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1999 NFL Rushing Yards by Team

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

The San Francisco 49ers led the whole NFL in rushing yards in 1999, with 2,095, 4 ahead of the Jacksonville Jaguars. The average across 31 NFL teams is 1,700.0.

Led the whole NFL in 1999 San Francisco 49ers 16 games
2,095 Rushing Yards 4 clear of Jacksonville Jaguars
# Team Conference G YDS
1 San Francisco 49ers NFC 16 2,095
2 Jacksonville Jaguars AFC 16 2,091
3 Oakland Raiders AFC 16 2,084
4 Kansas City Chiefs AFC 16 2,082
5 Cincinnati Bengals AFC 16 2,051
5 Dallas Cowboys NFC 16 2,051
7 Buffalo Bills AFC 16 2,040
8 Washington Redskins NFC 16 2,039
9 St. Louis Rams NFC 16 2,000
10 Pittsburgh Steelers AFC 16 1,991
11 New York Jets AFC 16 1,961
12 Denver Broncos AFC 16 1,864
13 Tennessee Titans AFC 16 1,811
14 Minnesota Vikings NFC 16 1,804
15 Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFC 16 1,776
16 Philadelphia Eagles NFC 16 1,746
NFL average 1,700.0
17 Baltimore Ravens AFC 16 1,694
18 New Orleans Saints NFC 16 1,690
19 Indianapolis Colts AFC 16 1,660
20 Carolina Panthers NFC 16 1,525
21 Green Bay Packers NFC 16 1,519
22 Miami Dolphins AFC 16 1,453
23 New England Patriots AFC 16 1,426
24 New York Giants NFC 16 1,408
24 Seattle Seahawks NFC 16 1,408
26 Chicago Bears NFC 16 1,387
27 San Diego Chargers AFC 16 1,246
28 Detroit Lions NFC 16 1,245
29 Arizona Cardinals NFC 16 1,207
30 Atlanta Falcons NFC 16 1,196
31 Cleveland Browns AFC 16 1,150

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.