most total yards of offense by a team in 1979

The Pittsburgh Steelers had the most all-purpose yards by a team with >0 yards of total offense in 1979, with 6,258 yards.

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	TEAM	YDS	OFF	SEASON	GP	YDS/G	TD	PASS YDS	PASS YDS/G	SCKY	PASS TD	RUSH YDS	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	RET YDS	RET YDS/G	RET TD
1	Steelers	6,258	6,258	1979	16	391.1	52	3,877	242.3	222	26	2,603	162.7	25	1,510	94.4	1
2	Cowboys	5,968	5,968	1979	16	373.0	45	3,883	242.7	290	29	2,375	148.4	15	1,650	103.1	1
3	Browns	5,772	5,772	1979	16	360.8	45	3,838	239.9	347	28	2,281	142.6	16	1,876	117.3	1
4	Saints	5,627	5,627	1979	16	351.7	46	3,291	205.7	140	16	2,476	154.8	28	1,550	96.9	2
5	Chargers	5,583	5,583	1979	16	348.9	52	4,138	258.6	223	24	1,668	104.3	25	1,554	97.1	3
6	49ers	5,573	5,573	1979	16	348.3	36	3,760	235.0	119	18	1,932	120.8	17	1,852	115.8	1
7	Seahawks	5,557	5,557	1979	16	347.3	46	3,791	236.9	201	20	1,967	122.9	24	1,725	107.8	2
8	Patriots	5,470	5,470	1979	16	341.9	49	3,600	225.0	382	30	2,252	140.8	16	1,550	96.9	3
9	Jets	5,244	5,244	1979	16	327.8	42	2,864	179.0	266	16	2,646	165.4	23	1,875	117.2	3
10	Cardinals	5,184	5,184	1979	16	324.0	40	2,870	179.4	268	12	2,582	161.4	24	1,977	123.6	4
11	Raiders	5,174	5,174	1979	16	323.4	45	3,704	231.5	293	27	1,763	110.2	13	1,654	103.4	5
12	Broncos	5,142	5,142	1979	16	321.4	36	3,433	214.6	327	18	2,036	127.3	13	1,367	85.4	5
13	Rams	5,133	5,133	1979	16	320.8	41	3,032	189.5	359	19	2,460	153.8	16	1,622	101.4	6
14	Buccaneers	5,049	5,049	1979	16	315.6	35	2,700	168.8	88	19	2,437	152.3	13	1,397	87.3	3
15	Eagles	5,031	5,031	1979	16	314.4	39	2,882	180.1	272	21	2,421	151.3	17	1,805	112.8	1
16	Dolphins	4,950	4,950	1979	16	309.4	40	3,018	188.6	255	20	2,187	136.7	19	1,485	92.8	1
17	Falcons	4,929	4,929	1979	16	308.1	38	3,127	195.4	398	19	2,200	137.5	15	1,558	97.4	4
18	Redskins	4,904	4,904	1979	16	306.5	39	2,839	177.4	263	20	2,328	145.5	17	1,416	88.5	2
19	Vikings	4,903	4,903	1979	16	306.4	32	3,397	212.3	258	23	1,764	110.3	9	1,668	104.3	0
20	Colts	4,846	4,846	1979	16	302.9	33	3,575	223.4	403	18	1,674	104.6	12	1,793	112.1	3
21	Bills	4,837	4,837	1979	16	302.3	30	3,603	225.2	387	14	1,621	101.3	11	1,449	90.6	5
22	Oilers	4,827	4,827	1979	16	301.7	43	2,494	155.9	238	17	2,571	160.7	24	1,455	90.9	2
23	Bengals	4,639	4,639	1979	16	289.9	43	2,821	176.3	511	17	2,329	145.6	23	1,876	117.3	3
24	Bears	4,637	4,637	1979	16	289.8	37	2,429	151.8	278	16	2,486	155.4	17	1,388	86.8	4
25	Packers	4,542	4,542	1979	16	283.9	31	3,057	191.1	376	15	1,861	116.3	14	1,436	89.8	2

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PASS

700

Rodgers

RUSH

216

Warren

REC

114

Wilson

Team Rankings

PPG

17.7

24th

OPP PPG

20.0

11th

RUSH YDS/G

95.7

20th

PASS YDS/G

233.3

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Steelers	2	1	.667
Browns	2	1	.667
Bengals	2	1	.667
Ravens	1	1	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/1	PIT	@	CLE	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	IND	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	PIT	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM

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2 - 1

Final

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Pass Yards Leaders

939

Young

844

Love

812

Mahomes

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

284

Watson

274

London

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

8

Goff

7

Young

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

4

Gibbs

4

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

117.1

Prescott

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.0

Anderson

4.0

Graham

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

29.7

29.3

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.5

13.7

16.5

16.7

Total Yards Rankings

424.5

416.3

409.0

401.7

399.3

392.7

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

173.0

155.0

153.3

142.5

Pass Yards Rankings

331.0

313.0

281.3

279.5

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

8.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

68.2

Walker

64.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.1

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

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McPherson

39

McLaughlin

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3-0

2-0

3-0

2-0-1

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Worst Record ATS

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	1	0	.500
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Saints	1	1	0	.500
Panthers	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	1	0	.500
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
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	1	1	0	.500
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	2	0	0	1.000
Broncos	1	1	0	.500
Chargers	0	3	0	.000