1971 NFC Passing Yards by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Yards gained passing

The New York Giants led the NFC in passing yards in 1971, with 3,062, 25 ahead of the Dallas Cowboys. The average across 13 NFC teams is 2,464.5.

YDS TD RTG Y/A CMP%Y/G CMP ATT 1D TD%INT INT%SK

Led the NFC in 1971 New York Giants 14 games

3,062 Passing Yards 25 clear of Dallas Cowboys

#	Team	G	YDS
1	New York Giants	14	3,062
2	Dallas Cowboys	14	3,037
3	San Francisco 49ers	14	2,688
4	St. Louis Cardinals	14	2,656
5	Philadelphia Eagles	14	2,552
6	Atlanta Falcons	14	2,495
	NFC average		2,464.5
7	Detroit Lions	14	2,453
8	Washington Redskins	14	2,391
9	New Orleans Saints	14	2,355
10	Los Angeles Rams	14	2,304
11	Chicago Bears	14	2,294
12	Minnesota Vikings	14	1,910
13	Green Bay Packers	14	1,842

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.