1987 NFL Field Goals Attempted by Team

The New Orleans Saints led the whole NFL in field goals attempted in 1987, with 42, 3 ahead of the Detroit Lions. The average across 28 NFL teams is 28.0.

Led the whole NFL in 1987 New Orleans Saints 15 games

42 Field Goals Attempted 3 clear of Detroit Lions

#	Team	G	FGA
1	New Orleans Saints	15	42
2	Detroit Lions	15	39
3	Chicago Bears	15	32
3	Cincinnati Bengals	15	32
3	Houston Oilers	15	32
3	Indianapolis Colts	15	32
3	New York Giants	15	32
8	Cleveland Browns	15	31
8	Philadelphia Eagles	15	31
10	Los Angeles Raiders	15	30
11	Dallas Cowboys	15	29
11	Denver Broncos	15	29
11	Green Bay Packers	15	29
11	Minnesota Vikings	15	29
11	Pittsburgh Steelers	15	29
11	Washington Redskins	15	29
17	New England Patriots	15	28
17	San Diego Chargers	15	28
	NFL average		28.0
19	St. Louis Cardinals	15	27
20	New York Jets	15	26
21	Kansas City Chiefs	15	25
22	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	15	24
23	San Francisco 49ers	15	23
24	Seattle Seahawks	15	22
25	Los Angeles Rams	15	21
26	Buffalo Bills	15	20
27	Atlanta Falcons	15	17
28	Miami Dolphins	15	16

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.