1940 NFL Rushing Yards by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Yards gained rushing
The Chicago Bears led the whole NFL in rushing yards in 1940, with 1,818, 214 ahead of the Green Bay Packers. The average across 10 NFL teams is 1,316.0.
Led the whole NFL in 1940
Chicago Bears
11 games
1,818
Rushing Yards
214 clear of Green Bay Packers
| # | Team | G | YDS |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Chicago Bears
|
11 | 1,818 |
| 2 |
 Green Bay Packers
|
11 | 1,604 |
| 3 | Brooklyn Dodgers | 11 | 1,546 |
| 4 |
 New York Giants
|
11 | 1,476 |
| 5 |
 Detroit Lions
|
11 | 1,457 |
| 6 |
 Washington Redskins
|
11 | 1,402 |
| NFL average | 1,316.0 | ||
| 7 |
 Chicago Cardinals
|
11 | 1,315 |
| 8 |
 Cleveland Rams
|
11 | 1,142 |
| 9 |
 Pittsburgh Steelers
|
11 | 1,102 |
| 10 |
 Philadelphia Eagles
|
11 | 298 |
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.