For the 2024 season, the Philadelphia Eagles are the best in the NFL in 1st downs conceded with 244. Ranking in second place are the Cleveland Browns, bearing a 1st downs conceded total of 244. Having a total of 249, the Houston Texans rank in the 3rd position. Rounding out the top 5 are the San Francisco 49ers (250) and the Miami Dolphins (254).
2024 NFL 1st Downs Allowed Leaders
| Rank | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Philadelphia Eagles | 244 |
| 2nd | Cleveland Browns | 244 |
| 3rd | Houston Texans | 249 |
| 4th | San Francisco 49ers | 250 |
| 5th | Miami Dolphins | 254 |
| 6th | Kansas City Chiefs | 256 |
| 7th | Pittsburgh Steelers | 258 |
| 8th | Tennessee Titans | 259 |
| 9th | Minnesota Vikings | 261 |
| 10th | Los Angeles Chargers | 262 |
| 11th | New York Giants | 263 |
| 12th | Denver Broncos | 265 |
| 13th | Chicago Bears | 267 |
| 14th | Detroit Lions | 269 |
| 15th | Washington Commanders | 269 |
| 16th | Las Vegas Raiders | 269 |
| 17th | Green Bay Packers | 271 |
| 18th | Seattle Seahawks | 279 |
| 19th | Atlanta Falcons | 279 |
| 20th | Dallas Cowboys | 279 |
| 21st | Los Angeles Rams | 283 |
| 22nd | Arizona Cardinals | 284 |
| 23rd | New England Patriots | 284 |
| 24th | New York Jets | 286 |
| 25th | New Orleans Saints | 288 |
| 26th | Baltimore Ravens | 288 |
| 27th | Buffalo Bills | 289 |
| 28th | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 289 |
| 29th | Indianapolis Colts | 291 |
| 30th | Cincinnati Bengals | 308 |
2022 NFL 1st Downs Allowed Leaders
| Rank | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Washington Commanders | 286 |
| 2nd | San Francisco 49ers | 291 |
| 3rd | Cincinnati Bengals | 295 |
| 4th | New York Jets | 310 |
| 5th | Buffalo Bills | 313 |
| 6th | Pittsburgh Steelers | 314 |
| 7th | New England Patriots | 314 |
| 8th | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 314 |
| 9th | Los Angeles Chargers | 318 |
| 10th | New Orleans Saints | 319 |
| 11th | Green Bay Packers | 321 |
| 12th | Baltimore Ravens | 323 |
| 13th | Denver Broncos | 324 |
| 14th | Philadelphia Eagles | 325 |
| 15th | Dallas Cowboys | 327 |
| 16th | Cleveland Browns | 329 |
| 17th | Los Angeles Rams | 331 |
| 18th | Miami Dolphins | 336 |
| 19th | Kansas City Chiefs | 337 |
| 20th | Tennessee Titans | 339 |
| 21st | Indianapolis Colts | 344 |
| 22nd | Carolina Panthers | 346 |
| 23rd | Seattle Seahawks | 347 |
| 24th | Jacksonville Jaguars | 350 |
| 25th | Atlanta Falcons | 351 |
| 26th | Minnesota Vikings | 359 |
| 27th | Las Vegas Raiders | 360 |
| 28th | Chicago Bears | 361 |
| 29th | Arizona Cardinals | 363 |
| 30th | New York Giants | 370 |
2021 NFL 1st Downs Allowed Leaders
| Rank | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Buffalo Bills | 285 |
| 2nd | New Orleans Saints | 304 |
| 3rd | New England Patriots | 308 |
| 4th | Carolina Panthers | 311 |
| 5th | Denver Broncos | 312 |
| 6th | San Francisco 49ers | 318 |
| 7th | Chicago Bears | 321 |
| 8th | Dallas Cowboys | 327 |
| 9th | Cleveland Browns | 327 |
| 10th | Tennessee Titans | 331 |
| 11th | Indianapolis Colts | 334 |
| 12th | Arizona Cardinals | 336 |
| 13th | Green Bay Packers | 337 |
| 14th | Miami Dolphins | 337 |
| 15th | Cincinnati Bengals | 339 |
| 16th | Baltimore Ravens | 340 |
| 17th | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 344 |
| 18th | Washington Football Team | 346 |
| 19th | Los Angeles Rams | 347 |
| 20th | Las Vegas Raiders | 349 |
| 21st | Jacksonville Jaguars | 351 |
| 22nd | Pittsburgh Steelers | 354 |
| 23rd | Philadelphia Eagles | 358 |
