Super Bowl champions by the percent of the time they passed the football

[SeahawkFever]

Calculated as: Pass attempts/(Pass attempts + Rush Attempts)

The pass percentages are as follows:
1972 Miami Dolphins 29.7018
1973 Miami Dolphins 33.5518
1975 Pittsburgh Steelers 36.7102
1978 Pittsburgh Steelers 37.2184
1976 Oakland Raiders 38.0841
1977 Dallas Cowboys 39.7436
1966 Green Bay Packers 40.1009
1969 Kansas City Chiefs 40.2062
2005 Pittsburgh Steelers 40.8405
1967 Green Bay Packers 41.118
1971 Dallas Cowboys 41.3517
1974 Pittsburgh Steelers 41.4163
1985 Chicago Bears 41.4587
1990 New York Giants 42.3855
1982 Washington Redskins 44.5423
2013 Seattle Seahawks 45.2099
1991 Washington Redskins 45.2888
1980 Oakland Raiders 45.7372
1986 New York Giants 45.8252
1979 Pittsburgh Steelers 46.7236
1981 San Francisco 49ers 48.0037
2004 New England Patriots 48.0674
1984 San Francisco 49ers 48.1553
1983 Los Angeles Raiders 48.1836
1968 New York Jets 48.2835
1998 Denver Broncos 48.3268
1988 San Francisco 49ers 48.7852
1987 Washington Redskins 48.8753
1993 Dallas Cowboys 49.2228
1989 San Francisco 49ers 49.4877
1992 Dallas Cowboys 49.5459
2000 Baltimore Ravens 49.6552
1997 Denver Broncos 49.6612
1995 Dallas Cowboys 49.9494
1970 Baltimore Colts 50.3023
2001 New England Patriots 50.4712
1994 San Francisco 49ers 50.998
2008 Pittsburgh Steelers 52.381
2003 New England Patriots 53.1683
2016 New England Patriots 53.2946
2007 New York Giants 53.7019
2009 New Orleans Saints 53.7549
1996 Green Bay Packers 54.0967
2017 Philadelphia Eagles 54.3877
2018 New England Patriots 54.5627
1999 St. Louis Rams 55.1509
2012 Baltimore Ravens 55.7769
2006 Indianapolis Colts 55.9237
2010 Green Bay Packers 56.237
2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 57.7982
2014 New England Patriots 58.1662
2011 New York Giants 58.9
2021 Los Angeles Rams 59.1042
2015 Denver Broncos 59.587
2023 Kansas City Chiefs 60.3612
2019 Kansas City Chiefs 60.5678
2022 Kansas City Chiefs 60.9551
2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 62.9146

[Crazy Packers Fan]

Only one pre-1990s team over 50 percent. Not surprised to see both recent Packers teams being pass heavy.

[Bryan]

Calculated as: Pass attempts/(Pass attempts + Rush Attempts)

The pass percentages are as follows:
1972 Miami Dolphins 29.7018
1973 Miami Dolphins 33.5518
1975 Pittsburgh Steelers 36.7102
1978 Pittsburgh Steelers 37.2184
1976 Oakland Raiders 38.0841
1977 Dallas Cowboys 39.7436
1966 Green Bay Packers 40.1009
1969 Kansas City Chiefs 40.2062
2005 Pittsburgh Steelers 40.8405
1967 Green Bay Packers 41.118
1971 Dallas Cowboys 41.3517
1974 Pittsburgh Steelers 41.4163
1985 Chicago Bears 41.4587
1990 New York Giants 42.3855
1982 Washington Redskins 44.5423
2013 Seattle Seahawks 45.2099
1991 Washington Redskins 45.2888
1980 Oakland Raiders 45.7372
1986 New York Giants 45.8252
1979 Pittsburgh Steelers 46.7236
1981 San Francisco 49ers 48.0037
2004 New England Patriots 48.0674
1984 San Francisco 49ers 48.1553
1983 Los Angeles Raiders 48.1836
1968 New York Jets 48.2835
1998 Denver Broncos 48.3268
1988 San Francisco 49ers 48.7852
1987 Washington Redskins 48.8753
1993 Dallas Cowboys 49.2228
1989 San Francisco 49ers 49.4877
1992 Dallas Cowboys 49.5459
2000 Baltimore Ravens 49.6552
1997 Denver Broncos 49.6612
1995 Dallas Cowboys 49.9494
1970 Baltimore Colts 50.3023
2001 New England Patriots 50.4712
1994 San Francisco 49ers 50.998
2008 Pittsburgh Steelers 52.381
2003 New England Patriots 53.1683
2016 New England Patriots 53.2946
2007 New York Giants 53.7019
2009 New Orleans Saints 53.7549
1996 Green Bay Packers 54.0967
2017 Philadelphia Eagles 54.3877
2018 New England Patriots 54.5627
1999 St. Louis Rams 55.1509
2012 Baltimore Ravens 55.7769
2006 Indianapolis Colts 55.9237
2010 Green Bay Packers 56.237
2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 57.7982
2014 New England Patriots 58.1662
2011 New York Giants 58.9
2021 Los Angeles Rams 59.1042
2015 Denver Broncos 59.587
2023 Kansas City Chiefs 60.3612
2019 Kansas City Chiefs 60.5678
2022 Kansas City Chiefs 60.9551
2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 62.9146

