1981 NFL Rushing Touchdowns by Team

The Detroit Lions and the San Diego Chargers shared the lead of the whole NFL in rushing touchdowns in 1981, with 26. The average across 28 NFL teams is 15.8.

Led the whole NFL in 1981 Detroit Lions 16 games

26 Rushing Touchdowns Tied with San Diego Chargers

#	Team	Conference	G	TD
1	Detroit Lions	NFC	16	26
1	San Diego Chargers	AFC	16	26
3	New England Patriots	AFC	16	23
4	Kansas City Chiefs	AFC	16	22
5	Pittsburgh Steelers	AFC	16	21
6	St. Louis Cardinals	NFC	16	20
7	Cincinnati Bengals	AFC	16	19
7	Washington Redskins	NFC	16	19
9	Miami Dolphins	AFC	16	18
10	Los Angeles Rams	NFC	16	17
10	Philadelphia Eagles	NFC	16	17
10	San Francisco 49ers	NFC	16	17
13	New Orleans Saints	NFC	16	16
	NFL average			15.8
14	Atlanta Falcons	NFC	16	15
14	Dallas Cowboys	NFC	16	15
16	Seattle Seahawks	AFC	16	14
17	Buffalo Bills	AFC	16	13
17	Chicago Bears	NFC	16	13
17	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	NFC	16	13
20	Denver Broncos	AFC	16	12
21	Baltimore Colts	AFC	16	11
21	Cleveland Browns	AFC	16	11
21	Green Bay Packers	NFC	16	11
21	Houston Oilers	AFC	16	11
21	New York Giants	NFC	16	11
21	New York Jets	AFC	16	11
21	Oakland Raiders	AFC	16	11
28	Minnesota Vikings	NFC	16	8

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.