1971 NFL Completions by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Passes completed
The New York Giants led the whole NFL in completions in 1971, with 268, 24 ahead of the San Diego Chargers. The average across 26 NFL teams is 184.2.
Led the whole NFL in 1971
New York Giants
14 games
268
Completions
24 clear of San Diego Chargers
| # | Team | Conference | G | CMP |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Giants
|
NFC | 14 | 268 |
| 2 |
 San Diego Chargers
|
AFC | 14 | 244 |
| 3 |
 Cincinnati Bengals
|
AFC | 14 | 214 |
| 3 |
 Pittsburgh Steelers
|
AFC | 14 | 214 |
| 5 |
 San Francisco 49ers
|
NFC | 14 | 209 |
| 6 |
 Dallas Cowboys
|
NFC | 14 | 206 |
| 7 |
 Buffalo Bills
|
AFC | 14 | 202 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Eagles
|
NFC | 14 | 200 |
| 9 |
 Houston Oilers
|
AFC | 14 | 194 |
| 10 |
 Cleveland Browns
|
AFC | 14 | 188 |
| 11 |
 Chicago Bears
|
NFC | 14 | 186 |
| 12 |
 Los Angeles Rams
|
NFC | 14 | 185 |
| NFL average | 184.2 | |||
| 13 |
 Kansas City Chiefs
|
AFC | 14 | 183 |
| 14 |
 New Orleans Saints
|
NFC | 14 | 182 |
| 14 |
 Washington Redskins
|
NFC | 14 | 182 |
| 16 |
 Baltimore Colts
|
AFC | 14 | 176 |
| 17 |
 Denver Broncos
|
AFC | 14 | 175 |
| 18 |
 Oakland Raiders
|
AFC | 14 | 174 |
| 19 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NFC | 14 | 170 |
| 20 |
 Atlanta Falcons
|
NFC | 14 | 167 |
| 21 |
 New England Patriots
|
AFC | 14 | 159 |
| 22 |
 Detroit Lions
|
NFC | 14 | 157 |
| 22 |
 Minnesota Vikings
|
NFC | 14 | 157 |
| 24 |
 Miami Dolphins
|
AFC | 14 | 156 |
| 25 |
 Green Bay Packers
|
NFC | 14 | 121 |
| 26 |
 New York Jets
|
AFC | 14 | 119 |
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.