Between the 1970 and 1979 seasons, the San Diego Chargers had the most passing yards by a team in a season, with 4,138 yards in 1979.
| TEAM | YDS | SEASON | GP | CMP | ATT | PCT | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Chargers | 4,138 | 1979 | 16 | 338 | 541 | 62.5 | 7.6 | 258.6 | 24 | 25 | 81.6 | 4.4 | 4.6 | 31 | 223 |
| 2 |  | Cowboys | 3,883 | 1979 | 16 | 287 | 503 | 57.1 | 7.7 | 242.7 | 29 | 13 | 90.2 | 5.8 | 2.6 | 41 | 290 |
| 3 |  | Steelers | 3,877 | 1979 | 16 | 272 | 492 | 55.3 | 7.9 | 242.3 | 26 | 26 | 76.6 | 5.3 | 5.3 | 27 | 222 |
| 4 |  | Browns | 3,838 | 1979 | 16 | 289 | 545 | 53.0 | 7.0 | 239.9 | 28 | 27 | 72.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 | 43 | 347 |
| 5 |  | Seahawks | 3,791 | 1979 | 16 | 292 | 523 | 55.8 | 7.2 | 236.9 | 20 | 18 | 77.2 | 3.8 | 3.4 | 23 | 201 |
| 6 |  | 49ers | 3,760 | 1979 | 16 | 361 | 602 | 60.0 | 6.2 | 235.0 | 18 | 21 | 73.5 | 3.0 | 3.5 | 17 | 119 |
| 7 |  | Raiders | 3,704 | 1979 | 16 | 311 | 513 | 60.6 | 7.2 | 231.5 | 27 | 23 | 81.6 | 5.3 | 4.5 | 36 | 293 |
| 8 |  | Bills | 3,603 | 1979 | 16 | 241 | 465 | 51.8 | 7.7 | 225.2 | 14 | 15 | 74.2 | 3.0 | 3.2 | 43 | 387 |
| 9 |  | Patriots | 3,600 | 1979 | 16 | 237 | 475 | 49.9 | 7.6 | 225.0 | 30 | 23 | 76.1 | 6.3 | 4.8 | 49 | 382 |
| 10 |  | Colts | 3,575 | 1979 | 16 | 313 | 550 | 56.9 | 6.5 | 223.4 | 18 | 19 | 73.1 | 3.3 | 3.5 | 52 | 403 |
| 11 | | Chargers | 3,566 | 1978 | 16 | 271 | 477 | 56.8 | 7.5 | 222.9 | 26 | 30 | 72.5 | 5.5 | 6.3 | 32 | 191 |
| 12 |  | Vikings | 3,528 | 1978 | 16 | 352 | 592 | 59.5 | 6.0 | 220.5 | 25 | 34 | 66.6 | 4.2 | 5.7 | 30 | 285 |
| 13 |  | Bengals | 3,497 | 1975 | 14 | 255 | 433 | 58.9 | 8.1 | 249.8 | 23 | 14 | 89.0 | 5.3 | 3.2 | 34 | 256 |
| 14 |  | Saints | 3,452 | 1978 | 16 | 294 | 479 | 61.4 | 7.2 | 215.8 | 17 | 16 | 81.2 | 3.5 | 3.3 | 37 | 301 |
| 15 |  | Broncos | 3,433 | 1979 | 16 | 260 | 476 | 54.6 | 7.2 | 214.6 | 18 | 23 | 70.1 | 3.8 | 4.8 | 43 | 327 |
| 16 | | Cowboys | 3,405 | 1978 | 16 | 251 | 449 | 55.9 | 7.6 | 212.8 | 25 | 17 | 83.1 | 5.6 | 3.8 | 33 | 229 |
| 17 | | Seahawks | 3,401 | 1978 | 16 | 261 | 467 | 55.9 | 7.3 | 212.6 | 15 | 22 | 70.1 | 3.2 | 4.7 | 44 | 284 |
| 18 | | Vikings | 3,397 | 1979 | 16 | 315 | 566 | 55.7 | 6.0 | 212.3 | 23 | 24 | 69.3 | 4.1 | 4.2 | 37 | 258 |
| 19 |  | Cardinals | 3,357 | 1978 | 16 | 252 | 508 | 49.6 | 6.6 | 209.8 | 16 | 21 | 64.2 | 3.1 | 4.1 | 22 | 186 |
| 20 | | Chargers | 3,305 | 1971 | 14 | 244 | 450 | 54.2 | 7.3 | 236.1 | 23 | 28 | 69.0 | 5.1 | 6.2 | 19 | 171 |
| 21 |  | Chiefs | 3,303 | 1976 | 14 | 229 | 419 | 54.7 | 7.9 | 235.9 | 15 | 17 | 75.5 | 3.6 | 4.1 | 42 | 374 |
| 22 | | Saints | 3,291 | 1979 | 16 | 257 | 428 | 60.0 | 7.7 | 205.7 | 16 | 22 | 75.2 | 3.7 | 5.1 | 17 | 140 |
| 23 |  | Eagles | 3,236 | 1973 | 14 | 275 | 479 | 57.4 | 6.8 | 231.1 | 23 | 13 | 82.8 | 4.8 | 2.7 | 34 | 238 |
| 24 | | Colts | 3,221 | 1976 | 14 | 215 | 361 | 59.6 | 8.9 | 230.1 | 24 | 10 | 99.5 | 6.6 | 2.8 | 30 | 288 |
| 25 | | Raiders | 3,195 | 1976 | 14 | 232 | 361 | 64.3 | 8.9 | 228.2 | 33 | 18 | 102.2 | 9.1 | 5.0 | 28 | 290 |
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