most rushing yards per game by a team single season

The Detroit Lions have the most rushing yards per game by a team in a season, with 240.4 per game in 1936.

TEAMRUSH YDS/GSEASONGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH TD
1Lions
Lions
240.4
1936
12
2,885
591
4.9
22
2Bills
Bills
220.6
1973
14
3,088
605
5.1
20
3Bears
Bears
219.0
1934
13
2,847
567
5.0
20
4Eagles
Eagles
217.3
1949
12
2,607
632
4.1
25
5Cardinals
Cardinals
213.3
1948
12
2,560
531
4.8
25
6Bills
Bills
212.4
1975
14
2,974
588
5.1
26
7Steelers
Steelers
212.2
1976
14
2,971
653
4.5
33
8Dolphins
Dolphins
211.4
1972
14
2,960
613
4.8
26
9Lions
Lions
210.8
1934
13
2,740
632
4.3
27
10Patriots
Patriots
210.6
1976
14
2,948
591
5.0
24
11Browns
Browns
210.5
1958
12
2,526
475
5.3
24
12Rams
Rams
208.9
1973
14
2,925
659
4.4
18
1349ers
49ers
208.2
1954
12
2,498
442
5.7
28
14Ravens
Ravens
206.0
2019
16
3,296
596
5.5
21
15Bears
Bears
205.7
1956
12
2,468
536
4.6
22
16Bears
Bears
204.3
1948
12
2,452
557
4.4
25
17Bears
Bears
200.8
1977
14
2,811
599
4.7
18
18Bears
Bears
200.7
1951
12
2,408
539
4.5
24
19Bears
Bears
199.0
1955
12
2,388
487
4.9
19
20Eagles
Eagles
198.2
1948
12
2,378
528
4.5
21
21Patriots
Patriots
197.8
1978
16
3,165
671
4.7
30
2249ers
49ers
197.2
1951
12
2,366
523
4.5
18
23Cardinals
Cardinals
196.3
1960
12
2,356
484
4.9
13
24Bears
Bears
196.0
1941
11
2,156
495
4.4
30
25Giants
Giants
194.7
1950
12
2,336
515
4.5
21
StatMuse has team, season-level data for rushing yards per game going back to the 1932 season.

More Lions Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

4,564

Goff

Jared Goff

RUSH

1,223

Gibbs

Jahmyr Gibbs

REC

1,401

St. Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown
Team Rankings

PPG

28.3

4th

OPP PPG

24.3

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

120.1

14th

PASS YDS/G

268.6

3rd

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
Lions Lions
9
8
0
.529
9
8
0
.529
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NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176

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10/4
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10/4
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10/4
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1/10
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1/10
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1/11
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Sun
1/11
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4:30 PM
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1/11
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8:00 PM