The San Diego Chargers averaged the most passing yards per game by a team in 1978, with 222.9 per game.

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	TEAM	YDS/G	SEASON	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	YDS	AVG	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Chargers	222.9	1978	16	271	477	56.8	3,566	7.5	26	30	72.5	5.5	6.3	32	191
2	Vikings	220.5	1978	16	352	592	59.5	3,528	6.0	25	34	66.6	4.2	5.7	30	285
3	Saints	215.8	1978	16	294	479	61.4	3,452	7.2	17	16	81.2	3.5	3.3	37	301
4	Cowboys	212.8	1978	16	251	449	55.9	3,405	7.6	25	17	83.1	5.6	3.8	33	229
5	Seahawks	212.6	1978	16	261	467	55.9	3,401	7.3	15	22	70.1	3.2	4.7	44	284
6	Cardinals	209.8	1978	16	252	508	49.6	3,357	6.6	16	21	64.2	3.1	4.1	22	186
7	Browns	196.1	1978	16	236	442	53.4	3,137	7.1	22	21	72.9	5.0	4.8	35	278
8	Rams	194.3	1978	16	236	466	50.6	3,109	6.7	13	22	61.7	2.8	4.7	34	235
9	Raiders	193.4	1978	16	251	433	58.0	3,095	7.1	16	31	62.7	3.7	7.2	39	368
10	Bengals	189.9	1978	16	250	470	53.2	3,039	6.5	14	30	56.7	3.0	6.4	38	298
11	Patriots	187.9	1978	16	196	390	50.3	3,006	7.7	15	25	62.2	3.8	6.4	24	206
12	Redskins	186.1	1978	16	212	438	48.4	2,978	6.8	17	21	63.7	3.9	4.8	46	413
13	Steelers	185.1	1978	16	212	380	55.8	2,961	7.8	28	22	81.5	7.4	5.8	25	262
14	Jets	184.8	1978	16	193	388	49.7	2,957	7.6	19	28	61.5	4.9	7.2	43	350
15	Falcons	180.2	1978	16	221	449	49.2	2,883	6.4	11	23	56.7	2.4	5.1	56	481
16	Lions	171.6	1978	16	247	429	57.6	2,746	6.4	19	18	74.0	4.4	4.2	47	444
17	Broncos	169.4	1978	16	217	391	55.5	2,710	6.9	17	17	73.6	4.3	4.3	48	332
18	Dolphins	169.2	1978	16	226	379	59.6	2,707	7.1	24	18	82.9	6.3	4.7	27	238
19	Colts	158.9	1978	16	202	383	52.7	2,543	6.6	17	30	55.9	4.4	7.8	49	480
20	Bills	156.4	1978	16	203	388	52.3	2,503	6.5	21	17	72.3	5.4	4.4	30	254
21	Eagles	155.3	1978	16	207	401	51.6	2,485	6.2	16	16	67.6	4.0	4.0	41	288
22	Oilers	154.6	1978	16	201	373	53.9	2,473	6.6	16	17	69.9	4.3	4.6	17	135
23	Giants	151.8	1978	16	176	382	46.1	2,428	6.4	13	27	48.9	3.4	7.1	38	283
24	Packers	147.4	1978	16	180	357	50.4	2,358	6.6	11	18	60.9	3.1	5.0	37	274
25	49ers	144.1	1978	16	190	435	43.7	2,306	5.3	9	36	33.0	2.1	8.3	42	350

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Sun 9/27	LAC	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	LAC	@	SEA	4:25 PM
Sun 10/11	DEN	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Sun 10/18	LAC	@	KC	4:25 PM
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Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	1	0	0	1.000
Cowboys	1	1	0	.500
Commanders	0	2	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	2	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	1	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	1	0	.500
Saints	1	1	0	.500
Buccaneers	0	2	0	.000
Falcons	0	2	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	2	0	0	1.000
49ers	2	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	1	0	.500
Rams	0	1	0	.000

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	2	0	0	1.000
Patriots	1	1	0	.500
Jets	1	1	0	.500
Dolphins	0	2	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bengals	2	0	0	1.000
Ravens	1	1	0	.500
Steelers	1	1	0	.500
Browns	1	1	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	1	0	.500
Colts	0	1	0	.000
Titans	0	2	0	.000
Texans	0	2	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Raiders	2	0	0	1.000
Chiefs	1	0	0	1.000
Broncos	1	1	0	.500
Chargers	0	2	0	.000