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1962 NFL Rushing Yards per Game by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Rushing yards per game played

The Buffalo Bills led the whole NFL in rushing yards per game in 1962, with 177.1, 1.4 ahead of the Green Bay Packers. The average across 22 NFL teams is 126.1.

Led the whole NFL in 1962 Buffalo Bills 14 games
177.1 Rushing Yards per Game 1.4 clear of Green Bay Packers
# Team Conference G Y/G
1 Buffalo Bills AFL 14 177.1
2 Green Bay Packers NFL 14 175.7
3 Dallas Texans AFL 14 171.9
4 Pittsburgh Steelers NFL 14 166.6
5 Dallas Cowboys NFL 14 145.7
6 Boston Patriots AFL 14 140.7
7 Detroit Lions NFL 14 137.3
8 San Francisco 49ers NFL 14 133.8
9 Minnesota Vikings NFL 14 133.1
10 Cleveland Browns NFL 14 126.6
NFL average 126.1
11 Houston Oilers AFL 14 124.4
12 New York Giants NFL 14 121.3
12 St. Louis Cardinals NFL 14 121.3
14 Los Angeles Rams NFL 14 120.1
15 San Diego Chargers AFL 14 119.4
16 Baltimore Colts NFL 14 114.4
17 Chicago Bears NFL 14 106.4
18 Oakland Raiders AFL 14 99.4
19 Denver Broncos AFL 14 92.7
20 New York Titans AFL 14 86.6
21 Philadelphia Eagles NFL 14 82.5
22 Washington Redskins NFL 14 77.7

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.