The New Orleans Saints have the most first downs by a team in a regular-season or postseason game, with 40 first downs versus the Cowboys on November 10, 2013.
| TEAM | 1DWN | DATE | TM | OPP | RESULT | PASS 1DWN | RUSH 1DWN | PEN 1DWN | TD | OFF | OPP OFF | 3DWN% | 4DWN% | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Saints | 40 | 11/10/2013 |  NO | vs |  DAL | W 49-17 | 20 | 15 | 5 | 7 | 625 | 193 | 75.0 | 100.0 |
| 2 |  | Broncos | 39 | 12/8/2013 |  DEN | vs |  TEN | W 51-28 | 25 | 9 | 5 | 6 | 551 | 254 | 38.5 | 100.0 |
| 3 |  | Texans | 39 | 11/18/2012 |  HOU | vs |  JAX | W 43-37 | 26 | 10 | 3 | 5 | 653 | 458 | 36.4 | |
| 4 |  | Redskins | 39 | 11/4/1990 |  WAS | @ |  DET | W 41-38 | 25 | 14 | 0 | 5 | 676 | 351 | ||
| 5 |  | Jets | 39 | 11/27/1988 |  NYJ | vs |  MIA | W 38-34 | 23 | 13 | 3 | 5 | 597 | 440 | ||
| 6 |  | Lions | 38 | 11/17/2024 | DET | vs | JAX | W 52-6 | 22 | 14 | 2 | 7 | 645 | 170 | 60.0 | 100.0 |
| 7 |  | Seahawks | 38 | 9/30/2024 |  SEA | @ | DET | L 29-42 | 22 | 10 | 6 | 4 | 516 | 389 | 50.0 | 50.0 |
| 8 |  | Rams | 38 | 11/13/1966 |  LA | vs |  NYG | W 55-14 | 7 | 572 | 103 | |||||
| 9 |  | Cowboys | 37 | 1/14/2024 | DAL | vs |  GB | L 32-48 | 25 | 8 | 4 | 4 | 510 | 415 | 62.5 | 0.0 |
| 10 |  | Patriots | 37 | 2/5/2017 |  NE | @ |  ATL | W 34-28 | 26 | 7 | 4 | 4 | 546 | 344 | 50.0 | 100.0 |
| 11 |  | Packers | 37 | 11/11/1962 | GB | @ |  PHI | W 49-0 | 7 | 628 | 54 | |||||
| 12 |  | Ravens | 36 | 11/7/2021 |  BAL | vs |  MIN | W 34-31 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 4 | 500 | 318 | 40.0 | 100.0 |
| 13 | | Saints | 36 | 12/25/2020 | NO | vs | MIN | W 52-33 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 7 | 583 | 364 | 55.6 | 100.0 |
| 14 |  | Chiefs | 36 | 11/22/2020 |  KC | @ |  LV | W 35-31 | 22 | 10 | 4 | 5 | 460 | 364 | 55.6 | 100.0 |
| 15 |  | Rams | 36 | 9/29/2019 |  LAR | vs |  TB | L 40-55 | 27 | 3 | 6 | 5 | 518 | 464 | 36.4 | 0.0 |
| 16 | | Patriots | 36 | 1/20/2019 | NE | @ | KC | W 37-31 | 20 | 15 | 1 | 5 | 524 | 290 | 68.4 | 50.0 |
| 17 |  | Dolphins | 36 | 12/21/2014 | MIA | vs | MIN | W 37-35 | 23 | 7 | 6 | 5 | 493 | 357 | 69.2 | |
| 18 |  | Steelers | 36 | 11/30/2014 |  PIT | vs | NO | L 32-35 | 25 | 6 | 5 | 3 | 538 | 393 | 42.9 | 0.0 |
| 19 | | Lions | 36 | 9/23/2012 | DET | @ | TEN | L 41-44 | 23 | 11 | 2 | 4 | 583 | 437 | 25.0 | 0.0 |
| 20 | | Saints | 36 | 12/18/2011 | NO | @ | MIN | W 42-20 | 23 | 9 | 4 | 6 | 573 | 207 | 72.7 | 0.0 |
| 21 | | Saints | 36 | 10/23/2011 | NO | vs |  IND | W 62-7 | 19 | 16 | 1 | 8 | 557 | 252 | 75.0 | |
| 22 | | Chiefs | 36 | 10/24/2004 | KC | vs | ATL | W 56-10 | 14 | 21 | 1 | 8 | 540 | 222 | 60.0 | |
| 23 |  | 49ers | 36 | 10/18/1998 |  SF | vs | IND | W 34-31 | 22 | 9 | 5 | 4 | 448 | 336 | 54.5 | |
| 24 |  | Jaguars | 36 | 10/20/1996 | JAX | @ |  STL | L 14-17 | 24 | 10 | 2 | 2 | 538 | 204 | 78.6 | 100.0 |
| 25 | | Steelers | 36 | 11/25/1979 | PIT | vs |  CLE | W 33-30 | 3 | 606 | 345 | |||||
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete team, game-level data for first downs going back to the 1940 season.
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23.6
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| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Falcons | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 |
| Buccaneers | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 |
| Saints | 4 | 7 | 0 | .364 |
 Panthers | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Eagles | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 |
 Commanders | 7 | 5 | 0 | .583 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
| Lions | 10 | 1 | 0 | .909 |
| Vikings | 9 | 2 | 0 | .818 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
| Falcons | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 |
| Buccaneers | 5 | 6 | 0 | .455 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
| Seahawks | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 |
 Cardinals | 6 | 5 | 0 | .545 |
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