1971 NFL Completion Percentage by Team

The Cincinnati Bengals led the whole NFL in completion percentage in 1971, with 58.6%, just ahead of the Atlanta Falcons (58.63% to 58.60%). The average across 26 NFL teams is 50.9%.

Led the whole NFL in 1971 Cincinnati Bengals 14 games

58.6% Completion Percentage Just ahead of Atlanta Falcons

#	Team	Conference	G	CMP%
1	Cincinnati Bengals	AFC	14	58.6%
2	Atlanta Falcons	NFC	14	58.6%
3	New York Giants	NFC	14	58.0%
4	Dallas Cowboys	NFC	14	57.1%
5	Washington Redskins	NFC	14	54.5%
6	Kansas City Chiefs	AFC	14	54.3%
7	San Diego Chargers	AFC	14	54.2%
8	San Francisco 49ers	NFC	14	53.5%
9	Miami Dolphins	AFC	14	53.2%
10	Detroit Lions	NFC	14	52.5%
11	Pittsburgh Steelers	AFC	14	51.7%
12	Philadelphia Eagles	NFC	14	51.3%
13	Baltimore Colts	AFC	14	51.2%
	NFL average			50.9%
14	Buffalo Bills	AFC	14	50.4%
15	Cleveland Browns	AFC	14	50.0%
15	Los Angeles Rams	NFC	14	50.0%
15	Oakland Raiders	AFC	14	50.0%
18	Denver Broncos	AFC	14	48.9%
19	New England Patriots	AFC	14	48.2%
20	Green Bay Packers	NFC	14	47.6%
21	New Orleans Saints	NFC	14	47.0%
22	Minnesota Vikings	NFC	14	47.0%
23	Houston Oilers	AFC	14	45.9%
24	St. Louis Cardinals	NFC	14	44.2%
25	New York Jets	AFC	14	42.8%
26	Chicago Bears	NFC	14	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. Passing yards are gross, before sack yardage comes off; the league's official team figures are net, so they run a little lower.