For the 2023 year, the Cleveland Browns sit in first place in 1st downs per contest given up with 14.9. Positioned in second place are the New York Jets, acquiring a 1st downs per game conceded total of 17.5. With a tally of 17.6, the Kansas City Chiefs are holding on to the third position. Rounding out the top 5 are the New Orleans Saints (17.6) in addition to the New England Patriots (17.9).
2023 NFL 1st Downs Per Game Allowed Leaders
| Rank | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Cleveland Browns | 14.9 |
| 2nd | New York Jets | 17.5 |
| 3rd | Kansas City Chiefs | 17.6 |
| 4th | New Orleans Saints | 17.6 |
| 5th | New England Patriots | 17.9 |
| 6th | Baltimore Ravens | 18.0 |
| 7th | Chicago Bears | 18.1 |
| 8th | Dallas Cowboys | 18.3 |
| 9th | Pittsburgh Steelers | 18.3 |
| 10th | Carolina Panthers | 18.3 |
| 11th | Buffalo Bills | 18.4 |
| 12th | Jacksonville Jaguars | 18.5 |
| 13th | San Francisco 49ers | 18.8 |
| 14th | Atlanta Falcons | 18.8 |
| 15th | Miami Dolphins | 18.9 |
| 16th | Minnesota Vikings | 19.3 |
| 17th | Los Angeles Rams | 19.4 |
| 18th | Las Vegas Raiders | 19.4 |
| 19th | Houston Texans | 19.5 |
| 20th | Tennessee Titans | 19.6 |
| 21st | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 19.8 |
| 22nd | Detroit Lions | 19.9 |
| 23rd | Green Bay Packers | 20.0 |
| 24th | Los Angeles Chargers | 20.2 |
| 25th | Indianapolis Colts | 20.4 |
| 26th | Denver Broncos | 20.5 |
| 27th | Cincinnati Bengals | 20.6 |
| 28th | New York Giants | 20.7 |
| 29th | Philadelphia Eagles | 21.4 |
| 30th | Washington Commanders | 21.4 |
2022 NFL 1st Downs Per Game Allowed Leaders
| Rank | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Washington Commanders | 16.8 |
| 2nd | San Francisco 49ers | 17.1 |
| 3rd | New York Jets | 18.2 |
| 4th | Cincinnati Bengals | 18.4 |
| 5th | Pittsburgh Steelers | 18.5 |
| 6th | New England Patriots | 18.5 |
| 7th | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 18.5 |
| 8th | Los Angeles Chargers | 18.7 |
| 9th | New Orleans Saints | 18.8 |
| 10th | Green Bay Packers | 18.9 |
| 11th | Baltimore Ravens | 19.0 |
| 12th | Denver Broncos | 19.1 |
| 13th | Philadelphia Eagles | 19.1 |
| 14th | Dallas Cowboys | 19.2 |
| 15th | Cleveland Browns | 19.4 |
| 16th | Los Angeles Rams | 19.5 |
| 17th | Buffalo Bills | 19.6 |
| 18th | Miami Dolphins | 19.8 |
| 19th | Kansas City Chiefs | 19.8 |
| 20th | Tennessee Titans | 19.9 |
| 21st | Indianapolis Colts | 20.2 |
| 22nd | Carolina Panthers | 20.4 |
| 23rd | Seattle Seahawks | 20.4 |
| 24th | Jacksonville Jaguars | 20.6 |
| 25th | Atlanta Falcons | 20.6 |
| 26th | Minnesota Vikings | 21.1 |
| 27th | Las Vegas Raiders | 21.2 |
| 28th | Chicago Bears | 21.2 |
| 29th | Arizona Cardinals | 21.4 |
| 30th | New York Giants | 21.8 |
2021 NFL 1st Downs Per Game Allowed Leaders
| Rank | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Buffalo Bills | 16.8 |
| 2nd | New Orleans Saints | 17.9 |
| 3rd | New England Patriots | 18.1 |
| 4th | Carolina Panthers | 18.3 |
| 5th | Denver Broncos | 18.4 |
| 6th | San Francisco 49ers | 18.7 |
| 7th | Chicago Bears | 18.9 |
| 8th | Dallas Cowboys | 19.2 |
| 9th | Cleveland Browns | 19.2 |
| 10th | Tennessee Titans | 19.5 |
| 11th | Indianapolis Colts | 19.6 |
| 12th | Arizona Cardinals | 19.8 |
| 13th | Green Bay Packers | 19.8 |
| 14th | Miami Dolphins | 19.8 |
| 15th | Cincinnati Bengals | 19.9 |
| 16th | Baltimore Ravens | 20.0 |
| 17th | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 20.2 |
| 18th | Washington Football Team | 20.4 |
| 19th | Los Angeles Rams | 20.4 |
| 20th | Las Vegas Raiders | 20.5 |
| 21st | Jacksonville Jaguars | 20.6 |
| 22nd | Pittsburgh Steelers | 20.8 |
