most passing yards per attempt by a team in a season since 1970

Since 1970, the San Francisco 49ers have averaged the most passing yards per attempt by a team in a season, with 9.5 yards in 1989.

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	TEAM	AVG	SEASON	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	49ers	9.5	1989	16	339	483	70.2	4,584	286.5	35	11	114.8	7.2	2.3	45	282
2	Rams	9.4	2000	16	380	587	64.7	5,492	343.3	37	23	99.7	6.3	3.9	44	260
3	Packers	9.3	2011	16	376	552	68.1	5,161	322.6	51	8	122.6	9.2	1.4	41	237
4	49ers	9.3	2023	17	336	491	68.4	4,577	269.2	33	12	110.2	6.7	2.4	34	193
5	Falcons	9.2	2016	16	374	537	69.6	4,960	310.0	38	7	116.8	7.1	1.3	37	235
6	Bengals	9.2	1988	16	225	392	57.4	3,592	224.5	28	14	97.0	7.1	3.6	30	245
7	Bills	9.1	2026	5	91	138	65.9	1,249	249.8	7	4	99.6	5.1	2.9	10	58
8	Dolphins	9.0	1984	16	367	572	64.2	5,146	321.6	49	18	108.5	8.6	3.1	14	128
9	Ravens	9.0	2026	5	100	137	73.0	1,231	246.2	8	1	116.8	5.8	0.7	11	82
10	Colts	9.0	2004	16	353	527	67.0	4,732	295.8	51	10	119.7	9.7	1.9	14	109
11	Chargers	8.9	1982	9	208	338	61.5	3,021	335.7	19	12	94.6	5.6	3.6	12	94
12	Colts	8.9	1976	14	215	361	59.6	3,221	230.1	24	10	99.5	6.6	2.8	30	288
13	Packers	8.9	1983	16	311	526	59.1	4,688	293.0	33	32	84.1	6.3	6.1	42	323
14	Rams	8.9	2001	16	379	551	68.8	4,903	306.4	37	22	102.2	6.7	4.0	40	240
15	Patriots	8.9	2025	17	361	502	71.9	4,459	262.3	31	8	113.0	6.2	1.6	48	201
16	Texans	8.9	2020	16	383	546	70.1	4,843	302.7	33	7	112.3	6.0	1.3	50	305
17	Raiders	8.9	1976	14	232	361	64.3	3,195	228.2	33	18	102.2	9.1	5.0	28	290
18	Titans	8.8	2019	16	297	448	66.3	3,956	247.3	29	8	108.3	6.5	1.8	56	374
19	Falcons	8.8	1998	16	237	424	55.9	3,744	234.0	28	15	92.7	6.6	3.5	53	358
20	Chiefs	8.8	2018	16	385	583	66.0	5,126	320.4	50	12	113.8	8.6	2.1	26	171
21	Ravens	8.8	2024	17	318	477	66.7	4,189	246.4	41	4	119.4	8.6	0.8	24	154
22	Falcons	8.8	1971	14	167	285	58.6	2,495	178.2	16	21	75.4	5.6	7.4	31	239
23	Chargers	8.7	2010	16	359	544	66.0	4,746	296.6	30	13	101.9	5.5	2.4	38	227
24	Chargers	8.7	2009	16	338	519	65.1	4,506	281.6	29	10	103.1	5.6	1.9	26	168
25	Eagles	8.7	2013	16	310	508	61.0	4,406	275.4	32	9	102.7	6.3	1.8	46	296

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,196

Purdy

RUSH

286

McCaffrey

REC

326

Evans

Team Rankings

PPG

30.8

3rd

OPP PPG

18.6

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

128.6

8th

PASS YDS/G

239.2

15th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	5	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	.600
Rams	2	3	.400
Cardinals	1	4	.200

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM
Sun 10/25	SF	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	LV	@	SF	4:05 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 11/22	MIN	@	SF	8:20 PM

Last Game

49ers

5 - 0

Final

Seahawks

3 - 2

Sun 11 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,572

Stafford

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

532

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

424.4

412.0

405.8

396.2

394.2

393.8

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

158.0

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

54

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NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

1-4

1-3-1

2-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	3	0	.400
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	1	0	.800
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000