2009 NFL Rushing Yards by Team

The New York Jets led the whole NFL in rushing yards in 2009, with 2,756, 164 ahead of the Tennessee Titans. The average across 32 NFL teams is 1,866.6.

Led the whole NFL in 2009 New York Jets 16 games

2,756 Rushing Yards 164 clear of Tennessee Titans

#	Team	Conference	G	YDS
1	New York Jets	AFC	16	2,756
2	Tennessee Titans	AFC	16	2,592
3	Carolina Panthers	NFC	16	2,498
4	Miami Dolphins	AFC	16	2,231
5	Baltimore Ravens	AFC	16	2,206
6	New Orleans Saints	NFC	16	2,115
7	Dallas Cowboys	NFC	16	2,103
8	Cleveland Browns	AFC	16	2,087
9	Cincinnati Bengals	AFC	16	2,056
10	Jacksonville Jaguars	AFC	16	2,028
11	New England Patriots	AFC	16	1,921
12	Minnesota Vikings	NFC	16	1,918
13	Kansas City Chiefs	AFC	16	1,917
14	Atlanta Falcons	NFC	16	1,876
15	Green Bay Packers	NFC	16	1,873
16	Buffalo Bills	AFC	16	1,867
	NFL average			1,866.6
17	New York Giants	NFC	16	1,837
18	Denver Broncos	AFC	16	1,836
19	St. Louis Rams	NFC	16	1,792
20	Pittsburgh Steelers	AFC	16	1,790
21	Oakland Raiders	AFC	16	1,701
22	Philadelphia Eagles	NFC	16	1,644
23	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	NFC	16	1,626
24	Detroit Lions	NFC	16	1,616
25	San Francisco 49ers	NFC	16	1,600
26	Seattle Seahawks	NFC	16	1,566
27	Washington Redskins	NFC	16	1,508
28	Chicago Bears	NFC	16	1,491
29	Arizona Cardinals	NFC	16	1,489
30	Houston Texans	AFC	16	1,475
31	San Diego Chargers	AFC	16	1,423
32	Indianapolis Colts	AFC	16	1,294

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.