League Average Passing Yards By Year From 1972 To 2022

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	YDS/G	SEASON	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	168.8	1972	364	4,659	9,011	51.7	61,425	6.8	404	480	66.3	4.5	5.3	761	6,070
2	159.4	1973	364	4,603	8,845	52.0	58,009	6.6	378	470	64.9	4.3	5.3	860	6,711
3	171.4	1974	364	5,041	9,609	52.5	62,391	6.5	376	500	64.2	3.9	5.2	819	6,610
4	183.0	1975	364	5,231	9,973	52.5	66,595	6.7	433	533	65.8	4.3	5.3	907	7,339
5	173.4	1976	392	5,351	10,260	52.2	67,990	6.6	432	497	67.0	4.2	4.8	1,024	8,394
6	162.2	1977	392	5,022	9,786	51.3	63,594	6.5	388	562	61.2	4.0	5.7	955	7,974
7	177.6	1978	448	6,278	11,829	53.1	79,557	6.7	468	639	65.0	4.0	5.4	1,021	8,399
8	199.0	1979	448	7,022	12,979	54.1	89,170	6.9	538	597	70.4	4.1	4.6	1,057	8,361
9	214.1	1980	448	7,699	13,705	56.2	95,935	7.0	606	627	73.7	4.4	4.6	1,031	8,147
10	222.6	1981	448	7,745	14,180	54.6	99,721	7.0	591	609	72.9	4.2	4.3	1,021	8,168
11	220.9	1982	252	4,474	7,933	56.4	55,657	7.0	320	349	73.4	4.0	4.4	673	5,401
12	225.3	1983	448	7,993	14,047	56.9	100,922	7.2	625	620	75.9	4.4	4.4	1,215	9,249
13	228.2	1984	448	8,076	14,325	56.4	102,233	7.1	615	584	76.1	4.3	4.1	1,313	9,995
14	226.6	1985	448	7,911	14,423	54.8	101,518	7.0	598	602	73.5	4.1	4.2	1,306	9,896
15	225.7	1986	448	8,014	14,469	55.4	101,128	7.0	586	581	74.1	4.1	4.0	1,198	9,047
16	223.5	1987	420	7,396	13,491	54.8	93,882	7.0	611	540	75.2	4.5	4.0	1,106	8,236
17	217.9	1988	448	7,670	14,131	54.3	97,635	6.9	556	553	72.9	3.9	3.9	1,035	7,740
18	228.7	1989	448	8,000	14,338	55.8	102,456	7.1	582	559	75.6	4.1	3.9	1,105	7,982
19	211.4	1990	448	7,572	13,516	56.0	94,700	7.0	575	480	77.3	4.3	3.6	1,068	7,451
20	214.5	1991	448	8,003	13,950	57.4	96,100	6.9	511	488	76.2	3.7	3.5	992	6,888
21	205.4	1992	448	7,705	13,408	57.5	92,011	6.9	516	519	75.3	3.8	3.9	1,140	7,948
22	215.4	1993	448	8,351	14,414	57.9	96,490	6.7	517	469	76.7	3.6	3.3	1,055	6,616
23	227.4	1994	448	8,739	15,056	58.0	101,884	6.8	583	474	78.4	3.9	3.1	937	6,190
24	235.6	1995	480	9,717	16,699	58.2	113,069	6.8	663	512	79.2	4.0	3.1	1,076	7,093
25	222.2	1996	480	9,198	15,966	57.6	106,661	6.7	626	542	76.9	3.9	3.4	1,106	7,094

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,203

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000