which team lead the league in 1st downs in 2016

The New Orleans Saints had the most first downs by a team in 2016, with 395 first downs.

		TEAM	1DWN	SEASON	PASS 1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	3DWN%	4DWN%
1		Saints	395	2016	265	105	25	16	7	9	0	55	469	29.3	454	28.4	48.6	86.7
2		Falcons	379	2016	239	108	32	16	11	5	0	63	540	33.8	406	25.4	42.1	57.1
3		Cardinals	368	2016	229	97	42	16	7	8	1	51	418	26.1	362	22.6	40.7	50.0
4		Cowboys	358	2016	191	142	25	16	13	3	0	49	421	26.3	306	19.1	42.3	88.9
5		Colts	351	2016	220	93	38	16	8	8	0	47	411	25.7	392	24.5	43.1	44.4
6		Patriots	351	2016	203	109	39	16	14	2	0	51	441	27.6	250	15.6	45.8	66.7
7		Packers	349	2016	222	91	36	16	10	6	0	51	432	27.0	388	24.3	46.7	41.2
8		Redskins	345	2016	226	89	30	16	8	7	1	43	396	24.8	383	23.9	45.2	50.0
9		Bengals	341	2016	204	100	37	16	6	9	1	35	325	20.3	315	19.7	39.0	77.8
10		Chargers	340	2016	214	90	36	16	5	11	0	48	410	25.6	423	26.4	42.5	50.0
11		Buccaneers	340	2016	220	80	40	16	9	7	0	41	354	22.1	369	23.1	43.9	44.4
12		Steelers	336	2016	210	97	29	16	11	5	0	47	399	24.9	327	20.4	41.1	56.3
13		Raiders	334	2016	198	98	38	16	12	4	0	47	416	26.0	385	24.1	38.1	46.2
14		Eagles	333	2016	192	114	27	16	7	9	0	37	367	22.9	331	20.7	37.9	48.1
15		Lions	329	2016	217	76	36	16	9	7	0	36	346	21.6	358	22.4	42.6	70.0
16		Bills	328	2016	155	146	27	16	7	9	0	49	399	24.9	378	23.6	41.0	53.3
17		Bears	324	2016	212	93	19	16	3	13	0	32	279	17.4	399	24.9	37.8	28.6
18		Titans	322	2016	175	115	32	16	9	7	0	46	381	23.8	378	23.6	46.1	36.4
19		Jaguars	321	2016	207	75	39	16	3	13	0	34	318	19.9	400	25.0	35.3	43.8
20		Panthers	318	2016	194	99	25	16	6	10	0	40	369	23.1	402	25.1	37.2	64.7
21		Ravens	316	2016	205	79	32	16	8	8	0	32	343	21.4	321	20.1	36.9	42.1
22		Seahawks	313	2016	203	85	25	16	10	5	1	37	354	22.1	292	18.3	38.2	36.4
23		Chiefs	305	2016	197	86	22	16	12	4	0	42	389	24.3	311	19.4	38.0	71.4
24		Texans	305	2016	173	102	30	16	9	7	0	25	279	17.4	328	20.5	37.3	39.1
25		Vikings	303	2016	209	66	28	16	8	8	0	36	327	20.4	307	19.2	38.0	44.4

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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

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 10/4	TEN	@	ARI	22-21
Sat 10/4	TB	@	SEA	38-35
Sat 10/4	DET	@	CIN	37-24
Sat 10/4	WAS	@	LAC	27-10
Sat 10/4	NE	@	BUF	23-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 1/10	LAR	@	CAR	4:30 PM
Sat 1/10	GB	@	CHI	8:00 PM
Sun 1/11	BUF	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 1/11	SF	@	PHI	4:30 PM
Sun 1/11	LAC	@	NE	8:15 PM