Team Records: First Downs
Records updated through the 2006 season
| Most First Downs, Game | |
| 34 | AFC-D: San Diego vs. Miami, 1981 (OT) |
| 33 | AFC-D: Cleveland vs. N.Y. Jets, 1986 (OT) |
| 32 | AFC: Indianapolis vs. New England, 2006 |
| Fewest First Downs, Game | |
| 6 |
NFC: N.Y. Giants vs. Green Bay, 1961
AFC-D: Baltimore vs. Tennessee, 2000 |
| 7 | NFC: Green Bay vs. Boston, 1936
NFC-D: Pittsburgh vs. Philadelphia, 1947 NFC: Chi. Cardinals vs. Philadelphia, 1948 NFC: Los Angeles vs. Philadelphia, 1949 NFC-D: Cleveland vs. N.Y. Giants, 1958 AFC-D: Cincinnati vs. Baltimore, 1970 NFC-D: Detroit vs. Dallas, 1970 NFC: Tampa Bay vs. Los Angeles, 1979 AFC-D: Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh, 2001 AFC-FR: Kansas City vs. Indianapolis, 2006 |
| 8 | By many teams |
| Most First Downs, Both Teams, Game | |
| 59 | AFC-D: San Diego (34) vs. Miami (25), 1981 (OT) |
| 55 | AFC-FR: San Diego (29) vs. Pittsburgh (26), 1982 |
| 54 | AFC-FR: Buffalo (28) vs. Miami (26), 1995 |
| Fewest First Downs, Both Teams, Game | |
| 15 | NFC: Green Bay (7) vs. Boston (8), 1936 |
| 19 | NFC: N.Y. Giants (9) vs. Green Bay (10), 1939
NFC: Washington (9) vs. Chi. Bears (10), 1942 |
| 20 | NFC-D: Cleveland (9) vs. N.Y. Giants (11), 1950 |
| RUSHING | |
| Most First Downs, Rushing, Game | |
|---|---|
| 19 | NFC-FR: Dallas vs. Los Angeles, 1980 |
| 18 | AFC-D: Miami vs. Cincinnati, 1973 AFC: Miami vs. Oakland, 1973 AFC-D: Pittsburgh vs. Buffalo, 1974 AFC-FR: Buffalo vs. Miami, 1995 AFC-FR: Denver vs. Jacksonville, 1997 |
| 17 | AFC-D: Cincinnati vs. Seattle, 1988 AFC: Buffalo vs. Kansas City, 1993 |
| Fewest First Downs, Rushing, Game | |
|---|---|
| 0 |
NFC: Los Angeles vs. Philadelphia, 1949 AFC-D: Buffalo vs. Boston, 1963 AFC: Oakland vs. Pittsburgh, 1974 NFC-FR: New Orleans vs. Minnesota, 1987 NFC: L.A. Rams vs. San Francisco, 1989 NFC-D: Chicago vs. N.Y. Giants, 1990 AFC-FR: Indianapolis vs. Pittsburgh, 1996 AFC-FR: Seattle vs. Miami, 1999 AFC-D: Miami vs. Jacksonville, 1999 AFC-D: Miami vs. Oakland, 2000 AFC-D: Baltimore vs. Pittsburgh, 2001 AFC-D: Indianapolis vs. New England, 2004 |
| 1 | By many teams |
| Most First Downs, Rushing, Both Teams, Game | |
|---|---|
| 26 | AFC: Buffalo (14) vs. L.A. Raiders (12), 1990 |
| 25 | NFC-FR: Dallas (19) vs. Los Angeles (6), 1980 |
| 23 |
NFC: Cleveland (15) vs. Detroit (8), 1952
AFC-D: Miami (18) vs. Cincinnati (5), 1973 AFC-D: Pittsburgh (18) vs. Buffalo (5), 1974 AFC-FR: Buffalo (18) vs. Miami (5), 1995 |
| Fewest First Downs, Rushing, Both Teams, Game | |
