1976 NFC Yards per Carry by Team

The Detroit Lions led the NFC in yards per carry in 1976, with 4.29, 0.04 ahead of the San Francisco 49ers. The average across 14 NFC teams is 3.93.

Led the NFC in 1976 Detroit Lions 14 games

4.29 Yards per Carry 0.04 clear of San Francisco 49ers

#	Team	G	Y/A
1	Detroit Lions	14	4.29
2	San Francisco 49ers	14	4.25
3	Los Angeles Rams	14	4.12
4	Philadelphia Eagles	14	4.12
5	New Orleans Saints	14	4.12
6	Chicago Bears	14	4.09
7	Dallas Cowboys	14	3.99
8	St. Louis Cardinals	14	3.97
	NFC average		3.93
9	Washington Redskins	14	3.85
10	Seattle Seahawks	14	3.79
11	Minnesota Vikings	14	3.71
12	Atlanta Falcons	14	3.59
13	New York Giants	14	3.59
14	Green Bay Packers	14	3.55

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.