1966 AFL Yards per Carry by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Rushing yards per attempt
The Kansas City Chiefs led the AFL in yards per carry in 1966, with 5.18, 0.92 ahead of the San Diego Chargers. The average across 9 AFL teams is 3.99.
Led the AFL in 1966
Kansas City Chiefs
14 games
5.18
Yards per Carry
0.92 clear of San Diego Chargers
| # | Team | G | Y/A |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Kansas City Chiefs
|
14 | 5.18 |
| 2 |
 San Diego Chargers
|
14 | 4.26 |
| 3 |
 Boston Patriots
|
14 | 4.17 |
| 4 |
 Buffalo Bills
|
14 | 4.16 |
| AFL average | 3.99 | ||
| 5 |
 Oakland Raiders
|
14 | 3.93 |
| 6 |
 New York Jets
|
14 | 3.84 |
| 7 |
 Houston Oilers
|
14 | 3.67 |
| 8 |
 Miami Dolphins
|
14 | 3.58 |
| 9 |
 Denver Broncos
|
14 | 3.12 |
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.