most passing attempts per game in third season

Steve Dils had the most passing attempts per game played by a player in his 3rd season, with 51.

Interpreted as:
most passing attempts per game by a player in third season
NAMEATT/GPATTGPSEASONTMCMPPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Steve Dils
S. Dils
51
102
2
1981
54
52.9
607
6.0
303.5
1
2
66.1
1.0
2.0
8
66
2Drew Bledsoe
D. Bledsoe
42.4
636
15
1995
323
50.8
3,507
5.5
233.8
13
16
63.7
2.0
2.5
23
170
3Geno Smith
G. Smith
42
42
1
2015
27
64.3
265
6.3
265.0
2
1
87.9
4.8
2.4
3
19
4Matthew Stafford
M. Stafford
41.44
663
16
2011
421
63.5
5,038
7.6
314.9
41
16
97.2
6.2
2.4
36
257
5Justin Herbert
J. Herbert
41.12
699
17
2022
477
68.2
4,739
6.8
278.8
25
10
93.2
3.6
1.4
38
206
6Blake Bortles
B. Bortles
39.06
625
16
2016
368
58.9
3,905
6.2
244.1
23
16
78.8
3.7
2.6
34
197
7Nick Foles
N. Foles
38.88
311
8
2014
186
59.8
2,163
7.0
270.4
13
10
81.4
4.2
3.2
9
74
8Andrew Luck
A. Luck
38.5
616
16
2014
380
61.7
4,761
7.7
297.6
40
16
96.5
6.5
2.6
27
161
9Jay Cutler
J. Cutler
38.5
616
16
2008
384
62.3
4,526
7.3
282.9
25
18
86.0
4.1
2.9
11
69
10Garrett Gilbert
G. Gilbert
38
38
1
2020
21
55.3
243
6.4
243.0
1
1
72.6
2.6
2.6
2
23
11Joe Burrow
J. Burrow
37.88
606
16
2022
414
68.3
4,475
7.4
279.7
35
12
100.8
5.8
2.0
41
259
12John Elway
J. Elway
37.81
605
16
1985
327
54.0
3,891
6.4
243.2
22
23
70.2
3.6
3.8
38
307
13Tom Brady
T. Brady
37.56
601
16
2002
373
62.1
3,764
6.3
235.3
28
14
85.7
4.7
2.3
31
190
14Don Majkowski
D. Majkowski
37.44
599
16
1989
353
58.9
4,318
7.2
269.9
27
20
82.3
4.5
3.3
47
268
15Derek Carr
D. Carr
37.33
560
15
2016
357
63.8
3,937
7.0
262.5
28
6
96.7
5.0
1.1
16
79
16George Izo
G. Izo
37
37
1
1962
17
45.9
284
7.7
284.0
3
4
59.8
8.1
10.8
17Ryan Tannehill
R. Tannehill
36.88
590
16
2014
392
66.4
4,045
6.9
252.8
27
12
92.8
4.6
2.0
46
337
18Josh Freeman
J. Freeman
36.73
551
15
2011
346
62.8
3,592
6.5
239.5
16
22
74.6
2.9
4.0
29
164
19Andy Dalton
A. Dalton
36.63
586
16
2013
363
61.9
4,293
7.3
268.3
33
20
88.8
5.6
3.4
29
182
20Carson Wentz
C. Wentz
36.45
401
11
2018
279
69.6
3,074
7.7
279.5
21
7
102.2
5.2
1.7
31
202
21Josh Allen
J. Allen
35.75
572
16
2020
396
69.2
4,544
7.9
284.0
37
10
107.2
6.5
1.7
26
159
22Billy Volek
B. Volek
35.7
357
10
2004
218
61.1
2,486
7.0
248.6
18
10
87.1
5.0
2.8
30
216
23Matt Ryan
M. Ryan
35.69
571
16
2010
357
62.5
3,705
6.5
231.6
28
9
91.0
4.9
1.6
23
158
24Peyton Manning
P. Manning
35.69
571
16
2000
357
62.5
4,413
7.7
275.8
33
15
94.7
5.8
2.6
20
131
25Jeff Blake
J. Blake
35.44
567
16
1995
326
57.5
3,822
6.7
238.9
28
17
82.1
4.9
3.0
24
152
StatMuse has season-level data for passing attempts going back to the 1932 season.

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