2012 NFL Rushing First Downs by Team

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

The New England Patriots led the whole NFL in rushing first downs in 2012, with 151, 7 ahead of the Washington Redskins. The average across 32 NFL teams is 96.9.

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

Led the whole NFL in 2012 New England Patriots 16 games

151 Rushing First Downs 7 clear of Washington Redskins

#	Team	Conference	G	1D
1	New England Patriots	AFC	16	151
2	Washington Redskins	NFC	16	144
3	Seattle Seahawks	NFC	16	129
4	San Francisco 49ers	NFC	16	128
5	Carolina Panthers	NFC	16	123
6	Kansas City Chiefs	AFC	16	118
7	Houston Texans	AFC	16	114
8	Minnesota Vikings	NFC	16	113
9	Denver Broncos	AFC	16	112
10	Philadelphia Eagles	NFC	16	111
11	Indianapolis Colts	AFC	16	110
12	Buffalo Bills	AFC	16	103
12	New York Giants	NFC	16	103
14	New York Jets	AFC	16	102
15	Chicago Bears	NFC	16	99
16	Baltimore Ravens	AFC	16	98
	NFL average			96.9
17	Cincinnati Bengals	AFC	16	95
18	Miami Dolphins	AFC	16	93
19	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	NFC	16	89
20	Green Bay Packers	NFC	16	85
21	Detroit Lions	NFC	16	84
22	San Diego Chargers	AFC	16	81
23	Pittsburgh Steelers	AFC	16	80
24	St. Louis Rams	NFC	16	79
25	Dallas Cowboys	NFC	16	76
25	Jacksonville Jaguars	AFC	16	76
27	Oakland Raiders	AFC	16	72
28	Cleveland Browns	AFC	16	71
29	Atlanta Falcons	NFC	16	70
29	Tennessee Titans	AFC	16	70
31	New Orleans Saints	NFC	16	64
32	Arizona Cardinals	NFC	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.