1978 NFL Rushing Attempts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Rushing attempts
The New England Patriots led the whole NFL in rushing attempts in 1978, with 671, 8 ahead of the Kansas City Chiefs. The average across 28 NFL teams is 574.1.
Led the whole NFL in 1978
New England Patriots
16 games
671
Rushing Attempts
8 clear of Kansas City Chiefs
| # | Team | Conference | G | ATT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New England Patriots
|
AFC | 16 | 671 |
| 2 |
 Kansas City Chiefs
|
AFC | 16 | 663 |
| 3 |
 Pittsburgh Steelers
|
AFC | 16 | 641 |
| 4 |
 Chicago Bears
|
NFC | 16 | 634 |
| 5 |
 Dallas Cowboys
|
NFC | 16 | 625 |
| 6 |
 Los Angeles Rams
|
NFC | 16 | 609 |
| 7 |
 Houston Oilers
|
AFC | 16 | 603 |
| 8 |
 Denver Broncos
|
AFC | 16 | 601 |
| 9 |
 San Diego Chargers
|
AFC | 16 | 590 |
| 10 |
 Philadelphia Eagles
|
NFC | 16 | 587 |
| 11 |
 San Francisco 49ers
|
NFC | 16 | 585 |
| 12 |
 New York Giants
|
NFC | 16 | 580 |
| 13 |
 Oakland Raiders
|
AFC | 16 | 577 |
| NFL average | 574.1 | |||
| 14 |
 New York Jets
|
AFC | 16 | 562 |
| 15 |
 Seattle Seahawks
|
AFC | 16 | 561 |
| 16 |
 Cleveland Browns
|
AFC | 16 | 559 |
| 17 |
 Buffalo Bills
|
AFC | 16 | 556 |
| 18 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NFC | 16 | 554 |
| 19 |
 Green Bay Packers
|
NFC | 16 | 550 |
| 20 |
 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
|
NFC | 16 | 549 |
| 21 |
 Miami Dolphins
|
AFC | 16 | 548 |
| 22 |
 Washington Redskins
|
NFC | 16 | 537 |
| 23 |
 Atlanta Falcons
|
NFC | 16 | 533 |
| 24 |
 Baltimore Colts
|
AFC | 16 | 532 |
| 25 |
 Cincinnati Bengals
|
AFC | 16 | 526 |
| 26 |
 Detroit Lions
|
NFC | 16 | 525 |
| 27 |
 New Orleans Saints
|
NFC | 16 | 512 |
| 28 |
 Minnesota Vikings
|
NFC | 16 | 505 |
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.