1997 NFC Rushing Yards by Team

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

The Detroit Lions led the NFC in rushing yards in 1997, with 2,464, 423 ahead of the Minnesota Vikings. The average across 15 NFC teams is 1,795.9.

YDS TD Y/A ATT Y/G 1D FL

Led the NFC in 1997 Detroit Lions 16 games

2,464 Rushing Yards 423 clear of Minnesota Vikings

#	Team	G	YDS
1	Detroit Lions	16	2,464
2	Minnesota Vikings	16	2,041
3	New York Giants	16	1,988
4	San Francisco 49ers	16	1,969
5	Philadelphia Eagles	16	1,943
6	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	1,934
7	Green Bay Packers	16	1,909
	NFC average		1,795.9
8	Carolina Panthers	16	1,770
9	Chicago Bears	16	1,746
10	Atlanta Falcons	16	1,643
11	Dallas Cowboys	16	1,637
12	Washington Redskins	16	1,615
13	St. Louis Rams	16	1,563
14	New Orleans Saints	16	1,461
15	Arizona Cardinals	16	1,255

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.