1981 Yards per Attempt Leaders
Passing yards per attempt
Showing players who met 14 pass attempts per team game. Show all players
| # | Player | Team | G | CMP | ATT | CMP% | YDS | Y/A | TD | INT | SK | RTG |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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DEN | 15 | 225 | 376 | 59.8% | 3,195 | 8.50 | 21 | 14 | — | 90.5 |
| 2 |
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DET | 16 | 140 | 279 | 50.2% | 2,358 | 8.45 | 14 | 15 | — | 73.4 |
| 3 | Danny White | DAL | 16 | 223 | 391 | 57.0% | 3,098 | 7.92 | 22 | 13 | — | 87.5 |
| 4 |
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SD | 16 | 360 | 609 | 59.1% | 4,802 | 7.89 | 33 | 17 | — | 90.6 |
| 5 | Ken Anderson | CIN | 16 | 300 | 479 | 62.6% | 3,754 | 7.84 | 29 | 10 | — | 98.4 |
| 6 |
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PIT | 14 | 201 | 370 | 54.3% | 2,887 | 7.80 | 22 | 14 | — | 83.9 |
| 7 |
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TB | 16 | 238 | 471 | 50.5% | 3,563 | 7.57 | 19 | 14 | — | 76.8 |
| 8 | Joe Ferguson | BUF | 16 | 252 | 498 | 50.6% | 3,652 | 7.33 | 24 | 20 | — | 74.1 |
| 9 |
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GB | 13 | 204 | 354 | 57.6% | 2,593 | 7.33 | 17 | 15 | — | 79.0 |
| 10 |
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SF | 16 | 311 | 488 | 63.7% | 3,565 | 7.31 | 19 | 12 | — | 88.4 |
| 11 | Bert Jones | BAC | 15 | 244 | 426 | 57.3% | 3,094 | 7.26 | 21 | 20 | — | 77.0 |
| 12 | Bill Kenney | KC | 13 | 147 | 274 | 53.7% | 1,983 | 7.24 | 9 | 16 | — | 63.6 |
| 13 |
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WAS | 16 | 293 | 496 | 59.1% | 3,568 | 7.19 | 19 | 20 | — | 77.3 |
| 14 |
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ATL | 16 | 297 | 533 | 55.7% | 3,829 | 7.18 | 30 | 23 | — | 79.2 |
| 15 | Jim Hart | SLC | 10 | 134 | 241 | 55.6% | 1,694 | 7.03 | 11 | 14 | — | 68.7 |
| 16 |
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SEA | 13 | 236 | 397 | 59.5% | 2,788 | 7.02 | 13 | 9 | — | 82.4 |
| 17 |
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HOO | 13 | 165 | 285 | 57.9% | 1,988 | 6.98 | 14 | 18 | — | 69.5 |
| 18 |
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CLE | 16 | 313 | 567 | 55.2% | 3,876 | 6.84 | 17 | 25 | — | 68.2 |
| 19 |
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LAN | 13 | 138 | 267 | 51.7% | 1,815 | 6.80 | 9 | 13 | — | 64.4 |
| 20 | David Woodley | MIA | 15 | 191 | 366 | 52.2% | 2,470 | 6.75 | 12 | 13 | — | 69.8 |
| 21 |
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PHI | 16 | 250 | 461 | 54.2% | 3,095 | 6.71 | 23 | 20 | — | 73.8 |
| 22 | Neil Lomax | SLC | 14 | 119 | 236 | 50.4% | 1,575 | 6.67 | 4 | 10 | — | 59.9 |
| 23 | Tommy Kramer | MIN | 14 | 322 | 593 | 54.3% | 3,912 | 6.60 | 26 | 24 | — | 72.6 |
| 24 | Richard Todd | NYJ | 16 | 279 | 497 | 56.1% | 3,231 | 6.50 | 25 | 13 | — | 81.8 |
| 25 | Phil Simms | NYG | 10 | 172 | 316 | 54.4% | 2,031 | 6.43 | 11 | 9 | — | 74.0 |
| 26 | Marc Wilson | OAK | 13 | 173 | 366 | 47.3% | 2,311 | 6.31 | 14 | 19 | — | 58.9 |
| 27 |
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NO | 12 | 134 | 232 | 57.8% | 1,447 | 6.24 | 5 | 11 | — | 63.6 |
| 28 | Vince Evans | CHI | 16 | 195 | 436 | 44.7% | 2,354 | 5.40 | 11 | 20 | — | 51.2 |