1980 NFC Field Goals Attempted by Team

The Detroit Lions led the NFC in field goals attempted in 1980, with 42, 9 ahead of the Washington Redskins. The average across 14 NFC teams is 25.4.

Led the NFC in 1980 Detroit Lions 16 games

42 Field Goals Attempted 9 clear of Washington Redskins

#	Team	G	FGA
1	Detroit Lions	16	42
2	Washington Redskins	16	33
3	Philadelphia Eagles	16	31
4	Los Angeles Rams	16	30
5	Atlanta Falcons	16	27
6	Minnesota Vikings	16	26
	NFC average		25.4
7	New York Giants	16	24
8	St. Louis Cardinals	16	23
8	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	23
10	New Orleans Saints	16	22
11	Green Bay Packers	16	20
12	San Francisco 49ers	16	19
13	Chicago Bears	16	18
14	Dallas Cowboys	16	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.