Team Air Yards and Passing Volume Leaders
Team Air Yards and Passing Volume — 2017 NFL leaders, updated Aug 13, 2026. Tampa Bay Buccaneers led the league in team air yards at 6,172, ahead of 31 other qualifying teams. Based on verified 2017 play-by-play data (nflverse); Half-PPR scoring. Through the 2017 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 | Air Yds | aDOT | Att | Cmp | Yds/G |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 6,172 | 10.13 | 609 | 378 | 288.1 |
| 2 | Arizona Cardinals | 5,807 | 9.68 | 600 | 339 | 248.8 |
| 3 | Seattle Seahawks | 5,439 | 9.71 | 560 | 340 | 248.9 |
| 4 | New England Patriots | 5,356 | 9.09 | 589 | 389 | 288.9 |
| 5 | Philadelphia Eagles | 5,279 | 9.28 | 569 | 341 | 248.4 |
| 6 | Pittsburgh Steelers | 5,243 | 8.83 | 594 | 385 | 284.1 |
| 7 | Houston Texans | 5,204 | 9.84 | 529 | 299 | 227.9 |
| 8 | Cleveland Browns | 5,188 | 9.04 | 574 | 312 | 221.1 |
| 9 | Miami Dolphins | 4,884 | 8.10 | 603 | 373 | 237.0 |
| 10 | San Francisco 49ers | 4,816 | 7.92 | 608 | 362 | 264.7 |
| 11 | Los Angeles Chargers | 4,780 | 8.18 | 584 | 366 | 284.4 |
| 12 | Atlanta Falcons | 4,770 | 9.00 | 530 | 343 | 259.1 |
| 13 | Denver Broncos | 4,749 | 8.33 | 570 | 332 | 229.5 |
| 14 | Las Vegas Raiders | 4,655 | 8.31 | 560 | 347 | 235.3 |
| 15 | Detroit Lions | 4,561 | 7.95 | 574 | 374 | 279.6 |
| 16 | New York Giants | 4,391 | 7.17 | 612 | 373 | 230.0 |
| 17 | Tennessee Titans | 4,375 | 8.82 | 496 | 306 | 212.1 |
| 18 | Carolina Panthers | 4,248 | 8.45 | 503 | 293 | 207.4 |
| 19 | Kansas City Chiefs | 4,198 | 7.72 | 544 | 363 | 270.4 |
| 20 | Cincinnati Bengals | 4,169 | 8.17 | 510 | 304 | 211.6 |
| 21 | Washington Commanders | 4,153 | 7.69 | 540 | 347 | 255.8 |
| 22 | Buffalo Bills | 4,127 | 8.69 | 475 | 288 | 191.6 |
| 23 | Jacksonville Jaguars | 4,099 | 7.70 | 532 | 316 | 232.6 |
| 24 | Green Bay Packers | 4,081 | 7.22 | 565 | 352 | 220.9 |
| 25 | Los Angeles Rams | 4,054 | 7.83 | 518 | 320 | 251.4 |
| 26 | Minnesota Vikings | 4,006 | 7.59 | 528 | 357 | 245.7 |
| 27 | Dallas Cowboys | 3,943 | 7.95 | 496 | 309 | 207.9 |
| 28 | New York Jets | 3,941 | 7.70 | 512 | 323 | 218.8 |
| 29 | Baltimore Ravens | 3,842 | 6.75 | 569 | 363 | 202.3 |
| 30 | Indianapolis Colts | 3,678 | 7.54 | 488 | 285 | 201.6 |
| 31 | Chicago Bears | 3,487 | 7.36 | 474 | 291 | 192.8 |
| 32 | New Orleans Saints | 3,417 | 6.38 | 536 | 386 | 270.9 |
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- Drop Rate
- Contested Catch Rate
- Interception-Worthy Throw Rate
- Quarterback-Fault Sack Rate
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