most yards per pass attempt by an nfl team in a season since 1970

Since 1970, the San Francisco 49ers have the most passing yards per passing attempt by a team in a season, with 9.49 in 1989.

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Data note: Passing Yards, Passing Attempts: team season data complete from 1932

	TEAM	YDS/ATT	YDS	ATT	SEASON	GP	CMP	PCT	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	49ers	9.49	4,584	483	1989	16	339	70.2	9.5	286.5	35	11	114.8	7.2	2.3	45	282
2	Rams	9.36	5,492	587	2000	16	380	64.7	9.4	343.3	37	23	99.7	6.3	3.9	44	260
3	Packers	9.35	5,161	552	2011	16	376	68.1	9.3	322.6	51	8	122.6	9.2	1.4	41	237
4	49ers	9.32	4,577	491	2023	17	336	68.4	9.3	269.2	33	12	110.2	6.7	2.4	34	193
5	Falcons	9.24	4,960	537	2016	16	374	69.6	9.2	310.0	38	7	116.8	7.1	1.3	37	235
6	Bengals	9.16	3,592	392	1988	16	225	57.4	9.2	224.5	28	14	97.0	7.1	3.6	30	245
7	Dolphins	9	5,146	572	1984	16	367	64.2	9.0	321.6	49	18	108.5	8.6	3.1	14	128
8	Colts	8.98	4,732	527	2004	16	353	67.0	9.0	295.8	51	10	119.7	9.7	1.9	14	109
9	Chargers	8.94	3,021	338	1982	9	208	61.5	8.9	335.7	19	12	94.6	5.6	3.6	12	94
10	Colts	8.92	3,221	361	1976	14	215	59.6	8.9	230.1	24	10	99.5	6.6	2.8	30	288
11	Packers	8.91	4,688	526	1983	16	311	59.1	8.9	293.0	33	32	84.1	6.3	6.1	42	323
12	Rams	8.9	4,903	551	2001	16	379	68.8	8.9	306.4	37	22	102.2	6.7	4.0	40	240
13	Patriots	8.88	4,459	502	2025	17	361	71.9	8.9	262.3	31	8	113.0	6.2	1.6	48	201
14	Texans	8.87	4,843	546	2020	16	383	70.1	8.9	302.7	33	7	112.3	6.0	1.3	50	305
15	Raiders	8.85	3,195	361	1976	14	232	64.3	8.9	228.2	33	18	102.2	9.1	5.0	28	290
16	Titans	8.83	3,956	448	2019	16	297	66.3	8.8	247.3	29	8	108.3	6.5	1.8	56	374
17	Falcons	8.83	3,744	424	1998	16	237	55.9	8.8	234.0	28	15	92.7	6.6	3.5	53	358
18	Bills	8.8	1,504	171	2026	6	114	66.7	8.8	250.7	9	4	102.1	5.3	2.3	12	71
19	Chiefs	8.79	5,126	583	2018	16	385	66.0	8.8	320.4	50	12	113.8	8.6	2.1	26	171
20	Ravens	8.78	4,189	477	2024	17	318	66.7	8.8	246.4	41	4	119.4	8.6	0.8	24	154
21	Falcons	8.75	2,495	285	1971	14	167	58.6	8.8	178.2	16	21	75.4	5.6	7.4	31	239
22	Chargers	8.72	4,746	544	2010	16	359	66.0	8.7	296.6	30	13	101.9	5.5	2.4	38	227
23	Chargers	8.68	4,506	519	2009	16	338	65.1	8.7	281.6	29	10	103.1	5.6	1.9	26	168
24	Eagles	8.67	4,406	508	2013	16	310	61.0	8.7	275.4	32	9	102.7	6.3	1.8	46	296
25	Bengals	8.66	4,806	555	2021	17	384	69.2	8.7	282.7	36	14	106.9	6.5	2.5	55	403

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49ers	6	1	.857
Seahawks	4	3	.571
Rams	3	4	.429
Cardinals	2	5	.286

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Sun 11/8	LV	@	SF	4:25 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 11/22	MIN	@	SF	8:20 PM
Sun 11/29	SEA	@	SF	4:25 PM
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QB Rating Leaders

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30.7

28.1

27.2

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397.3

390.7

387.7

381.3

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Rush Yards Rankings

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148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

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Pass Yards Rankings

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279.7

276.9

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Sack Leaders

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Gibbs

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Walker

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	4	0	.429
Eagles	2	5	0	.286
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Lions	4	2	0	.667
Packers	4	3	0	.571
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	3	0	.500
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	1	0	.833
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
Chargers	0	6	0	.000