1988 NFL Rushing Attempts by Team
Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Rushing attempts
The New England Patriots led the whole NFL in rushing attempts in 1988, with 588, 25 ahead of the Cincinnati Bengals. The average across 28 NFL teams is 485.0.
Led the whole NFL in 1988
New England Patriots
16 games
588
Rushing Attempts
25 clear of Cincinnati Bengals
| # | Team | Conference | G | ATT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |
New England Patriots
|
AFC | 16 | 588 |
| 2 |
 Cincinnati Bengals
|
AFC | 16 | 563 |
| 3 |
 Houston Oilers
|
AFC | 16 | 558 |
| 4 |
 Chicago Bears
|
NFC | 16 | 555 |
| 5 |
 Indianapolis Colts
|
AFC | 16 | 545 |
| 6 |
 Buffalo Bills
|
AFC | 16 | 528 |
| 7 |
 San Francisco 49ers
|
NFC | 16 | 527 |
| 8 |
 Seattle Seahawks
|
AFC | 16 | 517 |
| 9 |
 New York Jets
|
AFC | 16 | 514 |
| 10 |
 New Orleans Saints
|
NFC | 16 | 512 |
| 11 |
 Los Angeles Rams
|
NFC | 16 | 507 |
| 12 |
 Minnesota Vikings
|
NFC | 16 | 501 |
| 13 |
 Pittsburgh Steelers
|
AFC | 16 | 499 |
| 14 |
 Los Angeles Raiders
|
AFC | 16 | 493 |
| 14 |
 New York Giants
|
NFC | 16 | 493 |
| NFL average | 485.0 | |||
| 16 |
 Phoenix Cardinals
|
NFC | 16 | 480 |
| 17 |
 Atlanta Falcons
|
NFC | 16 | 478 |
| 18 |
 Dallas Cowboys
|
NFC | 16 | 469 |
| 19 |
 Denver Broncos
|
AFC | 16 | 464 |
| 19 |
 Philadelphia Eagles
|
NFC | 16 | 464 |
| 21 |
 Tampa Bay Buccaneers
|
NFC | 16 | 452 |
| 22 |
 Kansas City Chiefs
|
AFC | 16 | 448 |
| 23 |
 Cleveland Browns
|
AFC | 16 | 440 |
| 24 |
 San Diego Chargers
|
AFC | 16 | 438 |
| 25 |
 Washington Redskins
|
NFC | 16 | 437 |
| 26 |
 Detroit Lions
|
NFC | 16 | 391 |
| 27 |
 Green Bay Packers
|
NFC | 16 | 385 |
| 28 |
 Miami Dolphins
|
AFC | 16 | 335 |
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.