1987 NFL Pass Attempts by Team

The Miami Dolphins led the whole NFL in pass attempts in 1987, with 584, 54 ahead of the Denver Broncos. The average across 28 NFL teams is 481.8.

Led the whole NFL in 1987 Miami Dolphins 15 games

584 Pass Attempts 54 clear of Denver Broncos

#	Team	Conference	G	ATT
1	Miami Dolphins	AFC	15	584
2	Denver Broncos	AFC	15	530
3	St. Louis Cardinals	NFC	15	529
4	Philadelphia Eagles	NFC	15	520
5	New York Jets	AFC	15	517
5	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	NFC	15	517
7	Buffalo Bills	AFC	15	516
7	San Diego Chargers	AFC	15	516
9	Detroit Lions	NFC	15	509
10	Atlanta Falcons	NFC	15	501
10	San Francisco 49ers	NFC	15	501
12	Dallas Cowboys	NFC	15	500
13	New York Giants	NFC	15	499
14	Chicago Bears	NFC	15	493
15	Cleveland Browns	AFC	15	482
15	Houston Oilers	AFC	15	482
	NFL average			481.8
17	Washington Redskins	NFC	15	478
18	Cincinnati Bengals	AFC	15	475
19	Los Angeles Raiders	AFC	15	457
20	Green Bay Packers	NFC	15	455
21	Indianapolis Colts	AFC	15	447
22	Minnesota Vikings	NFC	15	446
23	New England Patriots	AFC	15	440
24	Kansas City Chiefs	AFC	15	432
25	Pittsburgh Steelers	AFC	15	429
26	Los Angeles Rams	NFC	15	420
27	New Orleans Saints	NFC	15	411
28	Seattle Seahawks	AFC	15	405

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.