2021 AFC Passing First Downs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. First downs gained passing
The Kansas City Chiefs led the AFC in passing first downs in 2021, with 267, 11 ahead of the Los Angeles Chargers. The average across 16 AFC teams is 202.6.
Led the AFC in 2021
Kansas City Chiefs
17 games
267
Passing First Downs
11 clear of Los Angeles Chargers
| # | Team | G | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kansas City Chiefs
|
17 | 267 |
| 2 |
 Los Angeles Chargers
|
17 | 256 |
| 3 |
 Buffalo Bills
|
17 | 236 |
| 4 |
 Las Vegas Raiders
|
17 | 217 |
| 5 |
 Baltimore Ravens
|
17 | 209 |
| 6 |
 Cincinnati Bengals
|
17 | 208 |
| 7 |
 Miami Dolphins
|
17 | 206 |
| 8 |
 Pittsburgh Steelers
|
17 | 204 |
| AFC average | 202.6 | ||
| 9 |
 New York Jets
|
17 | 195 |
| 10 |
 Tennessee Titans
|
17 | 194 |
| 11 |
 New England Patriots
|
17 | 187 |
| 12 |
 Denver Broncos
|
17 | 179 |
| 13 |
 Jacksonville Jaguars
|
17 | 178 |
| 14 |
 Cleveland Browns
|
17 | 177 |
| 15 |
 Indianapolis Colts
|
17 | 167 |
| 16 |
 Houston Texans
|
17 | 162 |
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.