League Leaders Daily Quiz

1985 AFC Rushing Yards per Game by Team

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

The Indianapolis Colts led the AFC in rushing yards per game in 1985, with 152.4, 6.7 ahead of the New England Patriots. The average across 14 AFC teams is 123.0.

Led the AFC in 1985 Indianapolis Colts 16 games
152.4 Rushing Yards per Game 6.7 clear of New England Patriots
# Team G Y/G
1 Indianapolis Colts 16 152.4
2 New England Patriots 16 145.7
3 New York Jets 16 144.5
4 Cleveland Browns 16 142.8
5 Los Angeles Raiders 16 141.4
6 Cincinnati Bengals 16 136.4
7 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 136.1
AFC average 123.0
8 Denver Broncos 16 115.7
9 Miami Dolphins 16 108.1
10 San Diego Chargers 16 104.1
11 Seattle Seahawks 16 102.8
12 Buffalo Bills 16 100.7
13 Houston Oilers 16 98.1
14 Kansas City Chiefs 16 92.9

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.