Ian Allan
I mentioned a few months back that the league was on a record pace with passing. Passing production and effectiveness was at unheard of levels, with twenty teams at one point on pace to finish with more than 20 TD passes.
So I wanted to get back to that briefly, looking at the closing numbers for passing. And 2010 did finish as one of the best passing years ever. Teams averaged a record 23.5 TD passes for the season, and collectively they finished with 240 more touchdowns than interceptions. That’s 32 more than any other year. Ever.
By my count, 2010 finished No. 1 in TD passes and yards. It finished 4th in completion percentage and interceptions (as in fewest interceptions).
Here are some of the numbers, showing the leaders since the league went to the 16-game season in 1978. The 1987 numbers are adjusted to 16 games (teams played 15 games that year because of a player strike).
TD PASSES (per season)
23.5 2010
23.3 1987
22.9 2004
22.5 2007
22.3 1983
22.2 2009
22.1 1995
22.0 1984
21.9 1998
21.7 2002
21.6 1980
PASSING YARDS (Per Game)
236.2 2010
235.6 1995
232.3 2009
228.7 1989
228.3 1999
228.3 2007
228.2 1984
227.4 1994
227.0 2002
226.6 1985
COMPLETION PERCENTAGE
61.2% 2007
61.0% 2008
60.9% 2009
60.8% 2010
59.8% 2004
59.8% 2006
59.6% 2002
59.5% 2005
59.0% 2001
58.8% 2003
INTERCEPTIONS (per season)
14.5 2008
15.8 2005
16.0 1997
16.0 2010
16.3 2006
16.4 2004
16.4 2009
16.5 2002
16.7 2007
16.8 1993
—Ian Allan
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