First Downs Leaders
| FIRST DOWNS | THIRD DOWNS | FOURTH DOWNS | PENALTIES | |||||||||||
| RK | TEAM | TOTAL | RUSH | PASS | PEN | MADE | ATT | PCT | MADE | ATT | PCT | TOTAL | YDS | |
| 1 | Washington | 159 | 54 | 89 | 16 | 48 | 134 | 35.8 | 1 | 9 | 11.1 | 61 | 430 | |
| 2 | Pittsburgh | 164 | 33 | 121 | 10 | 57 | 140 | 40.7 | 4 | 6 | 66.7 | 57 | 487 | |
| 3 | Green Bay | 167 | 43 | 100 | 24 | 42 | 128 | 32.8 | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 54 | 396 | |
| 4 | NY Giants | 170 | 58 | 98 | 14 | 42 | 122 | 34.4 | 9 | 12 | 75.0 | 51 | 425 | |
| 5 | Cincinnati | 172 | 51 | 112 | 9 | 44 | 127 | 34.6 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 65 | 533 | |
| New England | 172 | 46 | 115 | 11 | 46 | 122 | 37.7 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 59 | 478 | ||
| 7 | Denver | 174 | 57 | 106 | 11 | 52 | 137 | 38.0 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 44 | 439 | |
| 8 | NY Jets | 175 | 68 | 93 | 14 | 54 | 138 | 39.1 | 2 | 10 | 20.0 | 61 | 527 | |
| 9 | Arizona | 176 | 47 | 116 | 13 | 47 | 144 | 32.6 | 6 | 15 | 40.0 | 70 | 613 | |
| Baltimore | 176 | 47 | 109 | 20 | 47 | 131 | 35.9 | 6 | 10 | 60.0 | 58 | 408 | ||
| 11 | Minnesota | 177 | 40 | 119 | 18 | 43 | 129 | 33.3 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 64 | 548 | |
| New Orleans | 177 | 67 | 96 | 14 | 48 | 139 | 34.5 | 8 | 17 | 47.1 | 64 | 527 | ||
| 13 | Carolina | 180 | 69 | 96 | 15 | 50 | 123 | 40.7 | 5 | 10 | 50.0 | 57 | 424 | |
| 14 | Houston | 181 | 55 | 104 | 22 | 47 | 122 | 38.5 | 4 | 10 | 40.0 | 67 | 495 | |
| 15 | Philadelphia | 184 | 52 | 111 | 21 | 46 | 139 | 33.1 | 8 | 16 | 50.0 | 56 | 436 | |
| 16 | Miami | 187 | 48 | 123 | 16 | 42 | 126 | 33.3 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 50 | 376 | |
| 17 | Dallas | 188 | 49 | 116 | 23 | 49 | 131 | 37.4 | 4 | 7 | 57.1 | 65 | 543 | |
| Indianapolis | 188 | 53 | 126 | 9 | 64 | 145 | 44.1 | 5 | 11 | 45.5 | 58 | 531 | ||
| Kansas City | 188 | 66 | 112 | 10 | 55 | 146 | 37.7 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 78 | 600 | ||
| 20 | Chicago | 189 | 66 | 109 | 14 | 59 | 138 | 42.8 | 2 | 7 | 28.6 | 54 | 451 | |
| San Francisco | 189 | 52 | 120 | 17 | 67 | 157 | 42.7 | 3 | 7 | 42.9 | 81 | 654 | ||
| Jacksonville | 189 | 53 | 124 | 12 | 54 | 127 | 42.5 | 5 | 9 | 55.6 | 43 | 364 | ||
| 23 | Seattle | 191 | 49 | 127 | 15 | 52 | 135 | 38.5 | 3 | 6 | 50.0 | 75 | 683 | |
| 24 | San Diego | 193 | 73 | 106 | 14 | 53 | 129 | 41.1 | 6 | 13 | 46.2 | 67 | 529 | |
| 25 | Buffalo | 200 | 88 | 101 | 11 | 64 | 153 | 41.8 | 9 | 16 | 56.3 | 78 | 671 | |
| 26 | Tennessee | 201 | 46 | 141 | 14 | 52 | 138 | 37.7 | 7 | 10 | 70.0 | 56 | 432 | |
| 27 | Tampa Bay | 204 | 84 | 105 | 15 | 55 | 130 | 42.3 | 4 | 8 | 50.0 | 55 | 523 | |
| 28 | Atlanta | 205 | 65 | 129 | 11 | 68 | 139 | 48.9 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 67 | 544 | |
| Oakland | 205 | 86 | 99 | 20 | 49 | 138 | 35.5 | 8 | 12 | 66.7 | 52 | 382 | ||
| 30 | Detroit | 210 | 53 | 142 | 15 | 48 | 121 | 39.7 | 6 | 9 | 66.7 | 75 | 633 | |
| 31 | Cleveland | 219 | 83 | 115 | 21 | 54 | 137 | 39.4 | 6 | 12 | 50.0 | 67 | 512 | |
| 32 | St. Louis | 221 | 82 | 124 | 15 | 65 | 128 | 50.8 | 1 | 5 | 20.0 | 52 | 401 | |
Data provided by Elias Sports Bureau