1982 NFL Passing Yards by Team

The San Diego Chargers led the whole NFL in passing yards in 1982, with 3,021, 353 ahead of the San Francisco 49ers. The average across 28 NFL teams is 1,987.8.

Led the whole NFL in 1982 San Diego Chargers 9 games

3,021 Passing Yards 353 clear of San Francisco 49ers

#	Team	Conference	G	YDS
1	San Diego Chargers	AFC	9	3,021
2	San Francisco 49ers	NFC	9	2,668
3	Cincinnati Bengals	AFC	9	2,501
4	Dallas Cowboys	NFC	9	2,150
5	Los Angeles Rams	NFC	9	2,136
6	New York Jets	AFC	9	2,107
7	Minnesota Vikings	NFC	9	2,105
8	Philadelphia Eagles	NFC	9	2,100
9	Los Angeles Raiders	AFC	9	2,086
10	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	NFC	9	2,071
11	Green Bay Packers	NFC	9	2,068
11	Seattle Seahawks	AFC	9	2,068
11	Washington Redskins	NFC	9	2,068
14	Cleveland Browns	AFC	9	2,057
15	Denver Broncos	AFC	9	2,019
16	New York Giants	NFC	9	2,017
17	Atlanta Falcons	NFC	9	1,992
	NFL average			1,987.8
18	Pittsburgh Steelers	AFC	9	1,922
19	Houston Oilers	AFC	9	1,882
20	Kansas City Chiefs	AFC	9	1,864
21	Detroit Lions	NFC	9	1,754
22	Chicago Bears	NFC	9	1,749
23	Buffalo Bills	AFC	9	1,671
24	Baltimore Colts	AFC	9	1,613
25	St. Louis Cardinals	NFC	9	1,576
26	New Orleans Saints	NFC	9	1,571
27	New England Patriots	AFC	9	1,420
28	Miami Dolphins	AFC	9	1,401

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.