League Average Passing Yards Per Game By Year From 1957 To 2000

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	YDS/G	AVG	SEASON	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	171.8	7.4	1957	144	1,685	3,339	50.5	24,745	170	231	63.2	5.1	6.9	331	2,653
2	196.5	7.2	1958	144	1,953	3,951	49.4	28,291	211	243	65.3	5.3	6.2	290	2,319
3	187.0	7.2	1959	144	1,858	3,714	50.0	26,922	197	221	66.9	5.3	6.0	308	2,470
4	190.7	7.2	1960	156	2,064	4,114	50.2	29,753	221	274	64.2	5.4	6.7	392	3,135
5	218.2	6.6	1960	112	1,793	3,699	48.5	24,437	186	219	62.1	5.0	5.9	266	2,219
6	202.0	7.5	1961	196	2,759	5,292	52.1	39,591	285	332	68.5	5.4	6.3	528	4,218
7	217.3	6.7	1961	112	1,699	3,630	46.8	24,336	182	232	59.1	5.0	6.4	281	2,480
8	214.6	7.9	1962	196	2,854	5,356	53.3	42,057	300	325	72.6	5.6	6.1	509	4,070
9	210.0	6.8	1962	112	1,644	3,456	47.6	23,515	176	242	57.9	5.1	7.0	254	2,206
10	207.9	7.5	1963	196	2,791	5,415	51.5	40,746	302	302	71.7	5.6	5.6	505	4,340
11	224.0	7.1	1963	112	1,722	3,539	48.7	25,086	192	212	65.3	5.4	6.0	312	2,752
12	198.5	7.2	1964	196	2,794	5,437	51.4	38,914	278	262	71.7	5.1	4.8	601	4,880
13	236.0	7.0	1964	112	1,838	3,750	49.0	26,428	190	239	62.6	5.1	6.4	297	2,677
14	205.9	7.5	1965	196	2,774	5,407	51.3	40,349	307	277	73.5	5.7	5.1	522	4,321
15	207.6	6.4	1965	112	1,653	3,652	45.3	23,253	163	203	58.0	4.5	5.6	235	2,137
16	201.1	6.9	1966	210	3,149	6,108	51.6	42,225	280	318	67.4	4.6	5.2	591	4,789
17	215.3	6.8	1966	126	1,842	3,982	46.3	27,128	199	217	63.0	5.0	5.4	247	2,295
18	200.0	6.9	1967	224	3,292	6,451	51.0	44,801	324	366	66.6	5.0	5.7	549	4,582
19	206.1	6.7	1967	126	1,846	3,878	47.6	25,969	190	227	61.6	4.9	5.9	320	2,915
20	187.9	7.0	1968	224	3,093	5,997	51.6	42,095	307	327	68.7	5.1	5.5	544	4,344
21	199.4	6.9	1968	140	1,916	4,037	47.5	27,914	189	227	62.6	4.7	5.6	336	3,014
22	197.9	7.0	1969	224	3,340	6,345	52.6	44,324	323	311	71.6	5.1	4.9	561	4,569
23	200.3	7.0	1969	140	2,006	4,032	49.8	28,046	194	233	64.5	4.8	5.8	343	2,915
24	181.1	6.7	1970	364	5,008	9,796	51.1	65,904	427	510	65.6	4.4	5.2	872	7,159
25	173.8	6.7	1971	364	4,788	9,412	50.9	63,253	389	544	62.2	4.1	5.8	768	6,571

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Pass Yards Leaders

662

Shough

648

Young

627

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

290

Walker

212

Henry

208

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

277

Smith-Njigba

268

Olave

225

Kincaid

Pass TD Leaders

6

Young

6

Prescott

6

Goff

Rush TD Leaders

4

Taylor

4

Allen

4

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

4

Smith-Njigba

4

St. Brown

3

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

127.3

Lock

125.9

Dart

125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

Rousseau

3.5

Watt

3.0

Hutchinson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

38.5

35.5

32.0

31.0

Opp PPG Rankings

8.0

8.5

10.0

12.5

13.5

15.0

Total Yards Rankings

457.5

427.5

424.5

409.0

385.5

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

186.0

157.0

155.0

144.5

142.5

Pass Yards Rankings

331.0

324.0

313.5

291.0

283.0

279.5

Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

49

Henry

48.9

Walker

47.3

Taylor

Fantasy WR Rankings

51.7

Smith-Njigba

44.9

St. Brown

37.7

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

28.5

Kincaid

25.6

McBride

23.2

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

31

McPherson

27

McLaughlin

24

Butker

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

2-0

Worst Record ATS

0-2

NFL 2026 Standings

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

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