2012 NFC Rushing First Downs by Team

The Washington Redskins led the NFC in rushing first downs in 2012, with 144, 15 ahead of the Seattle Seahawks. The average across 16 NFC teams is 97.2.

Led the NFC in 2012 Washington Redskins 16 games

144 Rushing First Downs 15 clear of Seattle Seahawks

#	Team	G	1D
1	Washington Redskins	16	144
2	Seattle Seahawks	16	129
3	San Francisco 49ers	16	128
4	Carolina Panthers	16	123
5	Minnesota Vikings	16	113
6	Philadelphia Eagles	16	111
7	New York Giants	16	103
8	Chicago Bears	16	99
	NFC average		97.2
9	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	89
10	Green Bay Packers	16	85
11	Detroit Lions	16	84
12	St. Louis Rams	16	79
13	Dallas Cowboys	16	76
14	Atlanta Falcons	16	70
15	New Orleans Saints	16	64
16	Arizona Cardinals	16	58

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.