1979 NFC Passer Rating by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Official NFL passer rating
The Dallas Cowboys led the NFC in passer rating in 1979, with 90.3, 8.8 ahead of the Washington Redskins. The average across 14 NFC teams is 67.8.
Led the NFC in 1979
Dallas Cowboys
16 games
90.3
Passer Rating
8.8 clear of Washington Redskins
| # | Team | G | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dallas Cowboys
|
16 | 90.3 |
| 2 |
 Washington Redskins
|
16 | 81.5 |
| 3 |
 Philadelphia Eagles
|
16 | 77.7 |
| 4 |
 New Orleans Saints
|
16 | 75.2 |
| 5 |
 San Francisco 49ers
|
16 | 73.5 |
| 6 |
 Minnesota Vikings
|
16 | 69.4 |
| 7 |
 Chicago Bears
|
16 | 69.2 |
| NFC average | 67.8 | ||
| 8 |
 Green Bay Packers
|
16 | 66.4 |
| 9 |
 Atlanta Falcons
|
16 | 66.2 |
| 10 |
 Los Angeles Rams
|
16 | 61.4 |
| 11 |
 New York Giants
|
16 | 56.3 |
| 12 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
16 | 56.2 |
| 13 |
 Detroit Lions
|
16 | 53.3 |
| 14 |
 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
|
16 | 52.8 |
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.