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| Team Records: First Downs | Records updated in July 2007 |
| First Downs |
| Most Seasons Leading League |
| 9 | Chi. 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 |
| 4 | San Diego, 1980-83 |
| 3 | Chi. Bears, 1947-49 |
| 2 | By many teams |
| Most First Downs, Season |
| 398 | Kansas City, 2004 |
| 393 | New England, 2007 |
| 387 | Miami, 1984 |
| 383 | Denver, 2000 |
| Fewest First Downs, Season |
| 51 | Cincinnati, 1933 |
| 64 | Pittsburgh, 1935 |
| 67 | Philadelphia, 1937 |
| Most First Downs, Game |
| 39 | N.Y. Jets vs. Miami, Nov. 27, 1988 |
| | Washington vs. Detroit, Nov. 4, 1990 (OT) |
| 38 | Los Angeles vs. N.Y. Giants, Nov. 13, 1966 |
| 37 | Green Bay vs. Philadelphia, Nov. 11, 1962 |
| Fewest First Downs, Game |
| 0 | N.Y. Giants vs. Green Bay, Oct. 1, 1933 |
| | Pittsburgh vs. Boston, Oct. 29, 1933 |
| | Philadelphia vs. Detroit, Sept. 20, 1935 |
| | N.Y. Giants vs. Washington, Sept. 27, 1942 |
| | Denver vs. Houston, Sept. 3, 1966 |
| Most First Downs, Both Teams, Game |
| 64 | Seattle (32) vs. Kansas City (32), Nov. 24, 2002 |
| 62 | San Diego (32) vs. Seattle (30), Sept. 15, 1985 |
| | Oakland (31) vs. Kansas City (31), Nov. 5, 2000 |
| 59 | Miami (31) vs. Buffalo (28), Oct. 9, 1983 (OT) |
| | Seattle (33) vs. Kansas City (26), Nov. 27, 1983 (OT) |
| | N.Y. Jets (32) vs. Miami (27), Sept. 21, 1986 (OT) |
| | N.Y. Jets (39) vs. Miami (20), Nov. 27, 1988 |
| | Oakland (31) vs. San Francisco (28), Oct. 8, 2000 (OT) |
| Fewest First Downs, Both Teams, Game |
| 7 | Chi. Cardinals (2) vs. Detroit (5), Sept. 15, 1940 |
| 9 | Pittsburgh (1) vs. Boston (8), Oct. 27, 1935 |
| | Boston (4) vs. Brooklyn (5), Nov. 24, 1935 |
| | N.Y. Giants (3) vs. Detroit (6), Nov. 7, 1943 |
| | Pittsburgh (4) vs. Chi. Cardinals (5), Nov. 11, 1945 |
| | N.Y. Bulldogs (1) vs. Philadelphia (8), Sept. 22, 1949 |
| 10 | N.Y. Giants (4) vs. Washington (6), Dec. 11, 1960 |
| 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, Dec. 2, 1951 |
| 23 | St. Louis vs. New Orleans, Oct. 5, 1980 |
| 21 | Cleveland vs. Philadelphia, Dec. 13, 1959 |
| | Green Bay vs. Philadelphia, Nov. 11, 1962 |
| | Los Angeles vs. New Orleans, Nov. 25, 1973 |
| | Pittsburgh vs. Kansas City, Nov. 7, 1976 |
| | New England vs. Denver, Nov. 28, 1976 |
| | Oakland vs. Green Bay, Sept. 17, 1978 |
| | Buffalo vs. Washington, Nov. 3, 1996 |
| | San Francisco vs. Detroit, Dec. 14, 1998 |
| | Kansas City vs. Atlanta, Oct. 24, 2004 |
| Fewest First Downs, Rushing, Game |
| 0 | By many teams. Last time:
Dallas vs. Washington, Dec. 30, 2007 |
| Most First Downs, Rushing, Both Teams, Game |
| 36 | Philadelphia (25) vs. Washington (11), Dec. 2, 1951 |
| 31 | Detroit (18) vs. Washington (13), Sept. 30, 1951 |
| 30 | Los Angeles (17) vs. Minnesota (13), Nov. 5, 1961 |
| | New Orleans (17) vs. Green Bay (13), Sept. 9, 1979 |
| | New Orleans (16) vs. San Francisco (14), Nov. 11, 1979 |
| | New England (16) vs. Kansas City (14), Oct. 4, 1981 |
| | Indiananapolis (18) vs. Denver (12), Sept. 30, 2007 |
| 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), Dec. 2, 1962 |
