nfl starting quarterback average passing atemps per year

Quarterbacks had an average of 5.9 passing yards per attempt in 1932.

POSITIONAVGSEASONGPCMPATTPCTYDSYDS/GTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1
Quarterback
5.9
1932
29
28
71
39.4
417
14.4
3
4
50.0
4.2
5.6
2
Quarterback
6.8
1933
26
27
79
34.2
534
20.5
5
10
40.2
6.3
12.7
3
Quarterback
7.1
1934
22
11
38
28.9
271
12.3
3
2
61.2
7.9
5.3
4
Quarterback
5.8
1935
74
65
183
35.5
1,063
14.4
10
22
34.5
5.5
12.0
5
Quarterback
6.0
1936
33
23
83
27.7
496
15.0
6
10
36.5
7.2
12.0
6
Quarterback
6.3
1937
53
102
248
41.1
1,566
29.5
17
15
60.3
6.9
6.0
7
Quarterback
6.7
1938
76
138
304
45.4
2,048
26.9
18
22
57.6
5.9
7.2
8
Quarterback
6.7
1939
59
113
267
42.3
1,787
30.3
13
19
51.8
4.9
7.1
9
Quarterback
6.2
1940
75
252
593
42.5
3,696
49.3
18
40
45.5
3.0
6.7
10
Quarterback
7.6
1941
73
223
452
49.3
3,446
47.2
28
38
60.6
6.2
8.4
11
Quarterback
8.4
1942
55
194
408
47.5
3,407
61.9
29
46
60.6
7.1
11.3
12
Quarterback
8.6
1943
39
176
389
45.2
3,364
86.3
39
34
72.8
10.0
8.7
13
Quarterback
6.7
1944
105
383
799
47.9
5,330
50.8
51
72
53.6
6.4
9.0
14
Quarterback
7.3
1945
180
603
1,179
51.1
8,550
47.5
59
82
62.6
5.0
7.0
15
Quarterback
7.1
1946
179
673
1,409
47.8
9,998
55.9
89
113
59.1
6.3
8.0
16
Quarterback
7.4
1947
265
1,137
2,328
48.8
17,164
64.8
152
188
61.6
6.5
8.1
17
Quarterback
6.7
1948
245
1,181
2,412
49.0
16,262
66.4
160
173
63.2
6.6
7.2
18
Quarterback
6.6
1949
252
1,443
3,046
47.4
20,082
79.7
158
227
55.3
5.2
7.5
19
Quarterback
6.7
1950
248
1,758
3,769
46.6
25,280
101.9
194
293
53.7
5.1
7.8
20
Quarterback
7.0
1951
236
1,623
3,420
47.5
23,799
100.8
183
248
58.2
5.4
7.3
21
Quarterback
6.7
1952
229
1,564
3,266
47.9
21,925
95.7
173
225
58.9
5.3
6.9
22
Quarterback
6.6
1953
264
1,954
4,092
47.8
26,971
102.2
178
294
53.9
4.3
7.2
23
Quarterback
7.2
1954
269
2,094
4,130
50.7
29,579
110.0
200
277
62.4
4.8
6.7
24
Quarterback
6.6
1955
274
1,815
3,772
48.1
24,928
91.0
173
254
56.9
4.6
6.7
25
Quarterback
7.1
1956
288
1,647
3,239
50.8
22,949
79.7
156
231
60.3
4.8
7.1
StatMuse has season-level data for yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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25.7

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OPP PPG

25.8

25th

RUSH YDS/G

152.6

2nd

PASS YDS/G

227.5

16th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
Lions Lions
8
5
0
.615
Vikings Vikings
5
8
0
.385
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sat
12/20
GB GB
@
CHI CHI
8:20 PM
Sun
12/28
CHI CHI
@
SF SF
8:20 PM
Sun
1/4
DET DET
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Last Game
CHI Bears

9 - 4

21

Final

28

GB Packers

9 - 3 - 1

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
0
.692
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
6
7
0
.462
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
9
4
0
.692
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
0
.846
Chargers Chargers
9
4
0
.692
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
5
0
.615
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
10
3
0
.769
Seahawks Seahawks
10
3
0
.769

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/6
MIA MIA
@
IND IND
8-33
Sat
9/6
ARI ARI
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NO NO
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Sat
9/6
TEN TEN
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DEN DEN
12-20
Sat
9/6
SF SF
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SEA SEA
17-13
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9/6
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LAR LAR
9-14

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/11
ATL ATL
@
TB TB
8:15 PM
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BAL BAL
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12/14
CLE CLE
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CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
ARI ARI
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM