2001 NFC Rushing Yards by Team

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

The San Francisco 49ers led the NFC in rushing yards in 2001, with 2,244, 60 ahead of the Dallas Cowboys. The average across 16 NFC teams is 1,754.0.

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

Led the NFC in 2001 San Francisco 49ers 16 games

2,244 Rushing Yards 60 clear of Dallas Cowboys

#	Team	G	YDS
1	San Francisco 49ers	16	2,244
2	Dallas Cowboys	16	2,184
3	St. Louis Rams	16	2,027
4	Washington Redskins	16	1,948
5	Seattle Seahawks	16	1,936
6	Philadelphia Eagles	16	1,778
7	New York Giants	16	1,777
8	Atlanta Falcons	16	1,762
9	Green Bay Packers	16	1,755
	NFC average		1,754.0
10	Chicago Bears	16	1,742
11	New Orleans Saints	16	1,712
12	Minnesota Vikings	16	1,609
13	Arizona Cardinals	16	1,449
14	Detroit Lions	16	1,398
15	Carolina Panthers	16	1,372
16	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	1,371

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.