1989 NFL Rushing Yards by Team

The Cincinnati Bengals led the whole NFL in rushing yards in 1989, with 2,483, 196 ahead of the Chicago Bears. The average across 28 NFL teams is 1,844.5.

Led the whole NFL in 1989 Cincinnati Bengals 16 games

2,483 Rushing Yards 196 clear of Chicago Bears

#	Team	Conference	G	YDS
1	Cincinnati Bengals	AFC	16	2,483
2	Chicago Bears	NFC	16	2,287
3	Buffalo Bills	AFC	16	2,264
4	Kansas City Chiefs	AFC	16	2,227
5	Philadelphia Eagles	NFC	16	2,208
6	Denver Broncos	AFC	16	2,092
7	Minnesota Vikings	NFC	16	2,066
8	Detroit Lions	NFC	16	2,053
9	Los Angeles Raiders	AFC	16	2,038
10	San Francisco 49ers	NFC	16	1,966
11	New Orleans Saints	NFC	16	1,948
12	Houston Oilers	AFC	16	1,928
13	Los Angeles Rams	NFC	16	1,909
14	Washington Redskins	NFC	16	1,904
15	New York Giants	NFC	16	1,889
16	San Diego Chargers	AFC	16	1,873
17	Indianapolis Colts	AFC	16	1,853
	NFL average			1,844.5
18	Pittsburgh Steelers	AFC	16	1,818
19	New England Patriots	AFC	16	1,749
20	Green Bay Packers	NFC	16	1,732
21	Cleveland Browns	AFC	16	1,609
22	New York Jets	AFC	16	1,596
23	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	NFC	16	1,507
24	Dallas Cowboys	NFC	16	1,409
25	Seattle Seahawks	AFC	16	1,392
26	Phoenix Cardinals	NFC	16	1,361
27	Miami Dolphins	AFC	16	1,330
28	Atlanta Falcons	NFC	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.