|---|---|
| 2 | NFC-FR: New Orleans (1) vs. St. Louis (1), 2000 |
| 5 | AFC-D: Buffalo (0) vs. Boston (5), 1963 NFC-D: Washington (1) vs. Tampa Bay (4), 1999 AFC-FR: Cleveland (2) vs. Pittsburgh (3), 2002 |
| 6 |
NFC: Green Bay (2) vs. Boston (4), 1936
NFC-D: Baltimore (2) vs. Minnesota (4), 1968 AFC-D: Houston (1) vs. Oakland (5), 1969 AFC-FR: N.Y. Jets (1) vs. Houston (5), 1991 AFC-FR: Denver (1) vs. Baltimore (5), 2000 |
| PASSING | |
| Most First Downs, Passing, Game | |
|---|---|
| 24 | AFC-FR: Pittsburgh vs. Cleveland, 2002 |
| 21 | AFC-D: Miami vs. San Diego, 1981 (OT) AFC-D: San Diego vs. Miami, 1981 (OT) AFC-D: Cleveland vs. N.Y. Jets, 1986 (OT) NFC-D: Philadelphia vs. Chicago, 1988 |
| 20 |
NFC-FR: Dallas vs. L.A. Rams, 1983
AFC-D: Buffalo vs. Cleveland, 1989 AFC-FR: Miami vs. Buffalo, 1995 NFC-FR: Detroit vs. Philadelphia, 1995 AFC-FR: San Diego vs. Indianapolis, 1995 NFC-D: Minnesota vs. St. Louis, 1999 AFC: Indianapolis vs. New England, 2006 |
| Fewest First Downs, Passing, Game | |
|---|---|
| 0 | NFC: Philadelphia vs. Chi. Cardinals, 1948 |
| 1 | NFC-D: N.Y. Giants vs. Washington, 1943 NFC: Cleveland vs. Detroit, 1953 SB: Denver vs. Dallas, 1977 |
| 2 | By many teams |
| Most First Downs, Passing, Both Teams, Game | |
|---|---|
| 42 |
AFC-D: Miami (21) vs. San Diego (21), 1981 (OT) AFC-FR: Pittsburgh (24) vs. Cleveland (18), 2002 |
| 38 | AFC-FR: Pittsburgh (19) vs. San Diego (19), 1982 NFC-D: Minnesota (20) vs. St. Louis (18), 1999 |
| 36 | NFC: Minnesota (19) vs. Atlanta (17), 1998 (OT) |
| Fewest First Downs, Passing, Both Teams, Game | |
|---|---|
| 2 | NFC: Philadelphia (0) vs. Chi. Cardinals (2), 1948 |
| 4 | NFC-D: Cleveland (2) vs. N.Y. Giants (2), 1950 |
| 5 |
NFC: Detroit (2) vs. N.Y. Giants (3), 1935 NFC: Green Bay (2) vs. N.Y. Giants (3), 1939 |
| PENALTY | |
| Most First Downs, Penalty, Game | |
|---|---|
| 7 |
AFC-D: New England vs. Oakland, 1976 AFC: Tennessee vs. Oakland, 2002 |
| 6 | AFC-D: Cleveland vs. N.Y. Jets, 1986 (OT)
NFC-D: Chicago vs. Carolina, 2005 |
| 5 |
AFC-FR: Cleveland vs. L. A. Raiders, 1982
NFC-D: San Francisco vs. Minnesota, 1997 AFC-FR: Miami vs. Buffalo, 1998 NFC-D: Arizona vs. Minnesota, 1998 AFC: Pittsburgh vs. New England, 2001 AFC-D: Pittsburgh vs. Tennessee, 2002 (OT) |
| Most First Downs, Penalty, Both Teams, Game | |
|---|---|
| 10 | AFC: Tennessee (7) vs. Oakland (3), 2002 |
| 9 | AFC-D: New England (7) vs. Oakland (2), 1976 |
| 8 |
NFC-FR: Atlanta (4) vs. Minnesota (4), 1982 AFC-FR: Miami (5) vs. Buffalo (3), 1998 |
