nfl most scrimmage yards per game in a season

The Chicago Bears have the most yards from scrimmage per game by a team in a season, with 16.2 per game in 1943.

	TEAM	YDS/G	SEASON	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Bears	16.2	1943	245	1,651	424	3.9	6.7	12	2,310	117	19.7	9.4	28
2	Rams	15.0	1951	368	2,210	426	5.2	6.0	22	3,296	189	17.4	9.0	26
3	Packers	14.8	1943	226	1,442	397	3.6	6.4	13	1,909	114	16.7	8.4	21
4	Rams	14.5	1950	375	1,711	404	4.2	4.6	28	3,709	253	14.7	9.9	31
5	Rams	14.3	1954	372	2,140	432	5.0	5.8	24	3,180	171	18.6	8.5	15
6	Oilers	13.9	1961	464	1,896	452	4.2	4.1	15	4,568	254	18.0	9.8	48
7	Redskins	13.8	1947	340	1,343	384	3.5	4.0	11	3,336	231	14.4	9.8	28
8	Lions	13.7	1934	254	2,740	632	4.3	10.8	27	749	45	16.6	2.9	3
9	Bears	13.7	1934	278	2,847	567	5.0	10.2	20	955	56	17.1	3.4	16
10	Lions	13.7	1936	271	2,885	591	4.9	10.6	22	818	61	13.4	3.0	6
11	Packers	13.5	1942	281	1,374	422	3.3	4.9	10	2,407	172	14.0	8.6	28
12	Bears	13.4	1939	298	2,043	439	4.7	6.9	21	1,965	89	22.1	6.6	16
13	Bears	13.4	1947	377	1,959	448	4.4	5.2	21	3,093	194	15.9	8.2	29
14	49ers	13.3	1954	372	2,498	442	5.7	6.7	28	2,444	187	13.1	6.6	10
15	Eagles	13.3	1953	383	1,722	410	4.2	4.5	22	3,357	224	15.0	8.8	25
16	Bears	13.2	1949	366	1,785	483	3.7	4.9	18	3,055	193	15.8	8.3	24
17	Rams	13.2	1953	365	2,148	426	5.0	5.9	23	2,672	173	15.4	7.3	19
18	Eagles	13.2	1949	343	2,607	632	4.1	7.6	25	1,909	130	14.7	5.6	18
19	Bears	13.1	1941	325	2,264	489	4.6	7.0	29	2,002	98	20.4	6.2	19
20	Yanks	13.0	1950	363	1,832	397	4.6	5.0	16	2,894	174	16.6	8.0	29
21	Redskins	13.0	1943	225	1,085	320	3.4	4.8	7	1,837	139	13.2	8.2	24
22	Spartans	13.0	1933	190	1,720	456	3.8	9.1	9	746	43	17.3	3.9	7
23	Bears	12.7	1951	365	2,408	539	4.5	6.6	24	2,239	143	15.7	6.1	12
24	Bears	12.7	1945	265	1,514	423	3.6	5.7	13	1,857	128	14.5	7.0	14
25	Rams	12.6	1949	360	1,732	445	3.9	4.8	17	2,819	192	14.7	7.8	23

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