most passing yards by a team in a season in the 1987

The Miami Dolphins had the most passing yards by a team in 1987, with 3,977 yards.

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	TEAM	YDS	SEASON	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Dolphins	3,977	1987	15	338	584	57.9	6.8	265.1	29	20	81.0	5.0	3.4	13	101
2	49ers	3,955	1987	15	322	501	64.3	7.9	263.7	44	14	106.2	8.8	2.8	29	205
3	Broncos	3,874	1987	15	285	530	53.8	7.3	258.3	24	19	77.5	4.5	3.6	30	220
4	Cardinals	3,850	1987	15	305	529	57.7	7.3	256.7	25	15	84.4	4.7	2.8	54	397
5	Redskins	3,718	1987	15	247	478	51.7	7.8	247.9	27	18	80.7	5.6	3.8	27	223
6	Giants	3,645	1987	15	265	499	53.1	7.3	243.0	26	22	75.8	5.2	4.4	61	443
7	Browns	3,625	1987	15	291	482	60.4	7.5	241.7	27	12	92.0	5.6	2.5	29	170
8	Chargers	3,602	1987	15	303	516	58.7	7.0	240.1	13	23	69.9	2.5	4.5	39	322
9	Cowboys	3,594	1987	15	288	500	57.6	7.2	239.6	19	20	76.0	3.8	4.0	52	403
10	Eagles	3,561	1987	15	283	520	54.4	6.8	237.4	26	16	79.8	5.0	3.1	72	511
11	Oilers	3,534	1987	15	240	482	49.8	7.3	235.6	24	23	70.8	5.0	4.8	30	234
12	Bengals	3,468	1987	15	255	475	53.7	7.3	231.2	17	20	71.6	3.6	4.2	32	255
13	Raiders	3,429	1987	15	247	457	54.0	7.5	228.6	19	18	75.8	4.2	3.9	53	359
14	Bears	3,420	1987	15	272	493	55.2	6.9	228.0	23	24	72.2	4.7	4.9	48	330
15	Jets	3,402	1987	15	302	517	58.4	6.6	226.8	18	15	77.7	3.5	2.9	66	443
16	Buccaneers	3,377	1987	15	264	517	51.1	6.5	225.1	22	17	72.3	4.3	3.3	43	361
17	Bills	3,246	1987	15	292	516	56.6	6.3	216.4	21	19	73.7	4.1	3.7	37	345
18	Vikings	3,185	1987	15	232	446	52.0	7.1	212.3	21	23	69.4	4.7	5.2	52	359
19	Lions	3,150	1987	15	275	509	54.0	6.2	210.0	16	26	62.1	3.1	5.1	26	194
20	Falcons	3,108	1987	15	247	501	49.3	6.2	207.2	17	32	53.7	3.4	6.4	46	340
21	Colts	3,042	1987	15	255	447	57.0	6.8	202.8	16	16	75.0	3.6	3.6	24	190
22	Seahawks	3,028	1987	15	237	405	58.5	7.5	201.9	31	21	85.9	7.7	5.2	36	316
23	Saints	2,987	1987	15	227	411	55.2	7.3	199.1	23	12	84.9	5.6	2.9	29	213
24	Chiefs	2,985	1987	15	236	432	54.6	6.9	199.0	17	17	73.1	3.9	3.9	48	366
25	Packers	2,977	1987	15	234	455	51.4	6.5	198.5	15	17	67.6	3.3	3.7	45	296

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627

Willis

RUSH

127

Achane

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152

Washington

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OPP PPG

28.7

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RUSH YDS/G

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20th

PASS YDS/G

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	3	0	1.000
Patriots	1	2	.333
Jets	1	2	.333
Dolphins	0	3	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	MIA	@	MIN	4:05 PM
Sun 10/11	CIN	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	MIA	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	NE	@	MIA	4:25 PM
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM

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3 - 0

Final

Dolphins

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Shough

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Rush Yards Leaders

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Olave

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Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

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Smith-Njigba

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QB Rating Leaders

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Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

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Sack Leaders

6.0

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4.0

Anderson

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NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

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416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

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Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

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Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

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Gibbs

69.9

Henry

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Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

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Smith-Njigba

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
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	2	1	0	.667
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