1979 AFC Passing Yards by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Yards gained passing
The San Diego Chargers led the AFC in passing yards in 1979, with 4,138, 261 ahead of the Pittsburgh Steelers. The average across 14 AFC teams is 3,336.4.
Led the AFC in 1979
San Diego Chargers
16 games
4,138
Passing Yards
261 clear of Pittsburgh Steelers
| # | Team | G | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
San Diego Chargers
|
16 | 4,138 |
| 2 |
 Pittsburgh Steelers
|
16 | 3,877 |
| 3 |
 Cleveland Browns
|
16 | 3,838 |
| 4 |
 Seattle Seahawks
|
16 | 3,791 |
| 5 |
 Oakland Raiders
|
16 | 3,704 |
| 6 |
 Buffalo Bills
|
16 | 3,603 |
| 7 |
 New England Patriots
|
16 | 3,600 |
| 8 |
 Baltimore Colts
|
16 | 3,575 |
| 9 |
 Denver Broncos
|
16 | 3,433 |
| AFC average | 3,336.4 | ||
| 10 |
 Miami Dolphins
|
16 | 3,018 |
| 11 |
 New York Jets
|
16 | 2,864 |
| 12 |
 Cincinnati Bengals
|
16 | 2,821 |
| 13 |
 Houston Oilers
|
16 | 2,494 |
| 14 |
 Kansas City Chiefs
|
16 | 1,953 |
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.