1979 NFC Rushing Touchdowns by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Touchdowns scored rushing

The New Orleans Saints led the NFC in rushing touchdowns in 1979, with 28, 4 ahead of the St. Louis Cardinals. The average across 14 NFC teams is 16.1.

YDS TD Y/A ATT Y/G 1D FL

Led the NFC in 1979 New Orleans Saints 16 games

28 Rushing Touchdowns 4 clear of St. Louis Cardinals

#	Team	G	TD
1	New Orleans Saints	16	28
2	St. Louis Cardinals	16	24
3	Chicago Bears	16	17
3	Philadelphia Eagles	16	17
3	San Francisco 49ers	16	17
3	Washington Redskins	16	17
	NFC average		16.1
7	Los Angeles Rams	16	16
8	Atlanta Falcons	16	15
8	Dallas Cowboys	16	15
10	Green Bay Packers	16	14
11	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	13
12	New York Giants	16	12
13	Detroit Lions	16	11
14	Minnesota Vikings	16	9

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.