most passing yards by a team in a season in the 1982

The San Diego Chargers had the most passing yards by a team in 1982, with 3,021 yards.

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	TEAM	YDS	SEASON	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Chargers	3,021	1982	9	208	338	61.5	8.9	335.7	19	12	94.6	5.6	3.6	12	94
2	49ers	2,668	1982	9	215	348	61.8	7.7	296.4	17	11	88.6	4.9	3.2	20	166
3	Bengals	2,501	1982	9	219	310	70.6	8.1	277.9	12	9	95.4	3.9	2.9	27	162
4	Cowboys	2,150	1982	9	160	258	62.0	8.3	238.9	16	14	86.5	6.2	5.4	25	264
5	Rams	2,136	1982	9	166	297	55.9	7.2	237.3	11	14	71.3	3.7	4.7	15	137
6	Jets	2,107	1982	9	165	279	59.1	7.6	234.1	16	9	88.5	5.7	3.2	23	206
7	Vikings	2,105	1982	9	187	334	56.0	6.3	233.9	15	12	75.0	4.5	3.6	22	138
8	Eagles	2,100	1982	9	168	288	58.3	7.3	233.3	12	13	76.2	4.2	4.5	31	244
9	Raiders	2,086	1982	9	154	267	57.7	7.8	231.8	14	15	76.8	5.2	5.6	23	211
10	Buccaneers	2,071	1982	9	164	308	53.2	6.7	230.1	9	11	69.3	2.9	3.6	11	128
11	Packers	2,068	1982	9	143	267	53.6	7.7	229.8	12	15	70.6	4.5	5.6	32	239
12	Redskins	2,068	1982	9	162	253	64.0	8.2	229.8	13	9	91.8	5.1	3.6	30	223
13	Seahawks	2,068	1982	9	176	326	54.0	6.3	229.8	9	13	66.1	2.8	4.0	36	269
14	Browns	2,057	1982	9	174	334	52.1	6.2	228.6	9	16	60.2	2.7	4.8	26	212
15	Broncos	2,019	1982	9	181	311	58.2	6.5	224.3	8	19	60.8	2.6	6.1	24	200
16	Giants	2,017	1982	9	161	298	54.0	6.8	224.1	10	9	73.9	3.4	3.0	17	130
17	Falcons	1,992	1982	9	176	275	64.0	7.2	221.3	9	11	79.8	3.3	4.0	25	210
18	Steelers	1,922	1982	9	141	275	51.3	7.0	213.6	17	16	70.3	6.2	5.8	19	139
19	Oilers	1,882	1982	9	153	287	53.3	6.6	209.1	12	15	66.0	4.2	5.2	39	308
20	Chiefs	1,864	1982	9	145	264	54.9	7.1	207.1	10	8	77.3	3.8	3.0	40	309
21	Lions	1,754	1982	9	136	285	47.7	6.2	194.9	12	18	55.2	4.2	6.3	30	242
22	Bears	1,749	1982	9	141	262	53.8	6.7	194.3	10	11	70.0	3.8	4.2	33	244
23	Bills	1,671	1982	9	149	273	54.6	6.1	185.7	8	17	56.9	2.9	6.2	12	115
24	Colts	1,613	1982	9	142	283	50.2	5.7	179.2	6	10	60.0	2.1	3.5	20	174
25	Cardinals	1,576	1982	9	129	240	53.8	6.6	175.1	6	6	72.2	2.5	2.5	32	243

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627

Herbert

RUSH

193

Hampton

REC

183

McConkey

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14.7

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OPP PPG

25.3

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RUSH YDS/G

113.0

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PASS YDS/G

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	.667
Chargers	0	3	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	LAC	@	SEA	4:25 PM
Sun 10/11	DEN	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Sun 10/18	LAC	@	KC	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	LAC	@	LAR	4:05 PM
Sun 11/8	HOU	@	LAC	4:05 PM

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0 - 3

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Shough

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Rush Yards Leaders

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375

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Purdy

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Cousins

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Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

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6

Henry

4

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Rec TD Leaders

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Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

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QB Rating Leaders

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Purdy

127.3

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Sack Leaders

6.0

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NFL 2026 Rankings

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33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

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13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

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417.7

416.3

401.7

399.3

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Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

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80.3

Gibbs

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Henry

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Fantasy WR Rankings

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Smith-Njigba

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Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

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Fantasy K Rankings

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Worst Record ATS

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000