2012 NFC Passing Yards by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Yards gained passing

The New Orleans Saints led the NFC in passing yards in 2012, with 5,187, 48 ahead of the Detroit Lions. The average across 16 NFC teams is 4,021.4.

YDS TD RTG Y/A CMP%Y/G CMP ATT 1D TD%INT INT%SK

Led the NFC in 2012 New Orleans Saints 16 games

5,187 Passing Yards 48 clear of Detroit Lions

#	Team	G	YDS
1	New Orleans Saints	16	5,187
2	Detroit Lions	16	5,139
3	Dallas Cowboys	16	4,992
4	Atlanta Falcons	16	4,719
5	Green Bay Packers	16	4,342
6	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	4,144
7	Philadelphia Eagles	16	4,075
	NFC average		4,021.4
8	New York Giants	16	3,967
9	Carolina Panthers	16	3,927
10	St. Louis Rams	16	3,783
11	Washington Redskins	16	3,666
12	San Francisco 49ers	16	3,551
13	Arizona Cardinals	16	3,383
14	Chicago Bears	16	3,298
15	Seattle Seahawks	16	3,234
16	Minnesota Vikings	16	2,935

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.