NFL league average total punts per game each decade
| DECADE | PUNT/GP | PUNT | GP | YDS | AVG | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | 1930s | 6.74 | 741 | 110 | 29,369 | 39.6 |
| 2 | 1940s | 5.79 | 6,249 | 1,080 | 249,146 | 39.9 |
| 3 | 1950s | 5.28 | 7,667 | 1,452 | 314,427 | 41.0 |
| 4 | 1960s | 4.7 | 9,478 | 2,018 | 393,587 | 41.5 |
| 5 | 1960s | 5.14 | 6,187 | 1,204 | 254,313 | 41.1 |
| 6 | 1970s | 5.25 | 20,291 | 3,864 | 803,670 | 39.6 |
| 7 | 1980s | 4.97 | 21,165 | 4,256 | 857,344 | 40.5 |
| 8 | 1990s | 4.78 | 22,278 | 4,656 | 936,837 | 42.1 |
| 9 | 2000s | 4.83 | 24,582 | 5,088 | 1,041,130 | 42.4 |
| 10 | 2010s | 4.67 | 23,929 | 5,120 | 1,076,097 | 45.0 |
| 11 | 2020s | 3.87 | 12,006 | 3,104 | 559,628 | 46.6 |
StatMuse has team, season-level data for punts going back to the 1939 season.
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