| Team Records: First DownsRecords updated through the 2007 season | |
|---|---|
| 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 |
| 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 | Philadelphia (4) vs. Brooklyn (6), Nov. 5, 1944 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 Touchdowns, 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 Seattle (22) vs. Cleveland (20), Nov. 4, 2007 (OT) |
| 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 |