| 24th | Kansas City Chiefs | 363 |
| 25th | New York Giants | 365 |
| 26th | Detroit Lions | 372 |
| 27th | Houston Texans | 382 |
| 28th | Atlanta Falcons | 383 |
| 29th | Los Angeles Chargers | 383 |
| 30th | Minnesota Vikings | 391 |
2020 NFL 1st Downs Allowed Leaders
| Rank | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Los Angeles Rams | 280 |
| 2nd | Pittsburgh Steelers | 281 |
| 3rd | Washington Football Team | 289 |
| 4th | San Francisco 49ers | 311 |
| 5th | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 319 |
| 6th | New Orleans Saints | 320 |
| 7th | Los Angeles Chargers | 324 |
| 8th | Indianapolis Colts | 329 |
| 9th | Chicago Bears | 331 |
| 10th | Green Bay Packers | 332 |
| 11th | Denver Broncos | 333 |
| 12th | Miami Dolphins | 336 |
| 13th | New England Patriots | 339 |
| 14th | Philadelphia Eagles | 340 |
| 15th | Cincinnati Bengals | 343 |
| 16th | Baltimore Ravens | 347 |
| 17th | Buffalo Bills | 351 |
| 18th | Cleveland Browns | 352 |
| 19th | New York Giants | 353 |
| 20th | Kansas City Chiefs | 353 |
| 21st | Dallas Cowboys | 359 |
| 22nd | Carolina Panthers | 360 |
| 23rd | Arizona Cardinals | 363 |
| 24th | Minnesota Vikings | 366 |
| 25th | Atlanta Falcons | 367 |
| 26th | Seattle Seahawks | 376 |
| 27th | New York Jets | 381 |
| 28th | Las Vegas Raiders | 381 |
| 29th | Houston Texans | 390 |
| 30th | Tennessee Titans | 391 |
2019 NFL 1st Downs Allowed Leaders
| Rank | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | New England Patriots | 261 |
| 2nd | Baltimore Ravens | 276 |
| 3rd | San Francisco 49ers | 285 |
| 4th | Los Angeles Chargers | 285 |
| 5th | Philadelphia Eagles | 289 |
| 6th | Buffalo Bills | 295 |
| 7th | New York Jets | 302 |
| 8th | Pittsburgh Steelers | 304 |
| 9th | Denver Broncos | 305 |
| 10th | Chicago Bears | 306 |
| 11th | Green Bay Packers | 310 |
| 12th | New Orleans Saints | 311 |
| 13th | Indianapolis Colts | 323 |
| 14th | Minnesota Vikings | 324 |
| 15th | Los Angeles Rams | 324 |
| 16th | Dallas Cowboys | 327 |
| 17th | Cincinnati Bengals | 328 |
| 18th | Atlanta Falcons | 330 |
| 19th | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 331 |
| 20th | Tennessee Titans | 335 |
| 21st | Jacksonville Jaguars | 340 |
| 22nd | New York Giants | 343 |
| 23rd | Kansas City Chiefs | 344 |
| 24th | Oakland Raiders | 344 |
| 25th | Cleveland Browns | 345 |
| 26th | Houston Texans | 346 |
| 27th | Seattle Seahawks | 346 |
| 28th | Washington Redskins | 354 |
| 29th | Carolina Panthers | 355 |
| 30th | Miami Dolphins | 361 |
2018 NFL 1st Downs Allowed Leaders
| Rank | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Chicago Bears | 278 |
| 2nd | Baltimore Ravens | 286 |
| 3rd | Jacksonville Jaguars | 288 |
| 4th | Buffalo Bills | 293 |
| 5th | Tennessee Titans | 298 |
| 6th | Houston Texans | 298 |
| 7th | Minnesota Vikings | 303 |
| 8th | Philadelphia Eagles | 308 |
| 9th | Dallas Cowboys | 309 |
| 10th | Los Angeles Chargers | 311 |
| 11th | Indianapolis Colts | 315 |
| 12th | Detroit Lions | 315 |
| 13th | Carolina Panthers | 315 |
| 14th | Pittsburgh Steelers | 317 |
| 15th | Oakland Raiders | 317 |
| 16th | Denver Broncos | 318 |
| 17th | New England Patriots | 322 |
| 18th | Los Angeles Rams | 322 |
| 19th | Seattle Seahawks | 323 |
| 20th | Washington Redskins | 330 |
| 21st | Green Bay Packers | 331 |
| 22nd | New Orleans Saints | 333 |
| 23rd | San Francisco 49ers | 337 |
| 24th | New York Jets | 343 |
| 25th | New York Giants | 346 |
| 26th | Miami Dolphins | 350 |
| 27th | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 356 |
