most passing attempts per game by team nfl one season

The Detroit Lions have the most passing attempts per game played by a team in a season, with 46.25 in 2012.

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	TEAM	ATT/GP	ATT	GP	SEASON	CMP	PCT	YDS	AVG	YDS/G	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Lions	46.25	740	16	2012	445	60.1	5,139	6.9	321.2	22	17	81.5	3.0	2.3	29	212
2	Saints	45	180	4	2026	121	67.2	1,203	6.7	300.8	9	3	95.7	5.0	1.7	12	89
3	Vikings	44.31	709	16	1981	382	53.9	4,567	6.4	285.4	27	29	69.5	3.8	4.1	29	234
4	Buccaneers	44.18	751	17	2022	499	66.4	4,746	6.3	279.2	26	10	89.8	3.5	1.3	22	160
5	Patriots	43.69	699	16	1994	405	57.9	4,583	6.6	286.4	25	27	73.5	3.6	3.9	22	139
6	Steelers	43.06	689	16	2018	459	66.6	5,174	7.5	323.4	35	17	95.5	5.1	2.5	24	166
7	Buccaneers	43	731	17	2021	492	67.3	5,383	7.4	316.6	43	12	101.6	5.9	1.6	23	154
8	Patriots	42.88	686	16	1995	351	51.2	3,789	5.5	236.8	14	16	64.8	2.0	2.3	27	198
9	Falcons	42.75	684	16	2019	459	67.1	5,049	7.4	315.6	29	15	93.8	4.2	2.2	50	335
10	Bears	42.75	684	16	1999	404	59.1	4,352	6.4	272.0	25	22	76.6	3.7	3.2	38	216
11	Browns	42.56	681	16	2013	379	55.7	4,372	6.4	273.3	26	20	75.7	3.8	2.9	49	325
12	Ravens	42.44	679	16	2016	439	64.7	4,343	6.4	271.4	20	16	82.6	2.9	2.4	33	243
13	Colts	42.44	679	16	2010	450	66.3	4,700	6.9	293.8	33	17	91.9	4.9	2.5	16	91
14	Oilers	42.29	592	14	1964	299	50.5	3,734	6.3	266.7	19	29	60.7	3.2	4.9	23	207
15	Ravens	42.25	676	16	2015	426	63.0	4,449	6.6	278.1	21	21	79.4	3.1	3.1	24	178
16	Broncos	42.19	675	16	2013	461	68.3	5,572	8.3	348.3	55	10	114.4	8.1	1.5	20	128
17	Saints	42.13	674	16	2016	472	70.0	5,258	7.8	328.6	38	15	102.5	5.6	2.2	27	184
18	Vikings	42.06	673	16	1994	409	60.8	4,570	6.8	285.6	18	20	77.6	2.7	3.0	31	246
19	Saints	41.94	671	16	2012	423	63.0	5,187	7.7	324.2	43	19	96.4	6.4	2.8	26	190
20	Cardinals	41.88	670	16	2005	419	62.5	4,723	7.0	295.2	21	21	81.0	3.1	3.1	45	286
21	Chargers	41.82	711	17	2022	485	68.2	4,791	6.7	281.8	26	10	93.3	3.7	1.4	39	207
22	Chargers	41.69	667	16	2015	442	66.3	4,855	7.3	303.4	30	13	94.5	4.5	1.9	40	264
23	Saints	41.69	667	16	2015	460	69.0	5,205	7.8	325.3	32	12	100.6	4.8	1.8	32	235
24	Oilers	41.69	667	16	1991	411	61.6	4,804	7.2	300.3	24	21	82.3	3.6	3.1	24	183
25	Lions	41.63	666	16	2011	423	63.5	5,071	7.6	316.9	41	16	97.2	6.2	2.4	36	257

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More Lions Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,214

Goff

RUSH

353

Gibbs

REC

303

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

29.8

4th

OPP PPG

31.8

31st

RUSH YDS/G

102.0

20th

PASS YDS/G

303.5

2nd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	4	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	.750
Packers	2	2	.500
Lions	2	2	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	DET	@	ARI	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	GB	@	DET	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM

Last Game

Lions

2 - 2

Final

Panthers

2 - 2

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,381

Prescott

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

507

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

76.1

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

48

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-4

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000