League Leaders Daily Quiz

1985 AFC Rushing Yards by Team

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

The Indianapolis Colts led the AFC in rushing yards in 1985, with 2,439, 108 ahead of the New England Patriots. The average across 14 AFC teams is 1,967.5.

Led the AFC in 1985 Indianapolis Colts 16 games
2,439 Rushing Yards 108 clear of New England Patriots
# Team G YDS
1 Indianapolis Colts 16 2,439
2 New England Patriots 16 2,331
3 New York Jets 16 2,312
4 Cleveland Browns 16 2,285
5 Los Angeles Raiders 16 2,262
6 Cincinnati Bengals 16 2,183
7 Pittsburgh Steelers 16 2,177
AFC average 1,967.5
8 Denver Broncos 16 1,851
9 Miami Dolphins 16 1,729
10 San Diego Chargers 16 1,665
11 Seattle Seahawks 16 1,644
12 Buffalo Bills 16 1,611
13 Houston Oilers 16 1,570
14 Kansas City Chiefs 16 1,486

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.