| 1961 NFL Punting
| Punting | Punts | Yds | Avg | Blocked | | Yale Lary, DET | 52 | 2519 | 48.4 | 0 | | Bobby Joe Green, PIT | 73 | 3431 | 47.0 | 0 | | Jim Cunningham, WAS | 1 | 46 | 46.0 | 0 | | Tommy Davis, SF | 50 | 2269 | 45.4 | 0 | | Jerry Norton, STL | 85 | 3802 | 44.7 | 0 | | Joe Marconi, LAM | 6 | 265 | 44.2 | 0 | | Boyd Dowler, GB | 38 | 1674 | 44.1 | 0 | | Don Chandler, NYG | 68 | 2984 | 43.9 | 0 | | King Hill, PHI | 55 | 2403 | 43.7 | 0 | | Sam Baker, CLE | 53 | 2296 | 43.3 | 0 | | Tom Gilburg, BAL | 42 | 1804 | 43.0 | 0 | | Ed Brown, CHI | 58 | 2448 | 42.2 | 0 | | Billy Kilmer, SF | 9 | 364 | 40.4 | 0 | | Danny Villanueva, LAM | 46 | 1845 | 40.1 | 0 | | Max McGee, GB | 13 | 520 | 40.0 | 0 | | Mike Mercer, MIN | 63 | 2458 | 39.0 | 0 | | Sam Horner, WAS | 63 | 2409 | 38.2 | 0 | | Zeke Bratkowski, LAM | 12 | 458 | 38.2 | 0 | | Earl Morrall, DET | 3 | 113 | 37.7 | 0 | | Allen Green, DAL | 61 | 2236 | 36.7 | 0 | | Dick James, WAS | 6 | 210 | 35.0 | 0 | | Pat Studstill, DET | 1 | 32 | 32.0 | 0 | | Ken Hall, HOU/STL | 8 | 238 | 29.8 | 0 | | John Adams, CHI | 2 | 56 | 28.0 | 0 |
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