The San Diego Chargers averaged the most passing yards per game by a team in 1979, with 258.6 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	258.6	1979	16	338	541	62.5	4,138	7.6	24	25	81.6	4.4	4.6	31	223
2	Cowboys	242.7	1979	16	287	503	57.1	3,883	7.7	29	13	90.2	5.8	2.6	41	290
3	Steelers	242.3	1979	16	272	492	55.3	3,877	7.9	26	26	76.6	5.3	5.3	27	222
4	Browns	239.9	1979	16	289	545	53.0	3,838	7.0	28	27	72.1	5.1	5.0	43	347
5	Seahawks	236.9	1979	16	292	523	55.8	3,791	7.2	20	18	77.2	3.8	3.4	23	201
6	49ers	235.0	1979	16	361	602	60.0	3,760	6.2	18	21	73.5	3.0	3.5	17	119
7	Raiders	231.5	1979	16	311	513	60.6	3,704	7.2	27	23	81.6	5.3	4.5	36	293
8	Bills	225.2	1979	16	241	465	51.8	3,603	7.7	14	15	74.2	3.0	3.2	43	387
9	Patriots	225.0	1979	16	237	475	49.9	3,600	7.6	30	23	76.1	6.3	4.8	49	382
10	Colts	223.4	1979	16	313	550	56.9	3,575	6.5	18	19	73.1	3.3	3.5	52	403
11	Broncos	214.6	1979	16	260	476	54.6	3,433	7.2	18	23	70.1	3.8	4.8	43	327
12	Vikings	212.3	1979	16	315	566	55.7	3,397	6.0	23	24	69.3	4.1	4.2	37	258
13	Saints	205.7	1979	16	257	428	60.0	3,291	7.7	16	22	75.2	3.7	5.1	17	140
14	Falcons	195.4	1979	16	251	479	52.4	3,127	6.5	19	23	66.2	4.0	4.8	54	398
15	Packers	191.1	1979	16	240	444	54.1	3,057	6.9	15	22	66.4	3.4	5.0	47	376
16	Rams	189.5	1979	16	242	456	53.1	3,032	6.6	19	29	61.4	4.2	6.4	39	359
17	Dolphins	188.6	1979	16	235	416	56.5	3,018	7.3	20	22	73.4	4.8	5.3	29	255
18	Eagles	180.1	1979	16	209	410	51.0	2,882	7.0	21	13	77.7	5.1	3.2	34	272
19	Cardinals	179.4	1979	16	248	492	50.4	2,870	5.8	12	24	56.2	2.4	4.9	39	268
20	Jets	179.0	1979	16	190	369	51.5	2,864	7.8	16	25	63.6	4.3	6.8	32	266
21	Redskins	177.4	1979	16	235	401	58.6	2,839	7.1	20	15	81.5	5.0	3.7	34	263
22	Bengals	176.3	1979	16	228	426	53.5	2,821	6.6	17	15	72.9	4.0	3.5	63	511
23	Lions	173.4	1979	16	218	452	48.2	2,775	6.1	14	27	53.3	3.1	6.0	51	439
24	Buccaneers	168.8	1979	16	183	434	42.2	2,700	6.2	19	26	52.8	4.4	6.0	12	88
25	Oilers	155.9	1979	16	195	386	50.5	2,494	6.5	17	21	63.1	4.4	5.4	32	238

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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