league average passing passing yards per game 1970 to 2021 by year
Interpreted as:
league average passing passing yards per game 1970 to 2021 by year| AVG | YDS/G | SEASON | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | YDS | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 6.7 | 181.1 | 1970 | 364 | 5,008 | 9,796 | 51.1 | 65,904 | 427 | 510 | 65.6 | 4.4 | 5.2 | 872 | 7,159 |
| 2 | 6.7 | 173.8 | 1971 | 364 | 4,788 | 9,412 | 50.9 | 63,253 | 389 | 544 | 62.2 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 768 | 6,571 |
| 3 | 6.8 | 168.8 | 1972 | 364 | 4,659 | 9,011 | 51.7 | 61,425 | 404 | 480 | 66.3 | 4.5 | 5.3 | 761 | 6,070 |
| 4 | 6.6 | 159.4 | 1973 | 364 | 4,603 | 8,845 | 52.0 | 58,009 | 378 | 470 | 64.9 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 860 | 6,711 |
| 5 | 6.5 | 171.4 | 1974 | 364 | 5,041 | 9,609 | 52.5 | 62,391 | 376 | 500 | 64.2 | 3.9 | 5.2 | 819 | 6,610 |
| 6 | 6.7 | 183.0 | 1975 | 364 | 5,231 | 9,973 | 52.5 | 66,595 | 433 | 533 | 65.8 | 4.3 | 5.3 | 907 | 7,339 |
| 7 | 6.6 | 173.4 | 1976 | 392 | 5,351 | 10,260 | 52.2 | 67,990 | 432 | 497 | 67.0 | 4.2 | 4.8 | 1,024 | 8,394 |
| 8 | 6.5 | 162.2 | 1977 | 392 | 5,022 | 9,786 | 51.3 | 63,594 | 388 | 562 | 61.2 | 4.0 | 5.7 | 955 | 7,974 |
| 9 | 6.7 | 177.6 | 1978 | 448 | 6,278 | 11,829 | 53.1 | 79,557 | 468 | 639 | 65.0 | 4.0 | 5.4 | 1,021 | 8,399 |
| 10 | 6.9 | 199.0 | 1979 | 448 | 7,022 | 12,979 | 54.1 | 89,170 | 538 | 597 | 70.4 | 4.1 | 4.6 | 1,057 | 8,361 |
| 11 | 7.0 | 214.1 | 1980 | 448 | 7,699 | 13,705 | 56.2 | 95,935 | 606 | 627 | 73.7 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 1,031 | 8,147 |
| 12 | 7.0 | 222.6 | 1981 | 448 | 7,745 | 14,180 | 54.6 | 99,721 | 591 | 609 | 72.9 | 4.2 | 4.3 | 1,021 | 8,168 |
| 13 | 7.0 | 220.9 | 1982 | 252 | 4,474 | 7,933 | 56.4 | 55,657 | 320 | 349 | 73.4 | 4.0 | 4.4 | 673 | 5,401 |
| 14 | 7.2 | 225.3 | 1983 | 448 | 7,993 | 14,047 | 56.9 | 100,922 | 625 | 620 | 75.9 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 1,215 | 9,249 |
| 15 | 7.1 | 228.2 | 1984 | 448 | 8,076 | 14,325 | 56.4 | 102,233 | 615 | 584 | 76.1 | 4.3 | 4.1 | 1,313 | 9,995 |
| 16 | 7.0 | 226.6 | 1985 | 448 | 7,911 | 14,423 | 54.8 | 101,518 | 598 | 602 | 73.5 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 1,306 | 9,896 |
| 17 | 7.0 | 225.7 | 1986 | 448 | 8,014 | 14,469 | 55.4 | 101,128 | 586 | 581 | 74.1 | 4.1 | 4.0 | 1,198 | 9,047 |
| 18 | 7.0 | 223.5 | 1987 | 420 | 7,396 | 13,491 | 54.8 | 93,882 | 611 | 540 | 75.2 | 4.5 | 4.0 | 1,106 | 8,236 |
| 19 | 6.9 | 217.9 | 1988 | 448 | 7,670 | 14,131 | 54.3 | 97,635 | 556 | 553 | 72.9 | 3.9 | 3.9 | 1,035 | 7,740 |
| 20 | 7.1 | 228.7 | 1989 | 448 | 8,000 | 14,338 | 55.8 | 102,456 | 582 | 559 | 75.6 | 4.1 | 3.9 | 1,105 | 7,982 |
| 21 | 7.0 | 211.4 | 1990 | 448 | 7,572 | 13,516 | 56.0 | 94,700 | 575 | 480 | 77.3 | 4.3 | 3.6 | 1,068 | 7,451 |
| 22 | 6.9 | 214.5 | 1991 | 448 | 8,003 | 13,950 | 57.4 | 96,100 | 511 | 488 | 76.2 | 3.7 | 3.5 | 992 | 6,888 |
| 23 | 6.9 | 205.4 | 1992 | 448 | 7,705 | 13,408 | 57.5 | 92,011 | 516 | 519 | 75.3 | 3.8 | 3.9 | 1,140 | 7,948 |
| 24 | 6.7 | 215.4 | 1993 | 448 | 8,351 | 14,414 | 57.9 | 96,490 | 517 | 469 | 76.7 | 3.6 | 3.3 | 1,055 | 6,616 |
| 25 | 6.8 | 227.4 | 1994 | 448 | 8,739 | 15,056 | 58.0 | 101,884 | 583 | 474 | 78.4 | 3.9 | 3.1 | 937 | 6,190 |
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