most running back rushing yards by a team in a single season in nfl history

The Buffalo Bills have rushed for the most yards by a team in a season, with 2,953 yards in 1973.

		TEAM	RUSH YDS	SEASON	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1		Bills	2,953	1973	85	547	5.4	34.7	18	264	25		10.6	3.1	1
2		Chiefs	2,927	1978	107	629	4.7	27.4	18	993	121		8.2	9.3	2
3		Lions	2,885	1936	104	591	4.9	27.7	22	327	35		9.3	3.1	2
4		Rams	2,869	1973	78	636	4.5	36.8	17	640	61		10.5	8.2	4
5		Dolphins	2,859	1972	70	588	4.9	40.8	24	386	42		9.2	5.5	1
6		Bears	2,831	1934	90	555	5.1	31.5	20	444	22		20.2	4.9	6
7		Bills	2,759	1975	63	546	5.1	43.8	25	708	54		13.1	11.2	11
8		Rams	2,714	1980	74	588	4.6	36.7	16	818	105		7.8	11.1	5
9		Bears	2,694	1977	67	558	4.8	40.2	17	456	55		8.3	6.8	2
10		Rams	2,691	1984	77	498	5.4	34.9	15	350	46		7.6	4.5	1
11		Oilers	2,635	1980	82	551	4.8	32.1	18	731	100		7.3	8.9	1
12		Lions	2,629	1934	93	606	4.3	28.3	27	330	25		13.2	3.5	1
13		Patriots	2,610	1978	92	585	4.5	28.4	25	727	75		9.7	7.9	0
14		Eagles	2,568	1949	91	601	4.3	28.2	22	632	37		17.1	6.9	4
15		Raiders	2,555	1977	80	665	3.8	31.9	19	334	41		8.1	4.2	2
16		Steelers	2,553	1976	68	595	4.3	37.5	26	471	51		9.2	6.9	0
17		Raiders	2,547	1975	77	625	4.1	33.1	28	404	52		7.8	5.2	2
18		Jets	2,545	1979	91	592	4.3	28.0	17	747	71		10.5	8.2	2
19		Cowboys	2,533	1978	89	571	4.4	28.5	21	1,194	111		10.8	13.4	5
20		Cowboys	2,525	1981	79	575	4.4	32.0	15	742	85		8.7	9.4	4
21		Oilers	2,512	1979	89	590	4.3	28.2	24	590	79		7.5	6.6	3
22		Cardinals	2,510	1979	86	543	4.6	29.2	24	777	106		7.3	9.0	3
23		Patriots	2,508	1976	63	519	4.8	39.8	12	725	72		10.1	11.5	5
24		Packers	2,506	2003	73	473	5.3	34.3	18	837	102	131	8.2	11.5	10
25		Chiefs	2,487	2010	76	518	4.8	32.7	12	878	95	142	9.2	11.6	4

StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots	11	3	0	.786
Bills	10	4	0	.714
Dolphins	6	8	0	.429
Jets	3	11	0	.214

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Sun 12/21	BUF	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 12/28	PHI	@	BUF	4:25 PM
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NFL 2025 Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots	11	3	0	.786
Bills	10	4	0	.714
Dolphins - e	6	8	0	.429
Jets - e	3	11	0	.214
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	8	6	0	.571
Ravens	7	7	0	.500
Bengals - e	4	10	0	.286
Browns - e	3	11	0	.214
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	10	4	0	.714
Texans	9	5	0	.643
Colts	8	6	0	.571
Titans - e	2	12	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - x	12	2	0	.857
Chargers	10	4	0	.714
Chiefs - e	6	8	0	.429
Raiders - e	2	12	0	.143

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	9	5	0	.643
Cowboys	6	7	1	.464
Commanders - e	4	10	0	.286
Giants - e	2	12	0	.143
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	10	4	0	.714
Packers	9	4	1	.679
Lions	8	6	0	.571
Vikings - e	6	8	0	.429
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Buccaneers	7	7	0	.500
Panthers	7	7	0	.500
Falcons - e	5	9	0	.357
Saints - e	4	10	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - x	12	3	0	.800
Rams - x	11	4	0	.733
49ers	10	4	0	.714
Cardinals - e	3	11	0	.214

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Sat 9/13	NE	@	MIA	33-27
Sat 9/13	CAR	@	ARI	22-27
Sat 9/13	DEN	@	IND	28-29
Sat 9/13	PHI	@	KC	20-17
Sat 9/13	ATL	@	MIN	22-6

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sat 12/20	PHI	@	WAS	5:00 PM
Sat 12/20	GB	@	CHI	8:20 PM
Sun 12/21	BUF	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 12/21	LAC	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Sun 12/21	NYJ	@	NO	1:00 PM