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2009 NFC Rushing Yards by Team

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

The Carolina Panthers led the NFC in rushing yards in 2009, with 2,498, 383 ahead of the New Orleans Saints. The average across 16 NFC teams is 1,784.5.

Led the NFC in 2009 Carolina Panthers 16 games
2,498 Rushing Yards 383 clear of New Orleans Saints
# Team G YDS
1 Carolina Panthers 16 2,498
2 New Orleans Saints 16 2,115
3 Dallas Cowboys 16 2,103
4 Minnesota Vikings 16 1,918
5 Atlanta Falcons 16 1,876
6 Green Bay Packers 16 1,873
7 New York Giants 16 1,837
8 St. Louis Rams 16 1,792
NFC average 1,784.5
9 Philadelphia Eagles 16 1,644
10 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 16 1,626
11 Detroit Lions 16 1,616
12 San Francisco 49ers 16 1,600
13 Seattle Seahawks 16 1,566
14 Washington Redskins 16 1,508
15 Chicago Bears 16 1,491
16 Arizona Cardinals 16 1,489

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.