2026 NFL Passing First Downs by Team

The New Orleans Saints lead the whole NFL in passing first downs in 2026, with 30, 1 ahead of the Carolina Panthers. The average across 32 NFL teams is 20.6. Through September 20, updated every night.

Leads the whole NFL in 2026 through September 20 New Orleans Saints 2 games

30 Passing First Downs 1 clear of Carolina Panthers

#	Team	G	1D
1	New Orleans Saints	2	30
2	Carolina Panthers	2	29
2	Detroit Lions	2	29
4	Dallas Cowboys	2	28
4	San Francisco 49ers	2	28
6	Buffalo Bills	2	27
7	Houston Texans	2	26
7	Kansas City Chiefs	2	26
9	Green Bay Packers	2	24
10	Cincinnati Bengals	2	23
11	Baltimore Ravens	2	22
11	Philadelphia Eagles	2	22
13	Jacksonville Jaguars	2	21
13	Las Vegas Raiders	2	21
13	Seattle Seahawks	2	21
13	Washington Commanders	2	21
	NFL average		20.6
17	Chicago Bears	2	20
17	Indianapolis Colts	2	20
17	Pittsburgh Steelers	2	20
20	Arizona Cardinals	2	19
20	Cleveland Browns	2	19
20	Denver Broncos	2	19
20	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	2	19
24	New York Jets	2	18
25	Los Angeles Chargers	2	17
26	Miami Dolphins	2	15
26	New England Patriots	2	15
28	Atlanta Falcons	2	14
28	Minnesota Vikings	2	14
28	New York Giants	2	14
31	Tennessee Titans	2	13
32	Los Angeles Rams	2	6

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. Passing yards are gross, before sack yardage comes off; the league's official team figures are net, so they run a little lower.