1987 NFL Yards per Attempt by Team

The San Francisco 49ers led the whole NFL in yards per attempt in 1987, with 7.89, 0.11 ahead of the Washington Redskins. The average across 28 NFL teams is 6.96.

Led the whole NFL in 1987 San Francisco 49ers 15 games

7.89 Yards per Attempt 0.11 clear of Washington Redskins

#	Team	Conference	G	Y/A
1	San Francisco 49ers	NFC	15	7.89
2	Washington Redskins	NFC	15	7.78
3	Cleveland Browns	AFC	15	7.52
4	Los Angeles Raiders	AFC	15	7.50
5	Seattle Seahawks	AFC	15	7.48
6	Houston Oilers	AFC	15	7.33
7	Denver Broncos	AFC	15	7.31
8	New York Giants	NFC	15	7.31
9	Cincinnati Bengals	AFC	15	7.30
10	St. Louis Cardinals	NFC	15	7.28
11	New Orleans Saints	NFC	15	7.27
12	Dallas Cowboys	NFC	15	7.19
13	Minnesota Vikings	NFC	15	7.14
14	San Diego Chargers	AFC	15	6.98
	NFL average			6.96
15	Chicago Bears	NFC	15	6.94
16	Kansas City Chiefs	AFC	15	6.91
17	Philadelphia Eagles	NFC	15	6.85
18	Miami Dolphins	AFC	15	6.81
19	Indianapolis Colts	AFC	15	6.81
20	New England Patriots	AFC	15	6.66
21	New York Jets	AFC	15	6.58
22	Los Angeles Rams	NFC	15	6.55
23	Green Bay Packers	NFC	15	6.54
24	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	NFC	15	6.53
25	Buffalo Bills	AFC	15	6.29
26	Atlanta Falcons	NFC	15	6.20
27	Detroit Lions	NFC	15	6.19
28	Pittsburgh Steelers	AFC	15	5.74

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. Passing yards are gross, before sack yardage comes off; the league's official team figures are net, so they run a little lower.