nfl league average yards per carry by decade

NFL league average yards per carry by decade

DECADE YPC GP RUSH YDS ATT RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD
1
1930s
3.3
874
109,954
32,846
125.8
621
2
1940s
3.5
1,080
139,913
40,181
129.5
1,234
3
1950s
4.0
1,452
208,237
51,472
143.4
1,689
4
1960s
4.0
2,018
251,988
62,751
124.9
1,977
5
1960s
4.0
1,204
142,074
35,323
118.0
1,179
6
1970s
4.0
3,864
535,682
134,475
138.6
3,805
7
1980s
4.0
4,256
525,969
131,660
123.6
3,967
8
1990s
3.9
4,656
510,127
129,795
109.6
3,587
9
2000s
4.1
5,088
584,329
141,397
114.8
4,226
10
2010s
4.2
5,120
576,786
136,593
112.7
4,064
11
2020s
4.4
2,842
333,808
76,437
117.5
2,646
StatMuse has team, season-level data for rushing yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
1
0
.800
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
4
1
0
.800
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
1
0
.800
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
2
0
.600
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
3
2
0
.600
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
3
0
.400
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
4
1
0
.800
Jaguars Jaguars
4
1
0
.800
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
2
0
.600
Broncos Broncos
3
2
0
.600

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Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/9
PHI PHI
@
NYG NYG
8:15 PM
Sun
10/12
DEN DEN
@
NYJ NYJ
9:30 AM
Sun
10/12
ARI ARI
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
LAR LAR
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM