1972 NFL Passing Yards per Game by Team

The New York Jets led the whole NFL in passing yards per game in 1972, with 209.3, 2.2 ahead of the Denver Broncos. The average across 26 NFL teams is 168.7.

Led the whole NFL in 1972 New York Jets 14 games

209.3 Passing Yards per Game 2.2 clear of Denver Broncos

#	Team	Conference	G	Y/G
1	New York Jets	AFC	14	209.3
2	Denver Broncos	AFC	14	207.1
3	San Francisco 49ers	NFC	14	206.3
4	New Orleans Saints	NFC	14	198.6
5	Minnesota Vikings	NFC	14	194.7
6	Oakland Raiders	AFC	14	185.6
7	Dallas Cowboys	NFC	14	184.3
8	New England Patriots	AFC	14	184.2
9	New York Giants	NFC	14	181.2
10	Philadelphia Eagles	NFC	14	180.5
11	San Diego Chargers	AFC	14	179.7
12	Cincinnati Bengals	AFC	14	179.5
13	Baltimore Colts	AFC	14	178.8
	NFL average			168.7
14	Kansas City Chiefs	AFC	14	166.8
15	Detroit Lions	NFC	14	163.1
16	Los Angeles Rams	NFC	14	163.0
17	Washington Redskins	NFC	14	162.9
18	St. Louis Cardinals	NFC	14	161.4
19	Miami Dolphins	AFC	14	159.6
20	Atlanta Falcons	NFC	14	157.3
21	Cleveland Browns	AFC	14	152.5
22	Houston Oilers	AFC	14	146.1
23	Buffalo Bills	AFC	14	143.7
24	Pittsburgh Steelers	AFC	14	139.9
25	Green Bay Packers	NFC	14	109.7
26	Chicago Bears	NFC	14	91.6

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.