2009 NFL Passing First Downs by Team

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

The Indianapolis Colts led the whole NFL in passing first downs in 2009, with 241, 10 ahead of the Houston Texans. The average across 32 NFL teams is 179.6.

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

Led the whole NFL in 2009 Indianapolis Colts 16 games

241 Passing First Downs 10 clear of Houston Texans

#	Team	Conference	G	1D
1	Indianapolis Colts	AFC	16	241
2	Houston Texans	AFC	16	231
3	New England Patriots	AFC	16	222
3	San Diego Chargers	AFC	16	222
5	Minnesota Vikings	NFC	16	220
6	Arizona Cardinals	NFC	16	216
7	New Orleans Saints	NFC	16	215
8	Pittsburgh Steelers	AFC	16	210
9	Dallas Cowboys	NFC	16	203
10	Green Bay Packers	NFC	16	201
11	New York Giants	NFC	16	194
12	Atlanta Falcons	NFC	16	192
13	Washington Redskins	NFC	16	191
14	Miami Dolphins	AFC	16	188
15	Baltimore Ravens	AFC	16	187
16	Denver Broncos	AFC	16	186
17	Seattle Seahawks	NFC	16	184
18	Philadelphia Eagles	NFC	16	182
	NFL average			179.6
19	Chicago Bears	NFC	16	170
19	Jacksonville Jaguars	AFC	16	170
21	Detroit Lions	NFC	16	168
22	Cincinnati Bengals	AFC	16	159
22	St. Louis Rams	NFC	16	159
24	Tennessee Titans	AFC	16	154
25	Carolina Panthers	NFC	16	152
26	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	NFC	16	148
27	Kansas City Chiefs	AFC	16	139
28	San Francisco 49ers	NFC	16	137
29	New York Jets	AFC	16	131
29	Oakland Raiders	AFC	16	131
31	Buffalo Bills	AFC	16	126
32	Cleveland Browns	AFC	16	118

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.