1974 NFC Punting Average by Team

The New Orleans Saints led the NFC in punting average in 1974, with 41.8, 1.0 ahead of the San Francisco 49ers. The average across 13 NFC teams is 38.6.

Led the NFC in 1974 New Orleans Saints 14 games

41.8 Punting Average 1.0 clear of San Francisco 49ers

#	Team	G	P/A
1	New Orleans Saints	14	41.8
2	San Francisco 49ers	14	40.8
3	Atlanta Falcons	14	40.5
4	New York Giants	14	40.1
5	St. Louis Cardinals	14	38.7
	NFC average		38.6
6	Dallas Cowboys	14	38.5
7	Green Bay Packers	14	38.4
8	Detroit Lions	14	38.2
9	Washington Redskins	14	38.1
10	Chicago Bears	14	37.7
11	Los Angeles Rams	14	36.4
12	Minnesota Vikings	14	36.1
13	Philadelphia Eagles	14	36.0

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.