1990 NFL Passing Yards by Team

The Houston Oilers led the whole NFL in passing yards in 1990, with 5,072, 701 ahead of the San Francisco 49ers. The average across 28 NFL teams is 3,382.1.

Led the whole NFL in 1990 Houston Oilers 16 games

5,072 Passing Yards 701 clear of San Francisco 49ers

#	Team	Conference	G	YDS
1	Houston Oilers	AFC	16	5,072
2	San Francisco 49ers	NFC	16	4,371
3	Los Angeles Rams	NFC	16	4,016
4	Atlanta Falcons	NFC	16	3,726
5	Green Bay Packers	NFC	16	3,696
6	Denver Broncos	AFC	16	3,671
7	Miami Dolphins	AFC	16	3,611
7	Washington Redskins	NFC	16	3,611
9	Philadelphia Eagles	NFC	16	3,582
10	Kansas City Chiefs	AFC	16	3,458
11	Minnesota Vikings	NFC	16	3,445
12	Cleveland Browns	AFC	16	3,407
13	Buffalo Bills	AFC	16	3,404
	NFL average			3,382.1
14	Detroit Lions	NFC	16	3,328
15	Indianapolis Colts	AFC	16	3,297
16	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	NFC	16	3,282
17	New England Patriots	AFC	16	3,208
18	Seattle Seahawks	AFC	16	3,194
19	Cincinnati Bengals	AFC	16	3,152
20	Phoenix Cardinals	NFC	16	3,118
21	New York Jets	AFC	16	3,059
22	Dallas Cowboys	NFC	16	2,898
22	New York Giants	NFC	16	2,898
24	Pittsburgh Steelers	AFC	16	2,887
25	Los Angeles Raiders	AFC	16	2,885
26	San Diego Chargers	AFC	16	2,840
27	Chicago Bears	NFC	16	2,827
28	New Orleans Saints	NFC	16	2,757

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.