League Leaders Daily Quiz

1989 NFC Rushing Yards by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Yards gained rushing

The Chicago Bears led the NFC in rushing yards in 1989, with 2,287, 79 ahead of the Philadelphia Eagles. The average across 14 NFC teams is 1,813.9.

Led the NFC in 1989 Chicago Bears 16 games
2,287 Rushing Yards 79 clear of Philadelphia Eagles
# Team G YDS
1 Chicago Bears 16 2,287
2 Philadelphia Eagles 16 2,208
3 Minnesota Vikings 16 2,066
4 Detroit Lions 16 2,053
5 San Francisco 49ers 16 1,966
6 New Orleans Saints 16 1,948
7 Los Angeles Rams 16 1,909
8 Washington Redskins 16 1,904
9 New York Giants 16 1,889
NFC average 1,813.9
10 Green Bay Packers 16 1,732
11 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 1,507
12 Dallas Cowboys 16 1,409
13 Phoenix Cardinals 16 1,361
14 Atlanta Falcons 16 1,155

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.