The San Francisco 49ers averaged the most yards per reception by a team in 2021, with 15.3 per reception.
Interpreted as:
most receiving yards of separation average 2021 wr by team| TEAM | AVG | SEASON | GP | REC | TRG | REC YDS | REC YDS/G | REC TD | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | 49ers | 15.3 | 2021 | 90 | 181 | 292 | 2,777 | 30.9 | 17 | 382 | 64 | 6.0 | 4.2 | 8 |
| 2 |  | Bengals | 15.0 | 2021 | 95 | 236 | 359 | 3,551 | 37.4 | 25 | 46 | 10 | 4.6 | 0.5 | 0 |
| 3 |  | Rams | 13.9 | 2021 | 93 | 286 | 432 | 3,964 | 42.6 | 32 | 84 | 14 | 6.0 | 0.9 | 1 |
| 4 |  | Saints | 13.8 | 2021 | 94 | 155 | 274 | 2,141 | 22.8 | 16 | 86 | 21 | 4.1 | 0.9 | 0 |
| 5 |  | Seahawks | 13.7 | 2021 | 85 | 191 | 309 | 2,611 | 30.7 | 25 | 106 | 12 | 8.8 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 6 |  | Eagles | 13.4 | 2021 | 85 | 149 | 239 | 1,993 | 23.4 | 11 | 35 | 11 | 3.2 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 7 |  | Browns | 13.3 | 2021 | 70 | 141 | 253 | 1,873 | 26.8 | 7 | 93 | 14 | 6.6 | 1.3 | 2 |
| 8 |  | Vikings | 13.3 | 2021 | 82 | 240 | 365 | 3,181 | 38.8 | 29 | 26 | 8 | 3.3 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 9 |  | Broncos | 13.2 | 2021 | 91 | 171 | 281 | 2,257 | 24.8 | 8 | 3 | 2 | 1.5 | 0.0 | 0 |
| 10 |  | Cowboys | 13.1 | 2021 | 88 | 255 | 388 | 3,347 | 38.0 | 25 | 87 | 11 | 7.9 | 1.0 | 0 |
| 11 |  | Raiders | 13.0 | 2021 | 85 | 223 | 317 | 2,889 | 34.0 | 16 | 26 | 10 | 2.6 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 12 |  | Bears | 12.9 | 2021 | 83 | 176 | 306 | 2,269 | 27.3 | 9 | 64 | 13 | 4.9 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 13 |  | Packers | 12.9 | 2021 | 101 | 240 | 364 | 3,086 | 30.6 | 27 | 58 | 8 | 7.3 | 0.6 | 0 |
| 14 |  | Chargers | 12.6 | 2021 | 87 | 252 | 390 | 3,171 | 36.4 | 22 | 62 | 12 | 5.2 | 0.7 | 0 |
| 15 |  | Titans | 12.6 | 2021 | 88 | 194 | 311 | 2,435 | 27.7 | 13 | 32 | 7 | 4.6 | 0.4 | 0 |
| 16 |  | Buccaneers | 12.4 | 2021 | 89 | 282 | 409 | 3,503 | 39.4 | 26 | 102 | 11 | 9.3 | 1.1 | 2 |
| 17 |  | Patriots | 12.4 | 2021 | 97 | 193 | 293 | 2,396 | 24.7 | 12 | 154 | 17 | 9.1 | 1.6 | 0 |
| 18 |  | Colts | 12.3 | 2021 | 84 | 177 | 285 | 2,184 | 26.0 | 16 | 97 | 10 | 9.7 | 1.2 | 0 |
| 19 |  | Cardinals | 12.3 | 2021 | 85 | 250 | 359 | 3,073 | 36.2 | 20 | 111 | 20 | 5.6 | 1.3 | 0 |
| 20 |  | Texans | 12.1 | 2021 | 84 | 203 | 319 | 2,463 | 29.3 | 15 | 24 | 4 | 6.0 | 0.3 | 0 |
| 21 |  | Washington Football Team | 12.1 | 2021 | 102 | 184 | 307 | 2,218 | 21.7 | 10 | 116 | 18 | 6.4 | 1.1 | 0 |
| 22 |  | Giants | 12.0 | 2021 | 90 | 180 | 324 | 2,163 | 24.0 | 5 | 6 | 9 | 0.7 | 0.1 | 0 |
| 23 |  | Jets | 11.9 | 2021 | 92 | 222 | 372 | 2,649 | 28.8 | 14 | 93 | 13 | 7.2 | 1.0 | 3 |
| 24 |  | Bills | 11.6 | 2021 | 99 | 284 | 443 | 3,299 | 33.3 | 22 | 78 | 11 | 7.1 | 0.8 | 1 |
| 25 |  | Chiefs | 11.6 | 2021 | 98 | 244 | 362 | 2,820 | 28.8 | 20 | 142 | 17 | 8.4 | 1.4 | 0 |
StatMuse has season-level data for yards per reception going back to the 1932 season.
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PASS YDS/G
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
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 Eagles | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Commanders | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Lions | 15 | 2 | 0 | .882 |
 Vikings | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Buccaneers | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Falcons | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Rams | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Seahawks | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
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