1981 NFC Rushing Yards by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Yards gained rushing

The Detroit Lions led the NFC in rushing yards in 1981, with 2,795, 84 ahead of the Dallas Cowboys. The average across 14 NFC teams is 2,113.0.

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

Led the NFC in 1981 Detroit Lions 16 games

2,795 Rushing Yards 84 clear of Dallas Cowboys

#	Team	G	YDS
1	Detroit Lions	16	2,795
2	Dallas Cowboys	16	2,711
3	Philadelphia Eagles	16	2,509
4	New Orleans Saints	16	2,286
5	Los Angeles Rams	16	2,236
6	St. Louis Cardinals	16	2,213
7	Chicago Bears	16	2,171
8	Washington Redskins	16	2,157
	NFC average		2,113.0
9	Atlanta Falcons	16	1,965
10	San Francisco 49ers	16	1,941
11	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	1,731
12	New York Giants	16	1,685
13	Green Bay Packers	16	1,670
14	Minnesota Vikings	16	1,512

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.