1940 NFL Passing Yards per Game by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Passing yards per game played
The Washington Redskins led the whole NFL in passing yards per game in 1940, with 171.6, 2.9 ahead of the Philadelphia Eagles. The average across 10 NFL teams is 125.3.
Led the whole NFL in 1940
Washington Redskins
11 games
171.6
Passing Yards per Game
2.9 clear of
Philadelphia Eagles
| # | Team | G | Y/G |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Washington Redskins
|
11 | 171.6 |
| 2 |
 Philadelphia Eagles
|
11 | 168.6 |
| 3 |
 Green Bay Packers
|
11 | 163.3 |
| 4 |
 Cleveland Rams
|
11 | 143.8 |
| 5 |
 Chicago Bears
|
11 | 127.4 |
| NFL average | 125.3 | ||
| 6 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 11 | 115.2 |
| 7 |
 Detroit Lions
|
11 | 107.0 |
| 8 |
 New York Giants
|
11 | 94.2 |
| 9 |
 Chicago Cardinals
|
11 | 82.9 |
| 10 |
 Pittsburgh Steelers
|
11 | 79.6 |
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.