	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	1	0	0	1.000
Bengals	1	0	0	1.000
Steelers	1	0	0	1.000
Browns	0	1	0	.000
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	0	0	1.000
Texans	0	1	0	.000
Titans	0	1	0	.000
Colts	0	1	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	1	0	0	1.000
Raiders	1	0	0	1.000
Chargers	0	1	0	.000
Broncos	0	1	0	.000

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 9/20	PHI	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	PIT	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	MIN	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	CAR	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	GB	@	NYJ	1:00 PM

Since 2020, the Buffalo Bills have the most first downs by a team, with 2,331 first downs.

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NFL Fantasy 2026

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34.3

31.4

44.9

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