1987 NFL Field Goal Percentage by Team

The Dallas Cowboys led the whole NFL in field goal percentage in 1987, with 86.2%, 1.8% ahead of the Indianapolis Colts. The average across 28 NFL teams is 70.3%.

Led the whole NFL in 1987 Dallas Cowboys 15 games

86.2% Field Goal Percentage 1.8% clear of Indianapolis Colts

#	Team	G	FG%
1	Dallas Cowboys	15	86.2%
2	Indianapolis Colts	15	84.4%
3	Kansas City Chiefs	15	84.0%
4	Houston Oilers	15	81.3%
5	Los Angeles Rams	15	81.0%
6	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	15	79.2%
7	New Orleans Saints	15	78.6%
8	Cincinnati Bengals	15	78.1%
9	Seattle Seahawks	15	77.3%
10	New York Jets	15	76.9%
11	Pittsburgh Steelers	15	75.9%
12	Miami Dolphins	15	75.0%
13	Denver Broncos	15	72.4%
13	Green Bay Packers	15	72.4%
15	Atlanta Falcons	15	70.6%
	NFL average		70.3%
16	San Francisco 49ers	15	69.6%
17	Chicago Bears	15	68.8%
18	Cleveland Browns	15	67.7%
19	Detroit Lions	15	66.7%
20	Los Angeles Raiders	15	63.3%
21	New York Giants	15	62.5%
22	Washington Redskins	15	62.1%
23	Philadelphia Eagles	15	61.3%
24	Buffalo Bills	15	60.0%
25	New England Patriots	15	57.1%
25	San Diego Chargers	15	57.1%
27	St. Louis Cardinals	15	51.9%
28	Minnesota Vikings	15	48.3%

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.