which team has the most most 1st downs in a season before 2016

Before 2016, the New England Patriots had the most first downs by a team in a season, with 444 first downs in 2012.

		TEAM	1DWN	SEASON	PASS 1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	3DWN%	4DWN%
1		Patriots	444	2012	256	151	37	16	12	4	0	67	557	34.8	331	20.7	48.7	66.7
2		Broncos	435	2013	293	107	35	16	13	3	0	76	606	37.9	399	24.9	46.3	88.9
3		Saints	416	2011	280	116	20	16	13	3	0	66	547	34.2	339	21.2	56.7	30.0
4		Patriots	399	2011	262	107	30	16	13	3	0	61	513	32.1	342	21.4	45.9	63.6
5		Chiefs	398	2004	228	138	32	16	7	9	0	62	483	30.2	435	27.2	47.2	28.6
6		Saints	395	2014	258	101	36	16	7	9	0	49	401	25.1	424	26.5	48.3	53.3
7		Patriots	393	2007	243	124	26	16	16	0	0	75	589	36.8	274	17.1	48.2	71.4
8		Dolphins	387	1984	243	115	29	16	14	2	0	70	513	32.1	298	18.6
9		Broncos	383	2000	223	124	36	16	11	5	0	58	485	30.3	369	23.1	44.5	52.9
10		Lions	382	2012	272	84	26	16	4	12	0	39	372	23.3	437	27.3	42.5	40.0
11		Saints	381	2015	247	98	36	16	7	9	0	51	408	25.5	476	29.8	47.7	62.5
12		49ers	381	1998	223	129	29	16	12	4	0	61	479	29.9	328	20.5	45.5	44.4
13		Broncos	380	2012	232	112	36	16	13	3	0	57	481	30.1	289	18.1	45.1	60.0
14		Rams	380	2000	247	112	21	16	10	6	0	67	540	33.8	471	29.4	47.5	61.5
15		Chargers	380	1985	259	92	29	16	8	8	0	60	467	29.2	435	27.2
16		Steelers	379	2014	243	98	38	16	11	5	0	49	436	27.3	368	23.0	44.7	50.0
17		Colts	379	2004	238	94	47	16	12	4	0	66	522	32.6	351	21.9	42.7	57.1
18		Chargers	379	1981	224	127	28	16	10	6	0	61	478	29.9	390	24.4
19		Patriots	378	2013	225	110	43	16	12	4	0	47	444	27.8	338	21.1	37.6	46.7
20		Colts	376	2006	241	112	23	16	12	4	0	50	427	26.7	360	22.5	56.1	0.0
21		Oilers	376	1990	251	97	28	16	9	7	0	49	405	25.3	307	19.2
22		Chargers	374	1984	240	106	28	16	7	9	0	48	394	24.6	413	25.8
23		Cardinals	373	2015	237	92	44	16	13	3	0	58	489	30.6	313	19.6	47.0	44.4
24		Chargers	373	2013	230	104	39	16	9	7	0	42	396	24.8	348	21.8	49.0	83.3
25		Patriots	373	2009	222	114	37	16	10	6	0	50	427	26.7	285	17.8	43.7	50.0

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Vikings - e	9	8	0	.529
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