The Detroit Lions made the fewest pass attempts by a team in a season in their first 5 games, with 65 attempts in 1940.
| TEAM | ATT | SEASON | GP | CMP | PCT | YDS | AVG | YDS/G | TD | INT | RTG | TD% | INT% | SCK | SCKY | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | Lions | 65 | 1940 | 5 | 24 | 36.9 | 0 | 10 | 0.0 | 15.4 | ||||||
| 2 |  | Giants | 75 | 1940 | 5 | 35 | 46.7 | 4 | 6 | 5.3 | 8.0 | ||||||
| 3 |  | Bears | 77 | 1940 | 5 | 26 | 33.8 | 3 | 10 | 3.9 | 13.0 | ||||||
| 4 |  | Steelers | 82 | 1940 | 5 | 24 | 29.3 | 3 | 10 | 3.7 | 12.2 | ||||||
| 5 |  | Cardinals | 83 | 1940 | 5 | 29 | 34.9 | 3 | 16 | 3.6 | 19.3 | ||||||
| 6 |  | Buccaneers | 110 | 1976 | 5 | 41 | 37.3 | 497 | 4.5 | 99.4 | 0 | 9 | 17.9 | 0.0 | 8.2 | 21 | 176 |
| 7 |  | Bills | 114 | 1960 | 5 | 47 | 41.2 | 677 | 5.9 | 135.4 | 5 | 15 | 36.2 | 4.4 | 13.2 | 14 | 129 |
| 8 |  | Redskins | 116 | 1940 | 5 | 73 | 62.9 | 11 | 7 | 9.5 | 6.0 | ||||||
| 9 |  | Texans | 122 | 2002 | 5 | 57 | 46.7 | 742 | 6.1 | 148.4 | 6 | 6 | 62.3 | 4.9 | 4.9 | 31 | 164 |
| 10 |  | Rams | 125 | 1940 | 5 | 51 | 40.8 | 6 | 12 | 4.8 | 9.6 | ||||||
| 11 |  | Bengals | 133 | 1968 | 5 | 66 | 49.6 | 709 | 5.3 | 141.8 | 2 | 4 | 58.1 | 1.5 | 3.0 | 11 | 103 |
| 12 |  | Falcons | 134 | 1966 | 5 | 62 | 46.3 | 872 | 6.5 | 174.4 | 2 | 9 | 44.7 | 1.5 | 6.7 | 16 | 134 |
| 13 |  | Broncos | 135 | 1960 | 5 | 68 | 50.4 | 926 | 6.9 | 185.2 | 6 | 8 | 62.8 | 4.4 | 5.9 | 10 | 66 |
| 14 |  | Colts | 140 | 1953 | 5 | 59 | 42.1 | 846 | 6.0 | 169.2 | 7 | 10 | 49.3 | 5.0 | 7.1 | 12 | 110 |
| 15 |  | Eagles | 142 | 1940 | 5 | 63 | 44.4 | 4 | 9 | 2.8 | 6.3 | ||||||
| 16 |  | Vikings | 143 | 1961 | 5 | 74 | 51.7 | 928 | 6.5 | 185.6 | 7 | 6 | 71.1 | 4.9 | 4.2 | 25 | 224 |
| 17 |  | Jaguars | 145 | 1995 | 5 | 68 | 46.9 | 716 | 4.9 | 143.2 | 5 | 4 | 61.7 | 3.4 | 2.8 | 25 | 150 |
| 18 |  | Cowboys | 145 | 1960 | 5 | 65 | 44.8 | 1,108 | 7.6 | 221.6 | 8 | 16 | 50.1 | 5.5 | 11.0 | 12 | 122 |
| 19 |  | Patriots | 145 | 1960 | 5 | 63 | 43.4 | 818 | 5.6 | 163.6 | 4 | 12 | 36.5 | 2.8 | 8.3 | 8 | 64 |
| 20 |  | Browns | 146 | 1950 | 5 | 77 | 52.7 | 1,097 | 7.5 | 219.4 | 6 | 13 | 53.9 | 4.1 | 8.9 | 4 | 39 |
| 21 |  | Packers | 149 | 1940 | 5 | 65 | 43.6 | 11 | 22 | 7.4 | 14.8 | ||||||
| 22 |  | Dolphins | 155 | 1966 | 5 | 55 | 35.5 | 668 | 4.3 | 133.6 | 6 | 13 | 27.6 | 3.9 | 8.4 | 14 | 113 |
| 23 |  | 49ers | 157 | 1950 | 5 | 79 | 50.3 | 887 | 5.6 | 177.4 | 6 | 10 | 53.8 | 3.8 | 6.4 | 8 | 72 |
| 24 |  | Oilers | 159 | 1960 | 5 | 73 | 45.9 | 1,021 | 6.4 | 204.2 | 7 | 7 | 63.4 | 4.4 | 4.4 | 3 | 30 |
| 25 |  | Ravens | 162 | 1996 | 5 | 97 | 59.9 | 1,169 | 7.2 | 233.8 | 8 | 5 | 85.6 | 4.9 | 3.1 | 10 | 80 |
StatMuse has team, game-level data for passing attempts going back to the 1940 season.
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |