1959 NFL Field Goal Percentage by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Share of field goals made
The Chicago Cardinals and the New York Giants shared the lead of the whole NFL in field goal percentage in 1959, with 66.7%. The average across 12 NFL teams is 47.0%.
Led the whole NFL in 1959
Chicago Cardinals
12 games
66.7%
Field Goal Percentage
Tied with New York Giants
| # | Team | G | FG% |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago Cardinals
|
12 | 66.7% |
| 1 |
 New York Giants
|
12 | 66.7% |
| 3 |
 Pittsburgh Steelers
|
12 | 61.1% |
| 4 |
 Chicago Bears
|
12 | 52.6% |
| NFL average | 47.0% | ||
| 5 |
 San Francisco 49ers
|
12 | 46.2% |
| 6 |
 Washington Redskins
|
12 | 45.5% |
| 7 |
 Detroit Lions
|
12 | 43.5% |
| 8 |
 Los Angeles Rams
|
12 | 42.3% |
| 9 |
 Green Bay Packers
|
12 | 41.2% |
| 10 |
 Baltimore Colts
|
12 | 33.3% |
| 10 |
 Philadelphia Eagles
|
12 | 33.3% |
| 12 |
 Cleveland Browns
|
12 | 31.3% |
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.