1979 NFL Rushing Yards by Team

The New York Jets led the whole NFL in rushing yards in 1979, with 2,646, 43 ahead of the Pittsburgh Steelers. The average across 28 NFL teams is 2,169.0.

Led the whole NFL in 1979 New York Jets 16 games

2,646 Rushing Yards 43 clear of Pittsburgh Steelers

#	Team	Conference	G	YDS
1	New York Jets	AFC	16	2,646
2	Pittsburgh Steelers	AFC	16	2,603
3	St. Louis Cardinals	NFC	16	2,582
4	Houston Oilers	AFC	16	2,571
5	Chicago Bears	NFC	16	2,486
6	New Orleans Saints	NFC	16	2,476
7	Los Angeles Rams	NFC	16	2,460
8	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	NFC	16	2,437
9	Philadelphia Eagles	NFC	16	2,421
10	Dallas Cowboys	NFC	16	2,375
11	Cincinnati Bengals	AFC	16	2,329
12	Washington Redskins	NFC	16	2,328
13	Kansas City Chiefs	AFC	16	2,316
14	Cleveland Browns	AFC	16	2,281
15	New England Patriots	AFC	16	2,252
16	Atlanta Falcons	NFC	16	2,200
17	Miami Dolphins	AFC	16	2,187
	NFL average			2,169.0
18	Denver Broncos	AFC	16	2,036
19	Seattle Seahawks	AFC	16	1,967
20	San Francisco 49ers	NFC	16	1,932
21	Green Bay Packers	NFC	16	1,861
22	New York Giants	NFC	16	1,820
23	Minnesota Vikings	NFC	16	1,764
24	Oakland Raiders	AFC	16	1,763
25	Detroit Lions	NFC	16	1,677
26	Baltimore Colts	AFC	16	1,674
27	San Diego Chargers	AFC	16	1,668
28	Buffalo Bills	AFC	16	1,621

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.