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Most Rushing Attempts by a Team in a Season (NFL)

The best single seasons by any NFL team, 1932–2026. Rushing attempts

The 1977 Oakland Raiders hold the NFL team record for rushing attempts in a season, with 681. Next best is the 1984 Chicago Bears, at 674.

NFL team record Oakland Raiders 1977 season, 14 games
681 Rushing Attempts 7 clear of 1984 Chicago Bears
# Team Season G ATT
1 Oakland Raiders 1977 14 681
2 Chicago Bears 1984 16 674
3 New England Patriots 1978 16 671
4 Kansas City Chiefs 1978 16 663
5 Los Angeles Rams 1973 14 659
6 Pittsburgh Steelers 1976 14 653
7 Oakland Raiders 1975 14 643
8 Pittsburgh Steelers 1978 16 641
9 Chicago Bears 1978 16 634
9 New York Jets 1979 16 634
11 Detroit Lions 1934 13 632
11 Philadelphia Eagles 1949 12 632
13 Dallas Cowboys 1981 16 630
14 Washington Redskins 1983 16 629
15 Chicago Bears 1979 16 627
16 Dallas Cowboys 1978 16 625
17 Los Angeles Rams 1977 14 621
17 Philadelphia Eagles 2024 17 621
19 Pittsburgh Steelers 2004 16 618
20 Houston Oilers 1979 16 616
21 Los Angeles Rams 1980 16 615
22 Pittsburgh Steelers 1983 16 614
23 Miami Dolphins 1972 14 613
23 Los Angeles Rams 1976 14 613
25 Kansas City Chiefs 1981 16 610
25 Chicago Bears 1985 16 610
27 Los Angeles Rams 1978 16 609
27 Tampa Bay Buccaneers 1979 16 609
27 Washington Redskins 1979 16 609
30 Chicago Bears 1981 16 608
30 Pittsburgh Steelers 2001 16 608
30 New York Jets 2009 16 608
33 Chicago Bears 1986 16 606
34 Buffalo Bills 1973 14 605
35 New England Patriots 1979 16 604
36 New England Patriots 1977 14 603
36 Houston Oilers 1978 16 603
36 Buffalo Bills 1980 16 603
39 Denver Broncos 1978 16 601
39 Baltimore Colts 1983 16 601
41 Chicago Bears 1977 14 599
42 Detroit Lions 1981 16 596
42 Baltimore Ravens 2019 16 596
44 Dallas Cowboys 1980 16 595
44 New Orleans Saints 1983 16 595
46 Miami Dolphins 1975 14 594
47 Los Angeles Rams 1979 16 592
48 Detroit Lions 1936 12 591
48 New England Patriots 1976 14 591
48 Baltimore Ravens 2008 16 591
51 San Diego Chargers 1978 16 590
52 Buffalo Bills 1975 14 588
52 New England Patriots 1980 16 588
52 Washington Redskins 1984 16 588
52 New England Patriots 1988 16 588
56 Philadelphia Eagles 1978 16 587
57 Los Angeles Rams 1975 14 585
57 San Francisco 49ers 1978 16 585
59 Chicago Bears 1983 16 583
60 Atlanta Falcons 1977 14 582
61 Philadelphia Eagles 1950 12 581
61 Pittsburgh Steelers 1975 14 581
61 Pittsburgh Steelers 1977 14 581
61 New York Giants 1985 16 581
65 St. Louis Cardinals 1976 14 580
65 New York Giants 1978 16 580
67 Chicago Bears 1980 16 579
68 Pittsburgh Steelers 1963 14 578
68 Chicago Bears 1976 14 578
68 Dallas Cowboys 1979 16 578
68 Los Angeles Rams 1986 16 578
68 Atlanta Falcons 1986 16 578
73 Oakland Raiders 1978 16 577
74 San Francisco 49ers 1976 14 576
75 Chicago Bears 1950 12 574
75 Pittsburgh Steelers 1984 16 574
77 Houston Oilers 1980 16 573
78 Pittsburgh Steelers 1962 14 572
78 Detroit Lions 1980 16 572
78 Pittsburgh Steelers 1997 16 572
81 Dallas Cowboys 1975 14 571
81 New York Jets 1981 16 571
81 Washington Redskins 1985 16 571
84 Miami Dolphins 1974 14 570
85 Kansas City Chiefs 1979 16 569
85 New Orleans Saints 1987 15 569
87 Miami Dolphins 1983 16 568
88 Chicago Bears 1934 13 567
88 New York Giants 1934 13 567
88 Philadelphia Eagles 1979 16 567
91 Los Angeles Rams 1974 14 566
91 Baltimore Colts 1977 14 566
91 St. Louis Cardinals 1979 16 566
94 Baltimore Colts 1976 14 565
94 New England Patriots 1985 16 565
96 San Francisco 49ers 1977 14 564
96 Dallas Cowboys 1977 14 564
96 New York Jets 1985 16 564
96 Pittsburgh Steelers 1986 16 564
100 Cincinnati Bengals 1988 16 563

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.