1971 NFC Field Goals Attempted by Team

The Washington Redskins led the NFC in field goals attempted in 1971, with 49, 12 ahead of the Detroit Lions. The average across 13 NFC teams is 31.5.

Led the NFC in 1971 Washington Redskins 14 games

49 Field Goals Attempted 12 clear of Detroit Lions

#	Team	G	FGA
1	Washington Redskins	14	49
2	Detroit Lions	14	37
2	Philadelphia Eagles	14	37
4	San Francisco 49ers	14	36
5	Chicago Bears	14	33
5	Dallas Cowboys	14	33
7	Minnesota Vikings	14	32
7	St. Louis Cardinals	14	32
	NFC average		31.5
9	Los Angeles Rams	14	29
10	New Orleans Saints	14	28
11	Green Bay Packers	14	26
12	Atlanta Falcons	14	21
13	New York Giants	14	17

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.