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1997 running backs leaders by rushing yards| NAME | RUSH YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Sanders | 2,053 | 1997 |  DET | 16 | 335 | 6.1 | 128.3 | 11 | 305 | 33 | 9.2 | 19.1 | 3 | |
| 2 |  | T. Davis | 1,750 | 1997 |  DEN | 15 | 369 | 4.7 | 116.7 | 15 | 287 | 42 | 6.8 | 19.1 | 0 | |
| 3 |  | J. Bettis | 1,665 | 1997 |  PIT | 15 | 375 | 4.4 | 111.0 | 7 | 110 | 15 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 2 | |
| 4 | | D. Levens | 1,435 | 1997 |  GB | 16 | 329 | 4.4 | 89.7 | 7 | 370 | 53 | 7.0 | 23.1 | 5 | |
| 5 | | E. George | 1,399 | 1997 |  TEN | 16 | 357 | 3.9 | 87.4 | 6 | 44 | 7 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 1 | |
| 6 | | N. Kaufman | 1,294 | 1997 |  OAK | 16 | 272 | 4.8 | 80.9 | 6 | 403 | 40 | 10.1 | 25.2 | 2 | |
| 7 | | R. Smith | 1,266 | 1997 |  MIN | 14 | 232 | 5.5 | 90.4 | 6 | 197 | 37 | 5.3 | 14.1 | 1 | |
| 8 |  | C. Martin | 1,160 | 1997 |  NE | 13 | 274 | 4.2 | 89.2 | 4 | 296 | 41 | 7.2 | 22.8 | 1 | |
| 9 | | C. Dillon | 1,129 | 1997 |  CIN | 16 | 233 | 4.8 | 70.6 | 10 | 259 | 27 | 9.6 | 16.2 | 0 | |
| 10 | | R. Watters | 1,110 | 1997 |  PHI | 16 | 285 | 3.9 | 69.4 | 7 | 440 | 48 | 9.2 | 27.5 | 0 | |
| 11 | | A. Murrell | 1,086 | 1997 |  NYJ | 16 | 300 | 3.6 | 67.9 | 7 | 106 | 27 | 3.9 | 6.6 | 0 | |
| 12 |  | E. Smith | 1,074 | 1997 |  DAL | 16 | 261 | 4.1 | 67.1 | 4 | 234 | 40 | 5.9 | 14.6 | 0 | |
| 13 |  | M. Faulk | 1,054 | 1997 |  IND | 16 | 264 | 4.0 | 65.9 | 7 | 471 | 47 | 10.0 | 29.4 | 1 | |
| 14 | | R. Harris | 1,033 | 1997 |  CHI | 13 | 275 | 3.8 | 79.5 | 10 | 115 | 28 | 4.1 | 8.8 | 0 | |
| 15 | | G. Hearst | 1,019 | 1997 |  SF | 13 | 234 | 4.4 | 78.4 | 4 | 194 | 21 | 9.2 | 14.9 | 2 | |
| 16 | | J. Anderson | 1,002 | 1997 |  ATL | 16 | 290 | 3.5 | 62.6 | 7 | 284 | 29 | 9.8 | 17.8 | 3 | |
| 17 | | W. Dunn | 978 | 1997 |  TB | 16 | 224 | 4.4 | 61.1 | 4 | 462 | 39 | 11.8 | 28.9 | 3 | |
| 18 | | G. Brown | 945 | 1997 |  SD | 15 | 253 | 3.7 | 63.0 | 4 | 137 | 21 | 6.5 | 9.1 | 0 | |
| 19 | | A. al-Jabbar | 892 | 1997 |  MIA | 16 | 283 | 3.2 | 55.8 | 15 | 261 | 29 | 9.0 | 16.3 | 1 | |
| 20 | | C. Warren | 847 | 1997 |  SEA | 15 | 200 | 4.2 | 56.5 | 4 | 257 | 45 | 5.7 | 17.1 | 0 | |
| 21 | | A. Smith | 840 | 1997 |  BUF | 16 | 194 | 4.3 | 52.5 | 8 | 177 | 28 | 6.3 | 11.1 | 0 | |
| 22 | | N. Means | 823 | 1997 |  JAX | 14 | 244 | 3.4 | 58.8 | 9 | 104 | 15 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 0 | |
| 23 | | F. Lane | 809 | 1997 |  CAR | 13 | 182 | 4.4 | 62.2 | 7 | 27 | 8 | 3.4 | 2.1 | 0 | |
| 24 | | B. Morris | 774 | 1997 |  BAL | 11 | 204 | 3.8 | 70.4 | 4 | 176 | 29 | 6.1 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| 25 | | T. Allen | 724 | 1997 |  WAS | 10 | 210 | 3.4 | 72.4 | 4 | 172 | 20 | 8.6 | 17.2 | 1 | |
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.
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Team Rankings
PPG
29.9
2nd
OPP PPG
22.3
13th
RUSH YDS/G
125.1
9th
PASS YDS/G
239.8
13th
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WAS
NYG
Rams
KC
NO
