NFL league total yards per game by decade
| DECADE | YDS/G | GP | YDS | TD | PASS YDS | PASS YDS/G | SCKY | PASS TD | RUSH YDS | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | RET YDS | RET YDS/G | RET TD | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1920s | 1,584 | |||||||||||||
| 2 | 1930s | 1,138 | 1,760 | 74,744 | 85.5 | 709 | 109,954 | 125.8 | 843 | 207 | |||||
| 3 | 1940s | 274.9 | 1,080 | 296,917 | 2,800 | 159,116 | 147.3 | 2,112 | 1,325 | 139,913 | 129.5 | 1,234 | 117,545 | 108.8 | 291 |
| 4 | 1950s | 309.9 | 1,452 | 449,954 | 4,020 | 269,009 | 185.3 | 27,292 | 1,958 | 208,237 | 143.4 | 1,689 | 152,463 | 105.0 | 373 |
| 5 | 1960s | 304.1 | 2,018 | 613,595 | 5,378 | 404,855 | 200.6 | 43,248 | 2,927 | 251,988 | 124.9 | 1,977 | 211,915 | 105.0 | 474 |
| 6 | 1960s | 309.4 | 1,204 | 372,576 | 3,352 | 256,112 | 212.7 | 25,610 | 1,861 | 142,074 | 118.0 | 1,179 | 132,129 | 109.7 | 312 |
| 7 | 1970s | 295.0 | 3,864 | 1,139,982 | 8,775 | 677,888 | 175.4 | 73,588 | 4,233 | 535,682 | 138.6 | 3,805 | 404,488 | 104.7 | 737 |
| 8 | 1980s | 327.3 | 4,256 | 1,393,195 | 10,468 | 951,087 | 223.5 | 83,861 | 5,690 | 525,969 | 123.6 | 3,967 | 424,996 | 99.9 | 811 |
| 9 | 1990s | 314.1 | 4,656 | 1,462,310 | 10,543 | 1,025,543 | 220.3 | 73,360 | 5,931 | 510,127 | 109.6 | 3,587 | 466,041 | 100.1 | 1,025 |
| 10 | 2000s | 323.7 | 5,088 | 1,646,886 | 12,096 | 1,135,331 | 223.1 | 72,774 | 6,717 | 584,329 | 114.8 | 4,226 | 570,146 | 112.1 | 1,153 |
| 11 | 2010s | 346.4 | 5,120 | 1,773,500 | 13,010 | 1,275,713 | 249.2 | 78,999 | 7,877 | 576,786 | 112.7 | 4,064 | 378,704 | 74.0 | 1,068 |
| 12 | 2020s | 339.5 | 3,230 | 1,096,692 | 8,295 | 768,338 | 237.9 | 51,168 | 4,835 | 379,522 | 117.5 | 3,015 | 212,285 | 65.7 | 445 |
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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 |