league average passing yards per game by year from 1957 to 2000

league average passing passing yards per game by year from 1957 to 2000

Interpreted as:
league average passing passing yards per game by year from 1957 to 2000
YDS/GAVGSEASONGPCMPATTPCTYDSTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
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
StatMuse has team, season-level data for passing yards per game and yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176