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1970 AFC Punting Average by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Gross yards per punt

The Cincinnati Bengals led the AFC in punting average in 1970, with 46.2, 1.3 ahead of the Kansas City Chiefs. The average across 13 AFC teams is 42.3.

Led the AFC in 1970 Cincinnati Bengals 14 games
46.2 Punting Average 1.3 clear of Kansas City Chiefs
# Team G P/A
1 Cincinnati Bengals 14 46.2
2 Kansas City Chiefs 14 44.9
3 Baltimore Colts 14 44.7
4 Pittsburgh Steelers 14 44.2
5 Denver Broncos 14 42.9
6 San Diego Chargers 14 42.8
7 Cleveland Browns 14 42.6
8 Houston Oilers 14 42.4
AFC average 42.3
9 Miami Dolphins 14 41.2
10 New York Jets 14 40.1
11 Oakland Raiders 14 39.5
12 Boston Patriots 14 39.1
13 Buffalo Bills 14 38.9

A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as passer rating and yards per attempt are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players.