1971 AFC Rushing Yards by Team

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

The Miami Dolphins led the AFC in rushing yards in 1971, with 2,429, 280 ahead of the Baltimore Colts. The average across 13 AFC teams is 1,824.2.

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

Led the AFC in 1971 Miami Dolphins 14 games

2,429 Rushing Yards 280 clear of Baltimore Colts

#	Team	G	YDS
1	Miami Dolphins	14	2,429
2	Baltimore Colts	14	2,149
3	Cincinnati Bengals	14	2,142
4	Oakland Raiders	14	2,130
5	Denver Broncos	14	2,093
6	New York Jets	14	1,888
7	Kansas City Chiefs	14	1,843
	AFC average		1,824.2
8	Pittsburgh Steelers	14	1,758
9	New England Patriots	14	1,677
10	San Diego Chargers	14	1,604
11	Cleveland Browns	14	1,558
12	Buffalo Bills	14	1,337
13	Houston Oilers	14	1,106

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.