1987 NFC Rushing Yards by Team

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

The San Francisco 49ers led the NFC in rushing yards in 1987, with 2,237, 47 ahead of the New Orleans Saints. The average across 14 NFC teams is 1,834.6.

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

Led the NFC in 1987 San Francisco 49ers 15 games

2,237 Rushing Yards 47 clear of New Orleans Saints

#	Team	G	YDS
1	San Francisco 49ers	15	2,237
2	New Orleans Saints	15	2,190
3	Washington Redskins	15	2,102
4	Los Angeles Rams	15	2,097
5	Philadelphia Eagles	15	2,027
6	Minnesota Vikings	15	1,983
7	Chicago Bears	15	1,954
8	St. Louis Cardinals	15	1,873
9	Dallas Cowboys	15	1,865
	NFC average		1,834.6
10	Green Bay Packers	15	1,801
11	New York Giants	15	1,457
12	Detroit Lions	15	1,435
13	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	15	1,365
14	Atlanta Falcons	15	1,298

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.