1961 NFL Field Goal Percentage by Team

The Cleveland Browns led the whole NFL in field goal percentage in 1961, with 69.6%, 2.9% ahead of the Green Bay Packers. The average across 22 NFL teams is 46.1%.

Led the whole NFL in 1961 Cleveland Browns 14 games

69.6% Field Goal Percentage 2.9% clear of Green Bay Packers

#	Team	Conference	G	FG%
1	Cleveland Browns	NFL	14	69.6%
2	Green Bay Packers	NFL	14	66.7%
3	Houston Oilers	AFL	14	61.5%
4	Philadelphia Eagles	NFL	14	56.0%
5	San Francisco 49ers	NFL	14	54.6%
6	Baltimore Colts	NFL	14	53.9%
7	Pittsburgh Steelers	NFL	14	53.6%
8	Boston Patriots	AFL	14	53.1%
9	Los Angeles Rams	NFL	14	48.2%
9	San Diego Chargers	AFL	14	48.2%
	NFL average			46.1%
11	Dallas Cowboys	NFL	14	45.8%
12	Detroit Lions	NFL	14	45.5%
13	Minnesota Vikings	NFL	14	42.9%
14	Oakland Raiders	AFL	14	42.3%
15	New York Giants	NFL	14	41.2%
15	St. Louis Cardinals	NFL	14	41.2%
17	Chicago Bears	NFL	14	40.7%
18	New York Titans	AFL	14	34.8%
19	Buffalo Bills	AFL	14	34.6%
20	Denver Broncos	AFL	14	32.0%
21	Dallas Texans	AFL	14	29.2%
22	Washington Redskins	NFL	14	17.9%

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.