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1997 NFL Rushing Touchdowns by Team

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

The Cincinnati Bengals led the whole NFL in rushing touchdowns in 1997, with 23, 3 ahead of the Jacksonville Jaguars. The average across 30 NFL teams is 12.8.

Led the whole NFL in 1997 Cincinnati Bengals 16 games
23 Rushing Touchdowns 3 clear of Jacksonville Jaguars
# Team Conference G TD
1 Cincinnati Bengals AFC 16 23
2 Jacksonville Jaguars AFC 16 20
3 Detroit Lions NFC 16 19
3 Pittsburgh Steelers AFC 16 19
5 Denver Broncos AFC 16 18
5 Miami Dolphins AFC 16 18
7 Tennessee Oilers AFC 16 17
8 San Francisco 49ers NFC 16 16
9 Kansas City Chiefs AFC 16 15
9 St. Louis Rams NFC 16 15
9 Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFC 16 15
12 Chicago Bears NFC 16 14
12 Minnesota Vikings NFC 16 14
12 New York Giants NFC 16 14
15 Seattle Seahawks AFC 16 13
NFL average 12.8
16 Buffalo Bills AFC 16 12
16 Washington Redskins NFC 16 12
18 Carolina Panthers NFC 16 11
18 Philadelphia Eagles NFC 16 11
20 Indianapolis Colts AFC 16 10
20 New York Jets AFC 16 10
22 Arizona Cardinals NFC 16 9
22 Green Bay Packers NFC 16 9
22 New Orleans Saints NFC 16 9
22 Oakland Raiders AFC 16 9
26 Atlanta Falcons NFC 16 8
27 Baltimore Ravens AFC 16 7
28 Dallas Cowboys NFC 16 6
28 New England Patriots AFC 16 6
30 San Diego Chargers 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.