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1983 NFC Rushing Yards per Game by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Rushing yards per game played

The Chicago Bears led the NFC in rushing yards per game in 1983, with 170.4, 6.3 ahead of the Washington Redskins. The average across 14 NFC teams is 130.8.

Led the NFC in 1983 Chicago Bears 16 games
170.4 Rushing Yards per Game 6.3 clear of Washington Redskins
# Team G Y/G
1 Chicago Bears 16 170.4
2 Washington Redskins 16 164.1
3 New Orleans Saints 16 153.8
4 St. Louis Cardinals 16 142.3
5 San Francisco 49ers 16 141.1
6 Los Angeles Rams 16 140.8
7 Atlanta Falcons 16 139.0
8 Detroit Lions 16 136.3
9 Dallas Cowboys 16 132.3
NFC average 130.8
10 Minnesota Vikings 16 113.0
11 Green Bay Packers 16 112.9
12 New York Giants 16 112.1
13 Philadelphia Eagles 16 88.6
14 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 84.6

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.