nfl fewest passing attempts allowed 2001

The New Orleans Saints allowed the fewest passing attempts by a team in 2001, with 452 attempts.

TEAMOPP ATTSEASONGPOPP CMPOPP PCTOPP YDSOPP AVGOPP TDOPP INTOPP RTGOPP TD%OPP INT%OPP SCKOPP SCKY
1Saints
Saints
452
2001
16
278
61.5
3,678
8.1
30
15
95.5
6.6
3.3
53
323
2Bills
Bills
453
2001
16
284
62.7
3,378
7.5
23
11
92.2
5.1
2.4
34
219
3Dolphins
Dolphins
467
2001
16
262
56.1
3,059
6.6
22
17
76.7
4.7
3.6
37
230
4Redskins
Redskins
473
2001
16
262
55.4
3,116
6.6
19
23
68.8
4.0
4.9
25
139
5Vikings
Vikings
478
2001
16
291
60.9
3,571
7.5
16
8
88.1
3.3
1.7
30
204
6Cowboys
Cowboys
489
2001
16
287
58.7
3,019
6.2
20
9
82.7
4.1
1.8
24
130
7Chiefs
Chiefs
491
2001
16
296
60.3
3,403
6.9
19
13
83.1
3.9
2.6
31
239
8Buccaneers
Buccaneers
493
2001
16
273
55.4
3,223
6.5
20
28
65.3
4.1
5.7
42
272
9Colts
Colts
509
2001
16
311
61.1
3,857
7.6
30
15
91.9
5.9
2.9
40
257
10Panthers
Panthers
510
2001
16
306
60.0
3,809
7.5
25
24
79.9
4.9
4.7
26
167
11Bengals
Bengals
512
2001
16
311
60.7
3,477
6.8
23
13
85.4
4.5
2.5
48
320
12Lions
Lions
514
2001
16
312
60.7
3,752
7.3
30
16
89.6
5.8
3.1
31
224
13Broncos
Broncos
515
2001
16
308
59.8
3,561
6.9
23
22
77.8
4.5
4.3
39
279
14Falcons
Falcons
515
2001
16
331
64.3
4,132
8.0
29
18
93.3
5.6
3.5
37
230
15Jets
Jets
516
2001
16
313
60.7
3,170
6.1
14
20
71.1
2.7
3.9
33
171
16Eagles
Eagles
517
2001
16
288
55.7
3,147
6.1
13
14
71.0
2.5
2.7
45
283
17Giants
Giants
521
2001
16
298
57.2
3,750
7.2
25
15
83.7
4.8
2.9
46
320
18Steelers
Steelers
525
2001
16
295
56.2
3,309
6.3
19
16
74.5
3.6
3.0
55
367
19Raiders
Raiders
528
2001
16
290
54.9
3,287
6.2
16
17
70.5
3.0
3.2
41
204
20Chargers
Chargers
535
2001
16
317
59.3
3,618
6.8
24
19
79.8
4.5
3.6
41
218
21Rams
Rams
541
2001
16
314
58.0
3,348
6.2
16
21
69.9
3.0
3.9
45
251
22Jaguars
Jaguars
544
2001
16
354
65.1
3,757
6.9
13
12
83.9
2.4
2.2
43
298
23Patriots
Patriots
546
2001
16
299
54.8
3,731
6.8
15
22
68.6
2.7
4.0
41
234
24Browns
Browns
552
2001
16
309
56.0
3,377
6.1
18
33
60.2
3.3
6.0
43
288
25Ravens
Ravens
555
2001
16
321
57.8
3,325
6.0
16
16
72.8
2.9
2.9
45
290
StatMuse has team, season-level data for opponent passing attempts going back to the 1933 season.

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,586

Rattler

Spencer Rattler

RUSH

471

Kamara

Alvin Kamara

REC

896

Olave

Chris Olave
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PPG

16.1

29th

OPP PPG

23.7

19th

RUSH YDS/G

93.4

27th

PASS YDS/G

220.6

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TEAMWLTPCT
7
7
0
.500
7
7
0
.500
5
9
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.357
Saints Saints
4
10
0
.286
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Sun
12/21
@
1:00 PM
Sun
12/28
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1:00 PM
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Last Game
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AFC EastWLTPCT
11
3
0
.786
10
4
0
.714
6
8
0
.429
Jets Jets - e
3
11
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.214
AFC NorthWLTPCT
8
6
0
.571
7
7
0
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4
10
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11
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.643
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6
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12
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AFC WestWLTPCT
12
2
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10
4
0
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8
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12
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NFC EastWLTPCT
9
5
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.643
6
7
1
.464
4
10
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.286
2
12
0
.143
NFC NorthWLTPCT
10
4
0
.714
9
4
1
.679
8
6
0
.571
6
8
0
.429
NFC SouthWLTPCT
7
7
0
.500
7
7
0
.500
5
9
0
.357
4
10
0
.286
NFC WestWLTPCT
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11
3
0
.786
11
3
0
.786
10
4
0
.714
3
11
0
.214

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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
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12/21
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Sun
12/21
@
1:00 PM