League Leaders Daily Quiz

1991 NFC Rushing Yards by Team

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

The Minnesota Vikings led the NFC in rushing yards in 1991, with 2,201, 137 ahead of the New York Giants. The average across 14 NFC teams is 1,709.4.

Led the NFC in 1991 Minnesota Vikings 16 games
2,201 Rushing Yards 137 clear of New York Giants
# Team G YDS
1 Minnesota Vikings 16 2,201
2 New York Giants 16 2,064
3 Washington Redskins 16 2,049
4 Chicago Bears 16 1,949
5 Detroit Lions 16 1,930
6 San Francisco 49ers 16 1,861
7 Dallas Cowboys 16 1,711
NFC average 1,709.4
8 New Orleans Saints 16 1,709
9 Atlanta Falcons 16 1,664
10 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 1,429
11 Philadelphia Eagles 16 1,396
12 Green Bay Packers 16 1,389
13 Phoenix Cardinals 16 1,295
14 Los Angeles Rams 16 1,285

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.