nfl most passing attempts per game 1989

The New England Patriots had the most passing attempts per game played by a team in 1989, with 38.13.

TEAMATT/GPATTGPSEASONCMPPCTYDSAVGYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Patriots
Patriots
38.13
610
16
1989
302
49.5
3,972
6.5
248.3
17
27
61.3
2.8
4.4
34
265
2Dolphins
Dolphins
37.56
601
16
1989
331
55.1
4,302
7.2
268.9
26
25
74.9
4.3
4.2
10
86
3Packers
Packers
37.5
600
16
1989
354
59.0
4,325
7.2
270.3
27
20
82.4
4.5
3.3
48
277
4Redskins
Redskins
36.31
581
16
1989
337
58.0
4,476
7.7
279.8
24
17
84.1
4.1
2.9
21
127
5Falcons
Falcons
36.13
578
16
1989
312
54.0
3,903
6.8
243.9
17
12
76.4
2.9
2.1
51
389
6Jets
Jets
35.63
570
16
1989
338
59.3
3,892
6.8
243.3
14
24
70.6
2.5
4.2
62
477
7Buccaneers
Buccaneers
35.63
570
16
1989
302
53.0
3,666
6.4
229.1
23
28
66.0
4.0
4.9
43
331
8Seahawks
Seahawks
34.94
559
16
1989
316
56.5
3,583
6.4
223.9
21
23
71.3
3.8
4.1
46
379
9Eagles
Eagles
33.63
538
16
1989
294
54.6
3,455
6.4
215.9
23
16
76.2
4.3
3.0
45
343
10Browns
Browns
33.06
529
16
1989
309
58.4
3,625
6.9
226.6
20
15
80.1
3.8
2.8
34
192
11Cardinals
Cardinals
32.69
523
16
1989
279
53.3
3,659
7.0
228.7
17
30
62.6
3.3
5.7
56
379
12Rams
Rams
32.69
523
16
1989
308
58.9
4,369
8.4
273.1
29
18
90.1
5.5
3.4
32
236
13Chargers
Chargers
32.19
515
16
1989
270
52.4
3,291
6.4
205.7
15
19
66.7
2.9
3.7
39
254
14Cowboys
Cowboys
32.06
513
16
1989
266
51.9
3,124
6.1
195.3
14
27
57.8
2.7
5.3
30
239
15Bengals
Bengals
32.06
513
16
1989
288
56.1
3,950
7.7
246.9
32
13
91.2
6.2
2.5
41
332
16Vikings
Vikings
31.19
499
16
1989
272
54.5
3,468
6.9
216.8
17
19
72.0
3.4
3.8
40
279
17Oilers
Oilers
31
496
16
1989
295
59.5
3,786
7.6
236.6
23
16
85.5
4.6
3.2
37
287
18Colts
Colts
30.81
493
16
1989
253
51.3
3,134
6.4
195.9
18
17
69.1
3.7
3.4
28
174
19Bears
Bears
30.25
484
16
1989
267
55.2
3,262
6.7
203.9
21
25
69.1
4.3
5.2
28
174
2049ers
49ers
30.19
483
16
1989
339
70.2
4,584
9.5
286.5
35
11
114.8
7.2
2.3
45
282
21Bills
Bills
29.88
478
16
1989
281
58.8
3,831
8.0
239.4
32
20
89.3
6.7
4.2
35
242
22Broncos
Broncos
29.63
474
16
1989
256
54.0
3,352
7.1
209.5
21
20
73.7
4.4
4.2
43
351
23Saints
Saints
28.81
461
16
1989
284
61.6
3,651
7.9
228.2
23
19
85.9
5.0
4.1
36
271
24Lions
Lions
28.13
450
16
1989
229
50.9
3,282
7.3
205.1
11
24
60.8
2.4
5.3
57
343
25Giants
Giants
27.75
444
16
1989
248
55.9
3,355
7.6
209.7
17
16
77.9
3.8
3.6
46
281
StatMuse has team, season-level data for passing attempts going back to the 1932 season.

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11
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.786
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11
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.786
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4
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.714
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.429
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AFC NorthWLTPCT
8
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12
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4
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.714
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8
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.429
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.143
NFC EastWLTPCT
9
5
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.643
6
7
1
.464
4
10
0
.286
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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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