1951 NFL Yards per Carry by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Rushing yards per attempt
The Los Angeles Rams led the whole NFL in yards per carry in 1951, with 5.19, 0.67 ahead of the San Francisco 49ers. The average across 12 NFL teams is 4.05.
Led the whole NFL in 1951
Los Angeles Rams
12 games
5.19
Yards per Carry
0.67 clear of San Francisco 49ers
| # | Team | G | Y/A |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Los Angeles Rams
|
12 | 5.19 |
| 2 |
 San Francisco 49ers
|
12 | 4.52 |
| 3 |
 Detroit Lions
|
12 | 4.49 |
| 4 |
 Chicago Bears
|
12 | 4.47 |
| 5 |
 Chicago Cardinals
|
12 | 4.46 |
| 6 |
 Cleveland Browns
|
12 | 4.12 |
| NFL average | 4.05 | ||
| 7 |
 Washington Redskins
|
12 | 3.93 |
| 8 |
 Green Bay Packers
|
12 | 3.82 |
| 9 | New York Yanks | 12 | 3.67 |
| 10 |
 New York Giants
|
12 | 3.49 |
| 11 |
 Pittsburgh Steelers
|
12 | 3.36 |
| 12 |
 Philadelphia Eagles
|
12 | 3.07 |
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.