1987 NFC Punting Average by Team

The Detroit Lions led the NFC in punting average in 1987, with 41.8, 0.1 ahead of the Atlanta Falcons. The average across 14 NFC teams is 40.0.

Led the NFC in 1987 Detroit Lions 15 games

41.8 Punting Average 0.1 clear of Atlanta Falcons

#	Team	G	P/A
1	Detroit Lions	15	41.8
2	Atlanta Falcons	15	41.7
3	Los Angeles Rams	15	41.3
4	New Orleans Saints	15	41.1
5	Chicago Bears	15	40.7
6	New York Giants	15	40.5
	NFC average		40.0
7	Green Bay Packers	15	39.8
8	Washington Redskins	15	39.6
9	Dallas Cowboys	15	39.6
10	Minnesota Vikings	15	39.4
11	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	15	39.3
12	St. Louis Cardinals	15	38.6
13	Philadelphia Eagles	15	38.1
14	San Francisco 49ers	15	37.9

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.