1971 NFL Pass Attempts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Passes attempted
The New York Giants led the whole NFL in pass attempts in 1971, with 462, 12 ahead of the San Diego Chargers. The average across 26 NFL teams is 362.0.
Led the whole NFL in 1971
New York Giants
14 games
462
Pass Attempts
12 clear of San Diego Chargers
| # | Team | Conference | G | ATT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Giants
|
NFC | 14 | 462 |
| 2 |
 San Diego Chargers
|
AFC | 14 | 450 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Bears
|
NFC | 14 | 443 |
| 4 |
 Houston Oilers
|
AFC | 14 | 423 |
| 5 |
 Pittsburgh Steelers
|
AFC | 14 | 414 |
| 6 |
 Buffalo Bills
|
AFC | 14 | 401 |
| 7 |
 San Francisco 49ers
|
NFC | 14 | 391 |
| 8 |
 Philadelphia Eagles
|
NFC | 14 | 390 |
| 9 |
 New Orleans Saints
|
NFC | 14 | 387 |
| 10 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NFC | 14 | 385 |
| 11 |
 Cleveland Browns
|
AFC | 14 | 376 |
| 12 |
 Los Angeles Rams
|
NFC | 14 | 370 |
| 13 |
 Cincinnati Bengals
|
AFC | 14 | 365 |
| NFL average | 362.0 | |||
| 14 |
 Dallas Cowboys
|
NFC | 14 | 361 |
| 15 |
 Denver Broncos
|
AFC | 14 | 358 |
| 16 |
 Oakland Raiders
|
AFC | 14 | 348 |
| 17 |
 Baltimore Colts
|
AFC | 14 | 344 |
| 18 |
 Kansas City Chiefs
|
AFC | 14 | 337 |
| 19 |
 Minnesota Vikings
|
NFC | 14 | 334 |
| 19 |
 Washington Redskins
|
NFC | 14 | 334 |
| 21 |
 New England Patriots
|
AFC | 14 | 330 |
| 22 |
 Detroit Lions
|
NFC | 14 | 299 |
| 23 |
 Miami Dolphins
|
AFC | 14 | 293 |
| 24 |
 Atlanta Falcons
|
NFC | 14 | 285 |
| 25 |
 New York Jets
|
AFC | 14 | 278 |
| 26 |
 Green Bay Packers
|
NFC | 14 | 254 |
A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as passer rating and yards per attempt are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players. Passing yards are gross, before sack yardage comes off; the league's official team figures are net, so they run a little lower.