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1973 NFL Passing Touchdowns by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Touchdown passes thrown

The Dallas Cowboys led the whole NFL in passing touchdowns in 1973, with 26, 3 ahead of the Philadelphia Eagles. The average across 26 NFL teams is 14.5.

Led the whole NFL in 1973 Dallas Cowboys 14 games
26 Passing Touchdowns 3 clear of Philadelphia Eagles
# Team Conference G TD
1 Dallas Cowboys NFC 14 26
2 Philadelphia Eagles NFC 14 23
3 Denver Broncos AFC 14 22
3 Los Angeles Rams NFC 14 22
5 Pittsburgh Steelers AFC 14 20
5 Washington Redskins NFC 14 20
7 Cincinnati Bengals AFC 14 18
8 Miami Dolphins AFC 14 17
9 Minnesota Vikings NFC 14 16
9 New York Jets AFC 14 16
9 Oakland Raiders AFC 14 16
9 St. Louis Cardinals NFC 14 16
NFL average 14.5
13 Atlanta Falcons NFC 14 14
13 Baltimore Colts AFC 14 14
13 New York Giants NFC 14 14
16 New England Patriots AFC 14 13
17 Detroit Lions NFC 14 12
18 Houston Oilers AFC 14 11
18 New Orleans Saints NFC 14 11
20 Cleveland Browns AFC 14 10
20 Kansas City Chiefs AFC 14 10
22 San Diego Chargers AFC 14 9
22 San Francisco 49ers NFC 14 9
24 Chicago Bears NFC 14 8
25 Green Bay Packers NFC 14 7
26 Buffalo Bills AFC 14 4

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.