1989 NFL Field Goal Percentage by Team

The Detroit Lions led the whole NFL in field goal percentage in 1989, with 95.2%, 13.4% ahead of the Denver Broncos. The average across 28 NFL teams is 72.3%.

Led the whole NFL in 1989 Detroit Lions 16 games

95.2% Field Goal Percentage 13.4% clear of Denver Broncos

#	Team	Conference	G	FG%
1	Detroit Lions	NFC	16	95.2%
2	Denver Broncos	AFC	16	81.8%
3	San Francisco 49ers	NFC	16	80.6%
4	Chicago Bears	NFC	16	79.0%
5	Green Bay Packers	NFC	16	78.6%
5	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	NFC	16	78.6%
7	Indianapolis Colts	AFC	16	77.8%
8	Buffalo Bills	AFC	16	76.7%
8	Los Angeles Rams	NFC	16	76.7%
10	New York Giants	NFC	16	76.3%
11	New England Patriots	AFC	16	75.0%
12	Miami Dolphins	AFC	16	73.1%
13	Kansas City Chiefs	AFC	16	72.7%
13	Minnesota Vikings	NFC	16	72.7%
15	Washington Redskins	NFC	16	72.5%
	NFL average			72.3%
16	Atlanta Falcons	NFC	16	71.9%
17	Cincinnati Bengals	AFC	16	70.0%
17	Pittsburgh Steelers	AFC	16	70.0%
19	Phoenix Cardinals	NFC	16	69.2%
20	New Orleans Saints	NFC	16	69.0%
21	San Diego Chargers	AFC	16	68.0%
22	Los Angeles Raiders	AFC	16	67.7%
23	Houston Oilers	AFC	16	67.6%
24	Cleveland Browns	AFC	16	66.7%
24	New York Jets	AFC	16	66.7%
26	Philadelphia Eagles	NFC	16	60.6%
27	Seattle Seahawks	AFC	16	60.0%
28	Dallas Cowboys	NFC	16	50.0%

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.