| | N.Y. Jets, (1) vs. St. Louis (1), Dec. 3, 1995 |
| | Miami (1) vs. San Diego (1), Dec. 19, 1999 |
| | New Orleans (0) vs. Baltimore (2), Dec. 19, 1999 |
| | Baltimore (0) vs. Tennessee (2), Sept. 18, 2005 |
| | Pittsburgh (1) vs. Baltimore (1), Nov. 5, 2007 |
| 3 | In many games |
| 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 |
| | N.Y. Giants, 1944 |
| 24 | N.Y. Giants, 1943 |
| Most First Downs, Passing, Game |
| 29 | N.Y. Giants vs. Cincinnati, Oct. 13, 1985 |
| 28 | Tennessee vs. Oakland, Dec. 19, 2004 |
| 27 | San Diego vs. Seattle, Sept. 15, 1985 |
| Fewest First Downs, Passing, Game |
| 0 | By many teams. Last time: Cleveland vs. Jacksonville, Dec. 3, 2000 |
| Most First Downs, Passing, Both Teams, Game |
| 43 | San Diego (23) vs. Cincinnati (20), Dec. 20, 1982 |
| | Miami (24) vs. N.Y. Jets (19), Sept. 21, 1986 (OT) |
| | Tennessee (28) vs. Oakland (15), Dec. 19, 2004 |
| 42 | San Francisco (22) vs. San Diego (20), Dec. 11, 1982 |
| 41 | San Diego (27) vs. Seattle (14), Sept. 15, 1985 |
| | Miami (26) vs. Cleveland (15), Dec. 12, 1988 |
| | Kansas City (23) vs. Oakland (18), Nov. 5, 2000 |
| Fewest First Downs, Passing, Both Teams, Game |
| 0 | Brooklyn vs. Pittsburgh, Nov. 29, 1942 |
| 1 | Green Bay (0) vs. Cleveland (1), Sept. 21, 1941 |
| | Pittsburgh (0) vs. Brooklyn (1), Oct. 11, 1942 |
| | N.Y. Giants (0) vs. Detroit (1), Nov. 7, 1943 |
| | Pittsburgh (0) vs. Chi. Cardinals (1), Nov. 11, 1945 |
| | N.Y. Bulldogs (0) vs. Philadelphia (1), Sept. 22, 1949 |
| | Chicago (0) vs. Buffalo (1), Oct. 7, 1979 |
| 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 |
| | N.Y. Giants, 1942, 1944 |
| | Washington, 1944 |
| | Cleveland, 1952 |
| | Kansas City, 1969 |
| 5 | Brooklyn, 1939 |
| | Chi. Bears, 1939 |
| | Detroit, 1953 |
| | Los Angeles, 1953 |
| | Houston, 1982 |
| Most First Downs, Penalty, Game |
| 11 | Denver vs. Houston, Oct. 6, 1985 |
| 9 | Chi. Bears vs. Cleveland, Nov. 25, 1951 |
| | Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh, Oct. 30, 1977 |
| | N.Y. Jets vs. Houston, Sept. 18, 1988 |
| | Dallas vs. Detroit, Nov. 20, 2005 |
| 8 | Philadelphia vs. Detroit, Dec. 2, 1979 |
| | Cincinnati vs. N.Y. Jets, Oct. 6, 1985 |
| | Buffalo vs. Houston, Sept. 20, 1987 |
| | Houston vs. Atlanta, Sept. 9, 1990 |
| | Kansas City vs. L.A. Raiders, Oct. 3, 1993 |
| | San Francisco vs. New Orleans, Oct. 11, 1998 |
| | Oakland vs. San Francisco, Oct. 8, 2000 (OT) |
| | Philadelphia vs. Chicago, Nov. 3, 2002 |
| Most First Downs, Penalty, Both Teams, Game |
| 12 | Buffalo (7) vs. San Francisco (5), Oct. 4, 1998 |
| | Detroit (8) vs. Baltimore (4), Oct. 9, 2005 |
| 11 | Chi. Bears (9) vs. Cleveland (2), Nov. 25, 1951 |
| | Cincinnati (8) vs. N.Y. Jets (3), Oct. 6, 1985 |
| | Denver (11) vs. Houston (0), Oct. 6, 1985 |
| | Detroit (6) vs. Dallas (5), Nov. 8, 1987 |
| | N.Y. Jets (9) vs. Houston (2), Sept. 18, 1988 |
| | Kansas City (8) vs. L.A. Raiders (3), Oct. 3, 1993 |
| | Detroit (6) vs. San Diego (5), Nov. 11, 1996 |
| | 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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