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2016 NFL Rushing Attempts by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Rushing attempts

The Dallas Cowboys led the whole NFL in rushing attempts in 2016, with 499, 7 ahead of the Buffalo Bills. The average across 32 NFL teams is 416.3.

Led the whole NFL in 2016 Dallas Cowboys 16 games
499 Rushing Attempts 7 clear of Buffalo Bills
# Team Conference G ATT
1 Dallas Cowboys NFC 16 499
2 Buffalo Bills AFC 16 492
3 New England Patriots AFC 16 482
4 Tennessee Titans AFC 16 476
5 San Francisco 49ers NFC 16 458
6 Houston Texans AFC 16 456
7 Carolina Panthers NFC 16 453
7 Tampa Bay Buccaneers NFC 16 453
9 Cincinnati Bengals AFC 16 446
10 Philadelphia Eagles NFC 16 438
11 Oakland Raiders AFC 16 434
12 Atlanta Falcons NFC 16 421
13 New York Jets AFC 16 418
NFL average 416.3
14 Kansas City Chiefs AFC 16 412
15 Denver Broncos AFC 16 410
16 Indianapolis Colts AFC 16 409
16 Pittsburgh Steelers AFC 16 409
18 Miami Dolphins AFC 16 405
19 New Orleans Saints NFC 16 404
20 Seattle Seahawks NFC 16 403
21 Arizona Cardinals NFC 16 399
22 New York Giants NFC 16 398
22 San Diego Chargers AFC 16 398
24 Jacksonville Jaguars AFC 16 392
25 Chicago Bears NFC 16 380
25 Minnesota Vikings NFC 16 380
27 Washington Redskins NFC 16 379
28 Los Angeles Rams NFC 16 375
29 Green Bay Packers NFC 16 374
30 Baltimore Ravens AFC 16 367
31 Cleveland Browns AFC 16 350
31 Detroit Lions NFC 16 350

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.