2011 NFL Passing First Downs by Team

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

The New Orleans Saints led the whole NFL in passing first downs in 2011, with 282, 20 ahead of the New England Patriots. The average across 32 NFL teams is 187.4.

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

Led the whole NFL in 2011 New Orleans Saints 16 games

282 Passing First Downs 20 clear of New England Patriots

#	Team	Conference	G	1D
1	New Orleans Saints	NFC	16	282
2	New England Patriots	AFC	16	262
3	Detroit Lions	NFC	16	247
4	San Diego Chargers	AFC	16	234
5	Green Bay Packers	NFC	16	230
6	Pittsburgh Steelers	AFC	16	221
7	Dallas Cowboys	NFC	16	219
8	New York Giants	NFC	16	216
9	Atlanta Falcons	NFC	16	215
10	Washington Redskins	NFC	16	204
11	Philadelphia Eagles	NFC	16	197
	NFL average			187.4
12	Oakland Raiders	AFC	16	186
13	Tennessee Titans	AFC	16	185
14	Baltimore Ravens	AFC	16	181
15	Buffalo Bills	AFC	16	180
15	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	NFC	16	180
17	Houston Texans	AFC	16	176
18	Arizona Cardinals	NFC	16	175
18	Carolina Panthers	NFC	16	175
20	Cleveland Browns	AFC	16	173
20	New York Jets	AFC	16	173
22	Indianapolis Colts	AFC	16	170
23	Miami Dolphins	AFC	16	166
24	Kansas City Chiefs	AFC	16	163
25	Cincinnati Bengals	AFC	16	160
26	Minnesota Vikings	NFC	16	159
26	St. Louis Rams	NFC	16	159
28	Chicago Bears	NFC	16	153
28	Seattle Seahawks	NFC	16	153
30	San Francisco 49ers	NFC	16	150
31	Denver Broncos	AFC	16	130
32	Jacksonville Jaguars	AFC	16	122

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.