NFL league total yards per game by decade including playoffs
| 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 | 1,152 | 1,760 | 727 | 111,612 | 125.7 | 859 | 22,078 | 19.2 | 207 | |||||
| 3 | 1940s | 271.5 | 1,106 | 300,301 | 2,800 | 159,116 | 143.9 | 1,349 | 143,297 | 129.6 | 1,263 | 120,245 | 108.7 | 297 | |
| 4 | 1950s | 309.9 | 1,482 | 459,269 | 4,102 | 274,931 | 185.5 | 27,952 | 1,993 | 212,290 | 143.2 | 1,730 | 155,463 | 104.9 | 376 |
| 5 | 1960s | 303.8 | 2,056 | 624,554 | 5,466 | 411,851 | 200.3 | 43,880 | 2,967 | 256,583 | 124.8 | 2,015 | 215,143 | 104.6 | 484 |
| 6 | 1960s | 309.4 | 1,236 | 382,404 | 3,416 | 263,108 | 212.9 | 26,347 | 1,902 | 145,643 | 117.8 | 1,200 | 135,531 | 109.7 | 314 |
| 7 | 1970s | 294.8 | 4,012 | 1,182,609 | 9,102 | 703,578 | 175.4 | 75,990 | 4,398 | 555,021 | 138.3 | 3,940 | 419,272 | 104.5 | 764 |
| 8 | 1980s | 327.6 | 4,448 | 1,457,060 | 10,964 | 995,123 | 223.7 | 87,381 | 5,970 | 549,318 | 123.5 | 4,144 | 444,051 | 99.8 | 850 |
| 9 | 1990s | 314.7 | 4,876 | 1,534,542 | 11,097 | 1,076,013 | 220.7 | 76,356 | 6,218 | 534,885 | 109.7 | 3,814 | 487,819 | 100.0 | 1,065 |
| 10 | 2000s | 323.8 | 5,308 | 1,718,679 | 12,654 | 1,186,618 | 223.6 | 75,766 | 7,027 | 607,827 | 114.5 | 4,418 | 594,631 | 112.0 | 1,209 |
| 11 | 2010s | 346.9 | 5,340 | 1,852,204 | 13,611 | 1,332,865 | 249.6 | 82,359 | 8,236 | 601,698 | 112.7 | 4,278 | 394,846 | 73.9 | 1,096 |
| 12 | 2020s | 340.0 | 3,386 | 1,151,358 | 8,724 | 807,547 | 238.5 | 53,654 | 5,096 | 397,465 | 117.4 | 3,161 | 222,964 | 65.8 | 467 |
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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 |