| 23rd | Philadelphia Eagles | 21.1 |
| 24th | Kansas City Chiefs | 21.4 |
| 25th | New York Giants | 21.5 |
| 26th | Detroit Lions | 21.9 |
| 27th | Houston Texans | 22.5 |
| 28th | Atlanta Falcons | 22.5 |
| 29th | Los Angeles Chargers | 22.5 |
| 30th | Minnesota Vikings | 23.0 |
2020 NFL 1st Downs Per Game Allowed Leaders
| Rank | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Los Angeles Rams | 17.5 |
| 2nd | Pittsburgh Steelers | 17.6 |
| 3rd | Washington Football Team | 18.1 |
| 4th | San Francisco 49ers | 19.4 |
| 5th | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 19.9 |
| 6th | New Orleans Saints | 20.0 |
| 7th | Los Angeles Chargers | 20.3 |
| 8th | Indianapolis Colts | 20.6 |
| 9th | Chicago Bears | 20.7 |
| 10th | Green Bay Packers | 20.8 |
| 11th | Denver Broncos | 20.8 |
| 12th | Miami Dolphins | 21.0 |
| 13th | New England Patriots | 21.2 |
| 14th | Philadelphia Eagles | 21.3 |
| 15th | Cincinnati Bengals | 21.4 |
| 16th | Baltimore Ravens | 21.7 |
| 17th | Buffalo Bills | 21.9 |
| 18th | Cleveland Browns | 22.0 |
| 19th | New York Giants | 22.1 |
| 20th | Kansas City Chiefs | 22.1 |
| 21st | Dallas Cowboys | 22.4 |
| 22nd | Carolina Panthers | 22.5 |
| 23rd | Arizona Cardinals | 22.7 |
| 24th | Minnesota Vikings | 22.9 |
| 25th | Atlanta Falcons | 22.9 |
| 26th | Seattle Seahawks | 23.5 |
| 27th | New York Jets | 23.8 |
| 28th | Las Vegas Raiders | 23.8 |
| 29th | Houston Texans | 24.4 |
| 30th | Tennessee Titans | 24.4 |
2019 NFL 1st Downs Per Game Allowed Leaders
| Rank | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | New England Patriots | 16.3 |
| 2nd | Baltimore Ravens | 17.3 |
| 3rd | San Francisco 49ers | 17.8 |
| 4th | Los Angeles Chargers | 17.8 |
| 5th | Philadelphia Eagles | 18.1 |
| 6th | Buffalo Bills | 18.4 |
| 7th | New York Jets | 18.9 |
| 8th | Pittsburgh Steelers | 19.0 |
| 9th | Denver Broncos | 19.1 |
| 10th | Chicago Bears | 19.1 |
| 11th | Green Bay Packers | 19.4 |
| 12th | New Orleans Saints | 19.4 |
| 13th | Indianapolis Colts | 20.2 |
| 14th | Minnesota Vikings | 20.3 |
| 15th | Los Angeles Rams | 20.3 |
| 16th | Dallas Cowboys | 20.4 |
| 17th | Cincinnati Bengals | 20.5 |
| 18th | Atlanta Falcons | 20.6 |
| 19th | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 20.7 |
| 20th | Tennessee Titans | 20.9 |
| 21st | Jacksonville Jaguars | 21.3 |
| 22nd | New York Giants | 21.4 |
| 23rd | Kansas City Chiefs | 21.5 |
| 24th | Oakland Raiders | 21.5 |
| 25th | Cleveland Browns | 21.6 |
| 26th | Houston Texans | 21.6 |
| 27th | Seattle Seahawks | 21.6 |
| 28th | Washington Redskins | 22.1 |
| 29th | Carolina Panthers | 22.2 |
| 30th | Miami Dolphins | 22.6 |
2018 NFL 1st Downs Per Game Allowed Leaders
| Rank | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Chicago Bears | 17.4 |
| 2nd | Baltimore Ravens | 17.9 |
| 3rd | Jacksonville Jaguars | 18.0 |
| 4th | Buffalo Bills | 18.3 |
| 5th | Tennessee Titans | 18.6 |
| 6th | Houston Texans | 18.6 |
| 7th | Minnesota Vikings | 18.9 |
| 8th | Philadelphia Eagles | 19.3 |
| 9th | Dallas Cowboys | 19.3 |
| 10th | Los Angeles Chargers | 19.4 |
| 11th | Indianapolis Colts | 19.7 |
| 12th | Detroit Lions | 19.7 |
| 13th | Carolina Panthers | 19.7 |
| 14th | Pittsburgh Steelers | 19.8 |
| 15th | Oakland Raiders | 19.8 |
| 16th | Denver Broncos | 19.9 |
| 17th | New England Patriots | 20.1 |
| 18th | Los Angeles Rams | 20.1 |
| 19th | Seattle Seahawks | 20.2 |
| 20th | Washington Redskins | 20.6 |
| 21st | Green Bay Packers | 20.7 |
| 22nd | New Orleans Saints | 20.8 |
| 23rd | San Francisco 49ers | 21.1 |
| 24th | New York Jets | 21.4 |
| 25th | New York Giants | 21.6 |
| 26th | Miami Dolphins | 21.9 |
