2026 NFL Rushing First Downs by Team

The Buffalo Bills lead the whole NFL in rushing first downs in 2026, with 59, 9 ahead of the Chicago Bears. The average across 32 NFL teams is 37.4. Through October 19, updated every night.

Leads the whole NFL in 2026 through October 19 Buffalo Bills 6 games

59 Rushing First Downs 9 clear of Chicago Bears

#	Team	G	1D
1	Buffalo Bills	6	59
2	Chicago Bears	6	50
2	San Francisco 49ers	6	50
4	Indianapolis Colts	6	49
5	Atlanta Falcons	6	48
5	Baltimore Ravens	6	48
7	New England Patriots	6	47
8	Jacksonville Jaguars	6	44
9	Kansas City Chiefs	6	43
10	Los Angeles Rams	6	42
11	New York Jets	6	41
11	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	6	41
13	Washington Commanders	6	39
14	Detroit Lions	6	38
14	New Orleans Saints	6	38
	NFL average		37.4
16	New York Giants	6	37
17	Pittsburgh Steelers	6	34
17	Seattle Seahawks	6	34
19	Carolina Panthers	6	33
19	Dallas Cowboys	6	33
19	Denver Broncos	6	33
22	Arizona Cardinals	6	32
22	Houston Texans	6	32
22	Los Angeles Chargers	6	32
22	Miami Dolphins	6	32
26	Cincinnati Bengals	6	29
26	Cleveland Browns	6	29
28	Minnesota Vikings	6	28
28	Tennessee Titans	6	28
30	Las Vegas Raiders	6	26
30	Philadelphia Eagles	6	26
32	Green Bay Packers	6	23

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.