league average nfl pass yards per game in 1970

The Chicago Bears had 173.6 passing yards per game in 1970.

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	TEAM	YDS/G	SEASON	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Bears	173.6	1970	14	210	422	49.8	2,431	5.8	21	22	62.4	5.0	5.2	33	258
2	Cardinals	192.1	1970	14	178	390	45.6	2,689	6.9	16	19	62.2	4.1	4.9	26	216
3	Packers	156.9	1970	14	177	351	50.4	2,196	6.3	11	24	52.1	3.1	6.8	43	382
4	Giants	206.6	1970	14	230	403	57.1	2,892	7.2	19	12	82.9	4.7	3.0	37	258
5	Lions	151.5	1970	14	167	294	56.8	2,121	7.2	19	12	84.0	6.5	4.1	36	264
6	Redskins	168.4	1970	14	203	342	59.4	2,357	6.9	23	10	90.5	6.7	2.9	29	249
7	Eagles	189.4	1970	14	218	410	53.2	2,651	6.5	16	23	63.0	3.9	5.6	23	200
8	Steelers	165.1	1970	14	150	384	39.1	2,312	6.0	12	32	35.4	3.1	8.3	28	275
9	Rams	189.9	1970	14	218	426	51.2	2,658	6.2	17	13	71.3	4.0	3.1	23	150
10	Browns	196.6	1970	14	190	392	48.5	2,752	7.0	17	24	60.7	4.3	6.1	16	170
11	49ers	213.6	1970	14	226	383	59.0	2,990	7.8	25	10	94.7	6.5	2.6	8	67
12	Colts	220.5	1970	14	219	416	52.6	3,087	7.4	23	22	73.3	5.5	5.3	33	289
13	Bills	208.3	1970	14	213	402	53.0	2,916	7.3	13	26	60.3	3.2	6.5	53	486
14	Broncos	168.4	1970	14	183	403	45.4	2,358	5.9	11	28	44.5	2.7	6.9	44	333
15	Chiefs	145.6	1970	14	154	289	53.3	2,038	7.1	13	16	67.8	4.5	5.5	38	319
16	Patriots	141.1	1970	14	176	392	44.9	1,975	5.0	7	28	36.7	1.8	7.1	42	389
17	Jets	185.1	1970	14	193	386	50.0	2,592	6.7	14	22	60.1	3.6	5.7	35	285
18	Oilers	197.7	1970	14	238	470	50.6	2,768	5.9	12	23	56.9	2.6	4.9	33	262
19	Raiders	216.4	1970	14	210	418	50.2	3,029	7.2	28	21	75.5	6.7	5.0	19	164
20	Chargers	209.7	1970	14	192	387	49.6	2,936	7.6	24	19	75.3	6.2	4.9	57	433
21	Cowboys	174.6	1970	14	149	297	50.2	2,445	8.2	18	16	75.9	6.1	5.4	39	296
22	Vikings	169.9	1970	14	173	344	50.3	2,378	6.9	12	15	66.3	3.5	4.4	29	197
23	Dolphins	163.1	1970	14	159	299	53.2	2,284	7.6	15	19	68.5	5.0	6.4	36	327
24	Falcons	161.6	1970	14	197	342	57.6	2,262	6.6	18	21	69.6	5.3	6.1	53	431
25	Saints	192.1	1970	14	213	415	51.3	2,690	6.5	11	22	58.6	2.7	5.3	28	232

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PASS

712

Williams

RUSH

398

Swift

REC

361

Burden

Team Rankings

PPG

25.0

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OPP PPG

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6th

RUSH YDS/G

160.7

1st

PASS YDS/G

246.0

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	5	0	1.000
Bears	4	2	.667
Packers	4	2	.667
Lions	3	2	.600

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	NE	@	CHI	8:15 PM
Mon 11/2	CHI	@	SEA	8:15 PM
Sun 11/8	TB	@	CHI	8:20 PM
Sun 11/22	NO	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	CHI	@	DET	1:00 PM

Last Game

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4 - 2

Final

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2 - 4

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Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

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1,714

Stroud

1,684

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

665

Walker

641

Robinson

627

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Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

580

Olave

577

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

14

Purdy

14

Lawrence

14

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

118.1

Purdy

111.3

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Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

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NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

29.5

29.2

28.0

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

18.3

18.8

19.8

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

388.3

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

160.7

159.8

151.5

149.5

148.8

130.7

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

280.7

273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

89.8

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

70.3

Likely

63.7

Kittle

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Bowers

Fantasy K Rankings

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Shrader

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Reichard

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4-1

4-1-1

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Worst Record ATS

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Bears	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	2	0	.667
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000