2026 NFL Punting Average by Team

The Kansas City Chiefs lead the whole NFL in punting average in 2026, with 52.4, 0.3 ahead of the Indianapolis Colts. The average across 32 NFL teams is 47.8. Through October 19, updated every night.

Leads the whole NFL in 2026 through October 19 Kansas City Chiefs 6 games

52.4 Punting Average 0.3 clear of Indianapolis Colts

#	Team	G	P/A
1	Kansas City Chiefs	6	52.4
2	Indianapolis Colts	6	52.1
3	New York Giants	6	52.0
4	Las Vegas Raiders	6	50.6
5	Cleveland Browns	6	50.3
6	Pittsburgh Steelers	6	49.5
7	Atlanta Falcons	6	49.3
8	Tennessee Titans	6	49.3
9	Chicago Bears	6	49.3
10	Washington Commanders	6	48.8
11	Buffalo Bills	6	48.7
12	Dallas Cowboys	6	48.5
13	Los Angeles Rams	6	48.3
14	Houston Texans	6	48.1
15	Los Angeles Chargers	6	47.9
16	Detroit Lions	6	47.8
	NFL average		47.8
17	Philadelphia Eagles	6	47.7
18	New England Patriots	6	47.6
19	Jacksonville Jaguars	6	47.6
20	San Francisco 49ers	6	47.4
21	Green Bay Packers	6	47.1
22	Denver Broncos	6	47.1
23	New York Jets	6	47.0
24	Baltimore Ravens	6	46.9
25	Carolina Panthers	6	46.6
26	New Orleans Saints	6	46.4
27	Miami Dolphins	6	45.5
28	Arizona Cardinals	6	45.2
29	Cincinnati Bengals	6	44.9
30	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	6	43.7
31	Seattle Seahawks	6	43.7
32	Minnesota Vikings	6	42.0

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.