1987 NFL Rushing Yards by Team

The San Francisco 49ers led the whole NFL in rushing yards in 1987, with 2,237, 40 ahead of the Los Angeles Raiders. The average across 28 NFL teams is 1,858.7.

Led the whole NFL in 1987 San Francisco 49ers 15 games

2,237 Rushing Yards 40 clear of Los Angeles Raiders

#	Team	G	YDS
1	San Francisco 49ers	15	2,237
2	Los Angeles Raiders	15	2,197
3	New Orleans Saints	15	2,190
4	Cincinnati Bengals	15	2,164
5	Pittsburgh Steelers	15	2,144
6	Indianapolis Colts	15	2,143
7	Washington Redskins	15	2,102
8	Los Angeles Rams	15	2,097
9	Philadelphia Eagles	15	2,027
10	Seattle Seahawks	15	2,023
11	Minnesota Vikings	15	1,983
12	Denver Broncos	15	1,970
13	Chicago Bears	15	1,954
14	Houston Oilers	15	1,923
15	St. Louis Cardinals	15	1,873
16	Dallas Cowboys	15	1,865
	NFL average		1,858.7
17	Buffalo Bills	15	1,840
18	Green Bay Packers	15	1,801
19	Kansas City Chiefs	15	1,799
20	New England Patriots	15	1,771
21	Cleveland Browns	15	1,745
22	New York Jets	15	1,671
23	Miami Dolphins	15	1,662
24	New York Giants	15	1,457
25	Detroit Lions	15	1,435
26	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	15	1,365
27	San Diego Chargers	15	1,308
28	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.