most pass attempts in a season by a team before 2000

Before 2000, the Minnesota Vikings made the most pass attempts by a team in a season, with 709 attempts in 1981.

TEAMATTSEASONGPCMPPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Vikings
Vikings
709
1981
16
382
53.9
4,567
6.4
285.4
27
29
69.5
3.8
4.1
29
234
2Patriots
Patriots
699
1994
16
405
57.9
4,583
6.6
286.4
25
27
73.5
3.6
3.9
22
139
3Patriots
Patriots
686
1995
16
351
51.2
3,789
5.5
236.8
14
16
64.8
2.0
2.3
27
198
4Bears
Bears
684
1999
16
404
59.1
4,352
6.4
272.0
25
22
76.6
3.7
3.2
38
216
5Vikings
Vikings
673
1994
16
409
60.8
4,570
6.8
285.6
18
20
77.6
2.7
3.0
31
246
6Oilers
Oilers
667
1991
16
411
61.6
4,804
7.2
300.3
24
21
82.3
3.6
3.1
24
183
7Chargers
Chargers
662
1984
16
401
60.6
4,928
7.4
308.0
25
21
82.9
3.8
3.2
36
285
8Dolphins
Dolphins
645
1986
16
392
60.8
4,898
7.6
306.1
46
23
93.3
7.1
3.6
17
119
949ers
49ers
644
1995
16
432
67.1
4,779
7.4
298.7
29
16
93.6
4.5
2.5
33
171
10Vikings
Vikings
642
1995
16
402
62.6
4,500
7.0
281.3
33
16
90.2
5.1
2.5
40
295
11Chiefs
Chiefs
641
1983
16
369
57.6
4,684
7.3
292.8
29
19
83.2
4.5
3.0
46
343
12Oilers
Oilers
639
1990
16
399
62.4
5,072
7.9
317.0
37
15
96.7
5.8
2.3
39
267
13Chargers
Chargers
635
1983
16
369
58.1
4,891
7.7
305.7
27
33
75.1
4.3
5.2
28
230
14Rams
Rams
632
1995
16
366
57.9
4,113
6.5
257.1
27
23
76.5
4.3
3.6
43
308
15Chargers
Chargers
632
1985
16
386
61.1
5,175
8.2
323.4
37
30
86.8
5.9
4.7
39
305
16Jets
Jets
629
1996
16
339
53.9
3,911
6.2
244.4
22
30
64.7
3.5
4.8
41
286
17Falcons
Falcons
629
1994
16
374
59.5
4,344
6.9
271.5
25
25
77.1
4.0
4.0
37
232
18Chargers
Chargers
629
1981
16
368
58.5
4,873
7.7
304.6
34
18
89.2
5.4
2.9
19
134
19Patriots
Patriots
628
1996
16
374
59.6
4,091
6.5
255.7
27
15
83.2
4.3
2.4
30
190
20Dolphins
Dolphins
627
1994
16
392
62.5
4,533
7.2
283.3
31
18
88.8
4.9
2.9
18
113
21Broncos
Broncos
626
1994
16
388
62.0
4,383
7.0
273.9
18
13
83.8
2.9
2.1
55
366
22Browns
Browns
624
1981
16
348
55.8
4,339
7.0
271.2
21
27
70.7
3.4
4.3
40
353
23Dolphins
Dolphins
621
1988
16
363
58.5
4,557
7.3
284.8
29
23
81.5
4.7
3.7
7
41
24Broncos
Broncos
617
1985
16
329
53.3
3,952
6.4
247.0
23
23
70.1
3.7
3.7
38
307
25Chiefs
Chiefs
615
1994
16
366
59.5
4,092
6.7
255.8
20
14
80.8
3.3
2.3
19
132
StatMuse has team, season-level data for passing attempts going back to the 1932 season.

More Vikings Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,632

McCarthy

J.J. McCarthy

RUSH

758

Mason

Jordan Mason

REC

1,048

Jefferson

Justin Jefferson
Team Rankings

PPG

20.2

26th

OPP PPG

19.6

7th

RUSH YDS/G

108.3

23rd

PASS YDS/G

188.7

30th

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TEAMWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Vikings Vikings
9
8
0
.529
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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
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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
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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