1981 AFC Passer Rating by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Official NFL passer rating
The Cincinnati Bengals led the AFC in passer rating in 1981, with 93.3, 4.1 ahead of the San Diego Chargers. The average across 14 AFC teams is 75.6.
Led the AFC in 1981
Cincinnati Bengals
16 games
93.3
Passer Rating
4.1 clear of San Diego Chargers
| # | Team | G | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Cincinnati Bengals
|
16 | 93.3 |
| 2 |
 San Diego Chargers
|
16 | 89.2 |
| 3 |
 Denver Broncos
|
16 | 86.6 |
| 4 |
 Seattle Seahawks
|
16 | 82.0 |
| 5 |
 New York Jets
|
16 | 81.1 |
| 6 |
 Pittsburgh Steelers
|
16 | 78.9 |
| AFC average | 75.6 | ||
| 7 |
 Houston Oilers
|
16 | 74.5 |
| 8 |
 Buffalo Bills
|
16 | 74.3 |
| 9 |
 Baltimore Colts
|
16 | 72.2 |
| 10 |
 Cleveland Browns
|
16 | 70.7 |
| 11 |
 Miami Dolphins
|
16 | 70.2 |
| 12 |
 Kansas City Chiefs
|
16 | 64.7 |
| 13 |
 New England Patriots
|
16 | 62.1 |
| 14 |
 Oakland Raiders
|
16 | 58.2 |
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.