It’s a record that had stood since 1963.
It also means jack shit.
That is such because Masthay was crap in 2015.
His gross average (43.9) ranked 25th in the league. More telling, his touchback ratio (6-in-81) ranked 23rd and his inside-the-20 rate (18-of-81) ranked 31st.
Do you know why he set a team record for net average?
Jeff Janis.
Janis turned into such a great gunner on punt coverage, he became almost entirely responsible for that stat.
The Packers know.
That’s why they signed Minnesota punter Peter Mortell as an undrafted free agent.