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1978 AFC Rushing Yards per Game by Team

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

The New England Patriots led the AFC in rushing yards per game in 1978, with 197.8, 11.2 ahead of the Kansas City Chiefs. The average across 14 AFC teams is 150.5.

Led the AFC in 1978 New England Patriots 16 games
197.8 Rushing Yards per Game 11.2 clear of Kansas City Chiefs
# Team G Y/G
1 New England Patriots 16 197.8
2 Kansas City Chiefs 16 186.6
3 Cleveland Browns 16 155.5
4 Houston Oilers 16 154.8
5 Denver Broncos 16 153.2
AFC average 150.5
6 Seattle Seahawks 16 149.6
7 Buffalo Bills 16 148.8
8 Miami Dolphins 16 147.9
9 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 143.6
10 New York Jets 16 140.6
11 Oakland Raiders 16 136.6
12 Cincinnati Bengals 16 133.2
13 San Diego Chargers 16 131.0
14 Baltimore Colts 16 127.8

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.