league average passing attempts per game by year from 1980 to 2022

league average passing passing attempts per game by year from 1980 to 2022

Interpreted as:
league average passing passing attempts per game by year from 1980 to 2022
ATT/GPAVGATTGPSEASONCMPPCTYDSYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1
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
2
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
3
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
4
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
5
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
6
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
7
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
8
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
9
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
10
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
11
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
12
31.14
6.9
13,950
448
1991
8,003
57.4
96,100
214.5
511
488
76.2
3.7
3.5
992
6,888
13
29.93
6.9
13,408
448
1992
7,705
57.5
92,011
205.4
516
519
75.3
3.8
3.9
1,140
7,948
14
32.17
6.7
14,414
448
1993
8,351
57.9
96,490
215.4
517
469
76.7
3.6
3.3
1,055
6,616
15
33.61
6.8
15,056
448
1994
8,739
58.0
101,884
227.4
583
474
78.4
3.9
3.1
937
6,190
16
34.79
6.8
16,699
480
1995
9,717
58.2
113,069
235.6
663
512
79.2
4.0
3.1
1,076
7,093
17
33.26
6.7
15,966
480
1996
9,198
57.6
106,661
222.2
626
542
76.9
3.9
3.4
1,106
7,094
18
32.77
6.7
15,729
480
1997
8,844
56.2
105,288
219.4
617
479
77.2
3.9
3.0
1,252
8,413
19
32.27
6.8
15,489
480
1998
8,766
56.6
106,086
221.0
658
509
78.3
4.2
3.3
1,207
7,702
20
33.79
6.8
16,760
496
1999
9,567
57.1
113,254
228.3
665
562
77.1
4.0
3.4
1,249
7,965
21
32.91
6.7
16,322
496
2000
9,497
58.2
110,131
222.0
634
531
78.1
3.9
3.3
1,232
7,525
22
32.62
6.8
16,181
496
2001
9,542
59.0
109,639
221.0
635
545
78.5
3.9
3.4
1,196
7,559
23
33.77
6.7
17,292
512
2002
10,314
59.6
116,201
227.0
694
528
80.4
4.0
3.1
1,175
7,540
24
32.21
6.6
16,493
512
2003
9,695
58.8
109,467
213.8
654
538
78.3
4.0
3.3
1,092
6,839
25
31.94
7.1
16,354
512
2004
9,772
59.8
115,338
225.3
732
524
82.8
4.5
3.2
1,196
7,541
StatMuse has team, season-level data for passing attempts and yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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