Things I found interesting:

*all the QBs on the lowest % teams are in the HOF
*The 81 Niners didn't really pass the ball that much more than the 79 Steelers or 80 Raiders
*The 70 Colts were the highest % of the old school teams. Not sure if that was by design or if the run game was just so anemic. Bulaich did fairly well in the postseason running the ball. A very weird team in that Earl Morrall was like a relief pitcher as a QB. The Colts receiving corps was just OK IMO....Mackey was at the end of his effectiveness, Roy Jefferson was tough, Eddie Hinton was just a guy, Tom Mitchell was very underrated but not a great pass catcher.

[GameBeforeTheMoney]

This is awesome - thank you for posting it. And great observations, Bryan. And all of the 6 lowest teams have at least one WR in the HOF - and half of those teams have 2 WRs in. In the Raiders case, two WRs and a TE!

Surprised that The Greatest Show on Turf isn't higher. Even more surprised by the Saints. The difference between the 78 and 79 Steelers is also interesting.

[Jay Z]

*The 70 Colts were the highest % of the old school teams. Not sure if that was by design or if the run game was just so anemic. Bulaich did fairly well in the postseason running the ball. A very weird team in that Earl Morrall was like a relief pitcher as a QB. The Colts receiving corps was just OK IMO....Mackey was at the end of his effectiveness, Roy Jefferson was tough, Eddie Hinton was just a guy, Tom Mitchell was very underrated but not a great pass catcher.

1970 was in general a confusing season for teams, as the game was transitioning to a more run oriented game, but most teams didn't really know what to do with it. The average number of rushing attempts per team went up, but the total yards went down. QBs were struggling with the zone defenses, but were uncertain on ways to effectively run the ball.

The Colts didn't have Matte for 1970, so a dip is understandable. The Cowboys came close, even with Morton playing at a Trent Dilfer level, but Landry didn't understand how to build a shutdown defense. 49ers had Brodie on a hot year but Willard there was getting a ton of carries at only a 3.3 clip. Just not a lot that makes sense in 1970, there was no complete team.

[Brian wolf]

The 1970 Cowboys' defense shut down the Lions, 49ers and Colts in the postseason, giving up three total TDs, one a simple fluke. Landry refused to replace an injured QB, which cost his team the championship.

[Hail Casares]

Calculated as: Pass attempts/(Pass attempts + Rush Attempts)

The pass percentages are as follows:
1972 Miami Dolphins 29.7018
1973 Miami Dolphins 33.5518
1975 Pittsburgh Steelers 36.7102
1978 Pittsburgh Steelers 37.2184
1976 Oakland Raiders 38.0841
1977 Dallas Cowboys 39.7436
1966 Green Bay Packers 40.1009
1969 Kansas City Chiefs 40.2062
2005 Pittsburgh Steelers 40.8405
1967 Green Bay Packers 41.118
1971 Dallas Cowboys 41.3517
1974 Pittsburgh Steelers 41.4163
1985 Chicago Bears 41.4587
1990 New York Giants 42.3855
1982 Washington Redskins 44.5423
2013 Seattle Seahawks 45.2099
1991 Washington Redskins 45.2888
1980 Oakland Raiders 45.7372
1986 New York Giants 45.8252
1979 Pittsburgh Steelers 46.7236
1981 San Francisco 49ers 48.0037
2004 New England Patriots 48.0674
1984 San Francisco 49ers 48.1553
1983 Los Angeles Raiders 48.1836
1968 New York Jets 48.2835
1998 Denver Broncos 48.3268
1988 San Francisco 49ers 48.7852
1987 Washington Redskins 48.8753
1993 Dallas Cowboys 49.2228
1989 San Francisco 49ers 49.4877
1992 Dallas Cowboys 49.5459
2000 Baltimore Ravens 49.6552
1997 Denver Broncos 49.6612
1995 Dallas Cowboys 49.9494
1970 Baltimore Colts 50.3023
2001 New England Patriots 50.4712
1994 San Francisco 49ers 50.998
2008 Pittsburgh Steelers 52.381
2003 New England Patriots 53.1683
2016 New England Patriots 53.2946
2007 New York Giants 53.7019
2009 New Orleans Saints 53.7549
1996 Green Bay Packers 54.0967
2017 Philadelphia Eagles 54.3877
2018 New England Patriots 54.5627
1999 St. Louis Rams 55.1509
2012 Baltimore Ravens 55.7769
2006 Indianapolis Colts 55.9237
2010 Green Bay Packers 56.237
2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 57.7982
2014 New England Patriots 58.1662
2011 New York Giants 58.9
2021 Los Angeles Rams 59.1042
2015 Denver Broncos 59.587
2023 Kansas City Chiefs 60.3612
2019 Kansas City Chiefs 60.5678
2022 Kansas City Chiefs 60.9551
2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 62.9146

