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1997 NFC Passing Yards per Game by Team

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

The Philadelphia Eagles led the NFC in passing yards per game in 1997, with 250.6, 3.5 ahead of the Arizona Cardinals. The average across 15 NFC teams is 214.1.

Led the NFC in 1997 Philadelphia Eagles 16 games
250.6 Passing Yards per Game 3.5 clear of Arizona Cardinals
# Team G Y/G
1 Philadelphia Eagles 16 250.6
2 Arizona Cardinals 16 247.1
3 Green Bay Packers 16 243.5
4 Detroit Lions 16 225.3
5 Washington Redskins 16 223.8
6 Minnesota Vikings 16 221.1
7 St. Louis Rams 16 220.3
8 Chicago Bears 16 218.8
9 Dallas Cowboys 16 215.9
10 Atlanta Falcons 16 215.3
11 San Francisco 49ers 16 214.5
NFC average 214.1
12 Carolina Panthers 16 197.3
13 New Orleans Saints 16 181.3
14 New York Giants 16 172.7
15 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 164.9

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.