League Leaders Daily Quiz

1988 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 1988, with 2,523, 204 ahead of the Chicago Bears. The average across 14 NFC teams is 1,877.6.

Led the NFC in 1988 San Francisco 49ers 16 games
2,523 Rushing Yards 204 clear of Chicago Bears
# Team G YDS
1 San Francisco 49ers 16 2,523
2 Chicago Bears 16 2,319
3 New Orleans Saints 16 2,046
4 Phoenix Cardinals 16 2,027
5 Atlanta Falcons 16 2,016
6 Los Angeles Rams 16 2,003
7 Dallas Cowboys 16 1,995
8 Philadelphia Eagles 16 1,945
NFC average 1,877.6
9 Minnesota Vikings 16 1,806
10 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 1,753
11 New York Giants 16 1,689
12 Washington Redskins 16 1,543
13 Green Bay Packers 16 1,379
14 Detroit Lions 16 1,243

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.