most pts in a season by a team 1978 to 1989

From 1978 through 1989, the Washington Redskins scored the most points by a team in a season, with 541 points in 1983.

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	TEAM	PTS	SEASON	GP	PASS TD	RUSH TD	RET TD	TD	FGM	XPM	SFTY	PPG
1	Redskins	541	1983	16	29	30	4	63	33	62	1	33.8
2	Dolphins	513	1984	16	49	18	3	70	9	66	0	32.1
3	Cowboys	479	1983	16	31	21	7	59	22	57	1	29.9
4	Chargers	478	1981	16	34	26	1	61	19	55	0	29.9
5	49ers	475	1984	16	32	21	4	57	25	56	1	29.7
6	Chargers	467	1985	16	37	20	3	60	18	53	0	29.2
7	49ers	459	1987	15	44	11	4	59	16	55	1	30.6
8	Bears	456	1985	16	17	27	7	51	31	51	3	28.5
9	Cowboys	454	1980	16	30	26	4	60	11	59	1	28.4
10	Bengals	448	1988	16	28	27	4	59	12	56	1	28.0
11	49ers	442	1989	16	35	14	2	51	29	49	0	27.6
12	Raiders	442	1983	16	31	18	5	54	21	51	2	27.6
13	Bengals	441	1985	16	31	20	2	53	24	49	1	27.6
14	Patriots	441	1980	16	27	19	6	52	26	51	0	27.6
15	49ers	432	1983	16	27	17	7	51	25	51	0	27.0
16	Dolphins	430	1986	16	46	9	1	56	14	52	0	26.9
17	Packers	429	1983	16	33	15	4	52	21	52	1	26.8
18	Dolphins	428	1985	16	31	19	2	52	22	50	0	26.8
19	Rams	426	1989	16	29	19	3	51	23	51	0	26.6
20	Redskins	426	1984	16	24	20	7	51	24	48	0	26.6
21	Falcons	426	1981	16	30	15	7	52	21	51	0	26.6
22	Oilers	424	1988	16	21	26	4	51	22	48	2	26.5
23	Rams	424	1980	16	31	17	6	54	16	52	0	26.5
24	Cardinals	423	1984	16	28	21	2	51	23	48	0	26.4
25	Saints	422	1987	15	23	20	3	46	33	43	2	28.1

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