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Most Rushing First Downs by a Team in a Season (NFL)

The best single seasons by any NFL team, 1999–2026. First downs gained rushing

The 2019 Baltimore Ravens hold the NFL team record for rushing first downs in a season, with 188. Next best is the 2022 Baltimore Ravens, at 167.

NFL team record Baltimore Ravens 2019 season, 16 games
188 Rushing First Downs 21 clear of 2022 Baltimore Ravens
# Team Season G 1D
1 Baltimore Ravens 2019 16 188
2 Baltimore Ravens 2022 17 167
3 Baltimore Ravens 2020 16 165
4 Baltimore Ravens 2024 17 164
4 Philadelphia Eagles 2024 17 164
6 Philadelphia Eagles 2021 17 163
7 Philadelphia Eagles 2022 17 161
8 Baltimore Ravens 2021 17 159
9 Buffalo Bills 2023 17 158
10 Pittsburgh Steelers 2001 16 154
10 Indianapolis Colts 2021 17 154
10 Washington Commanders 2024 17 154
13 Baltimore Ravens 2018 16 152
13 Atlanta Falcons 2022 17 152
15 New England Patriots 2012 16 151
16 New York Giants 2022 17 150
17 Philadelphia Eagles 2023 17 149
18 Jacksonville Jaguars 2010 16 148
18 Chicago Bears 2022 17 148
20 New Orleans Saints 2020 16 147
20 San Francisco 49ers 2023 17 147
22 Buffalo Bills 2016 16 146
22 Baltimore Ravens 2025 17 146
22 Buffalo Bills 2025 17 146
25 Denver Broncos 2005 16 145
25 New England Patriots 2008 16 145
27 Washington Redskins 2012 16 144
27 Seattle Seahawks 2014 16 144
27 Baltimore Ravens 2023 17 144
27 Detroit Lions 2024 17 144
31 New England Patriots 2020 16 143
32 Seattle Seahawks 2005 16 142
32 Dallas Cowboys 2016 16 142
32 Tennessee Titans 2020 16 142
32 Cleveland Browns 2022 17 142
32 Green Bay Packers 2024 17 142
32 Chicago Bears 2025 17 142
38 San Francisco 49ers 2002 16 141
38 New York Giants 2025 17 141
40 Kansas City Chiefs 2002 16 140
41 Miami Dolphins 2002 16 139
41 Minnesota Vikings 2002 16 139
41 Atlanta Falcons 2005 16 139
41 Carolina Panthers 2011 16 139
41 Minnesota Vikings 2020 16 139
41 New England Patriots 2021 17 139
41 Buffalo Bills 2024 17 139
48 Kansas City Chiefs 2004 16 138
48 Kansas City Chiefs 2005 16 138
48 Cleveland Browns 2021 17 138
51 San Diego Chargers 2006 16 137
51 Chicago Bears 2023 17 137
51 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 2024 17 137
54 Carolina Panthers 2015 16 136
54 Arizona Cardinals 2020 16 136
54 Arizona Cardinals 2024 17 136
57 New York Jets 2004 16 135
58 Pittsburgh Steelers 2004 16 134
58 Atlanta Falcons 2006 16 134
58 Philadelphia Eagles 2011 16 134
58 Los Angeles Rams 2018 16 134
58 New Orleans Saints 2018 16 134
58 Buffalo Bills 2021 17 134
58 Tennessee Titans 2021 17 134
65 Denver Broncos 2003 16 133
65 Atlanta Falcons 2004 16 133
65 Philadelphia Eagles 2013 16 133
65 Seattle Seahawks 2018 16 133
65 Cleveland Browns 2020 16 133
65 Atlanta Falcons 2024 17 133
71 Baltimore Ravens 2008 16 132
71 New York Jets 2009 16 132
71 San Francisco 49ers 2022 17 132
74 San Diego Chargers 2004 16 131
74 Atlanta Falcons 2008 16 131
74 Houston Texans 2011 16 131
74 New England Patriots 2018 16 131
74 Indianapolis Colts 2019 16 131
79 Minnesota Vikings 2007 16 130
79 New York Giants 2008 16 130
79 San Francisco 49ers 2021 17 130
79 Indianapolis Colts 2024 17 130
83 Dallas Cowboys 1999 16 129
83 Miami Dolphins 2009 16 129
83 Kansas City Chiefs 2010 16 129
83 Denver Broncos 2011 16 129
83 Seattle Seahawks 2012 16 129
83 Indianapolis Colts 2020 16 129
83 Washington Football Team 2021 17 129
83 Dallas Cowboys 2022 17 129
83 Pittsburgh Steelers 2022 17 129
92 Oakland Raiders 2000 16 128
92 Kansas City Chiefs 2001 16 128
92 Philadelphia Eagles 2002 16 128
92 San Francisco 49ers 2012 16 128
92 Seattle Seahawks 2015 16 128
92 Buffalo Bills 2022 17 128
92 New England Patriots 2025 17 128
99 Green Bay Packers 2003 16 127
99 Denver Broncos 2004 16 127

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.