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In American football, four. In Canadian football, three.

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One, as long as the play goes at least ten yards.

Teams must gain 10 yards in a maximum of four plays (downs) to get a first down.

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In Canadian football, a team has only three downs to make a first down.

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How do you get a first down in the NFL?

Once a team gains possesion of the ball they are started off with ten yards and four downs. To get a first down the team must go the necessary ten yards in the four downs given. Sometimes more yards are added for them to go due to penalties by the team or from the team losing yardage during play. And sometimes first downs are automatically gained due to the other teams' penalties.