nfl most passing attempts per game 1985 to 1988

Between the 1985 and 1988 seasons, the Miami Dolphins had the most passing attempts per game played by a team, with 38.51.

TEAM ATT/GP ATT GP CMP PCT YDS AVG YDS/G TD INT RTG TD% INT% SCK SCKY
1 Dolphins
Dolphins
38.51
2,426
63
1,436
59.2
17,710
7.3
281.1
135
87
85.4
5.6
3.6
56
425
2 Broncos
Broncos
36.14
2,277
63
1,244
54.6
15,578
6.8
247.3
93
80
75.1
4.1
3.5
138
1,050
3 Chargers
Chargers
35.24
2,220
63
1,269
57.2
15,450
7.0
245.2
82
106
71.1
3.7
4.8
141
1,132
4 Cowboys
Cowboys
34.75
2,189
63
1,258
57.5
15,560
7.1
247.0
88
96
74.7
4.0
4.4
191
1,515
5 Eagles
Eagles
34.63
2,182
63
1,150
52.7
14,772
6.8
234.5
89
78
72.9
4.1
3.6
288
2,111
6 Cardinals
Cardinals
33.98
2,141
63
1,216
56.8
14,762
6.9
234.3
87
71
77.9
4.1
3.3
238
1,701
7 49ers
49ers
33.89
2,135
63
1,299
60.8
15,916
7.5
252.6
114
62
89.5
5.3
2.9
144
1,005
8 Redskins
Redskins
33.71
2,124
63
1,130
53.2
15,409
7.3
244.6
95
86
74.7
4.5
4.0
131
1,094
9 Packers
Packers
33.57
2,115
63
1,125
53.2
13,846
6.5
219.8
67
95
65.5
3.2
4.5
183
1,270
10 Jets
Jets
33.16
2,089
63
1,238
59.3
14,791
7.1
234.8
90
55
84.4
4.3
2.6
215
1,519
11 Vikings
Vikings
32.71
2,061
63
1,127
54.7
15,401
7.5
244.5
94
85
76.8
4.6
4.1
188
1,238
12 Buccaneers
Buccaneers
31.68
1,996
63
1,031
51.7
13,300
6.7
211.1
73
104
63.4
3.7
5.2
173
1,356
13 Giants
Giants
31.63
1,993
63
1,090
54.7
14,690
7.4
233.2
92
78
77.5
4.6
3.9
219
1,656
14 Chiefs
Chiefs
31.62
1,992
63
1,042
52.3
13,317
6.7
211.4
79
79
70.2
4.0
4.0
184
1,426
15 Raiders
Raiders
31.57
1,989
63
1,016
51.1
14,386
7.2
228.3
87
87
71.1
4.4
4.4
206
1,552
16 Bills
Bills
31.52
1,986
63
1,120
56.4
13,685
6.9
217.2
67
86
71.0
3.4
4.3
154
1,255
17 Oilers
Oilers
31.32
1,973
63
1,023
51.8
14,066
7.1
223.3
77
94
68.2
3.9
4.8
160
1,279
18 Browns
Browns
31.29
1,971
63
1,141
57.9
14,214
7.2
225.6
81
53
82.9
4.1
2.7
140
943
19 Lions
Lions
30.92
1,948
63
1,028
52.8
12,145
6.2
192.8
66
85
65.2
3.4
4.4
170
1,305
20 Steelers
Steelers
30.49
1,921
63
916
47.7
11,915
6.2
189.1
67
92
59.3
3.5
4.8
122
912
21 Colts
Colts
30.22
1,904
63
1,012
53.2
12,333
6.5
195.8
62
82
66.3
3.3
4.3
146
1,084
22 Falcons
Falcons
30.1
1,896
63
997
52.6
12,093
6.4
192.0
57
88
63.2
3.0
4.6
214
1,683
23 Bengals
Bengals
29.87
1,882
63
1,069
56.8
15,302
8.1
242.9
101
67
86.4
5.4
3.6
131
1,068
24 Seahawks
Seahawks
29.68
1,870
63
1,054
56.4
13,251
7.1
210.3
105
78
79.9
5.6
4.2
157
1,311
25 Patriots
Patriots
29.25
1,843
63
1,030
55.9
13,066
7.1
207.4
83
81
74.9
4.5
4.4
142
1,088
StatMuse has team, season-level data for passing attempts going back to the 1932 season.

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Team Rankings

PPG

22.3

18th

OPP PPG

29.0

28th

RUSH YDS/G

91.3

27th

PASS YDS/G

208.8

22nd

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
4
2
0
.667
Dolphins Dolphins
1
5
0
.167
Jets Jets
0
6
0
.000
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/19
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
MIA MIA
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Thu
10/30
BAL BAL
@
MIA MIA
8:15 PM
Sun
11/9
BUF BUF
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM
Sun
11/16
WAS WAS
@
MIA MIA
9:30 AM
Last Game
MIA Dolphins

1 - 5 - 0

27

Final

29

LAC Chargers

4 - 2 - 0

Sun 12 Oct 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
4
2
0
.667
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
4
1
0
.800
Bengals Bengals
2
4
0
.333
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
5
1
0
.833
Jaguars Jaguars
4
2
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
4
2
0
.667
Broncos Broncos
4
2
0
.667
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
3
1
1
.700
Lions Lions
4
2
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
1
0
.833
Panthers Panthers
3
3
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
2
0
.667
Seahawks Seahawks
4
2
0
.667

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/13
BUF BUF
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Mon
10/13
CHI CHI
@
WAS WAS
8:15 PM
Thu
10/16
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
8:15 PM
Sun
10/19
LAR LAR
@
JAX JAX
9:30 AM
Sun
10/19
NE NE
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM