who led the nfl in first downs passing in 2021

The Tampa Bay Buccaneers had the most first-down passes by a team in 2021, with 273 completions.

	TEAM	PASS 1DWN	SEASON	1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Buccaneers	273	2021	404	106	25	17	13	4	0	63	511	30.1	353	20.8	47.1	56.3
2	Chiefs	267	2021	419	119	33	17	12	5	0	57	480	28.2	364	21.4	52.2	66.7
3	Chargers	256	2021	401	112	33	17	9	8	0	58	474	27.9	459	27.0	45.2	64.7
4	Cowboys	249	2021	391	111	31	17	12	5	0	64	530	31.2	358	21.1	43.4	58.3
5	Bills	236	2021	398	134	28	17	11	6	0	57	483	28.4	289	17.0	46.4	50.0
6	Packers	235	2021	375	109	31	17	13	4	0	54	450	26.5	371	21.8	43.6	59.1
7	Rams	233	2021	355	99	23	17	12	5	0	52	460	27.1	372	21.9	43.9	52.6
8	Raiders	217	2021	349	95	37	17	10	7	0	37	374	22.0	439	25.8	37.4	63.2
9	Cardinals	214	2021	367	127	26	17	11	6	0	52	449	26.4	366	21.5	45.2	58.6
10	Ravens	209	2021	394	159	26	17	8	9	0	41	387	22.8	392	23.1	36.4	66.7
11	Bengals	208	2021	337	96	33	17	10	7	0	54	460	27.1	376	22.1	39.6	65.0
12	Dolphins	206	2021	325	87	32	17	9	8	0	39	341	20.1	373	21.9	40.8	54.5
13	Steelers	204	2021	323	85	34	17	9	7	1	34	343	20.2	398	23.4	38.9	47.6
14	Vikings	202	2021	332	103	27	17	8	9	0	48	425	25.0	426	25.1	36.4	54.5
15	49ers	200	2021	361	130	31	17	10	7	0	50	427	25.1	365	21.5	40.2	50.0
16	Falcons	196	2021	306	75	35	17	7	10	0	33	313	18.4	459	27.0	38.9	41.7
17	Jets	195	2021	310	87	28	17	4	13	0	36	310	18.2	504	29.6	36.3	48.3
18	Titans	194	2021	362	134	34	17	12	5	0	49	419	24.6	354	20.8	43.6	62.5
19	Lions	193	2021	329	104	32	17	3	13	1	35	325	19.1	467	27.5	34.7	51.2
20	Patriots	187	2021	362	139	36	17	10	7	0	51	462	27.2	303	17.8	43.5	64.7
21	Washington Football Team	181	2021	345	129	35	17	7	10	0	37	335	19.7	434	25.5	38.8	50.0
22	Bears	180	2021	333	119	34	17	6	11	0	33	311	18.3	407	23.9	34.7	41.7
23	Broncos	179	2021	331	124	28	17	7	10	0	37	335	19.7	322	18.9	38.5	57.1
24	Jaguars	178	2021	304	92	34	17	3	14	0	28	253	14.9	457	26.9	35.8	58.1
25	Browns	177	2021	342	138	27	17	8	9	0	43	349	20.5	371	21.8	39.2	41.4

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,999

Mayfield

RUSH

494

White

REC

870

Egbuka

Team Rankings

PPG

23.4

16th

OPP PPG

25.3

24th

RUSH YDS/G

113.2

22nd

PASS YDS/G

218.6

21st

2025 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Buccaneers	7	7	.500
Panthers	7	7	.500
Falcons	5	9	.357
Saints	4	10	.286

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 12/21	TB	@	CAR	1:00 PM
Sun 12/28	TB	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 1/4	CAR	@	TB	1:00 PM

Last Game

Falcons

5 - 9

Final

Buccaneers

7 - 7

Thu 11 Dec 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,179

Stafford

3,931

Prescott

3,703

Darnold

Rush Yards Leaders

1,443

Taylor

1,415

Cook

1,186

Achane

Rec Yards Leaders

1,637

Smith-Njigba

1,592

Nacua

1,212

Pickens

Pass TD Leaders

40

Stafford

29

Goff

26

Prescott

Rush TD Leaders

16

Taylor

13

Gibbs

13

Jacobs

Rec TD Leaders

14

Adams

11

St. Brown

10

Smith-Njigba

QB Rating Leaders

112.1

Stafford

110.4

Goff

109.1

Maye

Sack Leaders

21.5

Garrett

13.0

Burns

12.5

Parsons

NFL 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

30.6

30.5

29.5

29.4

29.1

28.0

Opp PPG Rankings

16.3

18.6

19.1

19.4

19.7

Total Yards Rankings

396.9

396.7

381.2

379.9

369.4

364.2

Rush Yards Rankings

158.5

152.2

146.2

137.1

131.1

128.9

Pass Yards Rankings

287.9

278.6

262.5

262.0

257.8

256.6

Sack Leaders

58.0

48.0

47.0

42.0

41.0

40.0

NFL Fantasy 2025

Fantasy RB Rankings

284.1

Taylor

258.2

McCaffrey

255.4

Gibbs

Fantasy WR Rankings

225.3

Smith-Njigba

219.3

Nacua

180.9

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

167.1

McBride

111.8

Kelce

109.1

Goedert

Fantasy K Rankings

184

Myers

160.6

Aubrey

153

Dicker

NFL 2025 Betting

Best Record ATS

11-4

9-4-1

10-5

9-5

Worst Record ATS

5-9

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots	11	3	0	.786
Bills	10	4	0	.714
Dolphins - e	6	8	0	.429
Jets - e	3	11	0	.214
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	8	6	0	.571
Ravens	7	7	0	.500
Bengals - e	4	10	0	.286
Browns - e	3	11	0	.214
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	10	4	0	.714
Texans	9	5	0	.643
Colts	8	6	0	.571
Titans - e	2	12	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - x	12	2	0	.857
Chargers	10	4	0	.714
Chiefs - e	6	8	0	.429
Raiders - e	2	12	0	.143

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	9	5	0	.643
Cowboys	6	7	1	.464
Commanders - e	4	10	0	.286
Giants - e	2	12	0	.143
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	10	4	0	.714
Packers	9	4	1	.679
Lions	8	6	0	.571
Vikings - e	6	8	0	.429
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Buccaneers	7	7	0	.500
Panthers	7	7	0	.500
Falcons - e	5	9	0	.357
Saints - e	4	10	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - x	12	3	0	.800
Rams - x	11	4	0	.733
49ers	10	4	0	.714
Cardinals - e	3	11	0	.214