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1989 NFL Rushing Touchdowns by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Touchdowns scored rushing

The Detroit Lions led the whole NFL in rushing touchdowns in 1989, with 23, 1 ahead of the Chicago Bears. The average across 28 NFL teams is 13.9.

Led the whole NFL in 1989 Detroit Lions 16 games
23 Rushing Touchdowns 1 clear of Chicago Bears
# Team Conference G TD
1 Detroit Lions NFC 16 23
2 Chicago Bears NFC 16 22
3 Los Angeles Rams NFC 16 19
3 New Orleans Saints NFC 16 19
5 Kansas City Chiefs AFC 16 18
6 Cincinnati Bengals AFC 16 17
6 New York Giants NFC 16 17
6 Pittsburgh Steelers AFC 16 17
9 Houston Oilers AFC 16 16
10 Buffalo Bills AFC 16 15
10 Denver Broncos AFC 16 15
12 Cleveland Browns AFC 16 14
12 Philadelphia Eagles NFC 16 14
12 San Francisco 49ers NFC 16 14
12 Washington Redskins NFC 16 14
NFL average 13.9
16 Green Bay Packers NFC 16 13
16 San Diego Chargers AFC 16 13
18 Minnesota Vikings NFC 16 12
18 New England Patriots AFC 16 12
20 Atlanta Falcons NFC 16 11
20 Indianapolis Colts AFC 16 11
20 New York Jets AFC 16 11
23 Miami Dolphins AFC 16 10
23 Phoenix Cardinals NFC 16 10
23 Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFC 16 10
26 Los Angeles Raiders AFC 16 9
27 Dallas Cowboys NFC 16 7
28 Seattle Seahawks AFC 16 5

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.