Corey Dillon had the most rushing yards per attempt in the AFC by a running back in his rookie season in 1997, with 4.8 per attempt.
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highest yards per carry with a minimum of 6.25 rushing attempts per team game in 1997 by an afc running back| NAME | YPC | SEASON | TM | GP | RUSH YDS | ATT | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | C. Dillon | 4.8 | 1997 | 16 | 1,129 | 233 | 70.6 | 10 | 259 | 27 | 9.6 | 16.2 | 0 | ||
| 2 | | N. Kaufman | 4.8 | 1997 | 16 | 1,294 | 272 | 80.9 | 6 | 403 | 40 | 10.1 | 25.2 | 2 | ||
| 3 | | T. Davis | 4.7 | 1997 | 15 | 1,750 | 369 | 116.7 | 15 | 287 | 42 | 6.8 | 19.1 | 0 | ||
| 4 |  | J. Bettis | 4.4 | 1997 | 15 | 1,665 | 375 | 111.0 | 7 | 110 | 15 | 7.3 | 7.3 | 2 | ||
| 5 | | A. Smith | 4.3 | 1997 | 16 | 840 | 194 | 52.5 | 8 | 177 | 28 | 6.3 | 11.1 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | C. Warren | 4.2 | 1997 | 15 | 847 | 200 | 56.5 | 4 | 257 | 45 | 5.7 | 17.1 | 0 | ||
| 7 |  | C. Martin | 4.2 | 1997 | 13 | 1,160 | 274 | 89.2 | 4 | 296 | 41 | 7.2 | 22.8 | 1 | ||
| 8 | | T. Thomas | 4.2 | 1997 | 16 | 643 | 154 | 40.2 | 1 | 208 | 30 | 6.9 | 13.0 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | J. Stewart | 4.1 | 1997 | 16 | 555 | 136 | 34.7 | 8 | 336 | 41 | 8.2 | 21.0 | 1 | ||
| 10 | | M. Allen | 4.1 | 1997 | 16 | 505 | 124 | 31.6 | 11 | 86 | 11 | 7.8 | 5.4 | 0 | ||
| 11 |  | M. Faulk | 4.0 | 1997 | 16 | 1,054 | 264 | 65.9 | 7 | 471 | 47 | 10.0 | 29.4 | 1 | ||
| 12 | | E. George | 3.9 | 1997 | 16 | 1,399 | 357 | 87.4 | 6 | 44 | 7 | 6.3 | 2.8 | 1 | ||
| 13 | | B. Morris | 3.8 | 1997 | 11 | 774 | 204 | 70.4 | 4 | 176 | 29 | 6.1 | 16.0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | G. Brown | 3.7 | 1997 | 15 | 945 | 253 | 63.0 | 4 | 137 | 21 | 6.5 | 9.1 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | K. Carter | 3.6 | 1997 | 15 | 464 | 128 | 30.9 | 7 | 157 | 21 | 7.5 | 10.5 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | A. Murrell | 3.6 | 1997 | 16 | 1,086 | 300 | 67.9 | 7 | 106 | 27 | 3.9 | 6.6 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | G. Hill | 3.5 | 1997 | 16 | 550 | 157 | 34.4 | 0 | 126 | 12 | 10.5 | 7.9 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | N. Means | 3.4 | 1997 | 14 | 823 | 244 | 58.8 | 9 | 104 | 15 | 6.9 | 7.4 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | A. al-Jabbar | 3.2 | 1997 | 16 | 892 | 283 | 55.8 | 15 | 261 | 29 | 9.0 | 16.3 | 1 |
TENStatMuse has season-level data for rush attempts per team game and rushing yards per attempt going back to the 1932 season.
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |