1978 NFL Passing Yards per Game by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Passing yards per game played
The San Diego Chargers led the whole NFL in passing yards per game in 1978, with 222.9, 2.4 ahead of the Minnesota Vikings. The average across 28 NFL teams is 177.6.
Led the whole NFL in 1978
San Diego Chargers
16 games
222.9
Passing Yards per Game
2.4 clear of Minnesota Vikings
| # | Team | Conference | G | Y/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
San Diego Chargers
|
AFC | 16 | 222.9 |
| 2 |
 Minnesota Vikings
|
NFC | 16 | 220.5 |
| 3 |
 New Orleans Saints
|
NFC | 16 | 215.8 |
| 4 |
 Dallas Cowboys
|
NFC | 16 | 212.8 |
| 5 |
 Seattle Seahawks
|
AFC | 16 | 212.6 |
| 6 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NFC | 16 | 209.8 |
| 7 |
 Cleveland Browns
|
AFC | 16 | 196.1 |
| 8 |
 Los Angeles Rams
|
NFC | 16 | 194.3 |
| 9 |
 Oakland Raiders
|
AFC | 16 | 193.4 |
| 10 |
 Cincinnati Bengals
|
AFC | 16 | 189.9 |
| 11 |
 New England Patriots
|
AFC | 16 | 187.9 |
| 12 |
 Washington Redskins
|
NFC | 16 | 186.1 |
| 13 |
 Pittsburgh Steelers
|
AFC | 16 | 185.1 |
| 14 |
 New York Jets
|
AFC | 16 | 184.8 |
| 15 |
 Atlanta Falcons
|
NFC | 16 | 180.2 |
| NFL average | 177.6 | |||
| 16 |
 Detroit Lions
|
NFC | 16 | 171.6 |
| 17 |
 Denver Broncos
|
AFC | 16 | 169.4 |
| 18 |
 Miami Dolphins
|
AFC | 16 | 169.2 |
| 19 |
 Baltimore Colts
|
AFC | 16 | 158.9 |
| 20 |
 Buffalo Bills
|
AFC | 16 | 156.4 |
| 21 |
 Philadelphia Eagles
|
NFC | 16 | 155.4 |
| 22 |
 Houston Oilers
|
AFC | 16 | 154.6 |
| 23 |
 New York Giants
|
NFC | 16 | 151.8 |
| 24 |
 Green Bay Packers
|
NFC | 16 | 147.4 |
| 25 |
 San Francisco 49ers
|
NFC | 16 | 144.1 |
| 26 |
 Chicago Bears
|
NFC | 16 | 138.8 |
| 27 |
 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
|
NFC | 16 | 135.7 |
| 28 |
 Kansas City Chiefs
|
AFC | 16 | 127.0 |
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.