2001 NFC Passing First Downs by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. First downs gained passing

The St. Louis Rams led the NFC in passing first downs in 2001, with 236, 33 ahead of the Green Bay Packers. The average across 16 NFC teams is 169.1.

YDS TD RTG Y/A CMP%Y/G CMP ATT 1D TD%INT INT%SK

Led the NFC in 2001 St. Louis Rams 16 games

236 Passing First Downs 33 clear of Green Bay Packers

#	Team	G	1D
1	St. Louis Rams	16	236
2	Green Bay Packers	16	203
3	New York Giants	16	189
3	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	189
5	Detroit Lions	16	184
5	New Orleans Saints	16	184
5	San Francisco 49ers	16	184
8	Minnesota Vikings	16	179
9	Arizona Cardinals	16	177
	NFC average		169.1
10	Atlanta Falcons	16	165
11	Chicago Bears	16	153
12	Philadelphia Eagles	16	146
13	Carolina Panthers	16	144
14	Seattle Seahawks	16	141
15	Washington Redskins	16	122
16	Dallas Cowboys	16	110

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.