1940 NFL Pass Attempts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Passes attempted
The Philadelphia Eagles led the whole NFL in pass attempts in 1940, with 362, 79 ahead of the Green Bay Packers. The average across 10 NFL teams is 225.4.
Led the whole NFL in 1940
Philadelphia Eagles
11 games
362
Pass Attempts
79 clear of
Green Bay Packers
| # | Team | G | ATT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Philadelphia Eagles
|
11 | 362 |
| 2 |
 Green Bay Packers
|
11 | 283 |
| 3 |
 Cleveland Rams
|
11 | 247 |
| 4 |
 Washington Redskins
|
11 | 244 |
| NFL average | 225.4 | ||
| 5 |
 Chicago Cardinals
|
11 | 198 |
| 6 |
 Detroit Lions
|
11 | 195 |
| 7 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 11 | 191 |
| 8 |
 Pittsburgh Steelers
|
11 | 189 |
| 9 |
 New York Giants
|
11 | 174 |
| 10 |
 Chicago Bears
|
11 | 171 |
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.