Is scoring up?

CHFF says NO

The record for pass attempts was set by Drew Bledsoe in 1994 (691). The record for pass completions was set by Drew Brees in 2007 (440). The record for pass touchdowns was set by Tom Brady in 2007 (50). The record for completion percentage was set by Brees in 2009 (70.3%). The record for passer rating was set by Manning in 2004 (121.1). And the Cold, Hard Football Facts concluded earlier this month that the two greatest passing seasons in history were produced by Montana in 1989 and Steve Young in 1994.

(Yards per attempt remain the one constant through the years: no matter how often a team runs or passes, teams with a high average per pass attempt win games.)

But the bottom line is this: the revolution in the passing game has not led to a revolution on the scoreboard. The revolution in the passing game has not even produced the prolific scoring rates we witnessed in the late 1940s, 1950s and 1960s.

Those years mark then era when offenses, not just offensive statistics, truly dominated pro football.