1980 NFL Rushing Attempts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Rushing attempts
The Los Angeles Rams led the whole NFL in rushing attempts in 1980, with 615, 12 ahead of the Buffalo Bills. The average across 28 NFL teams is 513.7.
Led the whole NFL in 1980
Los Angeles Rams
16 games
615
Rushing Attempts
12 clear of Buffalo Bills
| # | Team | Conference | G | ATT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Los Angeles Rams
|
NFC | 16 | 615 |
| 2 |
 Buffalo Bills
|
AFC | 16 | 603 |
| 3 |
 Dallas Cowboys
|
NFC | 16 | 595 |
| 4 |
 New England Patriots
|
AFC | 16 | 588 |
| 5 |
 Chicago Bears
|
NFC | 16 | 579 |
| 6 |
 Houston Oilers
|
AFC | 16 | 573 |
| 7 |
 Detroit Lions
|
NFC | 16 | 572 |
| 8 |
 Atlanta Falcons
|
NFC | 16 | 559 |
| 9 |
 Kansas City Chiefs
|
AFC | 16 | 552 |
| 10 |
 Oakland Raiders
|
AFC | 16 | 541 |
| 11 |
 Baltimore Colts
|
AFC | 16 | 527 |
| 11 |
 Philadelphia Eagles
|
NFC | 16 | 527 |
| 13 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NFC | 16 | 519 |
| 14 |
 Washington Redskins
|
NFC | 16 | 517 |
| NFL average | 513.7 | |||
| 15 |
 Cincinnati Bengals
|
AFC | 16 | 513 |
| 16 |
 Pittsburgh Steelers
|
AFC | 16 | 512 |
| 17 |
 San Diego Chargers
|
AFC | 16 | 509 |
| 18 |
 Green Bay Packers
|
NFC | 16 | 493 |
| 19 |
 Miami Dolphins
|
AFC | 16 | 492 |
| 20 |
 New York Giants
|
NFC | 16 | 483 |
| 21 |
 Denver Broncos
|
AFC | 16 | 480 |
| 22 |
 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
|
NFC | 16 | 477 |
| 23 |
 New York Jets
|
AFC | 16 | 470 |
| 24 |
 Seattle Seahawks
|
AFC | 16 | 456 |
| 25 |
 Cleveland Browns
|
AFC | 16 | 436 |
| 26 |
 Minnesota Vikings
|
NFC | 16 | 433 |
| 27 |
 San Francisco 49ers
|
NFC | 16 | 415 |
| 28 |
 New Orleans Saints
|
NFC | 16 | 348 |
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.