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NFL Team Opponent Rushing First Downs per Game
| Rank | Team | 2016 | Last 3 | Last 1 | Home | Away | 2015 |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Tennessee | 4.4 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 3.5 | 5.2 | 6.3 |
| 2 | Baltimore | 4.6 | 10.7 | 10.0 | 4.1 | 5.1 | 5.0 |
| 3 | New England | 4.8 | 3.3 | 3.0 | 4.7 | 4.9 | 4.9 |
| 4 | Dallas | 5.0 | 7.0 | 6.0 | 5.3 | 4.6 | 7.1 |
| 5 | Green Bay | 5.1 | 5.3 | 6.0 | 5.0 | 5.1 | 5.7 |
| 6 | NY Giants | 5.1 | 4.0 | 5.0 | 4.6 | 5.6 | 6.5 |
| 7 | Houston | 5.3 | 5.0 | 6.0 | 4.3 | 6.3 | 5.1 |
| 8 | NY Jets | 5.4 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 4.4 | 6.4 | 3.9 |
| 9 | Minnesota | 5.4 | 6.7 | 10.0 | 6.5 | 4.4 | 5.6 |
| 10 | Philadelphia | 5.6 | 5.0 | 4.0 | 4.9 | 6.2 | 6.2 |
| 11 | Arizona | 5.6 | 5.7 | 2.0 | 4.8 | 6.5 | 5.1 |
| 12 | Carolina | 5.6 | 5.0 | 7.0 | 5.4 | 5.9 | 4.6 |
| 13 | Pittsburgh | 5.7 | 4.3 | 8.0 | 5.7 | 5.7 | 4.6 |
| 14 | Los Angeles | 5.7 | 4.7 | 3.0 | 4.4 | 6.7 | 6.1 |
| 15 | New Orleans | 5.7 | 5.3 | 4.0 | 6.1 | 5.2 | 6.4 |
| 16 | Seattle | 5.7 | 5.3 | 7.0 | 5.4 | 6.0 | 4.6 |
| 17 | Jacksonville | 5.8 | 4.7 | 4.0 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 6.4 |
| 18 | Indianapolis | 5.8 | 5.3 | 7.0 | 5.4 | 6.2 | 5.6 |
| 19 | Cincinnati | 5.9 | 6.0 | 7.0 | 6.7 | 5.3 | 4.7 |
| 20 | Oakland | 5.9 | 5.7 | 7.0 | 6.6 | 5.5 | 5.9 |
| 21 | Atlanta | 6.0 | 6.3 | 7.0 | 5.2 | 6.9 | 6.7 |
| 22 | San Diego | 6.1 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 6.4 | 6.3 |
| 23 | Chicago | 6.2 | 8.0 | 5.0 | 6.1 | 6.2 | 6.4 |
| 24 | Denver | 6.3 | 6.0 | 2.0 | 5.4 | 7.2 | 5.1 |
| 25 | Detroit | 6.4 | 8.0 | 9.0 | 6.5 | 6.2 | 6.0 |
| 26 | Tampa Bay | 6.4 | 8.3 | 6.0 | 5.9 | 6.9 | 6.5 |
| 27 | Kansas City | 6.6 | 7.0 | 10.0 | 7.2 | 5.9 | 5.1 |
| 28 | Washington | 6.8 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 5.9 | 7.8 | 6.7 |
| 29 | Miami | 6.9 | 10.3 | 9.0 | 6.8 | 7.1 | 7.0 |
| 30 | Cleveland | 7.6 | 7.7 | 5.0 | 6.8 | 8.4 | 6.5 |
| 31 | Buffalo | 7.6 | 8.3 | 7.0 | 8.1 | 7.1 | 5.4 |
| 32 | San Francisco | 8.8 | 7.0 | 5.0 | 9.4 | 8.1 | 8.0 |