1965 NFL Passing Yards by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Yards gained passing
The San Francisco 49ers led the whole NFL in passing yards in 1965, with 3,633, 191 ahead of the Philadelphia Eagles. The average across 14 NFL teams is 2,882.1.
Led the whole NFL in 1965
San Francisco 49ers
14 games
3,633
Passing Yards
191 clear of
Philadelphia Eagles
| # | Team | G | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
San Francisco 49ers
|
14 | 3,633 |
| 2 |
 Philadelphia Eagles
|
14 | 3,442 |
| 3 |
 Baltimore Colts
|
14 | 3,330 |
| 4 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
14 | 3,222 |
| 5 |
 Los Angeles Rams
|
14 | 3,059 |
| 6 |
 Chicago Bears
|
14 | 3,020 |
| 7 |
 Washington Redskins
|
14 | 2,908 |
| NFL average | 2,882.1 | ||
| 8 |
 Minnesota Vikings
|
14 | 2,861 |
| 9 |
 Dallas Cowboys
|
14 | 2,756 |
| 10 |
 New York Giants
|
14 | 2,685 |
| 11 |
 Green Bay Packers
|
14 | 2,508 |
| 12 |
 Pittsburgh Steelers
|
14 | 2,503 |
| 13 |
 Cleveland Browns
|
14 | 2,339 |
| 14 |
 Detroit Lions
|
14 | 2,083 |
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.