1978 NFL Passing Yards by Team

The San Diego Chargers led the whole NFL in passing yards in 1978, with 3,566, 38 ahead of the Minnesota Vikings. The average across 28 NFL teams is 2,841.4.

Led the whole NFL in 1978 San Diego Chargers 16 games

3,566 Passing Yards 38 clear of Minnesota Vikings

#	Team	Conference	G	YDS
1	San Diego Chargers	AFC	16	3,566
2	Minnesota Vikings	NFC	16	3,528
3	New Orleans Saints	NFC	16	3,452
4	Dallas Cowboys	NFC	16	3,405
5	Seattle Seahawks	AFC	16	3,401
6	St. Louis Cardinals	NFC	16	3,357
7	Cleveland Browns	AFC	16	3,137
8	Los Angeles Rams	NFC	16	3,109
9	Oakland Raiders	AFC	16	3,095
10	Cincinnati Bengals	AFC	16	3,039
11	New England Patriots	AFC	16	3,006
12	Washington Redskins	NFC	16	2,978
13	Pittsburgh Steelers	AFC	16	2,961
14	New York Jets	AFC	16	2,957
15	Atlanta Falcons	NFC	16	2,883
	NFL average			2,841.4
16	Detroit Lions	NFC	16	2,746
17	Denver Broncos	AFC	16	2,710
18	Miami Dolphins	AFC	16	2,707
19	Baltimore Colts	AFC	16	2,543
20	Buffalo Bills	AFC	16	2,503
21	Philadelphia Eagles	NFC	16	2,487
22	Houston Oilers	AFC	16	2,473
23	New York Giants	NFC	16	2,428
24	Green Bay Packers	NFC	16	2,358
25	San Francisco 49ers	NFC	16	2,306
26	Chicago Bears	NFC	16	2,221
27	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	NFC	16	2,171
28	Kansas City Chiefs	AFC	16	2,032

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.