1973 NFL Rushing Attempts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Rushing attempts
The Los Angeles Rams led the whole NFL in rushing attempts in 1973, with 659, 54 ahead of the Buffalo Bills. The average across 26 NFL teams is 497.5.
Led the whole NFL in 1973
Los Angeles Rams
14 games
659
Rushing Attempts
54 clear of Buffalo Bills
| # | Team | Conference | G | ATT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
Los Angeles Rams
|
NFC | 14 | 659 |
| 2 |
 Buffalo Bills
|
AFC | 14 | 605 |
| 3 |
 Pittsburgh Steelers
|
AFC | 14 | 555 |
| 4 |
 Oakland Raiders
|
AFC | 14 | 547 |
| 5 |
 Dallas Cowboys
|
NFC | 14 | 542 |
| 6 |
 Minnesota Vikings
|
NFC | 14 | 538 |
| 7 |
 Baltimore Colts
|
AFC | 14 | 536 |
| 8 |
 Green Bay Packers
|
NFC | 14 | 527 |
| 9 |
 Atlanta Falcons
|
NFC | 14 | 518 |
| 10 |
 Cincinnati Bengals
|
AFC | 14 | 515 |
| 11 |
 Kansas City Chiefs
|
AFC | 14 | 511 |
| 12 |
 Miami Dolphins
|
AFC | 14 | 507 |
| 13 |
 Cleveland Browns
|
AFC | 14 | 506 |
| NFL average | 497.5 | |||
| 14 |
 New Orleans Saints
|
NFC | 14 | 497 |
| 15 |
 Chicago Bears
|
NFC | 14 | 496 |
| 15 |
 Detroit Lions
|
NFC | 14 | 496 |
| 17 |
 Denver Broncos
|
AFC | 14 | 487 |
| 18 |
 Washington Redskins
|
NFC | 14 | 459 |
| 19 |
 New York Giants
|
NFC | 14 | 456 |
| 20 |
 New England Patriots
|
AFC | 14 | 454 |
| 21 |
 New York Jets
|
AFC | 14 | 453 |
| 22 |
 San Diego Chargers
|
AFC | 14 | 431 |
| 23 |
 San Francisco 49ers
|
NFC | 14 | 422 |
| 24 |
 Philadelphia Eagles
|
NFC | 14 | 417 |
| 25 |
 St. Louis Cardinals
|
NFC | 14 | 416 |
| 26 |
 Houston Oilers
|
AFC | 14 | 386 |
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.