1978 NFC Pass Attempts Leaders
Passes attempted
Fran Tarkenton led the NFC in pass attempts in 1978 with 572, 95 ahead of Jim Hart (477). It was one of 2 times Fran Tarkenton led in pass attempts.
Led the NFC in 1978
Fran Tarkenton
MIN
572
Pass Attempts
95 clear of Jim Hart
Showing Pass Attempts and the stats that give it context
Full stat line
| # | Player | Team | ATT | G | YDS | TD |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
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MIN | 572 | 16 | 3,468 | 25 |
| 2 |
|
SLC | 477 | 15 | 3,121 | 16 |
| 3 |
|
NO | 471 | 16 | 3,416 | 17 |
| 4 |
|
LAN | 444 | 16 | 2,995 | 13 |
| 5 |
|
DAL | 413 | 15 | 3,190 | 25 |
| 6 |
|
PHI | 398 | 16 | 2,487 | 16 |
| 7 |
|
WAS | 390 | 16 | 2,593 | 13 |
| 8 |
|
ATL | 369 | 14 | 2,489 | 10 |
| 9 |
|
DET | 351 | 16 | 2,294 | 18 |
| 10 |
|
GB | 328 | 16 | 2,093 | 10 |
| 11 |
|
SF | 302 | 12 | 1,570 | 8 |
| 12 | Joe Pisarcik | NYG | 301 | 15 | 2,096 | 12 |
| 13 |
|
CHI | 264 | 13 | 1,718 | 5 |
| 14 |
|
TB | 194 | 10 | 1,170 | 7 |
| 15 | Scott Bull | SF | 121 | 16 | 651 | 1 |
| 16 | Mike Rae | TB | 118 | 6 | 705 | 4 |
| 17 |
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CHI | 83 | 6 | 465 | 2 |
| 18 | June Jones | ATL | 79 | 7 | 394 | 1 |
| 19 |
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DET | 77 | 5 | 452 | 1 |
| 20 |
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WAS | 46 | 5 | 316 | 4 |
| 21 | Jerry Golsteyn | NYG | 40 | 7 | 110 | 0 |
| 22 | Randy Dean | NYG | 39 | 6 | 188 | 1 |
| 23 | Gary Huff | TB | 36 | 6 | 169 | 1 |
| 24 |
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DAL | 34 | 16 | 215 | 0 |
| 25 | Steve Pisarkiewicz | SLC | 29 | 3 | 164 | 0 |
| 26 |
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LAN | 20 | 9 | 114 | 0 |
| 27 |
|
MIN | 16 | 4 | 50 | 0 |
| 28 | Dennis Sproul | GB | 13 | 6 | 87 | 0 |
| 29 |
|
GB | 12 | 12 | 90 | 1 |
| 30 |
|
SF | 10 | 16 | 85 | 0 |
| 31 | Louis Carter | TB | 5 | 16 | 87 | 0 |
| 32 | Mike Boryla | TB | 5 | 1 | 15 | 0 |
| 33 | Bobby Scott | NO | 5 | 1 | 36 | 0 |
| 34 |
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MIN | 4 | 3 | 10 | 0 |
| 35 |
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TB | 3 | 16 | 25 | 0 |
| 36 |
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CHI | 3 | 3 | 38 | 0 |
| 37 | David Beverly | GB | 2 | 16 | 88 | 0 |
| 38 |
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WAS | 2 | 16 | 69 | 0 |
| 39 |
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GB | 2 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 40 | Bruce Threadgill | SF | 2 | 14 | 0 | 0 |
| 41 |
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DAL | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 42 |
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CHI | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 43 |
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DAL | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 44 |
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NYG | 1 | 16 | -1 | 0 |
| 45 | Larry Mallory | NYG | 1 | 16 | 35 | 0 |
| 46 | Bob Parsons | CHI | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 47 |
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PHI | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 48 | Tom Skladany | DET | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 49 | Glen Walker | LAN | 1 | 16 | 0 | 0 |
| 50 | Bubba Bean | ATL | 1 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
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