1987 NFL Punting Average by Team

The San Diego Chargers led the whole NFL in punting average in 1987, with 42.0, 0.2 ahead of the Detroit Lions. The average across 28 NFL teams is 39.8.

Led the whole NFL in 1987 San Diego Chargers 15 games

42.0 Punting Average 0.2 clear of Detroit Lions

#	Team	Conference	G	P/A
1	San Diego Chargers	AFC	15	42.0
2	Detroit Lions	NFC	15	41.8
3	Atlanta Falcons	NFC	15	41.7
4	Los Angeles Rams	NFC	15	41.3
5	Pittsburgh Steelers	AFC	15	41.2
6	Denver Broncos	AFC	15	41.2
7	New Orleans Saints	NFC	15	41.1
8	Cincinnati Bengals	AFC	15	41.0
9	Chicago Bears	NFC	15	40.7
10	Los Angeles Raiders	AFC	15	40.5
11	New York Giants	NFC	15	40.5
12	Kansas City Chiefs	AFC	15	40.4
	NFL average			39.8
13	Green Bay Packers	NFC	15	39.8
14	Washington Redskins	NFC	15	39.6
15	Houston Oilers	AFC	15	39.6
16	Dallas Cowboys	NFC	15	39.6
17	Minnesota Vikings	NFC	15	39.4
18	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	NFC	15	39.3
19	Indianapolis Colts	AFC	15	39.2
20	Miami Dolphins	AFC	15	39.1
21	Seattle Seahawks	AFC	15	38.9
22	Buffalo Bills	AFC	15	38.7
23	St. Louis Cardinals	NFC	15	38.6
24	New England Patriots	AFC	15	38.5
25	Philadelphia Eagles	NFC	15	38.1
26	San Francisco 49ers	NFC	15	37.9
27	New York Jets	AFC	15	37.1
28	Cleveland Browns	AFC	15	36.9

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.