YEARLY NFL TOTAL YARD AVEAGES
pro-football-reference; through Week 6
PF-points for; PLY-offensive plays; Y/P-yards per play; To-turnovers lost; 1ST-offensive first downs
Year PF Yds Ply Y/P TO 1st
2024 22.5 333.1 61.7 5.4 1.3 19.3
2023 21.8 331.6 63.1 5.3 1.3 19.3
2022 21.9 340.1 63.0 5.4 1.3 19.7
2021 23.0 343.6 63.3 5.4 1.3 20.3
2020 24.8 359.0 64.3 5.6 1.3 21.7
2019 22.8 347.9 63.5 5.5 1.4 20.3
2018 23.3 352.2 62.9 5.6 1.4 20.4
2017 21.7 334.1 63.4 5.3 1.4 19.3
2016 22.8 350.4 63.9 5.5 1.4 20.3
2015 22.8 352.7 64.4 5.5 1.5 20.1
2014 22.6 348.1 64.0 5.4 1.5 20.0
2013 23.4 348.5 65.0 5.4 1.6 19.9
2012 22.8 347.2 64.2 5.4 1.6 19.8
2011 22.2 346.8 63.6 5.5 1.6 19.5
2010 22.0 336.0 63.1 5.3 1.7 18.9
2009 21.5 335.1 62.9 5.3 1.7 18.7
2008 22.0 327.2 61.9 5.3 1.5 18.4
2007 21.7 325.2 62.8 5.2 1.8 18.6
2006 20.7 322.1 62.5 5.2 1.8 18.4
2005 20.6 315.9 62.5 5.1 1.8 18.4
2004 21.5 327.2 62.5 5.2 1.8 18.8
2003 20.8 318.3 62.7 5.1 1.8 18.3
2002 21.7 328.4 63.6 5.2 1.8 19.0
2001 20.2 317.6 62.6 5.1 1.9 18.0
2000 20.7 319.4 63.0 5.1 1.9 18.4
1999 20.8 318.8 63.6 5.0 1.9 18.1
1998 21.3 317.7 63.1 5.0 1.8 18.2
1997 20.7 314.9 63.8 4.9 1.8 18.3
1996 20.4 316.4 63.9 5.0 1.9 18.7
1995 21.5 328.9 64.5 5.1 1.9 19.3
1994 20.3 317.9 63.7 5.0 1.9 18.6
1993 18.7 310.6 62.8 4.9 1.9 18.1
1992 18.7 298.2 59.9 5.0 2.0 17.3
1991 19.0 306.8 60.8 5.0 2.0 17.8
1990 20.1 308.6 60.3 5.1 2.0 17.8
1989 20.6 326.2 63.6 5.1 2.2 18.8
1988 20.3 322.1 64.2 5.0 2.2 18.9
1987 21.6 327.8 66.2 5.0 2.4 19.4
1986 20.5 324.2 65.1 5.0 2.3 19.0
1985 21.5 329.4 65.5 5.0 2.4 19.2
1984 21.2 329.8 65.7 5.0 2.3 19.3
1983 21.8 334.4 65.8 5.1 2.5 19.4
1982 20.2 317.2 65.0 4.9 2.4 18.9
1981 20.7 334.5 66.3 5.0 2.5 19.4
1980 20.5 323.5 65.0 5.0 2.3 19.0
1979 20.1 315.9 65.2 4.8 2.4 18.5
1978 18.3 300.7 64.6 4.7 2.5 17.7
1977 17.2 285.8 64.8 4.4 2.5 16.9
1976 19.2 302.7 65.7 4.6 2.5 17.7
1975 20.6 308.3 66.2 4.7 2.6 18.4
1974 18.2 286.5 63.0 4.5 2.3 17.1
1973 19.5 285.3 62.2 4.6 2.4 16.6
1972 20.3 291.4 60.5 4.8 2.3 16.8
1971 19.4 285.8 60.3 4.7 2.6 16.2
1970 19.3 281.8 60.7 4.6 2.4 15.8