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1997 NFL Field Goals Attempted by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Field goals attempted

The Indianapolis Colts and the New York Jets shared the lead of the whole NFL in field goals attempted in 1997, with 41. The average across 30 NFL teams is 30.2.

Led the whole NFL in 1997 Indianapolis Colts 16 games
41 Field Goals Attempted Tied with New York Jets
# Team Conference G FGA
1 Indianapolis Colts AFC 16 41
1 New York Jets AFC 16 41
3 Denver Broncos AFC 16 39
4 Dallas Cowboys NFC 16 38
5 St. Louis Rams NFC 16 37
6 Jacksonville Jaguars AFC 16 36
6 Miami Dolphins AFC 16 36
6 San Francisco 49ers NFC 16 36
9 Tennessee Oilers AFC 16 35
10 Baltimore Ravens AFC 16 34
11 New York Giants NFC 16 32
12 Philadelphia Eagles NFC 16 31
12 San Diego Chargers AFC 16 31
NFL average 30.2
14 Buffalo Bills AFC 16 30
14 Green Bay Packers NFC 16 30
16 Arizona Cardinals NFC 16 29
16 Detroit Lions NFC 16 29
16 New England Patriots AFC 16 29
19 Seattle Seahawks AFC 16 28
20 Atlanta Falcons NFC 16 27
20 Kansas City Chiefs AFC 16 27
20 Minnesota Vikings NFC 16 27
20 New Orleans Saints NFC 16 27
24 Carolina Panthers NFC 16 26
24 Chicago Bears NFC 16 26
26 Pittsburgh Steelers AFC 16 25
27 Washington Redskins NFC 16 24
28 Oakland Raiders AFC 16 22
29 Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFC 16 17
30 Cincinnati Bengals AFC 16 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.