"To attempt a pass" means trying to throw or kick a ball to a teammate with the goal of advancing it closer to the opponent's goal, usually in sports like football or basketball. Full definition
For the first 61 minutes he sat back and performed his deeper role with only 16 attempted passes in this time it's clear he struggled to influence the game. (eplindex.com)
Webber had to switch to a fuel - saving engine setting and on lap 40 Vettel took advantage, drawing alongside and attempting a pass for fearing of losing out to the chasing Lewis Hamilton if he also backed off. (wtf1.com)
But the most genuinely amazing development prevented rather than instituted an upset; Texas Christian attempted a pass into the University of Oklahoma's end zone and was credited with a touchdown, but T.C.U. Captain Johnny Crouch honestly confessed that the ball had bounced before it was gathered in — thus, in the end, enabling Oklahoma to win, 21 - 16. (si.com)