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1978 NFL Field Goals Attempted by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Field goals attempted

The Los Angeles Rams led the whole NFL in field goals attempted in 1978, with 43, 13 ahead of the Cincinnati Bengals. The average across 28 NFL teams is 24.2.

Led the whole NFL in 1978 Los Angeles Rams 16 games
43 Field Goals Attempted 13 clear of Cincinnati Bengals
# Team Conference G FGA
1 Los Angeles Rams NFC 16 43
2 Cincinnati Bengals AFC 16 30
2 Kansas City Chiefs AFC 16 30
2 New York Jets AFC 16 30
2 Washington Redskins NFC 16 30
6 New York Giants NFC 16 29
7 Cleveland Browns AFC 16 28
7 Detroit Lions NFC 16 28
9 Atlanta Falcons NFC 16 26
9 Dallas Cowboys NFC 16 26
9 Pittsburgh Steelers AFC 16 26
12 New Orleans Saints NFC 16 25
NFL average 24.2
13 New England Patriots AFC 16 24
13 Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFC 16 24
15 Miami Dolphins AFC 16 23
15 San Francisco 49ers NFC 16 23
17 Chicago Bears NFC 16 22
17 Denver Broncos AFC 16 22
17 San Diego Chargers AFC 16 22
17 St. Louis Cardinals NFC 16 22
21 Seattle Seahawks AFC 16 21
22 Oakland Raiders AFC 16 20
23 Green Bay Packers NFC 16 19
23 Minnesota Vikings NFC 16 19
25 Houston Oilers AFC 16 18
26 Baltimore Colts AFC 16 17
26 Philadelphia Eagles NFC 16 17
28 Buffalo Bills AFC 16 13

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.