most first downs in a game, last 10 years

Between December 28, 2015 and December 28, 2025, the Detroit Lions and the Seattle Seahawks are tied for the most first downs in a game, with 38 first downs.

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most first downs in a regular-season game, last 10 years

	TEAM	1DWN	DATE	TM		OPP	RESULT	PASS 1DWN	RUSH 1DWN	PEN 1DWN	TD	OFF	OPP OFF	3DWN%	4DWN%
1	Lions	38	11/17/2024	DET	vs	JAX	W 52-6	22	14	2	7	645	170	60.0	100.0
2	Seahawks	38	9/30/2024	SEA	@	DET	L 29-42	22	10	6	4	516	389	50.0	50.0
3	Ravens	36	11/7/2021	BAL	vs	MIN	W 34-31	15	17	4	4	500	318	40.0	100.0
4	Saints	36	12/25/2020	NO	vs	MIN	W 52-33	14	21	1	7	583	364	55.6	100.0
5	Chiefs	36	11/22/2020	KC	@	LV	W 35-31	22	10	4	5	460	364	55.6	100.0
6	Rams	36	9/29/2019	LAR	vs	TB	L 40-55	27	3	6	5	518	464	36.4	0.0
7	Cowboys	35	10/4/2020	DAL	vs	CLE	L 38-49	29	6	0	5	566	508	54.5	50.0
8	Texans	35	10/13/2019	HOU	@	KC	W 31-24	20	12	3	4	472	309	41.7	66.7
9	Packers	35	12/23/2018	GB	@	NYJ	W 44-38	19	9	7	5	540	370	41.7	100.0
10	Bengals	35	10/30/2016	CIN	vs	WAS	T 27-27	17	10	8	4	415	546	53.3
11	Bengals	34	12/28/2024	CIN	vs	DEN	W 30-24	23	6	5	4	499	329	53.8	33.3
12	Chiefs	34	12/20/2020	KC	@	NO	W 32-29	16	13	5	4	411	285	50.0
13	Washington Football Team	34	11/15/2020	WAS	@	DET	L 27-30	22	8	4	3	464	372	46.7	100.0
14	Buccaneers	34	10/21/2018	TB	vs	CLE	W 26-23	20	8	6	3	456	305	46.2	100.0
15	Chiefs	33	11/23/2025	KC	vs	IND	W 23-20	15	13	5	1	494	255	43.8	100.0
16	Buccaneers	33	12/29/2024	TB	vs	CAR	W 48-14	17	14	2	6	551	204	71.4
17	Cowboys	33	11/30/2023	DAL	vs	SEA	W 41-35	19	8	6	4	411	406	57.1	50.0
18	Chiefs	33	12/18/2022	KC	@	HOU	W 30-24	20	11	2	4	502	219	50.0
19	Colts	33	9/11/2022	IND	@	HOU	T 20-20	20	11	2	2	517	299	40.0	0.0
20	Chiefs	33	9/11/2022	KC	@	ARI	W 44-21	22	7	4	6	488	282	62.5	100.0
21	Bengals	33	12/26/2021	CIN	vs	BAL	W 41-21	26	4	3	5	575	334	50.0	100.0
22	Chargers	33	11/21/2021	LAC	vs	PIT	W 41-37	19	9	5	5	533	300	58.3	0.0
23	Buccaneers	33	10/10/2021	TB	vs	MIA	W 45-17	26	5	2	6	558	301	72.7
24	Chiefs	33	9/26/2021	KC	vs	LAC	L 24-30	17	12	4	3	437	352	60.0
25	Titans	33	9/19/2021	TEN	@	SEA	W 33-30	16	11	6	3	532	397	42.9	0.0

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PASS

4,233

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RUSH

1,143

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REC

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PPG

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OPP PPG

24.8

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RUSH YDS/G

119.9

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2025 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	11	4	0	.733
Packers	9	6	1	.594
Lions	8	8	0	.500
Vikings	8	8	0	.500

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 1/4	DET	@	CHI	1:00 PM

Last Game

Lions

8 - 8

Final

Vikings

8 - 8

Thu 25 Dec 2025

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Pass Yards Leaders

4,482

Prescott

4,233

Goff

4,203

Maye

Rush Yards Leaders

1,532

Cook

1,489

Taylor

1,469

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

1,709

Smith-Njigba

1,592

Nacua

1,420

Pickens

Pass TD Leaders

40

Stafford

33

Goff

30

Maye

Rush TD Leaders

17

Taylor

16

Henry

13

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

14

Adams

11

McBride

11

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

112.9

Maye

112.1

Stafford

107.0

Goff

Sack Leaders

22.0

Garrett

15.0

Burns

14.0

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NFL 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

30.5

29.4

28.9

28.4

28.3

Opp PPG Rankings

16.6

18.1

19.3

19.4

19.6

Total Yards Rankings

398.6

396.7

374.5

373.1

371.5

369.4

Rush Yards Rankings

158.9

157.8

152.1

134.2

126.7

126.3

Pass Yards Rankings

287.0

278.6

265.3

264.8

259.2

255.2

Sack Leaders

64.0

51.0

50.0

48.0

46.0

45.0

NFL Fantasy 2025

Fantasy RB Rankings

298

Taylor

284.8

McCaffrey

272.6

Gibbs

Fantasy WR Rankings

232.5

Smith-Njigba

219.3

Nacua

198

Pickens

Fantasy TE Rankings

183.4

McBride

118.3

Goedert

116

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

194

Myers

182.6

Aubrey

168

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NFL 2025 Betting

Best Record ATS

11-4

10-4-1

11-5

10-5

Worst Record ATS

5-11

5-10-1

6-10

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots - x	12	3	0	.800
Bills - x	11	4	0	.733
Dolphins - e	6	9	0	.400
Jets - e	3	12	0	.200
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	9	6	0	.600
Ravens	8	8	0	.500
Bengals - e	5	10	0	.333
Browns - e	3	12	0	.200
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - x	11	4	0	.733
Texans - x	11	5	0	.688
Colts - e	8	7	0	.533
Titans - e	3	12	0	.200
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - y	13	3	0	.813
Chargers - w	11	5	0	.688
Chiefs - e	6	10	0	.375
Raiders - e	2	13	0	.133

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles - y	10	5	0	.667
Cowboys - e	7	8	1	.469
Commanders - e	4	12	0	.250
Giants - e	2	13	0	.133
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - y	11	4	0	.733
Packers - w	9	6	1	.594
Vikings - e	8	8	0	.500
Lions - e	8	8	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	8	7	0	.533
Buccaneers	7	8	0	.467
Falcons - e	6	9	0	.400
Saints - e	5	10	0	.333
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - x	12	3	0	.800
49ers - x	11	4	0	.733
Rams - x	11	4	0	.733
Cardinals - e	3	12	0	.200

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 9/27	NO	@	BUF	19-31
Sat 9/27	TEN	@	HOU	0-26
Sat 9/27	CLE	@	DET	10-34
Sat 9/27	WAS	@	ATL	27-34
Sat 9/27	PHI	@	TB	31-25

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 12/28	NYG	@	LV	4:05 PM
Sun 12/28	PHI	@	BUF	4:25 PM
Sun 12/28	CHI	@	SF	8:20 PM
Mon 12/29	LAR	@	ATL	8:15 PM
Sun 1/4	TEN	@	JAX	1:00 PM

Between December 28, 2015 and December 28, 2025, the Detroit Lions and the Seattle Seahawks are tied for the most first downs in a game, with 38 first downs.

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