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1970 NFC Rushing Yards by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Yards gained rushing

The Dallas Cowboys led the NFC in rushing yards in 1970, with 2,300, 173 ahead of the Detroit Lions. The average across 13 NFC teams is 1,712.5.

Led the NFC in 1970 Dallas Cowboys 14 games
2,300 Rushing Yards 173 clear of Detroit Lions
# Team G YDS
1 Dallas Cowboys 14 2,300
2 Detroit Lions 14 2,127
3 Washington Redskins 14 2,021
4 St. Louis Cardinals 14 1,998
5 New York Giants 14 1,799
6 Los Angeles Rams 14 1,763
NFC average 1,712.5
7 Minnesota Vikings 14 1,634
8 Atlanta Falcons 14 1,600
9 Green Bay Packers 14 1,595
10 San Francisco 49ers 14 1,580
11 Philadelphia Eagles 14 1,539
12 New Orleans Saints 14 1,215
13 Chicago Bears 14 1,092

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.