1961 NFL Passer Rating by Team

The Houston Oilers led the whole NFL in passer rating in 1961, with 90.7, 3.5 ahead of the Cleveland Browns. The average across 22 NFL teams is 65.6.

Led the whole NFL in 1961 Houston Oilers 14 games

90.7 Passer Rating 3.5 clear of Cleveland Browns

#	Team	Conference	G	RTG
1	Houston Oilers	AFL	14	90.7
2	Cleveland Browns	NFL	14	87.2
3	Philadelphia Eagles	NFL	14	87.2
4	Green Bay Packers	NFL	14	82.2
5	Chicago Bears	NFL	14	78.6
6	San Francisco 49ers	NFL	14	75.5
7	New York Giants	NFL	14	74.2
8	Boston Patriots	AFL	14	72.9
9	Minnesota Vikings	NFL	14	70.0
	NFL average			65.6
10	Dallas Cowboys	NFL	14	64.9
11	St. Louis Cardinals	NFL	14	63.5
12	Los Angeles Rams	NFL	14	62.9
13	Pittsburgh Steelers	NFL	14	62.1
14	Baltimore Colts	NFL	14	60.3
15	San Diego Chargers	AFL	14	59.0
16	Dallas Texans	AFL	14	55.3
17	Detroit Lions	NFL	14	54.1
18	Oakland Raiders	AFL	14	53.8
19	Buffalo Bills	AFL	14	53.0
20	New York Titans	AFL	14	49.3
21	Washington Redskins	NFL	14	46.8
22	Denver Broncos	AFL	14	40.6

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.