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1973 NFC Rushing Yards per Game by Team

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

The Los Angeles Rams led the NFC in rushing yards per game in 1973, with 208.9, 36.2 ahead of the Dallas Cowboys. The average across 13 NFC teams is 140.8.

Led the NFC in 1973 Los Angeles Rams 14 games
208.9 Rushing Yards per Game 36.2 clear of Dallas Cowboys
# Team G Y/G
1 Los Angeles Rams 14 208.9
2 Dallas Cowboys 14 172.7
3 Minnesota Vikings 14 162.5
4 Detroit Lions 14 152.4
5 Atlanta Falcons 14 145.5
6 Green Bay Packers 14 140.9
NFC average 140.8
7 Chicago Bears 14 136.2
8 New Orleans Saints 14 131.6
9 Philadelphia Eagles 14 127.9
10 San Francisco 49ers 14 124.5
11 St. Louis Cardinals 14 119.4
12 New York Giants 14 105.6
13 Washington Redskins 14 102.8

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.