1944 NFL Yards per Carry by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Rushing yards per attempt
The Philadelphia Eagles led the whole NFL in yards per carry in 1944, with 3.92, 0.08 ahead of the Green Bay Packers. The average across 10 NFL teams is 3.15.
Led the whole NFL in 1944
Philadelphia Eagles
10 games
3.92
Yards per Carry
0.08 clear of Green Bay Packers
| # | Team | G | Y/A |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Philadelphia Eagles
|
10 | 3.92 |
| 2 |
 Green Bay Packers
|
10 | 3.84 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Bears
|
10 | 3.79 |
| 4 |
 New York Giants
|
10 | 3.68 |
| 5 |
 Detroit Lions
|
10 | 3.50 |
| 6 |
 Cleveland Rams
|
10 | 3.19 |
| NFL average | 3.15 | ||
| 7 |
 Chi/Pit Cards/Steelers
|
— | 2.83 |
| 8 |
 Washington Redskins
|
10 | 2.64 |
| 9 | Brooklyn Tigers | 10 | 2.62 |
| 10 | Boston Yanks | 10 | 1.45 |
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.