1987 NFL Passing Yards by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Yards gained passing
The Miami Dolphins led the whole NFL in passing yards in 1987, with 3,977, 22 ahead of the San Francisco 49ers. The average across 28 NFL teams is 3,352.9.
Led the whole NFL in 1987
Miami Dolphins
15 games
3,977
Passing Yards
22 clear of
San Francisco 49ers
| # | Team | G | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Miami Dolphins
|
15 | 3,977 |
| 2 |
 San Francisco 49ers
|
15 | 3,955 |
| 3 |
 Denver Broncos
|
15 | 3,874 |
| 4 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
15 | 3,850 |
| 5 |
 Washington Redskins
|
15 | 3,718 |
| 6 |
 New York Giants
|
15 | 3,645 |
| 7 |
 Cleveland Browns
|
15 | 3,625 |
| 8 |
 San Diego Chargers
|
15 | 3,602 |
| 9 |
 Dallas Cowboys
|
15 | 3,594 |
| 10 |
 Philadelphia Eagles
|
15 | 3,561 |
| 11 |
 Houston Oilers
|
15 | 3,534 |
| 12 |
 Cincinnati Bengals
|
15 | 3,468 |
| 13 |
 Los Angeles Raiders
|
15 | 3,429 |
| 14 |
 Chicago Bears
|
15 | 3,420 |
| 15 |
 New York Jets
|
15 | 3,402 |
| 16 |
 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
|
15 | 3,377 |
| NFL average | 3,352.9 | ||
| 17 |
 Buffalo Bills
|
15 | 3,246 |
| 18 |
 Minnesota Vikings
|
15 | 3,185 |
| 19 |
 Detroit Lions
|
15 | 3,150 |
| 20 |
 Atlanta Falcons
|
15 | 3,108 |
| 21 |
 Indianapolis Colts
|
15 | 3,042 |
| 22 |
 Seattle Seahawks
|
15 | 3,028 |
| 23 |
 New Orleans Saints
|
15 | 2,987 |
| 24 |
 Kansas City Chiefs
|
15 | 2,985 |
| 25 |
 Green Bay Packers
|
15 | 2,977 |
| 26 |
 New England Patriots
|
15 | 2,929 |
| 27 |
 Los Angeles Rams
|
15 | 2,750 |
| 28 |
 Pittsburgh Steelers
|
15 | 2,464 |
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.