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1988 NFL Yards per Attempt by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Passing yards per attempt

The Cincinnati Bengals led the whole NFL in yards per attempt in 1988, with 9.16, 1.27 ahead of the Minnesota Vikings. The average across 28 NFL teams is 6.92.

Led the whole NFL in 1988 Cincinnati Bengals 16 games
9.16 Yards per Attempt 1.27 clear of Minnesota Vikings
# Team Conference G Y/A
1 Cincinnati Bengals AFC 16 9.16
2 Minnesota Vikings NFC 16 7.89
3 Los Angeles Rams NFC 16 7.67
4 Buffalo Bills AFC 16 7.51
5 Phoenix Cardinals NFC 16 7.46
6 Houston Oilers AFC 16 7.40
7 Miami Dolphins AFC 16 7.34
8 Washington Redskins NFC 16 7.33
9 San Francisco 49ers NFC 16 7.32
10 Indianapolis Colts AFC 16 7.11
11 New York Giants NFC 16 7.08
12 Los Angeles Raiders AFC 16 7.06
13 Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFC 16 7.05
NFL average 6.92
14 Chicago Bears NFC 16 6.88
15 Cleveland Browns AFC 16 6.86
16 Seattle Seahawks AFC 16 6.82
17 Denver Broncos AFC 16 6.78
18 Pittsburgh Steelers AFC 16 6.76
19 Philadelphia Eagles NFC 16 6.76
20 Dallas Cowboys NFC 16 6.72
21 Kansas City Chiefs AFC 16 6.60
22 New Orleans Saints NFC 16 6.54
23 New York Jets AFC 16 6.27
24 Green Bay Packers NFC 16 6.20
25 Atlanta Falcons NFC 16 6.06
26 New England Patriots AFC 16 6.00
27 San Diego Chargers AFC 16 5.62
28 Detroit Lions NFC 16 5.39

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.