which team lead the league in 1st downs in 2023

The Dallas Cowboys had the most first downs by a team in 2023, with 385 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		Cowboys	385	2023	229	113	43	17	12	5	0	57	509	29.9	315	18.5	48.3	56.5
2		49ers	383	2023	207	147	29	17	12	5	0	61	491	28.9	298	17.5	47.5	53.8
3		Bills	381	2023	199	158	24	17	11	6	0	54	451	26.5	311	18.3	49.8	56.3
4		Eagles	377	2023	197	149	31	17	11	6	0	49	433	25.5	428	25.2	48.0	73.1
5		Lions	375	2023	228	124	23	17	12	5	0	58	461	27.1	395	23.2	41.5	52.5
6		Dolphins	360	2023	223	113	24	17	11	6	0	61	496	29.2	391	23.0	42.1	44.0
7		Ravens	359	2023	180	144	35	17	13	4	0	55	483	28.4	280	16.5	42.0	57.1
8		Rams	351	2023	206	110	35	17	10	7	0	44	404	23.8	377	22.2	42.0	61.9
9		Chiefs	350	2023	216	107	27	17	11	6	0	39	371	21.8	294	17.3	43.6	50.0
10		Vikings	340	2023	220	79	41	17	7	10	0	39	344	20.2	362	21.3	38.1	58.6
11		Packers	338	2023	211	101	26	17	9	8	0	44	383	22.5	350	20.6	47.1	50.0
12		Saints	337	2023	199	112	26	17	9	8	0	44	402	23.6	327	19.2	38.7	47.4
13		Jaguars	336	2023	199	98	39	17	9	8	0	41	377	22.2	371	21.8	38.2	44.8
14		Cardinals	330	2023	173	127	30	17	4	13	0	36	330	19.4	455	26.8	39.1	44.1
15		Bengals	329	2023	208	90	31	17	9	8	0	41	366	21.5	384	22.6	37.6	45.0
16		Texans	329	2023	215	84	30	17	10	7	0	40	377	22.2	353	20.8	37.9	38.1
17		Falcons	326	2023	181	121	24	17	7	10	0	32	321	18.9	373	21.9	40.0	42.1
18		Browns	325	2023	173	121	31	17	11	6	0	42	396	23.3	362	21.3	31.6	56.3
19		Colts	324	2023	178	113	33	17	9	8	0	42	396	23.3	415	24.4	35.3	50.0
20		Bears	322	2023	169	137	16	17	7	10	0	37	360	21.2	379	22.3	41.2	50.0
21		Commanders	321	2023	190	99	32	17	4	13	0	39	329	19.4	518	30.5	35.6	55.2
22		Chargers	319	2023	204	89	26	17	5	12	0	36	346	20.4	398	23.4	38.4	46.9
23		Seahawks	317	2023	189	93	35	17	9	8	0	37	364	21.4	402	23.6	36.2	37.5
24		Broncos	301	2023	154	116	31	17	8	9	0	38	357	21.0	413	24.3	36.8	65.0
25		Buccaneers	300	2023	188	79	33	17	9	8	0	37	348	20.5	325	19.1	41.5	66.7

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RUSH

1,201

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2025 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	11	6	0	.647
Cowboys	7	9	1	.441
Commanders	5	12	0	.294
Giants	4	13	0	.235

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Pass Yards Leaders

4,707

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4,564

Goff

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4,552

Prescott

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Rush Yards Leaders

1,621

Cook

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1,595

Henry

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1,585

Taylor

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Rec Yards Leaders

1,793

Smith-Njigba

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1,715

Nacua

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1,429

Pickens

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Pass TD Leaders

46

Stafford

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34

Goff

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31

Maye

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Rush TD Leaders

18

Taylor

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16

Henry

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14

Allen

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14

Adams

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11

McBride

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11

St. Brown

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QB Rating Leaders

113.5

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109.2

Stafford

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105.5

Goff

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23.0

Garrett

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16.5

Burns

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15.0

Hunter

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NFL 2025 Rankings

30.5

28.8

28.4

28.3

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27.9

Opp PPG Rankings

17.2

17.4

18.3

18.8

19.1

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

394.6

391.9

379.4

376.3

373.2

369.5

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

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57.0

53.0

49.0

49.0

48.0

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316.3

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291.8

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246

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12-5

12-5

12-5

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11-6

10-6-1

Worst Record ATS

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6-11

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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

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

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	8:00 PM