2001 NFC Rushing First Downs by Team

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

The San Francisco 49ers led the NFC in rushing first downs in 2001, with 121, 7 ahead of the Dallas Cowboys. The average across 16 NFC teams is 91.9.

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

Led the NFC in 2001 San Francisco 49ers 16 games

121 Rushing First Downs 7 clear of Dallas Cowboys

#	Team	G	1D
1	San Francisco 49ers	16	121
2	Dallas Cowboys	16	114
3	Seattle Seahawks	16	107
4	St. Louis Rams	16	104
4	Washington Redskins	16	104
6	Chicago Bears	16	100
7	New York Giants	16	93
	NFC average		91.9
8	Philadelphia Eagles	16	90
9	Minnesota Vikings	16	88
10	New Orleans Saints	16	87
11	Atlanta Falcons	16	85
12	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	84
13	Arizona Cardinals	16	77
14	Detroit Lions	16	74
14	Green Bay Packers	16	74
16	Carolina Panthers	16	68

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.