| 27th | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 22.3 |
| 28th | Arizona Cardinals | 22.3 |
| 29th | Cincinnati Bengals | 23.3 |
| 30th | Atlanta Falcons | 23.4 |
2017 NFL 1st Downs Per Game Allowed Leaders
| Rank | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Jacksonville Jaguars | 16.1 |
| 2nd | Minnesota Vikings | 16.3 |
| 3rd | Denver Broncos | 16.6 |
| 4th | Pittsburgh Steelers | 16.9 |
| 5th | Philadelphia Eagles | 17.0 |
| 6th | Los Angeles Chargers | 17.6 |
| 7th | Carolina Panthers | 17.6 |
| 8th | Arizona Cardinals | 17.7 |
| 9th | Baltimore Ravens | 18.5 |
| 10th | Chicago Bears | 18.6 |
| 11th | Los Angeles Rams | 18.8 |
| 12th | Houston Texans | 18.8 |
| 13th | Oakland Raiders | 19.0 |
| 14th | Washington Redskins | 19.2 |
| 15th | New Orleans Saints | 19.3 |
| 16th | Dallas Cowboys | 19.5 |
| 17th | New York Giants | 19.6 |
| 18th | Cleveland Browns | 19.7 |
| 19th | Seattle Seahawks | 19.8 |
| 20th | Miami Dolphins | 19.9 |
| 21st | Atlanta Falcons | 20.2 |
| 22nd | Tennessee Titans | 20.2 |
| 23rd | Indianapolis Colts | 20.3 |
| 24th | New England Patriots | 20.3 |
| 25th | Cincinnati Bengals | 20.3 |
| 26th | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 20.4 |
| 27th | New York Jets | 20.6 |
| 28th | Green Bay Packers | 20.7 |
| 29th | San Francisco 49ers | 21.4 |
| 30th | Buffalo Bills | 21.8 |
2016 NFL 1st Downs Per Game Allowed Leaders
| Rank | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | Houston Texans | 17.0 |
| 2nd | Arizona Cardinals | 18.3 |
| 3rd | New England Patriots | 18.4 |
| 4th | Baltimore Ravens | 18.4 |
| 5th | New York Giants | 18.6 |
| 6th | Philadelphia Eagles | 18.8 |
| 7th | Minnesota Vikings | 19.0 |
| 8th | Jacksonville Jaguars | 19.1 |
| 9th | Denver Broncos | 19.1 |
| 10th | Seattle Seahawks | 19.2 |
| 11th | Pittsburgh Steelers | 19.6 |
| 12th | Oakland Raiders | 19.9 |
| 13th | New York Jets | 19.9 |
| 14th | Chicago Bears | 20.1 |
| 15th | Tennessee Titans | 20.3 |
| 16th | Los Angeles Rams | 20.3 |
| 17th | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 20.4 |
| 18th | Cincinnati Bengals | 20.4 |
| 19th | Green Bay Packers | 20.6 |
| 20th | Carolina Panthers | 20.6 |
| 21st | San Diego Chargers | 20.6 |
| 22nd | Dallas Cowboys | 20.6 |
| 23rd | Detroit Lions | 20.8 |
| 24th | Buffalo Bills | 21.1 |
| 25th | Kansas City Chiefs | 21.4 |
| 26th | Miami Dolphins | 21.8 |
| 27th | Indianapolis Colts | 22.1 |
| 28th | New Orleans Saints | 22.1 |
| 29th | Atlanta Falcons | 22.4 |
| 30th | San Francisco 49ers | 22.4 |
2015 NFL 1st Downs Per Game Allowed Leaders
| Rank | Team | Stat |
|---|---|---|
| 1st | New York Jets | 16.9 |
| 2nd | Seattle Seahawks | 17.1 |
| 3rd | Houston Texans | 17.6 |
| 4th | Arizona Cardinals | 17.8 |
| 5th | Denver Broncos | 18.1 |
| 6th | Carolina Panthers | 18.6 |
| 7th | San Diego Chargers | 18.7 |
| 8th | Green Bay Packers | 18.8 |
| 9th | New England Patriots | 18.9 |
| 10th | Cincinnati Bengals | 19.2 |
| 11th | Chicago Bears | 19.2 |
| 12th | Baltimore Ravens | 19.4 |
| 13th | Kansas City Chiefs | 19.6 |
| 14th | Dallas Cowboys | 19.8 |
| 15th | Tennessee Titans | 19.8 |
| 16th | Minnesota Vikings | 19.9 |
| 17th | Detroit Lions | 19.9 |
| 18th | St. Louis Rams | 20.0 |
| 19th | Cleveland Browns | 20.1 |
| 20th | Buffalo Bills | 20.1 |
| 21st | Pittsburgh Steelers | 20.4 |
| 22nd | Washington Redskins | 20.6 |
| 23rd | Indianapolis Colts | 20.7 |
| 24th | Atlanta Falcons | 20.9 |
| 25th | Oakland Raiders | 21.5 |
| 26th | Miami Dolphins | 21.9 |
| 27th | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 21.9 |
| 28th | San Francisco 49ers | 22.3 |
| 29th | Jacksonville Jaguars | 22.6 |
| 30th | Philadelphia Eagles | 22.8 |