1981 NFC Punting Average by Team

The Detroit Lions led the NFC in punting average in 1981, with 43.5, 0.2 ahead of the New York Giants. The average across 14 NFC teams is 41.3.

Led the NFC in 1981 Detroit Lions 16 games

43.5 Punting Average 0.2 clear of New York Giants

#	Team	G	P/A
1	Detroit Lions	16	43.5
2	New York Giants	16	43.3
3	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	42.2
4	Los Angeles Rams	16	42.0
5	St. Louis Cardinals	16	41.8
6	San Francisco 49ers	16	41.5
7	Minnesota Vikings	16	41.4
	NFC average		41.3
8	Atlanta Falcons	16	40.7
9	Green Bay Packers	16	40.6
10	Dallas Cowboys	16	40.5
11	New Orleans Saints	16	40.5
12	Philadelphia Eagles	16	40.3
13	Washington Redskins	16	40.0
14	Chicago Bears	16	39.7

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.