2012 NFC Punting Average by Team

The New Orleans Saints led the NFC in punting average in 2012, with 50.1, 2.0 ahead of the San Francisco 49ers. The average across 16 NFC teams is 45.3.

Led the NFC in 2012 New Orleans Saints 16 games

50.1 Punting Average 2.0 clear of San Francisco 49ers

#	Team	G	P/A
1	New Orleans Saints	16	50.1
2	San Francisco 49ers	16	48.1
3	New York Giants	16	47.5
4	Atlanta Falcons	16	47.5
5	Philadelphia Eagles	16	47.0
6	Arizona Cardinals	16	46.5
7	St. Louis Rams	16	45.8
8	Seattle Seahawks	16	45.6
	NFC average		45.3
9	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	45.3
10	Minnesota Vikings	16	44.2
11	Washington Redskins	16	43.9
12	Dallas Cowboys	16	43.8
13	Green Bay Packers	16	43.5
14	Carolina Panthers	16	43.0
15	Chicago Bears	16	42.0
16	Detroit Lions	16	41.4

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.