nfl average passing attempts per game 1970 to 1977

From 1970 through 1977, Will Cureton had the most pass attempts per game, with 32.0 per game.

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  • Data note: Pass Attempts Per Game: player season data complete from 1932
NAMEATT/GGPCMPATTPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Will Cureton
W. Cureton
32.0
1
10
32
31.3
95
3.0
95.0
1
1
38.0
3.1
3.1
2
21
2Jim Zorn
J. Zorn
28.8
24
312
690
45.2
4,258
6.2
177.4
28
46
51.2
4.1
6.7
36
239
3Fran Tarkenton
F. Tarkenton
27.6
104
1,711
2,873
59.6
20,395
7.1
196.1
131
100
82.0
4.6
3.5
211
1,794
4Jim Hart
J. Hart
25.6
99
1,305
2,531
51.6
17,687
7.0
178.7
112
107
71.3
4.4
4.2
120
977
5Joe Namath
J. Namath
24.2
71
860
1,719
50.0
12,176
7.1
171.5
76
116
59.9
4.4
6.7
96
935
6Bert Jones
B. Jones
23.9
61
820
1,458
56.2
10,422
7.1
170.9
71
52
80.1
4.9
3.6
143
1,284
7Roman Gabriel
R. Gabriel
23.9
95
1,217
2,267
53.7
14,038
6.2
147.8
92
74
72.5
4.1
3.3
154
1,156
8Mike Boryla
M. Boryla
23.4
22
270
514
52.5
2,823
5.5
128.3
20
29
58.2
3.9
5.6
45
343
9Archie Manning
A. Manning
23.2
73
862
1,696
50.8
9,983
5.9
136.8
55
87
58.4
3.2
5.1
222
1,706
10Ken Anderson
K. Anderson
23.1
92
1,208
2,127
56.8
15,471
7.3
168.2
99
69
81.7
4.7
3.2
195
1,448
11Jim Plunkett
J. Plunkett
22.9
87
983
1,994
49.3
13,217
6.6
151.9
84
117
60.4
4.2
5.9
202
1,808
12Dan Fouts
D. Fouts
22.3
49
585
1,094
53.5
7,658
7.0
156.3
34
57
64.5
3.1
5.2
100
722
13Bill Nelsen
B. Nelsen
22.3
30
347
669
51.9
4,616
6.9
153.9
29
42
62.3
4.3
6.3
33
330
14John Brodie
J. Brodie
22.3
48
599
1,069
56.0
7,614
7.1
158.6
54
54
74.2
5.1
5.1
31
246
15Dan Pastorini
D. Pastorini
22.1
94
1,064
2,076
51.3
12,301
5.9
130.9
66
104
59.2
3.2
5.0
178
1,642
16Billy Kilmer
B. Kilmer
22.0
90
1,065
1,982
53.7
13,593
6.9
151.0
105
89
74.4
5.3
4.5
132
959
17Roger Staubach
R. Staubach
21.7
94
1,164
2,037
57.1
15,503
7.6
164.9
100
80
81.4
4.9
3.9
233
1,589
18Steve Grogan
S. Grogan
21.5
41
444
881
50.4
6,041
6.9
147.3
46
59
62.2
5.2
6.7
54
517
19Steve Bartkowski
S. Bartkowski
21.3
24
236
511
46.2
3,135
6.1
130.6
20
37
49.0
3.9
7.2
66
643
20Joe Ferguson
J. Ferguson
21.0
63
656
1,325
49.5
8,842
6.7
140.3
62
64
66.6
4.7
4.8
119
905
21Norm Snead
N. Snead
20.9
65
772
1,360
56.8
9,142
6.7
140.6
54
82
65.5
4.0
6.0
73
574
22Gary Cuozzo
G. Cuozzo
20.8
28
272
583
46.7
3,459
5.9
123.5
18
29
55.2
3.1
5.0
49
347
23Terry Bradshaw
T. Bradshaw
20.8
97
1,008
2,019
49.9
13,279
6.6
136.9
93
118
62.1
4.6
5.8
194
1,745
24Joe Kapp
J. Kapp
19.9
11
98
219
44.7
1,104
5.0
100.4
3
17
32.6
1.4
7.8
27
231
25Mike Livingston
M. Livingston
19.5
62
625
1,210
51.7
8,130
6.7
131.1
46
60
65.1
3.8
5.0
118
1,048

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