1959 NFL Rushing Yards by Team

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

The Cleveland Browns led the whole NFL in rushing yards in 1959, with 2,149, 185 ahead of the Washington Redskins. The average across 12 NFL teams is 1,723.3.

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

Led the whole NFL in 1959 Cleveland Browns 12 games

2,149 Rushing Yards 185 clear of Washington Redskins

#	Team	G	YDS
1	Cleveland Browns	12	2,149
2	Washington Redskins	12	1,964
3	Green Bay Packers	12	1,907
4	San Francisco 49ers	12	1,839
5	Detroit Lions	12	1,782
6	Los Angeles Rams	12	1,778
	NFL average		1,723.3
7	Baltimore Colts	12	1,705
8	New York Giants	12	1,646
9	Chicago Cardinals	12	1,613
10	Pittsburgh Steelers	12	1,543
11	Chicago Bears	12	1,438
12	Philadelphia Eagles	12	1,315

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.