1978 AFC Passing Yards by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Yards gained passing
The San Diego Chargers led the AFC in passing yards in 1978, with 3,566, 165 ahead of the Seattle Seahawks. The average across 14 AFC teams is 2,866.4.
Led the AFC in 1978
San Diego Chargers
16 games
3,566
Passing Yards
165 clear of Seattle Seahawks
| # | Team | G | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
San Diego Chargers
|
16 | 3,566 |
| 2 |
 Seattle Seahawks
|
16 | 3,401 |
| 3 |
 Cleveland Browns
|
16 | 3,137 |
| 4 |
 Oakland Raiders
|
16 | 3,095 |
| 5 |
 Cincinnati Bengals
|
16 | 3,039 |
| 6 |
 New England Patriots
|
16 | 3,006 |
| 7 |
 Pittsburgh Steelers
|
16 | 2,961 |
| 8 |
 New York Jets
|
16 | 2,957 |
| AFC average | 2,866.4 | ||
| 9 |
 Denver Broncos
|
16 | 2,710 |
| 10 |
 Miami Dolphins
|
16 | 2,707 |
| 11 |
 Baltimore Colts
|
16 | 2,543 |
| 12 |
 Buffalo Bills
|
16 | 2,503 |
| 13 |
 Houston Oilers
|
16 | 2,473 |
| 14 |
 Kansas City Chiefs
|
16 | 2,032 |
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.