1981 NFC Passer Rating by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Official NFL passer rating
The San Francisco 49ers led the NFC in passer rating in 1981, with 87.7, 3.5 ahead of the Dallas Cowboys. The average across 14 NFC teams is 69.7.
Led the NFC in 1981
San Francisco 49ers
16 games
87.7
Passer Rating
3.5 clear of Dallas Cowboys
| # | Team | G | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
San Francisco 49ers
|
16 | 87.7 |
| 2 |
 Dallas Cowboys
|
16 | 84.2 |
| 3 |
 Atlanta Falcons
|
16 | 77.6 |
| 4 |
 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
|
16 | 77.4 |
| 5 |
 Washington Redskins
|
16 | 75.1 |
| 6 |
 Philadelphia Eagles
|
16 | 73.9 |
| 7 |
 Green Bay Packers
|
16 | 73.6 |
| 8 |
 Detroit Lions
|
16 | 70.7 |
| NFC average | 69.7 | ||
| 9 |
 Minnesota Vikings
|
16 | 69.5 |
| 10 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
16 | 64.4 |
| 11 |
 New York Giants
|
16 | 62.3 |
| 12 |
 New Orleans Saints
|
16 | 53.8 |
| 13 |
 Chicago Bears
|
16 | 53.1 |
| 14 |
 Los Angeles Rams
|
16 | 51.9 |
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.