which team has the most most passing 1st downs in a season

The Denver Broncos have completed the most first-down passes by a team in a season, with 293 completions in 2013.

	TEAM	PASS 1DWN	SEASON	1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Broncos	293	2013	435	107	35	16	13	3	0	76	606	37.9	399	24.9	46.3	88.9
2	Saints	280	2011	416	116	20	16	13	3	0	66	547	34.2	339	21.2	56.7	30.0
3	Buccaneers	273	2021	404	106	25	17	13	4	0	63	511	30.1	353	20.8	47.1	56.3
4	Chiefs	272	2022	408	105	31	17	14	3	0	61	496	29.2	369	21.7	48.7	75.0
5	Lions	272	2012	382	84	26	16	4	12	0	39	372	23.3	437	27.3	42.5	40.0
6	Chiefs	267	2021	419	119	33	17	12	5	0	57	480	28.2	364	21.4	52.2	66.7
7	Saints	267	2012	352	64	21	16	7	9	0	58	461	28.8	454	28.4	44.0	57.1
8	Buccaneers	265	2018	388	80	43	16	5	11	0	49	396	24.8	464	29.0	46.0	69.2
9	Saints	265	2016	395	105	25	16	7	9	0	55	469	29.3	454	28.4	48.6	86.7
10	Patriots	262	2011	399	107	30	16	13	3	0	61	513	32.1	342	21.4	45.9	63.6
11	Chargers	259	1985	380	92	29	16	8	8	0	60	467	29.2	435	27.2
12	Falcons	258	2019	383	84	41	16	7	9	0	42	381	23.8	399	24.9	42.0	61.9
13	Saints	258	2014	395	101	36	16	7	9	0	49	401	25.1	424	26.5	48.3	53.3
14	Chargers	256	2021	401	112	33	17	9	8	0	58	474	27.9	459	27.0	45.2	64.7
15	Patriots	256	2012	444	151	37	16	12	4	0	67	557	34.8	331	20.7	48.7	66.7
16	Chiefs	255	2020	397	110	32	16	14	2	0	57	473	29.6	362	22.6	49.0	56.3
17	Bengals	253	2024	376	88	35	17	9	8	0	57	472	27.8	434	25.5	46.7	52.6
18	Colts	253	2010	366	87	26	16	10	6	0	51	435	27.2	388	24.3	44.6	62.5
19	Steelers	251	2018	378	88	39	16	9	6	1	54	428	26.8	360	22.5	44.4	64.3
20	Colts	251	2014	371	80	40	16	11	5	0	53	458	28.6	369	23.1	41.0	40.0
21	Oilers	251	1990	376	97	28	16	9	7	0	49	405	25.3	307	19.2
22	Dolphins	250	1986	351	84	17	16	8	8	0	56	430	26.9	405	25.3
23	Cowboys	249	2021	391	111	31	17	12	5	0	64	530	31.2	358	21.1	43.4	58.3
24	Saints	247	2015	381	98	36	16	7	9	0	51	408	25.5	476	29.8	47.7	62.5
25	Rams	247	2000	380	112	21	16	10	6	0	67	540	33.8	471	29.4	47.5	61.5

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RUSH

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OPP PPG

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118.7

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231.2

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Broncos	14	3	.824
Chargers	11	6	.647
Chiefs	6	11	.353
Raiders	3	14	.176

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1,595

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1,585

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Rec Yards Leaders

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1,715

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1,429

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Pass TD Leaders

46

Stafford

34

Goff

31

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Rush TD Leaders

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16

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14

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Rec TD Leaders

14

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11

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QB Rating Leaders

113.5

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109.2

Stafford

105.5

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Sack Leaders

23.0

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16.5

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NFL 2025 Rankings

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30.5

28.8

28.4

28.3

27.9

Opp PPG Rankings

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17.4

18.3

18.8

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Total Yards Rankings

394.6

391.9

379.4

376.3

373.2

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Rush Yards Rankings

159.6

156.6

144.5

134.7

129.1

128.9

Pass Yards Rankings

278.5

276.9

268.6

262.3

256.1

254.0

Sack Leaders

68.0

57.0

53.0

49.0

48.0

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Taylor

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Nacua

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Smith-Njigba

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NFL 2025 Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots - y	14	3	0	.824
Bills - w	12	5	0	.706
Dolphins - e	7	10	0	.412
Jets - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers - y	10	7	0	.588
Ravens - e	8	9	0	.471
Bengals - e	6	11	0	.353
Browns - e	5	12	0	.294
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - y	13	4	0	.765
Texans - w	12	5	0	.706
Colts - e	8	9	0	.471
Titans - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - z*	14	3	0	.824
Chargers - w	11	6	0	.647
Chiefs - e	6	11	0	.353
Raiders - e	3	14	0	.176

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles - y	11	6	0	.647
Cowboys - e	7	9	1	.441
Commanders - e	5	12	0	.294
Giants - e	4	13	0	.235
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - y	11	6	0	.647
Packers - w	9	7	1	.559
Vikings - e	9	8	0	.529
Lions - e	9	8	0	.529
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers - y	8	9	0	.471
Buccaneers - e	8	9	0	.471
Falcons - e	8	9	0	.471
Saints - e	6	11	0	.353
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - z*	14	3	0	.824
Rams - w	12	5	0	.706
49ers - w	12	5	0	.706
Cardinals - e	3	14	0	.176