2021 NFL Rushing First Downs by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. First downs gained rushing

The Philadelphia Eagles led the whole NFL in rushing first downs in 2021, with 163, 4 ahead of the Baltimore Ravens. The average across 32 NFL teams is 113.5.

YDS TD Y/A ATT Y/G 1D FL

Led the whole NFL in 2021 Philadelphia Eagles 17 games

163 Rushing First Downs 4 clear of Baltimore Ravens

#	Team	Conference	G	1D
1	Philadelphia Eagles	NFC	17	163
2	Baltimore Ravens	AFC	17	159
3	Indianapolis Colts	AFC	17	154
4	New England Patriots	AFC	17	139
5	Cleveland Browns	AFC	17	138
6	Buffalo Bills	AFC	17	134
6	Tennessee Titans	AFC	17	134
8	San Francisco 49ers	NFC	17	130
9	Washington Football Team	NFC	17	129
10	Arizona Cardinals	NFC	17	127
11	Denver Broncos	AFC	17	123
12	Chicago Bears	NFC	17	119
12	Kansas City Chiefs	AFC	17	119
14	Carolina Panthers	NFC	17	118
	NFL average			113.5
15	New Orleans Saints	NFC	17	113
16	Los Angeles Chargers	AFC	17	112
17	Dallas Cowboys	NFC	17	111
18	Green Bay Packers	NFC	17	109
19	Seattle Seahawks	NFC	17	106
19	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	NFC	17	106
21	Detroit Lions	NFC	17	104
22	Minnesota Vikings	NFC	17	103
23	Los Angeles Rams	NFC	17	99
24	Cincinnati Bengals	AFC	17	96
25	Las Vegas Raiders	AFC	17	95
26	Jacksonville Jaguars	AFC	17	92
27	New York Giants	NFC	17	90
28	Miami Dolphins	AFC	17	87
28	New York Jets	AFC	17	87
30	Pittsburgh Steelers	AFC	17	85
31	Houston Texans	AFC	17	77
32	Atlanta Falcons	NFC	17	75

A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as passer rating and yards per attempt are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.