1979 AFC Rushing Yards per Game by Team

The New York Jets led the AFC in rushing yards per game in 1979, with 165.4, 2.7 ahead of the Pittsburgh Steelers. The average across 14 AFC teams is 133.5.

Led the AFC in 1979 New York Jets 16 games

165.4 Rushing Yards per Game 2.7 clear of Pittsburgh Steelers

#	Team	G	Y/G
1	New York Jets	16	165.4
2	Pittsburgh Steelers	16	162.7
3	Houston Oilers	16	160.7
4	Cincinnati Bengals	16	145.6
5	Kansas City Chiefs	16	144.8
6	Cleveland Browns	16	142.6
7	New England Patriots	16	140.8
8	Miami Dolphins	16	136.7
	AFC average		133.5
9	Denver Broncos	16	127.3
10	Seattle Seahawks	16	122.9
11	Oakland Raiders	16	110.2
12	Baltimore Colts	16	104.6
13	San Diego Chargers	16	104.3
14	Buffalo Bills	16	101.3

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.