1972 NFL Rushing Attempts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Rushing attempts
The Miami Dolphins led the whole NFL in rushing attempts in 1972, with 613, 69 ahead of the Green Bay Packers. The average across 26 NFL teams is 471.4.
Led the whole NFL in 1972
Miami Dolphins
14 games
613
Rushing Attempts
69 clear of Green Bay Packers
| # | Team | Conference | G | ATT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Miami Dolphins
|
AFC | 14 | 613 |
| 2 |
 Green Bay Packers
|
NFC | 14 | 544 |
| 3 |
 Chicago Bears
|
NFC | 14 | 536 |
| 4 |
 New York Giants
|
NFC | 14 | 524 |
| 5 |
 Oakland Raiders
|
AFC | 14 | 521 |
| 6 |
 Washington Redskins
|
NFC | 14 | 513 |
| 7 |
 Buffalo Bills
|
AFC | 14 | 512 |
| 8 |
 San Diego Chargers
|
AFC | 14 | 504 |
| 9 |
 Atlanta Falcons
|
NFC | 14 | 500 |
| 10 |
 Dallas Cowboys
|
NFC | 14 | 499 |
| 11 |
 Pittsburgh Steelers
|
AFC | 14 | 497 |
| 12 |
 Cincinnati Bengals
|
AFC | 14 | 491 |
| 13 |
 Kansas City Chiefs
|
AFC | 14 | 476 |
| 14 |
 Detroit Lions
|
NFC | 14 | 473 |
| 15 |
 Los Angeles Rams
|
NFC | 14 | 472 |
| 15 |
 Minnesota Vikings
|
NFC | 14 | 472 |
| NFL average | 471.4 | |||
| 17 |
 Baltimore Colts
|
AFC | 14 | 462 |
| 18 |
 New York Jets
|
AFC | 14 | 461 |
| 19 |
 Cleveland Browns
|
AFC | 14 | 453 |
| 20 |
 San Francisco 49ers
|
NFC | 14 | 445 |
| 21 |
 Denver Broncos
|
AFC | 14 | 409 |
| 22 |
 Philadelphia Eagles
|
NFC | 14 | 398 |
| 23 |
 Houston Oilers
|
AFC | 14 | 397 |
| 24 |
 New England Patriots
|
AFC | 14 | 386 |
| 25 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NFC | 14 | 361 |
| 26 |
 New Orleans Saints
|
NFC | 14 | 337 |
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.