most yards per game rushing team nfl season

The Detroit Lions had 2,885 rushing yards in 1936.

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

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Final

16

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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