lowest passing yards nfl team in a season in 1979

The Kansas City Chiefs had the fewest passing yards by a team in 1979, with 1,953 yards.

TEAMYDSSEASONGPCMPATTPCTAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Chiefs
Chiefs
1,953
1979
16
190
361
52.6
5.4
122.1
7
18
54.2
1.9
5.0
42
293
2Giants
Giants
2,419
1979
16
190
401
47.4
6.0
151.2
15
22
56.3
3.7
5.5
59
465
3Bears
Bears
2,429
1979
16
195
373
52.3
6.5
151.8
16
16
69.2
4.3
4.3
31
278
4Oilers
Oilers
2,494
1979
16
195
386
50.5
6.5
155.9
17
21
63.1
4.4
5.4
32
238
5Buccaneers
Buccaneers
2,700
1979
16
183
434
42.2
6.2
168.8
19
26
52.8
4.4
6.0
12
88
6Lions
Lions
2,775
1979
16
218
452
48.2
6.1
173.4
14
27
53.3
3.1
6.0
51
439
7Bengals
Bengals
2,821
1979
16
228
426
53.5
6.6
176.3
17
15
72.9
4.0
3.5
63
511
8Redskins
Redskins
2,839
1979
16
235
401
58.6
7.1
177.4
20
15
81.5
5.0
3.7
34
263
9Jets
Jets
2,864
1979
16
190
369
51.5
7.8
179.0
16
25
63.6
4.3
6.8
32
266
10Cardinals
Cardinals
2,870
1979
16
248
492
50.4
5.8
179.4
12
24
56.2
2.4
4.9
39
268
11Eagles
Eagles
2,882
1979
16
209
410
51.0
7.0
180.1
21
13
77.7
5.1
3.2
34
272
12Dolphins
Dolphins
3,018
1979
16
235
416
56.5
7.3
188.6
20
22
73.4
4.8
5.3
29
255
13Rams
Rams
3,032
1979
16
242
456
53.1
6.6
189.5
19
29
61.4
4.2
6.4
39
359
14Packers
Packers
3,057
1979
16
240
444
54.1
6.9
191.1
15
22
66.4
3.4
5.0
47
376
15Falcons
Falcons
3,127
1979
16
251
479
52.4
6.5
195.4
19
23
66.2
4.0
4.8
54
398
16Saints
Saints
3,291
1979
16
257
428
60.0
7.7
205.7
16
22
75.2
3.7
5.1
17
140
17Vikings
Vikings
3,397
1979
16
315
566
55.7
6.0
212.3
23
24
69.3
4.1
4.2
37
258
18Broncos
Broncos
3,433
1979
16
260
476
54.6
7.2
214.6
18
23
70.1
3.8
4.8
43
327
19Colts
Colts
3,575
1979
16
313
550
56.9
6.5
223.4
18
19
73.1
3.3
3.5
52
403
20Patriots
Patriots
3,600
1979
16
237
475
49.9
7.6
225.0
30
23
76.1
6.3
4.8
49
382
21Bills
Bills
3,603
1979
16
241
465
51.8
7.7
225.2
14
15
74.2
3.0
3.2
43
387
22Raiders
Raiders
3,704
1979
16
311
513
60.6
7.2
231.5
27
23
81.6
5.3
4.5
36
293
2349ers
49ers
3,760
1979
16
361
602
60.0
6.2
235.0
18
21
73.5
3.0
3.5
17
119
24Seahawks
Seahawks
3,791
1979
16
292
523
55.8
7.2
236.9
20
18
77.2
3.8
3.4
23
201
25Browns
Browns
3,838
1979
16
289
545
53.0
7.0
239.9
28
27
72.1
5.1
5.0
43
347
StatMuse has team, season-level data for passing yards going back to the 1932 season.

More Chiefs Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

3,587

Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

RUSH

611

Hunt

Kareem Hunt

REC

851

Kelce

Travis Kelce
Team Rankings

PPG

21.3

21st

OPP PPG

19.3

6th

RUSH YDS/G

106.6

25th

PASS YDS/G

232.2

16th

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TEAMWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
Chiefs Chiefs
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
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14
3
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Bills Bills - w
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5
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.706
7
10
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Jets Jets - e
3
14
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.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
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.588
8
9
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6
11
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5
12
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.294
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13
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9
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AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
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11
6
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.647
6
11
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.353
3
14
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.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
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.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
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.294
4
13
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.235
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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

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