1979 NFL Rushing Touchdowns by Team

The New Orleans Saints led the whole NFL in rushing touchdowns in 1979, with 28, 3 ahead of the Pittsburgh Steelers. The average across 28 NFL teams is 17.4.

Led the whole NFL in 1979 New Orleans Saints 16 games

28 Rushing Touchdowns 3 clear of Pittsburgh Steelers

#	Team	Conference	G	TD
1	New Orleans Saints	NFC	16	28
2	Pittsburgh Steelers	AFC	16	25
2	San Diego Chargers	AFC	16	25
4	Houston Oilers	AFC	16	24
4	Seattle Seahawks	AFC	16	24
4	St. Louis Cardinals	NFC	16	24
7	Cincinnati Bengals	AFC	16	23
7	New York Jets	AFC	16	23
9	Miami Dolphins	AFC	16	19
10	Kansas City Chiefs	AFC	16	18
	NFL average			17.4
11	Chicago Bears	NFC	16	17
11	Philadelphia Eagles	NFC	16	17
11	San Francisco 49ers	NFC	16	17
11	Washington Redskins	NFC	16	17
15	Cleveland Browns	AFC	16	16
15	Los Angeles Rams	NFC	16	16
15	New England Patriots	AFC	16	16
18	Atlanta Falcons	NFC	16	15
18	Dallas Cowboys	NFC	16	15
20	Green Bay Packers	NFC	16	14
21	Denver Broncos	AFC	16	13
21	Oakland Raiders	AFC	16	13
21	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	NFC	16	13
24	Baltimore Colts	AFC	16	12
24	New York Giants	NFC	16	12
26	Buffalo Bills	AFC	16	11
26	Detroit Lions	NFC	16	11
28	Minnesota Vikings	NFC	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.