1979 NFC Passing Yards by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Yards gained passing
The Dallas Cowboys led the NFC in passing yards in 1979, with 3,883, 123 ahead of the San Francisco 49ers. The average across 14 NFC teams is 3,032.9.
Led the NFC in 1979
Dallas Cowboys
16 games
3,883
Passing Yards
123 clear of San Francisco 49ers
| # | Team | G | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Dallas Cowboys
|
16 | 3,883 |
| 2 |
 San Francisco 49ers
|
16 | 3,760 |
| 3 |
 Minnesota Vikings
|
16 | 3,397 |
| 4 |
 New Orleans Saints
|
16 | 3,291 |
| 5 |
 Atlanta Falcons
|
16 | 3,127 |
| 6 |
 Green Bay Packers
|
16 | 3,057 |
| NFC average | 3,032.9 | ||
| 7 |
 Los Angeles Rams
|
16 | 3,032 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Eagles
|
16 | 2,882 |
| 9 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
16 | 2,870 |
| 10 |
 Washington Redskins
|
16 | 2,839 |
| 11 |
 Detroit Lions
|
16 | 2,775 |
| 12 |
 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
|
16 | 2,700 |
| 13 |
 Chicago Bears
|
16 | 2,429 |
| 14 |
 New York Giants
|
16 | 2,419 |
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.