2002 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 2002, with 219, 11 ahead of the Seattle Seahawks. The average across 16 NFC teams is 172.6.
Led the NFC in 2002
St. Louis Rams
16 games
219
Passing First Downs
11 clear of Seattle Seahawks
| # | Team | G | 1D |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
St. Louis Rams
|
16 | 219 |
| 2 |
 Seattle Seahawks
|
16 | 208 |
| 3 |
 Green Bay Packers
|
16 | 197 |
| 4 |
 New York Giants
|
16 | 195 |
| 5 |
 Minnesota Vikings
|
16 | 191 |
| 6 |
 San Francisco 49ers
|
16 | 182 |
| 7 |
 Washington Redskins
|
16 | 175 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Eagles
|
16 | 174 |
| NFC average | 172.6 | ||
| 9 |
 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
|
16 | 172 |
| 10 |
 New Orleans Saints
|
16 | 169 |
| 11 |
 Atlanta Falcons
|
16 | 163 |
| 12 |
 Chicago Bears
|
16 | 156 |
| 13 |
 Detroit Lions
|
16 | 150 |
| 14 |
 Arizona Cardinals
|
16 | 148 |
| 15 |
 Carolina Panthers
|
16 | 133 |
| 16 |
 Dallas Cowboys
|
16 | 129 |
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.