Between the 1980 and 1989 seasons, the San Diego Chargers had the most all-purpose yards by a team in a game, with 661 yards against the Bengals on December 20, 1982.
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NFL team most total yard in a regular-season game 1980s| TEAM | YDS | DATE | TM | OPP | RESULT | TD | PASS YDS | SCKY | PASS TD | RUSH YDS | RUSH TD | RET YDS | RET TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Chargers | 661 | 12/20/1982 | vs | W 50-34 | 6 | 501 | 15 | 2 | 175 | 4 | 95 | 0 | ||
| 2 |  | Bengals | 621 | 12/21/1986 | vs | W 52-21 | 7 | 425 | 9 | 5 | 205 | 2 | 103 | 0 | ||
| 3 |  | Jets | 597 | 11/27/1988 | vs | W 38-34 | 5 | 433 | 7 | 4 | 171 | 1 | 82 | 0 | ||
| 4 |  | Bears | 594 | 12/7/1980 | vs | W 61-7 | 9 | 336 | 9 | 3 | 267 | 5 | 48 | 1 | ||
| 5 | | Chargers | 593 | 11/10/1985 | vs | W 40-34 | 5 | 436 | 10 | 4 | 167 | 1 | 126 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | Bengals | 584 | 12/17/1989 | vs | W 61-7 | 8 | 402 | 10 | 5 | 192 | 3 | 57 | 0 | ||
| 7 |  | Dolphins | 584 | 10/23/1988 | vs | L 30-44 | 4 | 521 | 0 | 3 | 63 | 1 | 196 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | Bengals | 584 | 12/7/1986 | @ | W 31-7 | 4 | 284 | 0 | 1 | 300 | 3 | 74 | 0 | ||
| 9 |  | Rams | 583 | 12/26/1982 | vs | L 26-34 | 3 | 509 | 3 | 3 | 77 | 0 | 128 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | Jets | 581 | 9/21/1986 | vs | W 51-45 | 7 | 479 | 30 | 4 | 132 | 3 | 126 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | Jets | 581 | 11/17/1985 | vs | W 62-28 | 8 | 386 | 7 | 5 | 202 | 3 | 136 | 0 | ||
| 12 |  | 49ers | 580 | 9/25/1988 | @ | W 38-7 | 5 | 351 | 10 | 5 | 239 | 0 | 48 | 0 | ||
| 13 |  | Eagles | 574 | 11/15/1981 | vs | W 38-13 | 5 | 352 | 13 | 3 | 235 | 2 | 21 | 0 | ||
| 14 |  | Buccaneers | 573 | 11/16/1980 | @ | L 30-38 | 4 | 486 | 0 | 4 | 87 | 0 | 142 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | Bengals | 571 | 11/22/1981 | vs | W 38-21 | 5 | 396 | 9 | 3 | 184 | 2 | 53 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | Bengals | 570 | 12/8/1985 | vs | W 50-24 | 7 | 309 | 13 | 3 | 274 | 4 | 95 | 0 | ||
| 17 |  | Packers | 569 | 10/12/1980 | @ | T 14-14 | 2 | 418 | 3 | 1 | 154 | 1 | 132 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | Chargers | 567 | 10/19/1980 | vs | W 44-7 | 6 | 457 | 1 | 3 | 111 | 3 | 76 | 0 | ||
| 19 |  | Steelers | 566 | 9/20/1981 | vs | W 38-10 | 5 | 242 | 19 | 0 | 343 | 5 | 49 | 0 | ||
| 20 |  | Falcons | 563 | 11/9/1980 | @ | W 33-27 | 4 | 378 | 24 | 1 | 209 | 3 | 113 | 0 | ||
| 21 |  | Browns | 562 | 10/25/1981 | vs | W 42-28 | 6 | 444 | 13 | 4 | 131 | 2 | 118 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | Bengals | 559 | 11/6/1988 | vs | W 42-7 | 6 | 338 | 0 | 3 | 221 | 3 | 115 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | Browns | 558 | 11/10/1986 | vs | W 26-16 | 2 | 401 | 11 | 0 | 168 | 2 | 56 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | Chargers | 557 | 9/15/1985 | vs | L 35-49 | 5 | 518 | 24 | 5 | 63 | 0 | 164 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | Bengals | 555 | 12/1/1985 | vs | W 45-27 | 6 | 335 | 11 | 3 | 231 | 3 | 87 | 0 | ||
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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 |