1973 NFC Punting Average by Team

The San Francisco 49ers led the NFC in punting average in 1973, with 43.7, 0.5 ahead of the Detroit Lions. The average across 13 NFC teams is 40.9.

Led the NFC in 1973 San Francisco 49ers 14 games

43.7 Punting Average 0.5 clear of Detroit Lions

#	Team	G	P/A
1	San Francisco 49ers	14	43.7
2	Detroit Lions	14	43.2
3	Atlanta Falcons	14	42.6
4	New Orleans Saints	14	41.7
5	Dallas Cowboys	14	41.5
6	Green Bay Packers	14	41.0
	NFC average		40.9
7	Philadelphia Eagles	14	40.9
8	Los Angeles Rams	14	40.8
9	Washington Redskins	14	40.3
10	Chicago Bears	14	39.8
11	Minnesota Vikings	14	39.8
12	New York Giants	14	38.8
13	St. Louis Cardinals	14	37.5

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.