1971 NFC Punting Average by Team

The Philadelphia Eagles led the NFC in punting average in 1971, with 41.9, 0.2 ahead of the Detroit Lions. The average across 13 NFC teams is 40.2.

Led the NFC in 1971 Philadelphia Eagles 14 games

41.9 Punting Average 0.2 clear of Detroit Lions

#	Team	G	P/A
1	Philadelphia Eagles	14	41.9
2	Detroit Lions	14	41.7
3	Dallas Cowboys	14	41.6
4	New Orleans Saints	14	41.4
5	Los Angeles Rams	14	41.4
6	New York Giants	14	40.6
7	Washington Redskins	14	40.5
	NFC average		40.2
8	Chicago Bears	14	40.2
9	Green Bay Packers	14	40.0
10	Minnesota Vikings	14	39.5
11	St. Louis Cardinals	14	38.8
12	San Francisco 49ers	14	38.7
13	Atlanta Falcons	14	36.9

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.