nfl fewest passing attempts allowed for any team playing a season with a minimum of 16 games

The Buffalo Bills have allowed the fewest passing attempts by a team with 16+ games played in a season, with 317 attempts in 1978.

TEAMOPP ATTGPSEASONOPP CMPOPP PCTOPP YDSOPP AVGOPP TDOPP INTOPP RTGOPP TD%OPP INT%OPP SCKOPP SCKY
1Bills
Bills
317
16
1978
167
52.7
2,156
6.8
20
14
77.0
6.3
4.4
22
196
2Lions
Lions
350
16
1978
191
54.6
2,781
7.9
19
22
72.6
5.4
6.3
55
482
3Colts
Colts
357
16
1978
191
53.5
3,125
8.8
29
17
90.4
8.1
4.8
30
224
4Chiefs
Chiefs
365
16
1978
219
60.0
2,820
7.7
17
21
75.8
4.7
5.8
29
238
5Patriots
Patriots
374
16
1990
218
58.3
3,245
8.7
21
14
89.9
5.6
3.7
33
224
6Bills
Bills
382
16
1979
193
50.5
2,713
7.1
14
24
59.8
3.7
6.3
23
183
7Colts
Colts
388
16
1991
240
61.9
3,002
7.7
22
15
88.7
5.7
3.9
29
202
8Redskins
Redskins
392
16
1980
187
47.7
2,504
6.4
17
33
47.8
4.3
8.4
43
333
9Bengals
Bengals
396
16
1978
193
48.7
2,520
6.4
14
20
60.0
3.5
5.1
33
284
10Rams
Rams
399
16
1978
188
47.1
2,449
6.1
15
28
50.2
3.8
7.0
47
401
11Oilers
Oilers
400
16
1994
221
55.3
2,963
7.4
18
14
79.4
4.5
3.5
31
168
12Cardinals
Cardinals
402
16
1990
233
58.0
3,130
7.8
29
16
90.3
7.2
4.0
36
232
13Lions
Lions
402
16
1979
220
54.7
2,787
6.9
15
14
74.5
3.7
3.5
45
345
14Bengals
Bengals
406
16
1998
233
57.4
3,350
8.3
23
13
89.8
5.7
3.2
28
199
15Dolphins
Dolphins
409
16
2007
242
59.2
3,186
7.8
28
14
92.4
6.8
3.4
30
167
16Redskins
Redskins
409
16
1978
197
48.2
2,701
6.6
11
22
56.3
2.7
5.4
35
323
17Raiders
Raiders
410
16
2006
245
59.8
2,631
6.4
17
18
74.1
4.1
4.4
34
218
18Chiefs
Chiefs
410
16
1988
214
52.2
2,591
6.3
12
18
63.4
2.9
4.4
23
157
19Colts
Colts
411
16
1979
203
49.4
3,080
7.5
23
23
69.8
5.6
5.6
39
312
2049ers
49ers
413
16
1978
219
53.0
2,948
7.1
20
18
74.0
4.8
4.4
35
289
21Colts
Colts
415
16
2006
266
64.1
2,705
6.5
16
15
80.4
3.9
3.6
25
157
22Saints
Saints
418
16
2005
241
57.7
3,014
7.2
20
10
86.2
4.8
2.4
25
165
23Dolphins
Dolphins
418
16
1979
230
55.0
3,051
7.3
17
23
69.0
4.1
5.5
36
314
24Saints
Saints
418
16
1978
215
51.4
2,700
6.5
21
21
67.7
5.0
5.0
33
236
25Buccaneers
Buccaneers
419
16
1978
241
57.5
2,535
6.1
13
29
56.7
3.1
6.9
33
256
StatMuse has team, season-level data for opponent passing attempts going back to the 1933 season.

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Team Leaders

PASS

3,276

Allen

Josh Allen

RUSH

1,415

Cook

James Cook III

REC

650

Shakir

Khalil Shakir
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PPG

29.4

3rd

OPP PPG

23.1

16th

RUSH YDS/G

158.5

1st

PASS YDS/G

237.9

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11
3
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Bills Bills
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4
0
.714
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8
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.429
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11
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.214
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AFC EastWLTPCT
11
3
0
.786
10
4
0
.714
6
8
0
.429
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11
0
.214
AFC NorthWLTPCT
8
6
0
.571
7
7
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.500
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10
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.286
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11
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.214
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.714
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.643
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6
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12
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.143
AFC WestWLTPCT
12
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4
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8
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.429
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12
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NFC EastWLTPCT
9
5
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.643
6
7
1
.464
4
10
0
.286
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12
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.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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12/21
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