which nfl team has the most offensive yards in a season by a running back

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

Interpreted as:
Which NFL team has the most offensive rushing yards in a season by a running back?
TEAM RUSH YDS OFF SEASON GP ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Bills
Bills
2,953
2,950
1973
85
547
5.4
34.7
18
264
25
10.6
3.1
1
2 Chiefs
Chiefs
2,927
2,927
1978
107
629
4.7
27.4
18
993
121
8.2
9.3
2
3 Lions
Lions
2,885
1936
104
591
4.9
27.7
22
327
35
9.3
3.1
2
4 Rams
Rams
2,869
2,900
1973
78
636
4.5
36.8
17
640
61
10.5
8.2
4
5 Dolphins
Dolphins
2,859
2,859
1972
70
588
4.9
40.8
24
386
42
9.2
5.5
1
6 Bears
Bears
2,831
1934
90
555
5.1
31.5
20
444
22
20.2
4.9
6
7 Bills
Bills
2,759
2,759
1975
63
546
5.1
43.8
25
708
54
13.1
11.2
11
8 Rams
Rams
2,714
2,740
1980
74
588
4.6
36.7
16
818
105
7.8
11.1
5
9 Bears
Bears
2,694
2,694
1977
67
558
4.8
40.2
17
456
55
8.3
6.8
2
10 Rams
Rams
2,691
2,691
1984
77
498
5.4
34.9
15
350
46
7.6
4.5
1
11 Oilers
Oilers
2,635
2,692
1980
82
551
4.8
32.1
18
731
100
7.3
8.9
1
12 Lions
Lions
2,629
1934
93
606
4.3
28.3
27
330
25
13.2
3.5
1
13 Patriots
Patriots
2,610
2,610
1978
92
585
4.5
28.4
25
727
75
9.7
7.9
0
14 Eagles
Eagles
2,568
1949
91
601
4.3
28.2
22
632
37
17.1
6.9
4
15 Raiders
Raiders
2,555
2,555
1977
80
665
3.8
31.9
19
334
41
8.1
4.2
2
16 Steelers
Steelers
2,553
2,553
1976
68
595
4.3
37.5
26
471
51
9.2
6.9
0
17 Raiders
Raiders
2,547
2,547
1975
77
625
4.1
33.1
28
404
52
7.8
5.2
2
18 Jets
Jets
2,545
2,545
1979
91
592
4.3
28.0
17
747
71
10.5
8.2
2
19 Cowboys
Cowboys
2,533
2,533
1978
89
571
4.4
28.5
21
1,194
111
10.8
13.4
5
20 Cowboys
Cowboys
2,525
2,525
1981
79
575
4.4
32.0
15
742
85
8.7
9.4
4
21 Oilers
Oilers
2,512
2,512
1979
89
590
4.3
28.2
24
590
79
7.5
6.6
3
22 Cardinals
Cardinals
2,510
2,510
1979
86
543
4.6
29.2
24
777
106
7.3
9.0
3
23 Patriots
Patriots
2,508
2,508
1976
63
519
4.8
39.8
12
725
72
10.1
11.5
5
24 Packers
Packers
2,506
2,506
2003
73
473
5.3
34.3
18
837
102
131
8.2
11.5
10
25 Chiefs
Chiefs
2,487
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.

More Bills Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

27.8

4th

OPP PPG

22.8

17th

RUSH YDS/G

151.0

1st

PASS YDS/G

238.2

13th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Patriots Patriots
5
2
0
.714
Bills Bills
4
2
0
.667
Dolphins Dolphins
1
6
0
.143
Jets Jets
0
7
0
.000
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/26
BUF BUF
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
4:25 PM
Sun
11/9
BUF BUF
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM
Sun
11/16
TB TB
@
BUF BUF
1:00 PM
Thu
11/20
BUF BUF
@
HOU HOU
8:15 PM
Last Game
ATL Falcons

3 - 2 - 0

24

Final

14

BUF Bills

4 - 2 - 0

Mon 13 Oct 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Patriots Patriots
5
2
0
.714
Bills Bills
4
2
0
.667
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
4
2
0
.667
Bengals Bengals
3
4
0
.429
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
6
1
0
.857
Jaguars Jaguars
4
3
0
.571
AFC West W L T PCT
Broncos Broncos
5
2
0
.714
Chargers Chargers
4
3
0
.571
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
5
2
0
.714
Cowboys Cowboys
3
3
1
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
4
1
1
.750
Lions Lions
5
2
0
.714
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
2
0
.714
Panthers Panthers
4
3
0
.571
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
5
2
0
.714
Seahawks Seahawks
5
2
0
.714

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

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
10/23
MIN MIN
@
LAC LAC
8:15 PM
Sun
10/26
NYJ NYJ
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
BUF BUF
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
SF SF
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
NYG NYG
@
PHI PHI
1:00 PM