1982 NFL Yards per Attempt by Team

The San Diego Chargers led the whole NFL in yards per attempt in 1982, with 8.94, 0.61 ahead of the Dallas Cowboys. The average across 28 NFL teams is 7.02.

Led the whole NFL in 1982 San Diego Chargers 9 games

8.94 Yards per Attempt 0.61 clear of Dallas Cowboys

#	Team	Conference	G	Y/A
1	San Diego Chargers	AFC	9	8.94
2	Dallas Cowboys	NFC	9	8.33
3	Washington Redskins	NFC	9	8.17
4	Cincinnati Bengals	AFC	9	8.07
5	Los Angeles Raiders	AFC	9	7.81
6	Green Bay Packers	NFC	9	7.75
7	San Francisco 49ers	NFC	9	7.67
8	New England Patriots	AFC	9	7.59
9	New York Jets	AFC	9	7.55
10	Philadelphia Eagles	NFC	9	7.29
11	Atlanta Falcons	NFC	9	7.24
12	Los Angeles Rams	NFC	9	7.19
13	Kansas City Chiefs	AFC	9	7.06
	NFL average			7.02
14	Pittsburgh Steelers	AFC	9	6.99
15	New York Giants	NFC	9	6.77
16	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	NFC	9	6.72
17	Chicago Bears	NFC	9	6.68
18	St. Louis Cardinals	NFC	9	6.57
19	Houston Oilers	AFC	9	6.56
20	Denver Broncos	AFC	9	6.49
21	Seattle Seahawks	AFC	9	6.34
22	New Orleans Saints	NFC	9	6.34
23	Minnesota Vikings	NFC	9	6.30
24	Cleveland Browns	AFC	9	6.16
25	Detroit Lions	NFC	9	6.15
26	Buffalo Bills	AFC	9	6.12
27	Miami Dolphins	AFC	9	5.89
28	Baltimore Colts	AFC	9	5.70

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.