2016 NFL Passing Yards by Team

The New Orleans Saints led the whole NFL in passing yards in 2016, with 5,258, 298 ahead of the Atlanta Falcons. The average across 32 NFL teams is 4,089.5.

Led the whole NFL in 2016 New Orleans Saints 16 games

5,258 Passing Yards 298 clear of Atlanta Falcons

#	Team	Conference	G	YDS
1	New Orleans Saints	NFC	16	5,258
2	Atlanta Falcons	NFC	16	4,960
3	Washington Redskins	NFC	16	4,948
4	Indianapolis Colts	AFC	16	4,491
5	New England Patriots	AFC	16	4,456
6	Green Bay Packers	NFC	16	4,445
7	Arizona Cardinals	NFC	16	4,425
8	Seattle Seahawks	NFC	16	4,422
9	San Diego Chargers	AFC	16	4,386
10	Pittsburgh Steelers	AFC	16	4,377
11	Baltimore Ravens	AFC	16	4,343
12	Detroit Lions	NFC	16	4,327
13	Cincinnati Bengals	AFC	16	4,206
14	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	NFC	16	4,165
15	Chicago Bears	NFC	16	4,139
16	Oakland Raiders	AFC	16	4,137
17	Minnesota Vikings	NFC	16	4,119
	NFL average			4,089.5
18	New York Giants	NFC	16	4,027
19	Carolina Panthers	NFC	16	3,962
20	Jacksonville Jaguars	AFC	16	3,925
21	Denver Broncos	AFC	16	3,914
21	Kansas City Chiefs	AFC	16	3,914
23	Dallas Cowboys	NFC	16	3,799
24	Philadelphia Eagles	NFC	16	3,798
25	Tennessee Titans	AFC	16	3,720
26	Miami Dolphins	AFC	16	3,716
27	Cleveland Browns	AFC	16	3,693
28	New York Jets	AFC	16	3,645
29	Houston Texans	AFC	16	3,418
30	Los Angeles Rams	NFC	16	3,313
31	Buffalo Bills	AFC	16	3,250
32	San Francisco 49ers	NFC	16	3,166

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.