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| Most Seasons Leading League First Downs |
| 9 |
Chicago Bears |
1935,1939,1941,1943,1945,1947-49,1955 |
| 7 |
San Diego |
1965,1969,1980-83,1985 |
| |
L.A. Rams |
1946, 1950-51, 1954, 1957, 1973, 2001 |
| 6 |
San Francisco |
1965, 1987, 1989, 1993-94, 1998 |
| |
Baltimore/Indianapolis Colts |
1958-59, 1967, 2003, 2005-06 |
| |
| Most Consecutive Seasons Leading League First Downs |
| 4 |
San Diego |
1980-83 |
| 3 |
Chicago Bears |
1947-49 |
| 2 |
By Many Teams |
| |
| Most First Downs, Season |
| 398 |
Kansas City |
2004 |
| 387 |
Miami |
1984 |
| 383 |
Denver |
2000 |
| 381 |
San Francisco |
1998 |
| |
| Fewest First Downs, Season |
| 51 |
Cincinnati |
1933 |
| 64 |
Pittsburgh |
1935 |
| 67 |
Philadelphia |
1937 |
| |
| Most First Downs, Game |
| 39 |
NY Jets vs Miami (11/27/88) |
| |
Washington vs Detroit (11/4/90) OT |
| 38 |
LA Rams vs NY Giants (11/13/66) |
| 37 |
Green Bay vs Philadelphia (11/11/62) |
| |
| Fewest First Downs, Game |
| 0 |
NY Giants vs Green Bay (10/1/33) |
| |
Pittsburgh vs Boston (10/29/33) |
| |
Philadelphia vs Detroit (9/20/35) |
| |
NY Giants vs Washington (9/27/42) |
| |
Denver vs Houston (9/3/66) |
| |
| Most First Downs, Both Teams, Game |
| 64 |
Seattle (32) vs. Kansas City (32), Nov. 24, 2002 |
| 62 |
San Diego (32) vs Seattle (30) 9/15/85 |
| |
Oakland (31) Kansas City (31) November 5, 2000 |
| 59 |
Miami (31) vs Buffalo (28) 10/9/83 OT |
| |
Seattle (33) vs Kansas City (26) 11/27/83
OT |
| |
NY Jets (32) vs Miami (27) 9/21/86 OT |
| |
NY Jets (39) vs Miami (20) 11/27/88 |
| |
Oakland (31) San Francisco (28) OT Game) October 8,
2000 |
| 58 |
LA Rams (30) vs Chicago Bears (28) 10/24/54 |
| |
Denver (34) vs Kansas City (24) 11/18/74 |
| |
Atlanta (35) vs New Orleans (23) 9/2/79 OT |
| |
Pittsburgh (36) vs Cleveland (22) 11/25/79
OT |
| |
San Diego (34) vs Miami (24) 11/18/84 OT |
| |
Cincinnati (32) vs San Diego (26) 9/22/85 |
| |
| Fewest First Downs, Both Teams, Game |
| 7 |
Chi Cardinals (2) vs Detroit (5) 9/15/40 |
| 9 |
Pittsburgh (1) vs Boston (8) 10/27/35 |
| |
Boston (4) vs Brooklyn (5) 11/24/35 |
| |
NY Giants (3) vs Detroit (6) 11/7/43 |
| |
Pittsburgh (4) vs Chi Cardinals (5) 11/11/45 |
| |
NY Bulldogs (1) vs Philadelphia (8) 9/22/49 |
| 10 |
NY Giants (4) vs Washington (6) 12/11/60 |
| |
| Most First Downs, Rushing, Season |
| 181 |
New England |
1978 |
| 177 |
Los Angeles |
1973 |
| 176 |
Chicago |
1985 |
| |
| Fewest First Downs, Rushing, Season |
| 36 |
Cleveland |
1942 |
| |
Boston |
1944 |
| 39 |
Brooklyn |
1943 |
| 40 |
Philadelphia |
1940 |
| |
Detroit |
1945 |
| |
| Most First Downs, Rushing, Game |
| 25 |
Philadelphia vs Washington (12/2/51) |
| 23 |
St Louis vs New Orleans (10/5/80) |
| 21 |
Cleveland vs Philadelphia (12/13/59) |
| |
Green Bay vs Philadelphia (11/11/62) |
| |
LA Rams vs New Orleans (11/25/73) |
| |
Pittsburgh vs Kansas City (11/7/76) |
| |
New England vs Denver (11/28/76) |
| |
Oakland vs Green Bay (9/17/78) |
| |
Buffalo vs Washington (11/3/96) |
| |
San Francisco vs Detroit (12/14/98) |
| |
Kansas City vs. Atlanta, Oct. 24, 2004 |
| |
| Fewest First Downs, Rushing, Game |
| 0 |
By Many Teams; Detroit vs. Minnesota, Dec. 10, 2006
Oakland vs. Cincinnati, Dec. 10, 2006 |
| |
| Most First Downs, Rushing, Both Teams, Game |
| 36 |
Philadelphia (25) vs Washington (11) 12/2/51 |
| 31 |
Detroit (18) vs Washington (13) 9/30/51 |
| 30 |
LA Rams (17) vs Minnesota (13) 11/5/61 |
| |
New Orleans (17) vs Green Bay (13) 9/9/79 |
| |
