NFL league average total points per game by year 1997
| TEAM | PPG | SEASON | GP | PASS TD | RUSH TD | RET TD | TD | FGM | XPM | XP2 | SFTY | PTS | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Bears | 16.4 | 1997 | 16 | 14 | 14 | 0 | 28 | 21 | 20 | 5 | 1 | 263 |
| 2 |  | Cardinals | 17.7 | 1997 | 16 | 19 | 9 | 4 | 32 | 19 | 28 | 3 | 0 | 283 |
| 3 |  | Packers | 26.4 | 1997 | 16 | 35 | 9 | 6 | 50 | 24 | 48 | 1 | 0 | 422 |
| 4 |  | Giants | 19.2 | 1997 | 16 | 16 | 14 | 5 | 35 | 22 | 27 | 1 | 1 | 307 |
| 5 |  | Lions | 23.7 | 1997 | 16 | 19 | 19 | 5 | 43 | 26 | 39 | 1 | 1 | 379 |
| 6 |  | Redskins | 20.4 | 1997 | 16 | 22 | 12 | 6 | 40 | 16 | 39 | 0 | 0 | 327 |
| 7 |  | Eagles | 19.8 | 1997 | 16 | 22 | 11 | 3 | 36 | 22 | 33 | 1 | 0 | 317 |
| 8 |  | Steelers | 23.3 | 1997 | 16 | 22 | 19 | 3 | 44 | 22 | 40 | 1 | 0 | 372 |
| 9 |  | Rams | 18.7 | 1997 | 16 | 14 | 15 | 3 | 32 | 25 | 32 | 0 | 0 | 299 |
| 10 |  | 49ers | 23.4 | 1997 | 16 | 20 | 16 | 5 | 41 | 29 | 38 | 2 | 0 | 375 |
| 11 |  | Colts | 19.6 | 1997 | 16 | 16 | 10 | 5 | 31 | 32 | 21 | 4 | 1 | 313 |
| 12 |  | Bills | 15.9 | 1997 | 16 | 14 | 12 | 0 | 26 | 24 | 21 | 2 | 1 | 255 |
| 13 |  | Broncos | 29.5 | 1997 | 16 | 27 | 18 | 10 | 55 | 28 | 50 | 4 | 0 | 472 |
| 14 |  | Chiefs | 23.4 | 1997 | 16 | 20 | 15 | 7 | 42 | 26 | 35 | 2 | 3 | 375 |
| 15 |  | Patriots | 23.1 | 1997 | 16 | 31 | 6 | 5 | 42 | 25 | 40 | 0 | 1 | 369 |
| 16 |  | Jets | 21.8 | 1997 | 16 | 20 | 10 | 8 | 38 | 28 | 36 | 0 | 0 | 348 |
| 17 |  | Oilers | 20.8 | 1997 | 16 | 15 | 17 | 4 | 36 | 27 | 32 | 2 | 0 | 333 |
| 18 |  | Raiders | 20.3 | 1997 | 16 | 29 | 9 | 3 | 41 | 13 | 33 | 2 | 1 | 324 |
| 19 |  | Chargers | 16.6 | 1997 | 16 | 12 | 5 | 10 | 27 | 26 | 26 | 0 | 0 | 266 |
| 20 |  | Cowboys | 19.0 | 1997 | 16 | 19 | 6 | 4 | 29 | 34 | 24 | 2 | 0 | 304 |
| 21 |  | Vikings | 22.1 | 1997 | 16 | 26 | 14 | 2 | 42 | 19 | 33 | 6 | 0 | 354 |
| 22 |  | Dolphins | 21.2 | 1997 | 16 | 16 | 18 | 3 | 37 | 28 | 33 | 0 | 0 | 339 |
| 23 |  | Falcons | 20.0 | 1997 | 16 | 26 | 8 | 2 | 36 | 23 | 35 | 0 | 0 | 320 |
| 24 |  | Saints | 14.8 | 1997 | 16 | 13 | 9 | 2 | 24 | 23 | 22 | 1 | 0 | 237 |
| 25 |  | Bengals | 22.2 | 1997 | 16 | 21 | 23 | 2 | 46 | 12 | 41 | 1 | 0 | 355 |
| Total | 20.7 | 480 | 617 | 384 | 119 | 1,120 | 708 | 993 | 47 | 13 | 9,957 | |||
| Average | 20.7 | 16.0 | 20.6 | 12.8 | 4.0 | 37.3 | 23.6 | 33.1 | 1.6 | 0.4 | 331.9 | |||
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |