Inflation, like a certain QB, on the rise

demigod1987 from Sheboygan, Wisc., has a request. "Could you do a post showing the inflation of passing numbers over the last decade or so?" he writes. "The same argument keeps coming up in the blog regarding how great Alex Smith's numbers were compared to QBs from the past." 2000-2011 NFL Passing Per Game Happy to oblige, demigod1987. The chart, built from data available at Pro Football Reference, shows team averages per game for familiar passing stats since 2000.