1972 NFL Passer Rating by Team

The Miami Dolphins led the whole NFL in passer rating in 1972, with 86.9, 2.1 ahead of the Washington Redskins. The average across 26 NFL teams is 66.4.

Led the whole NFL in 1972 Miami Dolphins 14 games

86.9 Passer Rating 2.1 clear of Washington Redskins

#	Team	Conference	G	RTG
1	Miami Dolphins	AFC	14	86.9
2	Washington Redskins	NFC	14	84.8
3	New York Giants	NFC	14	83.9
4	Minnesota Vikings	NFC	14	81.2
5	Oakland Raiders	AFC	14	79.8
6	San Francisco 49ers	NFC	14	78.7
7	Baltimore Colts	AFC	14	73.9
8	Cincinnati Bengals	AFC	14	73.6
9	New York Jets	AFC	14	72.3
10	Detroit Lions	NFC	14	71.8
11	Atlanta Falcons	NFC	14	70.8
12	Kansas City Chiefs	AFC	14	70.2
13	Denver Broncos	AFC	14	68.7
	NFL average			66.4
14	New Orleans Saints	NFC	14	64.5
15	Dallas Cowboys	NFC	14	64.3
15	Pittsburgh Steelers	AFC	14	64.3
17	Green Bay Packers	NFC	14	58.6
18	Philadelphia Eagles	NFC	14	57.7
19	Buffalo Bills	AFC	14	57.1
20	Cleveland Browns	AFC	14	56.9
21	Los Angeles Rams	NFC	14	56.0
22	San Diego Chargers	AFC	14	54.7
23	St. Louis Cardinals	NFC	14	51.0
24	Houston Oilers	AFC	14	48.4
25	Chicago Bears	NFC	14	48.1
26	New England Patriots	AFC	14	48.0

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.