1986 NFL Passing Yards per Game by Team

The Miami Dolphins led the whole NFL in passing yards per game in 1986, with 306.1, 36.0 ahead of the New England Patriots. The average across 28 NFL teams is 225.7.

Led the whole NFL in 1986 Miami Dolphins 16 games

306.1 Passing Yards per Game 36.0 clear of New England Patriots

#	Team	Conference	G	Y/G
1	Miami Dolphins	AFC	16	306.1
2	New England Patriots	AFC	16	270.1
3	San Francisco 49ers	NFC	16	268.7
4	Minnesota Vikings	NFC	16	261.6
5	Cincinnati Bengals	AFC	16	260.0
6	Washington Redskins	NFC	16	256.8
7	San Diego Chargers	AFC	16	252.8
8	New York Jets	AFC	16	252.0
9	Cleveland Browns	AFC	16	251.1
10	Dallas Cowboys	NFC	16	250.2
11	Los Angeles Raiders	AFC	16	248.3
12	Houston Oilers	AFC	16	240.2
13	Denver Broncos	AFC	16	238.2
14	Green Bay Packers	NFC	16	231.8
15	Buffalo Bills	AFC	16	231.1
16	Indianapolis Colts	AFC	16	225.9
	NFL average			225.7
17	New York Giants	NFC	16	218.8
18	Seattle Seahawks	AFC	16	214.0
19	Philadelphia Eagles	NFC	16	203.0
20	St. Louis Cardinals	NFC	16	196.3
21	Kansas City Chiefs	AFC	16	195.1
22	Detroit Lions	NFC	16	194.2
23	Atlanta Falcons	NFC	16	190.4
24	Chicago Bears	NFC	16	182.0
25	New Orleans Saints	NFC	16	180.8
26	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	NFC	16	180.8
27	Pittsburgh Steelers	AFC	16	171.7
28	Los Angeles Rams	NFC	16	148.8

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.