1989 NFL Rushing Attempts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Rushing attempts
The Kansas City Chiefs led the whole NFL in rushing attempts in 1989, with 559, 3 ahead of the New York Giants. The average across 28 NFL teams is 466.7.
Led the whole NFL in 1989
Kansas City Chiefs
16 games
559
Rushing Attempts
3 clear of New York Giants
| # | Team | Conference | G | ATT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kansas City Chiefs
|
AFC | 16 | 559 |
| 2 |
 New York Giants
|
NFC | 16 | 556 |
| 3 |
 Denver Broncos
|
AFC | 16 | 554 |
| 4 |
 Philadelphia Eagles
|
NFC | 16 | 540 |
| 5 |
 Buffalo Bills
|
AFC | 16 | 532 |
| 6 |
 Cincinnati Bengals
|
AFC | 16 | 529 |
| 7 |
 Chicago Bears
|
NFC | 16 | 516 |
| 8 |
 Minnesota Vikings
|
NFC | 16 | 514 |
| 8 |
 Washington Redskins
|
NFC | 16 | 514 |
| 10 |
 New Orleans Saints
|
NFC | 16 | 502 |
| 11 |
 Pittsburgh Steelers
|
AFC | 16 | 500 |
| 12 |
 Houston Oilers
|
AFC | 16 | 495 |
| 13 |
 San Francisco 49ers
|
NFC | 16 | 493 |
| 14 |
 New England Patriots
|
AFC | 16 | 485 |
| 15 |
 Los Angeles Rams
|
NFC | 16 | 472 |
| NFL average | 466.7 | |||
| 16 |
 Indianapolis Colts
|
AFC | 16 | 458 |
| 17 |
 Los Angeles Raiders
|
AFC | 16 | 454 |
| 18 |
 Cleveland Browns
|
AFC | 16 | 448 |
| 19 |
 San Diego Chargers
|
AFC | 16 | 432 |
| 20 |
 Detroit Lions
|
NFC | 16 | 421 |
| 21 |
 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
|
NFC | 16 | 412 |
| 22 |
 Phoenix Cardinals
|
NFC | 16 | 407 |
| 23 |
 Seattle Seahawks
|
AFC | 16 | 405 |
| 24 |
 Miami Dolphins
|
AFC | 16 | 400 |
| 24 |
 New York Jets
|
AFC | 16 | 400 |
| 26 |
 Green Bay Packers
|
NFC | 16 | 397 |
| 27 |
 Dallas Cowboys
|
NFC | 16 | 355 |
| 28 |
 Atlanta Falcons
|
NFC | 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.