nfl league wide average yards per pass from 1983 to 1997

The Chicago Bears had a passing average of 6.8 yards per attempt between the 1983 and 1997 seasons.

TEAMAVGGPCMPATTPCTYDSYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Bears
Bears
6.8
239
4,001
7,087
56.5
47,868
200.3
256
277
73.0
3.6
3.9
524
3,254
2Cardinals
Cardinals
6.8
239
4,476
7,973
56.1
54,547
228.2
293
311
73.4
3.7
3.9
760
5,395
3Packers
Packers
7.0
239
4,691
8,130
57.7
56,686
237.2
379
314
78.7
4.7
3.9
627
4,160
4Giants
Giants
6.9
239
3,864
7,047
54.8
48,832
204.3
262
239
74.9
3.7
3.4
699
4,646
5Lions
Lions
6.8
239
4,032
7,337
55.0
49,569
207.4
282
295
72.1
3.8
4.0
652
4,297
6Redskins
Redskins
7.1
239
4,241
7,739
54.8
54,606
228.5
325
278
76.2
4.2
3.6
441
3,165
7Eagles
Eagles
6.7
239
4,434
7,986
55.5
53,505
223.9
317
262
75.8
4.0
3.3
848
6,010
8Steelers
Steelers
6.7
239
3,734
7,009
53.3
47,247
197.7
263
278
70.5
3.8
4.0
530
4,055
9Rams
Rams
6.9
239
4,042
7,316
55.2
50,613
211.8
304
278
75.0
4.2
3.8
520
3,737
10Browns
Browns
6.9
207
3,750
6,576
57.0
45,686
220.7
256
228
77.1
3.9
3.5
471
3,045
1149ers
49ers
7.9
239
5,074
7,888
64.3
62,104
259.8
433
203
96.1
5.5
2.6
531
3,264
12Colts
Colts
6.6
239
3,985
7,195
55.4
47,239
197.7
227
274
70.2
3.2
3.8
642
4,610
13Bills
Bills
6.9
239
4,401
7,647
57.6
52,796
220.9
336
317
76.2
4.4
4.1
575
4,521
14Broncos
Broncos
7.0
239
4,528
8,006
56.6
55,875
233.8
322
263
78.0
4.0
3.3
601
4,439
15Chiefs
Chiefs
6.8
239
4,273
7,661
55.8
51,820
216.8
299
232
77.1
3.9
3.0
511
3,876
16Patriots
Patriots
6.6
239
4,386
7,915
55.4
52,588
220.0
294
298
72.6
3.7
3.8
605
4,390
17Jets
Jets
6.6
239
4,562
7,965
57.3
52,626
220.2
279
269
74.9
3.5
3.4
669
4,837
18Oilers
Oilers
7.1
239
4,480
7,904
56.7
55,728
233.2
313
301
76.0
4.0
3.8
596
4,348
19Raiders
Raiders
7.3
239
3,904
7,207
54.2
52,599
220.1
340
292
76.5
4.7
4.1
708
4,983
20Chargers
Chargers
6.7
239
4,638
8,278
56.0
55,834
233.6
286
323
72.1
3.5
3.9
509
3,975
21Cowboys
Cowboys
7.0
239
4,607
7,783
59.2
54,515
228.1
289
281
77.9
3.7
3.6
535
3,973
22Vikings
Vikings
6.9
239
4,573
8,022
57.0
55,230
231.1
322
291
76.5
4.0
3.6
625
4,176
23Dolphins
Dolphins
7.4
239
5,107
8,586
59.5
63,452
265.5
433
263
86.5
5.0
3.1
310
2,194
24Falcons
Falcons
6.9
239
4,514
7,923
57.0
54,528
228.2
327
288
76.8
4.1
3.6
720
5,061
25Saints
Saints
6.8
239
4,059
7,179
56.5
48,679
203.7
281
305
72.8
3.9
4.2
472
3,542
StatMuse has team, season-level data for yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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Team Leaders

PASS

3,942

Williams

Caleb Williams

RUSH

1,087

Swift

D'Andre Swift

REC

713

Loveland

Colston Loveland
Team Rankings

PPG

25.9

9th

OPP PPG

24.4

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

144.5

3rd

PASS YDS/G

234.8

12th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Bears Bears
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
9
8
0
.529
Schedule
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9/13
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Sun
9/20
@
1:00 PM
Mon
9/28
@
8:15 PM
Sun
10/4
@
1:00 PM
Sun
10/11
@
4:25 PM
Last Game
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20

Final

17

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NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176

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9/13
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