| 28th | Arizona Cardinals | 357 |
| 29th | Cincinnati Bengals | 372 |
| 30th | Atlanta Falcons | 375 |
2017 NFL 1st Downs Allowed Leaders
| Rank | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jacksonville Jaguars | 257 |
| 2nd | Minnesota Vikings | 260 |
| 3rd | Denver Broncos | 266 |
| 4th | Pittsburgh Steelers | 270 |
| 5th | Philadelphia Eagles | 272 |
| 6th | Los Angeles Chargers | 282 |
| 7th | Carolina Panthers | 282 |
| 8th | Arizona Cardinals | 283 |
| 9th | Baltimore Ravens | 296 |
| 10th | Chicago Bears | 298 |
| 11th | Los Angeles Rams | 300 |
| 12th | Houston Texans | 301 |
| 13th | Oakland Raiders | 304 |
| 14th | Washington Redskins | 307 |
| 15th | New Orleans Saints | 308 |
| 16th | Dallas Cowboys | 312 |
| 17th | New York Giants | 313 |
| 18th | Cleveland Browns | 315 |
| 19th | Seattle Seahawks | 316 |
| 20th | Miami Dolphins | 319 |
| 21st | Atlanta Falcons | 323 |
| 22nd | Tennessee Titans | 323 |
| 23rd | Indianapolis Colts | 324 |
| 24th | New England Patriots | 325 |
| 25th | Cincinnati Bengals | 325 |
| 26th | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 327 |
| 27th | New York Jets | 329 |
| 28th | Green Bay Packers | 331 |
| 29th | San Francisco 49ers | 343 |
| 30th | Buffalo Bills | 348 |
2016 NFL 1st Downs Allowed Leaders
| Rank | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Houston Texans | 272 |
| 2nd | Arizona Cardinals | 293 |
| 3rd | New England Patriots | 294 |
| 4th | Baltimore Ravens | 294 |
| 5th | New York Giants | 298 |
| 6th | Philadelphia Eagles | 300 |
| 7th | Minnesota Vikings | 304 |
| 8th | Jacksonville Jaguars | 305 |
| 9th | Denver Broncos | 306 |
| 10th | Seattle Seahawks | 307 |
| 11th | Pittsburgh Steelers | 313 |
| 12th | Oakland Raiders | 318 |
| 13th | New York Jets | 318 |
| 14th | Chicago Bears | 322 |
| 15th | Tennessee Titans | 324 |
| 16th | Los Angeles Rams | 325 |
| 17th | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 326 |
| 18th | Cincinnati Bengals | 327 |
| 19th | Green Bay Packers | 329 |
| 20th | Carolina Panthers | 329 |
| 21st | San Diego Chargers | 329 |
| 22nd | Dallas Cowboys | 330 |
| 23rd | Detroit Lions | 333 |
| 24th | Buffalo Bills | 338 |
| 25th | Kansas City Chiefs | 342 |
| 26th | Miami Dolphins | 349 |
| 27th | Indianapolis Colts | 353 |
| 28th | New Orleans Saints | 353 |
| 29th | Atlanta Falcons | 358 |
| 30th | San Francisco 49ers | 358 |
2015 NFL 1st Downs Allowed Leaders
| Rank | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | New York Jets | 271 |
| 2nd | Seattle Seahawks | 273 |
| 3rd | Houston Texans | 281 |
| 4th | Arizona Cardinals | 284 |
| 5th | Denver Broncos | 289 |
| 6th | Carolina Panthers | 298 |
| 7th | San Diego Chargers | 299 |
| 8th | Green Bay Packers | 300 |
| 9th | New England Patriots | 303 |
| 10th | Cincinnati Bengals | 307 |
| 11th | Chicago Bears | 307 |
| 12th | Baltimore Ravens | 311 |
| 13th | Kansas City Chiefs | 313 |
| 14th | Dallas Cowboys | 317 |
| 15th | Tennessee Titans | 317 |
| 16th | Minnesota Vikings | 318 |
| 17th | Detroit Lions | 319 |
| 18th | St. Louis Rams | 320 |
| 19th | Cleveland Browns | 321 |
| 20th | Buffalo Bills | 322 |
| 21st | Pittsburgh Steelers | 327 |
| 22nd | Washington Redskins | 329 |
| 23rd | Indianapolis Colts | 331 |
| 24th | Atlanta Falcons | 335 |
| 25th | Oakland Raiders | 344 |
| 26th | Miami Dolphins | 351 |
| 27th | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 351 |
| 28th | San Francisco 49ers | 356 |
| 29th | Jacksonville Jaguars | 362 |
| 30th | Philadelphia Eagles | 365 |