which nfl team lead the league in offense in 1981

The San Diego Chargers had the most yards of total offense by a team in 1981, with 6,744 yards.

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	TEAM	OFF	SEASON	GP	W	L	T	TD	PTS	PPG	OPP PTS	OPP PPG	1DWN
1	Chargers	6,744	1981	16	10	6	0	61	478	29.9	390	24.4	379
2	Bengals	5,968	1981	16	12	4	0	51	421	26.3	304	19.0	361
3	Lions	5,933	1981	16	8	8	0	46	397	24.8	322	20.1	340
4	Browns	5,915	1981	16	5	11	0	32	276	17.3	375	23.4	364
5	Cowboys	5,880	1981	16	12	4	0	40	367	22.9	277	17.3	321
6	Vikings	5,845	1981	16	7	9	0	37	325	20.3	369	23.1	343
7	Falcons	5,664	1981	16	7	9	0	52	426	26.6	355	22.2	318
8	Bills	5,640	1981	16	10	6	0	38	311	19.4	276	17.3	315
9	Redskins	5,623	1981	16	8	8	0	42	347	21.7	349	21.8	334
10	Patriots	5,623	1981	16	2	14	0	40	322	20.1	370	23.1	306
11	Steelers	5,598	1981	16	8	8	0	47	356	22.3	297	18.6	318
12	Eagles	5,553	1981	16	10	6	0	44	368	23.0	221	13.8	332
13	49ers	5,484	1981	16	13	3	0	43	357	22.3	250	15.6	317
14	Broncos	5,426	1981	16	10	6	0	39	321	20.1	289	18.1	306
15	Jets	5,396	1981	16	10	5	1	40	355	22.2	287	17.9	318
16	Dolphins	5,322	1981	16	11	4	1	39	345	21.6	275	17.2	306
17	Chiefs	5,273	1981	16	9	7	0	38	343	21.4	290	18.1	315
18	Buccaneers	5,160	1981	16	9	7	0	38	315	19.7	268	16.8	269
19	Cardinals	5,077	1981	16	7	9	0	37	315	19.7	408	25.5	300
20	Seahawks	5,021	1981	16	6	10	0	40	322	20.1	388	24.3	295
21	Raiders	4,977	1981	16	7	9	0	33	273	17.1	343	21.4	296
22	Colts	4,908	1981	16	2	14	0	33	259	16.2	533	33.3	274
23	Packers	4,859	1981	16	8	8	0	37	324	20.3	361	22.6	308
24	Rams	4,793	1981	16	6	10	0	36	303	18.9	351	21.9	305
25	Saints	4,705	1981	16	4	12	0	24	207	12.9	378	23.6	280

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Team Leaders

PASS

816

Herbert

RUSH

238

Hampton

REC

209

Harris

Team Rankings

PPG

16.8

29th

OPP PPG

26.5

24th

RUSH YDS/G

121.5

9th

PASS YDS/G

204.0

23rd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	.750
Broncos	2	2	.500
Chargers	0	4	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	DEN	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Sun 10/18	LAC	@	KC	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	LAC	@	LAR	4:05 PM
Sun 11/8	HOU	@	LAC	4:05 PM
Mon 11/16	LAC	@	BAL	8:15 PM

Last Game

Chargers

0 - 4

Final

Seahawks

3 - 1

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,203

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	PHI	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/11	CLE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	CIN	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	LV	@	NE	1:00 PM

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126.2

119.6

111.2

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NFL Fantasy 2026

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94

91.4

84.7

75.2

60.3

48.4

39.2

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54

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47

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