1987 NFC Rushing Yards per Game by Team

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

The San Francisco 49ers led the NFC in rushing yards per game in 1987, with 149.1, 3.1 ahead of the New Orleans Saints. The average across 14 NFC teams is 122.3.

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

Led the NFC in 1987 San Francisco 49ers 15 games

149.1 Rushing Yards per Game 3.1 clear of New Orleans Saints

#	Team	G	Y/G
1	San Francisco 49ers	15	149.1
2	New Orleans Saints	15	146.0
3	Washington Redskins	15	140.1
4	Los Angeles Rams	15	139.8
5	Philadelphia Eagles	15	135.1
6	Minnesota Vikings	15	132.2
7	Chicago Bears	15	130.3
8	St. Louis Cardinals	15	124.9
9	Dallas Cowboys	15	124.3
	NFC average		122.3
10	Green Bay Packers	15	120.1
11	New York Giants	15	97.1
12	Detroit Lions	15	95.7
13	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	15	91.0
14	Atlanta Falcons	15	86.5

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.