1997 NFC Rushing Touchdowns by Team

Every team's total, added up from its players' lines. Touchdowns scored rushing

The Detroit Lions led the NFC in rushing touchdowns in 1997, with 19, 3 ahead of the San Francisco 49ers. The average across 15 NFC teams is 12.1.

YDS TD Y/A ATT Y/G 1D FL

Led the NFC in 1997 Detroit Lions 16 games

19 Rushing Touchdowns 3 clear of San Francisco 49ers

#	Team	G	TD
1	Detroit Lions	16	19
2	San Francisco 49ers	16	16
3	St. Louis Rams	16	15
3	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	16	15
5	Chicago Bears	16	14
5	Minnesota Vikings	16	14
5	New York Giants	16	14
	NFC average		12.1
8	Washington Redskins	16	12
9	Carolina Panthers	16	11
9	Philadelphia Eagles	16	11
11	Arizona Cardinals	16	9
11	Green Bay Packers	16	9
11	New Orleans Saints	16	9
14	Atlanta Falcons	16	8
15	Dallas Cowboys	16	6

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.