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Golden Tate

Moves into pass-happy Detroit offense

Golden Tate heads to Detroit. How much does that help him?

On the one hand, the Lions have Calvin Johnson, so Tate will be less of a go-to guy. They also have a pair of running backs who each caught over 50 passes last year, and they drafted a pass-catching tight end with the 10th pick of the draft.

On the other hand, Detroit passes a lot more than the Seahawks. Over the last two years, the Lions have attempted a league-high 43 passes per game. They’ve passed even more than the Saints. Seattle, meanwhile, is the only team that has averaged under 26 attempts per game.

PASS ATTEMPTS SINCE 2012
TeamAvg
Detroit42.9
New Orleans41.3
Atlanta39.8
New England39.7
Denver39.5
Cleveland39.0
Dallas38.9
Indianapolis37.8
Houston37.1
Arizona36.9
Baltimore36.8
Jacksonville36.8
Pittsburgh36.3
Oakland35.9
Green Bay35.3
Cincinnati35.2
Philadelphia35.2
NY Giants34.6
Miami34.3
Tampa Bay33.8
Tennessee33.5
San Diego33.5
Chicago33.3
St. Louis33.2
Washington32.9
Buffalo32.3
Minnesota32.2
Kansas City31.9
NY Jets30.4
Carolina30.1
San Francisco26.7
Seattle25.8

—Ian Allan

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