which team had the most rushing yards per game in 1979

The New York Jets had the most rushing yards per game by a team in 1979, with 165.4 per game.

	TEAM	RUSH YDS/G	SEASON	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH TD
1	Jets	165.4	1979	16	2,646	634	4.2	23
2	Steelers	162.7	1979	16	2,603	561	4.6	25
3	Cardinals	161.4	1979	16	2,582	566	4.6	24
4	Oilers	160.7	1979	16	2,571	616	4.2	24
5	Bears	155.4	1979	16	2,486	627	4.0	17
6	Saints	154.8	1979	16	2,476	551	4.5	28
7	Rams	153.8	1979	16	2,460	592	4.2	16
8	Buccaneers	152.3	1979	16	2,437	609	4.0	13
9	Eagles	151.3	1979	16	2,421	567	4.3	17
10	Cowboys	148.4	1979	16	2,375	578	4.1	15
11	Bengals	145.6	1979	16	2,329	560	4.2	23
12	Redskins	145.5	1979	16	2,328	609	3.8	17
13	Chiefs	144.8	1979	16	2,316	569	4.1	18
14	Browns	142.6	1979	16	2,281	504	4.5	16
15	Patriots	140.8	1979	16	2,252	604	3.7	16
16	Falcons	137.5	1979	16	2,200	500	4.4	15
17	Dolphins	136.7	1979	16	2,187	561	3.9	19
18	Broncos	127.3	1979	16	2,036	525	3.9	13
19	Seahawks	122.9	1979	16	1,967	500	3.9	24
20	49ers	120.8	1979	16	1,932	480	4.0	17
21	Packers	116.3	1979	16	1,861	483	3.9	14
22	Giants	113.8	1979	16	1,820	498	3.7	12
23	Vikings	110.3	1979	16	1,764	487	3.6	9
24	Raiders	110.2	1979	16	1,763	491	3.6	13
25	Lions	104.8	1979	16	1,677	441	3.8	11

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/9	CLE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Thu 11/13	NYJ	@	NE	8:15 PM
Sun 11/23	NYJ	@	BAL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/30	ATL	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 12/7	MIA	@	NYJ	1:00 PM

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Steelers	5	3	0	.625
Ravens	3	5	0	.375
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