1986 AFC Punting Average by Team

The Indianapolis Colts led the AFC in punting average in 1986, with 44.7, 0.5 ahead of the Miami Dolphins. The average across 14 AFC teams is 40.6.

Led the AFC in 1986 Indianapolis Colts 16 games

44.7 Punting Average 0.5 clear of Miami Dolphins

#	Team	G	P/A
1	Indianapolis Colts	16	44.7
2	Miami Dolphins	16	44.2
3	New England Patriots	16	42.1
4	San Diego Chargers	16	41.5
5	Cleveland Browns	16	41.2
6	Houston Oilers	16	41.1
7	Kansas City Chiefs	16	40.7
	AFC average		40.6
8	Buffalo Bills	16	40.4
9	Los Angeles Raiders	16	40.2
10	Pittsburgh Steelers	16	40.1
11	Denver Broncos	16	39.7
12	New York Jets	16	39.4
13	Seattle Seahawks	16	38.6
14	Cincinnati Bengals	16	35.0

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.