1971 NFC Rushing Yards by Team

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

The Detroit Lions led the NFC in rushing yards in 1971, with 2,376, 127 ahead of the Dallas Cowboys. The average across 13 NFC teams is 1,820.1.

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

Led the NFC in 1971 Detroit Lions 14 games

2,376 Rushing Yards 127 clear of Dallas Cowboys

#	Team	G	YDS
1	Detroit Lions	14	2,376
2	Dallas Cowboys	14	2,249
3	Green Bay Packers	14	2,229
4	Los Angeles Rams	14	2,139
5	San Francisco 49ers	14	2,129
	NFC average		1,820.1
6	Washington Redskins	14	1,757
7	New Orleans Saints	14	1,711
8	Atlanta Falcons	14	1,703
9	Minnesota Vikings	14	1,695
10	St. Louis Cardinals	14	1,530
11	New York Giants	14	1,461
12	Chicago Bears	14	1,434
13	Philadelphia Eagles	14	1,248

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.