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1987 AFC Passing Yards per Game by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Passing yards per game played

The Miami Dolphins led the AFC in passing yards per game in 1987, with 265.1, 6.8 ahead of the Denver Broncos. The average across 14 AFC teams is 221.9.

Led the AFC in 1987 Miami Dolphins 15 games
265.1 Passing Yards per Game 6.8 clear of Denver Broncos
# Team G Y/G
1 Miami Dolphins 15 265.1
2 Denver Broncos 15 258.3
3 Cleveland Browns 15 241.7
4 San Diego Chargers 15 240.1
5 Houston Oilers 15 235.6
6 Cincinnati Bengals 15 231.2
7 Los Angeles Raiders 15 228.6
8 New York Jets 15 226.8
AFC average 221.9
9 Buffalo Bills 15 216.4
10 Indianapolis Colts 15 202.8
11 Seattle Seahawks 15 201.9
12 Kansas City Chiefs 15 199.0
13 New England Patriots 15 195.3
14 Pittsburgh Steelers 15 164.3

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.