Team Air Yards and Passing Volume Leaders
Team Air Yards and Passing Volume — 2026 NFL leaders, updated Nov 12, 2026. Green Bay Packers led the league in team air yards at 3,239, ahead of 31 other qualifying teams. Based on verified 2026 play-by-play data (nflverse); Half-PPR scoring. Through Week 9 of the 2026 season.
This is the passing half of a team's offensive identity in four numbers. Total air yards say how much ground an offense asked its throws to cover across a season; team average depth of target says how far the average one went, which separates an offense that throws deep from one that simply throws often. A team can lead the league in attempts and sit in the bottom ten here, and that combination — high volume, short throws — is a specific kind of offense rather than an accident.
| # | Team | Δ WK | G | Air Yds | aDOT | Att | Cmp | Yds/G | Read |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Green Bay Packers | No change | 9 | 3,239 | 9.47 | 342 | 215 | 291.1 | Read |
| 2 | Dallas Cowboys | No change | 9 | 2,762 | 8.15 | 339 | 218 | 264.8 | Read |
| 3 | Houston Texans | Up 3 places, from 6 | 8 | 2,697 | 9.43 | 286 | 182 | 282.5 | Read |
| 4 | Los Angeles Rams | Up 1 place, from 5 | 9 | 2,626 | 7.48 | 351 | 232 | 265.2 | Read |
| 5 | New England Patriots | Up 4 places, from 9 | 9 | 2,585 | 9.13 | 283 | 183 | 261.2 | Read |
| 6 | Las Vegas Raiders | Down 2 places, from 4 | 9 | 2,569 | 7.81 | 329 | 209 | 267.0 | Read |
| 7 | New York Giants | No change | 8 | 2,528 | 9.33 | 271 | 165 | 237.8 | Read |
| 8 | Arizona Cardinals | Down 5 places, from 3 | 9 | 2,527 | 7.04 | 359 | 232 | 231.1 | Read |
| 9 | Carolina Panthers | Down 1 place, from 8 | 8 | 2,507 | 7.96 | 315 | 189 | 280.5 | Read |
| 10 | Chicago Bears | Up 3 places, from 13 | 9 | 2,380 | 7.63 | 312 | 211 | 256.7 | Read |
| 11 | Washington Commanders | No change | 8 | 2,364 | 8.82 | 268 | 164 | 222.3 | Read |
| 12 | New Orleans Saints | Up 3 places, from 15 | 8 | 2,363 | 7.65 | 309 | 204 | 248.3 | Read |
| 13 | Indianapolis Colts | Up 1 place, from 14 | 9 | 2,251 | 7.40 | 304 | 184 | 192.2 | Read |
| 14 | Cincinnati Bengals | Down 2 places, from 12 | 8 | 2,227 | 7.50 | 297 | 219 | 298.3 | Read |
| 15 | Philadelphia Eagles | Up 1 place, from 16 | 9 | 2,175 | 7.18 | 303 | 179 | 193.3 | Read |
| 16 | Pittsburgh Steelers | Down 6 places, from 10; did not play this week | 8 | 2,123 | 7.30 | 291 | 175 | 233.9 | Read |
| 17 | Buffalo Bills | Up 2 places, from 19 | 8 | 2,099 | 8.75 | 240 | 156 | 253.6 | Read |
| 18 | Detroit Lions | Down 1 place, from 17 | 8 | 2,065 | 7.54 | 274 | 186 | 268.1 | Read |
| 19 | New York Jets | Down 1 place, from 18 | 9 | 2,036 | 7.43 | 274 | 183 | 231.3 | Read |
| 20 | Cleveland Browns | Up 1 place, from 21 | 9 | 1,974 | 6.93 | 285 | 185 | 234.1 | Read |
| 21 | Seattle Seahawks | Down 1 place, from 20 | 9 | 1,956 | 6.74 | 290 | 182 | 232.6 | Read |
| 22 | Miami Dolphins | Up 2 places, from 24 | 8 | 1,948 | 9.23 | 211 | 122 | 180.5 | Read |
| 23 | San Francisco 49ers | Up 3 places, from 26 | 8 | 1,890 | 7.97 | 237 | 163 | 247.8 | Read |
| 24 | Los Angeles Chargers | Up 3 places, from 27 | 8 | 1,873 | 7.68 | 244 | 146 | 201.9 | Read |
| 25 | Jacksonville Jaguars | No change | 8 | 1,873 | 8.21 | 228 | 147 | 242.5 | Read |
| 26 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | Up 2 places, from 28 | 9 | 1,796 | 7.48 | 240 | 146 | 158.1 | Read |
| 27 | Baltimore Ravens | Down 5 places, from 22 | 9 | 1,789 | 7.21 | 248 | 165 | 204.7 | Read |
| 28 | Minnesota Vikings | Up 2 places, from 30 | 8 | 1,786 | 7.87 | 227 | 137 | 180.1 | Read |
| 29 | Tennessee Titans | Down 6 places, from 23; did not play this week | 8 | 1,746 | 6.98 | 250 | 155 | 185.9 | Read |
| 30 | Atlanta Falcons | Down 1 place, from 29 | 9 | 1,704 | 6.58 | 259 | 156 | 196.9 | Read |
| 31 | Denver Broncos | Up 1 place, from 32 | 9 | 1,596 | 5.48 | 291 | 174 | 192.9 | Read |
| 32 | Kansas City Chiefs | Down 1 place, from 31 | 8 | 1,462 | 5.54 | 264 | 177 | 254.6 | Read |
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