fewest pass attempts by a team 1979

The Kansas City Chiefs made the fewest passing attempts by a team in 1979, with 361 attempts.

TEAMATTSEASONGPCMPPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Chiefs
Chiefs
361
1979
16
190
52.6
1,953
5.4
122.1
7
18
54.2
1.9
5.0
42
293
2Jets
Jets
369
1979
16
190
51.5
2,864
7.8
179.0
16
25
63.6
4.3
6.8
32
266
3Bears
Bears
373
1979
16
195
52.3
2,429
6.5
151.8
16
16
69.2
4.3
4.3
31
278
4Oilers
Oilers
386
1979
16
195
50.5
2,494
6.5
155.9
17
21
63.1
4.4
5.4
32
238
5Giants
Giants
401
1979
16
190
47.4
2,419
6.0
151.2
15
22
56.3
3.7
5.5
59
465
6Redskins
Redskins
401
1979
16
235
58.6
2,839
7.1
177.4
20
15
81.5
5.0
3.7
34
263
7Eagles
Eagles
410
1979
16
209
51.0
2,882
7.0
180.1
21
13
77.7
5.1
3.2
34
272
8Dolphins
Dolphins
416
1979
16
235
56.5
3,018
7.3
188.6
20
22
73.4
4.8
5.3
29
255
9Bengals
Bengals
426
1979
16
228
53.5
2,821
6.6
176.3
17
15
72.9
4.0
3.5
63
511
10Saints
Saints
428
1979
16
257
60.0
3,291
7.7
205.7
16
22
75.2
3.7
5.1
17
140
11Buccaneers
Buccaneers
434
1979
16
183
42.2
2,700
6.2
168.8
19
26
52.8
4.4
6.0
12
88
12Packers
Packers
444
1979
16
240
54.1
3,057
6.9
191.1
15
22
66.4
3.4
5.0
47
376
13Lions
Lions
452
1979
16
218
48.2
2,775
6.1
173.4
14
27
53.3
3.1
6.0
51
439
14Rams
Rams
456
1979
16
242
53.1
3,032
6.6
189.5
19
29
61.4
4.2
6.4
39
359
15Bills
Bills
465
1979
16
241
51.8
3,603
7.7
225.2
14
15
74.2
3.0
3.2
43
387
16Patriots
Patriots
475
1979
16
237
49.9
3,600
7.6
225.0
30
23
76.1
6.3
4.8
49
382
17Broncos
Broncos
476
1979
16
260
54.6
3,433
7.2
214.6
18
23
70.1
3.8
4.8
43
327
18Falcons
Falcons
479
1979
16
251
52.4
3,127
6.5
195.4
19
23
66.2
4.0
4.8
54
398
19Cardinals
Cardinals
492
1979
16
248
50.4
2,870
5.8
179.4
12
24
56.2
2.4
4.9
39
268
20Steelers
Steelers
492
1979
16
272
55.3
3,877
7.9
242.3
26
26
76.6
5.3
5.3
27
222
21Cowboys
Cowboys
503
1979
16
287
57.1
3,883
7.7
242.7
29
13
90.2
5.8
2.6
41
290
22Raiders
Raiders
513
1979
16
311
60.6
3,704
7.2
231.5
27
23
81.6
5.3
4.5
36
293
23Seahawks
Seahawks
523
1979
16
292
55.8
3,791
7.2
236.9
20
18
77.2
3.8
3.4
23
201
24Chargers
Chargers
541
1979
16
338
62.5
4,138
7.6
258.6
24
25
81.6
4.4
4.6
31
223
25Browns
Browns
545
1979
16
289
53.0
3,838
7.0
239.9
28
27
72.1
5.1
5.0
43
347
StatMuse has team, season-level data for passing attempts going back to the 1932 season.

More Chiefs Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

3,587

Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

RUSH

611

Hunt

Kareem Hunt

REC

851

Kelce

Travis Kelce
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PPG

21.3

21st

OPP PPG

19.3

6th

RUSH YDS/G

106.6

25th

PASS YDS/G

232.2

16th

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TEAMWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
Chiefs Chiefs
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
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AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176