2012 AFC Passing First Downs by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. First downs gained passing
The New England Patriots led the AFC in passing first downs in 2012, with 256, 24 ahead of the Denver Broncos. The average across 16 AFC teams is 186.9.
Led the AFC in 2012
New England Patriots
16 games
256
Passing First Downs
24 clear of
Denver Broncos
| # | Team | G | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New England Patriots
|
16 | 256 |
| 2 |
 Denver Broncos
|
16 | 232 |
| 3 |
 Indianapolis Colts
|
16 | 208 |
| 4 |
 Houston Texans
|
16 | 205 |
| 5 |
 Pittsburgh Steelers
|
16 | 202 |
| 6 |
 Oakland Raiders
|
16 | 200 |
| AFC average | 186.9 | ||
| 7 |
 Cleveland Browns
|
16 | 185 |
| 8 |
 San Diego Chargers
|
16 | 184 |
| 9 |
 Baltimore Ravens
|
16 | 182 |
| 10 |
 Buffalo Bills
|
16 | 176 |
| 11 |
 Cincinnati Bengals
|
16 | 173 |
| 12 |
 Tennessee Titans
|
16 | 166 |
| 13 |
 New York Jets
|
16 | 162 |
| 14 |
 Miami Dolphins
|
16 | 158 |
| 15 |
 Jacksonville Jaguars
|
16 | 157 |
| 16 |
 Kansas City Chiefs
|
16 | 144 |
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.