2016 AFC Net Punting Average by Team

The Indianapolis Colts led the AFC in net punting average in 2016, with 43.5, 2.1 ahead of the New England Patriots. The average across 16 AFC teams is 40.2.

Led the AFC in 2016 Indianapolis Colts 16 games

43.5 Net Punting Average 2.1 clear of New England Patriots

#	Team	G	NET
1	Indianapolis Colts	16	43.5
2	New England Patriots	16	41.4
3	Oakland Raiders	16	41.4
4	Denver Broncos	16	41.3
5	Pittsburgh Steelers	16	40.8
6	Kansas City Chiefs	16	40.7
7	Cleveland Browns	16	40.3
	AFC average		40.2
8	Houston Texans	16	40.1
9	Miami Dolphins	16	39.9
10	Baltimore Ravens	16	39.9
11	San Diego Chargers	16	39.8
12	Cincinnati Bengals	16	39.5
13	Jacksonville Jaguars	16	39.5
14	Tennessee Titans	16	38.6
15	Buffalo Bills	16	38.1
16	New York Jets	16	37.8

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.