2012 NFC Net Punting Average by Team

The San Francisco 49ers led the NFC in net punting average in 2012, with 43.2, just ahead of the New Orleans Saints (43.24 to 43.19). The average across 16 NFC teams is 39.6.

Led the NFC in 2012 San Francisco 49ers 16 games

43.2 Net Punting Average Just ahead of New Orleans Saints

#	Team	G	NET
1	San Francisco 49ers	16	43.2
2	New Orleans Saints	16	43.2
3	Atlanta Falcons	16	42.1
4	Arizona Cardinals	16	41.4
5	Seattle Seahawks	16	40.8
6	St. Louis Rams	16	39.9
	NFC average		39.6
7	Green Bay Packers	16	39.5
8	Chicago Bears	16	39.4
9	New York Giants	16	39.4
10	Minnesota Vikings	16	38.9
11	Dallas Cowboys	16	38.8
12	Washington Redskins	16	38.3
13	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	37.9
14	Philadelphia Eagles	16	37.4
15	Carolina Panthers	16	37.0
16	Detroit Lions	16	36.9

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.