1988 NFC Yards per Carry by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Rushing yards per attempt
The San Francisco 49ers led the NFC in yards per carry in 1988, with 4.79, 0.54 ahead of the Dallas Cowboys. The average across 14 NFC teams is 3.93.
Led the NFC in 1988
San Francisco 49ers
16 games
4.79
Yards per Carry
0.54 clear of Dallas Cowboys
| # | Team | G | Y/A |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
San Francisco 49ers
|
16 | 4.79 |
| 2 |
 Dallas Cowboys
|
16 | 4.25 |
| 3 |
 Phoenix Cardinals
|
16 | 4.22 |
| 4 |
 Atlanta Falcons
|
16 | 4.22 |
| 5 |
 Philadelphia Eagles
|
16 | 4.19 |
| 6 |
 Chicago Bears
|
16 | 4.18 |
| 7 |
 New Orleans Saints
|
16 | 4.00 |
| 8 |
 Los Angeles Rams
|
16 | 3.95 |
| NFC average | 3.93 | ||
| 9 |
 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
|
16 | 3.88 |
| 10 |
 Minnesota Vikings
|
16 | 3.61 |
| 11 |
 Green Bay Packers
|
16 | 3.58 |
| 12 |
 Washington Redskins
|
16 | 3.53 |
| 13 |
 New York Giants
|
16 | 3.43 |
| 14 |
 Detroit Lions
|
16 | 3.18 |
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.