nfl fewest passing attempts allowed 2001

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

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

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PASS

662

Shough

RUSH

71

Etienne

REC

268

Olave

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27.0

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OPP PPG

24.0

19th

RUSH YDS/G

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PASS YDS/G

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Saints	1	1	.500
Panthers	1	1	.500
Falcons	1	2	.333
Buccaneers	0	2	.000

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	LV	@	NO	4:25 PM
Mon 10/5	ATL	@	NO	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	MIN	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	NO	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM

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1 - 1

Final

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1 - 1

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Pass Yards Leaders

844

Love

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Shough

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Young

Rush Yards Leaders

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Robinson

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Walker

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Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

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Watson

277

Smith-Njigba

274

London

Pass TD Leaders

6

Young

6

Love

6

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Rush TD Leaders

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Taylor

4

Allen

4

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Rec TD Leaders

4

Smith-Njigba

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St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

127.3

Lock

125.9

Dart

125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

Rousseau

3.5

Watt

3.0

Hutchinson

NFL 2026 Rankings

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38.5

35.5

32.0

31.0

Opp PPG Rankings

8.0

8.5

10.0

12.5

13.5

15.0

Total Yards Rankings

457.5

427.5

424.5

409.0

385.5

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

186.0

173.0

157.0

155.0

144.5

Pass Yards Rankings

331.0

324.0

313.5

291.0

283.0

281.3

Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

64.7

Robinson

49

Henry

48.9

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

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Watson

51.7

Smith-Njigba

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St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

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Fantasy K Rankings

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Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	1	1	0	.500
Cowboys	1	1	0	.500
Commanders	0	2	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	2	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	1	0	.500
Saints	1	1	0	.500
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	2	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	2	0	0	1.000
49ers	2	0	0	1.000
Rams	1	1	0	.500
Cardinals	1	1	0	.500

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