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1970 NFC Rushing Yards per Game by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Rushing yards per game played

The Dallas Cowboys led the NFC in rushing yards per game in 1970, with 164.3, 12.4 ahead of the Detroit Lions. The average across 13 NFC teams is 122.3.

Led the NFC in 1970 Dallas Cowboys 14 games
164.3 Rushing Yards per Game 12.4 clear of Detroit Lions
# Team G Y/G
1 Dallas Cowboys 14 164.3
2 Detroit Lions 14 151.9
3 Washington Redskins 14 144.4
4 St. Louis Cardinals 14 142.7
5 New York Giants 14 128.5
6 Los Angeles Rams 14 125.9
NFC average 122.3
7 Minnesota Vikings 14 116.7
8 Atlanta Falcons 14 114.3
9 Green Bay Packers 14 113.9
10 San Francisco 49ers 14 112.9
11 Philadelphia Eagles 14 109.9
12 New Orleans Saints 14 86.8
13 Chicago Bears 14 78.0

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.