League Average Passing Attempts Per Game By Year From 1970 To 1990

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	ATT/GP	AVG	ATT	GP	SEASON	CMP	PCT	YDS	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	26.91	6.7	9,796	364	1970	5,008	51.1	65,904	181.1	427	510	65.6	4.4	5.2	872	7,159
2	25.86	6.7	9,412	364	1971	4,788	50.9	63,253	173.8	389	544	62.2	4.1	5.8	768	6,571
3	24.76	6.8	9,011	364	1972	4,659	51.7	61,425	168.8	404	480	66.3	4.5	5.3	761	6,070
4	24.3	6.6	8,845	364	1973	4,603	52.0	58,009	159.4	378	470	64.9	4.3	5.3	860	6,711
5	26.4	6.5	9,609	364	1974	5,041	52.5	62,391	171.4	376	500	64.2	3.9	5.2	819	6,610
6	27.4	6.7	9,973	364	1975	5,231	52.5	66,595	183.0	433	533	65.8	4.3	5.3	907	7,339
7	26.17	6.6	10,260	392	1976	5,351	52.2	67,990	173.4	432	497	67.0	4.2	4.8	1,024	8,394
8	24.96	6.5	9,786	392	1977	5,022	51.3	63,594	162.2	388	562	61.2	4.0	5.7	955	7,974
9	26.4	6.7	11,829	448	1978	6,278	53.1	79,557	177.6	468	639	65.0	4.0	5.4	1,021	8,399
10	28.97	6.9	12,979	448	1979	7,022	54.1	89,170	199.0	538	597	70.4	4.1	4.6	1,057	8,361
11	30.59	7.0	13,705	448	1980	7,699	56.2	95,935	214.1	606	627	73.7	4.4	4.6	1,031	8,147
12	31.65	7.0	14,180	448	1981	7,745	54.6	99,721	222.6	591	609	72.9	4.2	4.3	1,021	8,168
13	31.48	7.0	7,933	252	1982	4,474	56.4	55,657	220.9	320	349	73.4	4.0	4.4	673	5,401
14	31.35	7.2	14,047	448	1983	7,993	56.9	100,922	225.3	625	620	75.9	4.4	4.4	1,215	9,249
15	31.98	7.1	14,325	448	1984	8,076	56.4	102,233	228.2	615	584	76.1	4.3	4.1	1,313	9,995
16	32.19	7.0	14,423	448	1985	7,911	54.8	101,518	226.6	598	602	73.5	4.1	4.2	1,306	9,896
17	32.3	7.0	14,469	448	1986	8,014	55.4	101,128	225.7	586	581	74.1	4.1	4.0	1,198	9,047
18	32.12	7.0	13,491	420	1987	7,396	54.8	93,882	223.5	611	540	75.2	4.5	4.0	1,106	8,236
19	31.54	6.9	14,131	448	1988	7,670	54.3	97,635	217.9	556	553	72.9	3.9	3.9	1,035	7,740
20	32	7.1	14,338	448	1989	8,000	55.8	102,456	228.7	582	559	75.6	4.1	3.9	1,105	7,982
21	30.17	7.0	13,516	448	1990	7,572	56.0	94,700	211.4	575	480	77.3	4.3	3.6	1,068	7,451

StatMuse has team, season-level data for passing attempts and yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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Opp PPG Rankings

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	1	1	0	.500
Cowboys	1	1	0	.500
Commanders	0	2	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	2	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	1	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	1	0	.500
Saints	1	1	0	.500
Buccaneers	0	2	0	.000
Falcons	0	2	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	2	0	0	1.000
49ers	2	0	0	1.000
Rams	1	1	0	.500
Cardinals	1	1	0	.500

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
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Jets	1	1	0	.500
Dolphins	0	2	0	.000
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Ravens	1	1	0	.500
Steelers	1	1	0	.500
Browns	1	1	0	.500
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Titans	0	2	0	.000
Texans	0	2	0	.000
Colts	0	2	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Raiders	2	0	0	1.000
Broncos	1	1	0	.500
Chargers	0	2	0	.000