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1970 AFC Yards per Carry by Team

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

The Cincinnati Bengals led the AFC in yards per carry in 1970, with 4.46, 0.23 ahead of the Miami Dolphins. The average across 13 AFC teams is 3.83.

Led the AFC in 1970 Cincinnati Bengals 14 games
4.46 Yards per Carry 0.23 clear of Miami Dolphins
# Team G Y/A
1 Cincinnati Bengals 14 4.46
2 Miami Dolphins 14 4.23
3 Oakland Raiders 14 4.17
4 Kansas City Chiefs 14 4.15
5 Denver Broncos 14 4.13
6 Buffalo Bills 14 3.99
7 Pittsburgh Steelers 14 3.97
AFC average 3.83
8 Houston Oilers 14 3.71
9 San Diego Chargers 14 3.67
10 New York Jets 14 3.57
11 Cleveland Browns 14 3.42
12 Baltimore Colts 14 3.25
13 Boston Patriots 14 3.11

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.