1989 NFC Rushing Attempts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Rushing attempts
The New York Giants led the NFC in rushing attempts in 1989, with 556, 16 ahead of the Philadelphia Eagles. The average across 14 NFC teams is 458.4.
Led the NFC in 1989
New York Giants
16 games
556
Rushing Attempts
16 clear of Philadelphia Eagles
| # | Team | G | ATT |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New York Giants
|
16 | 556 |
| 2 |
 Philadelphia Eagles
|
16 | 540 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Bears
|
16 | 516 |
| 4 |
 Minnesota Vikings
|
16 | 514 |
| 4 |
 Washington Redskins
|
16 | 514 |
| 6 |
 New Orleans Saints
|
16 | 502 |
| 7 |
 San Francisco 49ers
|
16 | 493 |
| 8 |
 Los Angeles Rams
|
16 | 472 |
| NFC average | 458.4 | ||
| 9 |
 Detroit Lions
|
16 | 421 |
| 10 |
 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
|
16 | 412 |
| 11 |
 Phoenix Cardinals
|
16 | 407 |
| 12 |
 Green Bay Packers
|
16 | 397 |
| 13 |
 Dallas Cowboys
|
16 | 355 |
| 14 |
 Atlanta Falcons
|
16 | 318 |
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.