2001 NFL Net Punting Average by Team

The Carolina Panthers led the whole NFL in net punting average in 2001, with 39.3, 1.2 ahead of the New England Patriots. The average across 31 NFL teams is 35.5.

Led the whole NFL in 2001 Carolina Panthers 16 games

39.3 Net Punting Average 1.2 clear of New England Patriots

#	Team	Conference	G	NET
1	Carolina Panthers	NFC	16	39.3
2	New England Patriots	AFC	16	38.1
3	Jacksonville Jaguars	AFC	16	37.9
4	Miami Dolphins	AFC	16	37.7
5	Chicago Bears	NFC	16	37.0
6	San Diego Chargers	AFC	16	36.9
7	Denver Broncos	AFC	16	36.9
8	Seattle Seahawks	NFC	16	36.8
9	Tennessee Titans	AFC	16	36.6
10	Green Bay Packers	NFC	16	36.5
11	Philadelphia Eagles	NFC	16	36.4
12	Atlanta Falcons	NFC	16	36.1
13	Oakland Raiders	AFC	16	36.1
14	New Orleans Saints	NFC	16	35.8
15	Kansas City Chiefs	AFC	16	35.8
	NFL average			35.5
16	San Francisco 49ers	NFC	16	35.4
17	Detroit Lions	NFC	16	35.2
18	Pittsburgh Steelers	AFC	16	35.1
19	St. Louis Rams	NFC	16	34.9
20	New York Giants	NFC	16	34.8
21	Washington Redskins	NFC	16	34.7
22	Cincinnati Bengals	AFC	16	34.7
23	Cleveland Browns	AFC	16	34.5
24	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	NFC	16	34.2
25	Buffalo Bills	AFC	16	34.2
26	Baltimore Ravens	AFC	16	34.0
27	Indianapolis Colts	AFC	16	33.8
28	Arizona Cardinals	NFC	16	33.7
29	Minnesota Vikings	NFC	16	33.4
30	Dallas Cowboys	NFC	16	32.3
31	New York Jets	AFC	16	31.6

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.