1996 NFL Rushing Yards by Team

The Denver Broncos led the whole NFL in rushing yards in 1996, with 2,362, 63 ahead of the Pittsburgh Steelers. The average across 30 NFL teams is 1,743.5.

Led the whole NFL in 1996 Denver Broncos 16 games

2,362 Rushing Yards 63 clear of Pittsburgh Steelers

#	Team	Conference	G	YDS
1	Denver Broncos	AFC	16	2,362
2	Pittsburgh Steelers	AFC	16	2,299
3	Oakland Raiders	AFC	16	2,174
4	Kansas City Chiefs	AFC	16	2,009
5	Seattle Seahawks	AFC	16	1,997
6	Houston Oilers	AFC	16	1,950
7	Washington Redskins	NFC	16	1,910
8	Buffalo Bills	AFC	16	1,901
9	Philadelphia Eagles	NFC	16	1,882
10	San Francisco 49ers	NFC	16	1,847
11	Green Bay Packers	NFC	16	1,838
12	Detroit Lions	NFC	16	1,810
13	Cincinnati Bengals	AFC	16	1,793
14	Baltimore Ravens	AFC	16	1,745
	NFL average			1,743.5
15	Carolina Panthers	NFC	16	1,729
16	Chicago Bears	NFC	16	1,720
17	Jacksonville Jaguars	AFC	16	1,650
18	Dallas Cowboys	NFC	16	1,641
19	Miami Dolphins	AFC	16	1,622
20	St. Louis Rams	NFC	16	1,607
21	New York Giants	NFC	16	1,603
22	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	NFC	16	1,589
23	New York Jets	AFC	16	1,583
24	Minnesota Vikings	NFC	16	1,546
25	Arizona Cardinals	NFC	16	1,502
26	New England Patriots	AFC	16	1,468
27	Atlanta Falcons	NFC	16	1,461
28	Indianapolis Colts	AFC	16	1,448
29	San Diego Chargers	AFC	16	1,312
30	New Orleans Saints	NFC	16	1,308

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.