Things I found interesting:

*all the QBs on the lowest % teams are in the HOF
*The 81 Niners didn't really pass the ball that much more than the 79 Steelers or 80 Raiders
*The 70 Colts were the highest % of the old school teams. Not sure if that was by design or if the run game was just so anemic. Bulaich did fairly well in the postseason running the ball. A very weird team in that Earl Morrall was like a relief pitcher as a QB. The Colts receiving corps was just OK IMO....Mackey was at the end of his effectiveness, Roy Jefferson was tough, Eddie Hinton was just a guy, Tom Mitchell was very underrated but not a great pass catcher.

The 2002 Bucs being that high up the list shocked me a bit too. I know Brad Johnson had a great season, but always chalked it up to "great efficiency, low volume".....seems it was great efficiency and high volume.

I think some of the "even Dilfer won a SB with a great defense" stuff rubbed off on Brad Johnson in people's memories.

[SeahawkFever]

Calculated as: Pass attempts/(Pass attempts + Rush Attempts)

The pass percentages are as follows:
1972 Miami Dolphins 29.7018
1973 Miami Dolphins 33.5518
1975 Pittsburgh Steelers 36.7102
1978 Pittsburgh Steelers 37.2184
1976 Oakland Raiders 38.0841
1977 Dallas Cowboys 39.7436
1966 Green Bay Packers 40.1009
1969 Kansas City Chiefs 40.2062
2005 Pittsburgh Steelers 40.8405
1967 Green Bay Packers 41.118
1971 Dallas Cowboys 41.3517
1974 Pittsburgh Steelers 41.4163
1985 Chicago Bears 41.4587
1990 New York Giants 42.3855
1982 Washington Redskins 44.5423
2013 Seattle Seahawks 45.2099
1991 Washington Redskins 45.2888
1980 Oakland Raiders 45.7372
1986 New York Giants 45.8252
1979 Pittsburgh Steelers 46.7236
1981 San Francisco 49ers 48.0037
2004 New England Patriots 48.0674
1984 San Francisco 49ers 48.1553
1983 Los Angeles Raiders 48.1836
1968 New York Jets 48.2835
1998 Denver Broncos 48.3268
1988 San Francisco 49ers 48.7852
1987 Washington Redskins 48.8753
1993 Dallas Cowboys 49.2228
1989 San Francisco 49ers 49.4877
1992 Dallas Cowboys 49.5459
2000 Baltimore Ravens 49.6552
1997 Denver Broncos 49.6612
1995 Dallas Cowboys 49.9494
1970 Baltimore Colts 50.3023
2001 New England Patriots 50.4712
1994 San Francisco 49ers 50.998
2008 Pittsburgh Steelers 52.381
2003 New England Patriots 53.1683
2016 New England Patriots 53.2946
2007 New York Giants 53.7019
2009 New Orleans Saints 53.7549
1996 Green Bay Packers 54.0967
2017 Philadelphia Eagles 54.3877
2018 New England Patriots 54.5627
1999 St. Louis Rams 55.1509
2012 Baltimore Ravens 55.7769
2006 Indianapolis Colts 55.9237
2010 Green Bay Packers 56.237
2002 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 57.7982
2014 New England Patriots 58.1662
2011 New York Giants 58.9
2021 Los Angeles Rams 59.1042
2015 Denver Broncos 59.587
2023 Kansas City Chiefs 60.3612
2019 Kansas City Chiefs 60.5678
2022 Kansas City Chiefs 60.9551
2020 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 62.9146

Things I found interesting:

*all the QBs on the lowest % teams are in the HOF
*The 81 Niners didn't really pass the ball that much more than the 79 Steelers or 80 Raiders
*The 70 Colts were the highest % of the old school teams. Not sure if that was by design or if the run game was just so anemic. Bulaich did fairly well in the postseason running the ball. A very weird team in that Earl Morrall was like a relief pitcher as a QB. The Colts receiving corps was just OK IMO....Mackey was at the end of his effectiveness, Roy Jefferson was tough, Eddie Hinton was just a guy, Tom Mitchell was very underrated but not a great pass catcher.

The 2002 Bucs being that high up the list shocked me a bit too. I know Brad Johnson had a great season, but always chalked it up to "great efficiency, low volume".....seems it was great efficiency and high volume.

I think some of the "even Dilfer won a SB with a great defense" stuff rubbed off on Brad Johnson in people's memories.

That reputation probably rubbed off on Johnson because his career is underwhelming compared to most Super Bowl winning quarterbacks, but he did throw the ball more than you might expect.