New Orleans (16) vs San Francisco (14) 11/11/79 |
| |
New England (16) vs Kansas City (14) 10/4/81 |
| |
| Fewest First Downs, Rushing, Both Teams, Game |
| 1 |
Oakland (0) vs. Tennessee (1), Sept. 7, 2003 |
| |
Carolina (0) vs. Detroit (1), Oct. 16, 2005 |
| 2 |
Houston (0) vs Denver (2) 12/2/62 |
| |
NY Jets (1) vs St Louis (1) 12/3/95 |
| |
Miami (1) vs San Diego (1) 12/19/99 |
| |
New Orleans (1) vs Baltimore (1) 12/19/99 |
| |
Baltimore (0) vs. Tennessee (2), Sept. 18, 2005 |
| |
| Most First Downs, Passing, Season |
| 259 |
San Diego |
1985 |
| 251 |
Houston |
1990 |
| 250 |
Miami |
1986 |
| |
| Fewest First Downs, Passing, Season |
| 18 |
Pittsburgh |
1941 |
| 23 |
Brooklyn |
1942 |
| |
NY Giants |
1944 |
| 24 |
NY Giants |
1943 |
| |
| Most First Downs, Passing, Game |
| 29 |
NY Giants vs Cincinnati (10/13/85) |
| 28 |
Tennessee vs. Oakland, Dec. 19, 2004 |
| 27 |
San Diego vs Seattle (9/15/85) |
| 26 |
Miami vs Cleveland (12/12/88) |
| |
| Fewest First Downs, Passing, Game |
| 0 |
By Many Teams; Last Time: Cleveland vs. Jacksonville
December 3, 2000 |
| |
| Most First Downs, Passing, Both Teams, Game |
| 43 |
San Diego (23) vs Cincinnati (20) 12/20/82 |
| |
Miami (24) vs NY Jets (19) 9/21/86 OT |
| |
Tennessee (28) vs. Oakland (15), Dec. 19, 2004 |
| 42 |
San Francisco (22) vs San Diego (20) 12/11/82 |
| 41 |
San Diego (27) vs Seattle (14) 9/15/85 |
| |
Kansas City (23) Oakland (18) November 5, 2000 |
| |
Miami (26) vs Cleveland (15) 12/12/88 |
| |
| Fewest First Downs, Passing, Both Teams, Game |
| 0 |
Brooklyn vs PTI, Nov. 29, 1942 |
| 1 |
Green Bay (0) vs Cleveland (1) 9/21/41 |
| |
Pittsburgh (0) vs Brooklyn (1) 10/11/42 |
| |
NY Giants (0) vs Detroit (1) 11/7/43 |
| |
Pittsburgh (0) vs CHI Cardinals (1) 11/11/45 |
| |
NY Bulldogs (0) vs Philadelphia (1) 9/22/49 |
| |
Chicago (0) vs Buffalo (1) 10/7/79 |
| 2 |
In Many Games |
| |
| Most First Downs, Penalty, Season |
| 47 |
Buffalo |
2002 |
| |
Indianapolis |
2004 |
| 44 |
Dallas |
2005 |
| 43 |
Denver |
1994 |
| |
| Fewest First Downs, Penalty, Season |
| 2 |
Brooklyn |
1940 |
| 4 |
Chi Cardinals |
1940 |
| |
NY Giants |
1942,1944 |
| |
Washington |
1944 |
| |
Cleveland |
1952 |
| |
Kansas City |
1969 |
| 5 |
Brooklyn |
1939 |
| |
Chicago Bears |
1939 |
| |
Detroit |
1953 |
| |
Los Angeles |
1953 |
| |
Houston |
1982 |
| |
| Most First Downs, Penalty, Game |
| 11 |
Denver vs Houston (10/6/85) |
| 9 |
Chicago Bears vs Cleveland (11/25/51) |
| |
Baltimore vs Pittsburgh (10/30/77) |
| |
NY Jets vs Houston (9/18/88) |
| |
Dallas vs. Detroit, Nov. 20, 2005 |
| 8 |
Philadelphia vs Detroit (12/2/79) |
| |
Cincinnati vs NY Jets (10/6/85) |
| |
Buffalo vs Houston (9/20/87) |
| |
Houston vs Atlanta (9/9/90) |
| |
Kansas City vs LA Raiders (10/3/93) |
| |
San Francisco vs New Orleans (10/11/98) |
| |
Oakland vs. San Francisco October 8, 2000 OT |
| |
Philadelphia vs. Chicago, Nov. 3, 2002 |
| |
| Most First Downs, Penalty, Both Teams, Game |
| 12 |
Buffalo (7) vs San Francisco (5) 10/4/98 |
| |
Detroit (8) vs. Baltimore (4), Oct. 9, 2005 |
| 11 |
Chicago Bears (9) vs Cleveland (2) 11/25/51 |
| |
Cincinnati (8) vs NY Jets (3) 10/6/85 |
| |
Denver (11) vs Houston (0) 10/6/85 |
| |
Detroit (6) vs Dallas (5) 11/8/87 |
| |
NY Jets (9) vs Houston (2) 9/18/88 |
| |
Kansas City (8) vs LA Raiders (3) 10/3/93 |
| |
Detroit (6) vs San Diego (5) 11/11/96 |
| |
Philadelphia (8) vs. Chicago (3), Nov. 3, 2002 |
| |
Arizona (6) vs. St. Louis (5), Dec. 3, 2006 |
| 10 |
In Many Games |
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