nfl fb yards leaders 1997

Barry Sanders gained the most all-purpose yards in 1997, with 2,358 yards.

NAME YDS SEASON TM GP YDS/G TD RUSH YDS RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC YDS/G REC TD KR YDS KR YDS/G KR TD PR YDS PR YDS/G PR TD
1 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
2,358
1997
DET DET
16
147.4
14
2,053
128.3
11
305
19.1
3
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
2 Kevin Williams
K. Williams
2,191
1997
ARI ARI
16
136.9
1
-2
-0.1
0
273
17.1
1
1,458
91.1
0
462
28.9
0
3 Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
2,081
1997
WAS WAS
16
130.1
4
107
6.7
1
438
27.4
1
1,094
68.4
1
442
27.6
1
4 Terrell Davis
T. Davis
2,030
1997
DEN DEN
15
135.3
15
1,750
116.7
15
287
19.1
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
5 Jermaine Lewis
J. Lewis
2,025
1997
BAL BAL
14
144.6
8
35
2.5
0
648
46.3
6
905
64.6
0
437
31.2
2
6 Eric Guliford
E. Guliford
1,986
1997
NO NO
16
124.1
2
-2
-0.1
0
362
22.6
1
1,128
70.5
1
498
31.1
0
7 Tamarick Vanover
T. Vanover
1,833
1997
KC KC
16
114.6
2
50
3.1
0
92
5.8
0
1,308
81.8
1
383
23.9
1
8 Glyn Milburn
G. Milburn
1,825
1997
DET DET
16
114.1
0
0
0.0
0
77
4.8
0
1,315
82.2
0
433
27.1
0
9 Dorsey Levens
D. Levens
1,798
1997
GB GB
16
112.4
12
1,435
89.7
7
370
23.1
5
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
10 Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
1,775
1997
PIT PIT
15
118.3
9
1,665
111.0
7
110
7.3
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
11 Napoleon Kaufman
N. Kaufman
1,697
1997
OAK OAK
16
106.1
8
1,294
80.9
6
403
25.2
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
12 Steve Broussard
S. Broussard
1,637
1997
SEA SEA
16
102.3
6
418
26.1
5
143
8.9
1
1,076
67.3
0
0
0.0
0
13 Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
1,617
1997
TB TB
16
101.1
7
978
61.1
4
462
28.9
3
129
8.1
0
48
3.0
0
14 Rob Moore
R. Moore
1,584
1997
ARI ARI
16
99.0
8
0
0.0
0
1,584
99.0
8
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
15 Aaron Bailey
A. Bailey
1,574
1997
IND IND
13
121.1
3
20
1.5
0
329
25.3
3
1,206
92.8
0
19
1.5
0
16 Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
1,574
1997
CIN CIN
16
98.4
10
1,129
70.6
10
259
16.2
0
182
11.4
0
0
0.0
0
17 Desmond Howard
D. Howard
1,558
1997
OAK OAK
15
103.9
0
0
0.0
0
30
2.0
0
1,318
87.9
0
210
14.0
0
18 Ricky Watters
R. Watters
1,550
1997
PHI PHI
16
96.9
7
1,110
69.4
7
440
27.5
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
19 Dave Meggett
D. Meggett
1,546
1997
NE NE
16
96.6
2
60
3.8
1
203
12.7
1
816
51.0
0
467
29.2
0
20 Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
1,525
1997
IND IND
16
95.3
8
1,054
65.9
7
471
29.4
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
21 Robert Smith
R. Smith
1,463
1997
MIN MIN
14
104.5
7
1,266
90.4
6
197
14.1
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
22 Curtis Martin
C. Martin
1,456
1997
NE NE
13
112.0
5
1,160
89.2
4
296
22.8
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
23 Eddie George
E. George
1,443
1997
TEN TEN
16
90.2
7
1,399
87.4
6
44
2.8
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
24 Tim Brown
T. Brown
1,434
1997
OAK OAK
16
89.6
5
19
1.2
0
1,408
88.0
5
7
0.4
0
0
0.0
0
25 Eric Metcalf
E. Metcalf
1,415
1997
SD SD
16
88.4
5
-5
-0.3
0
576
36.0
2
355
22.2
0
489
30.6
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More Lions Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

32.1

1st

OPP PPG

18.0

2nd

RUSH YDS/G

151.1

4th

PASS YDS/G

258.0

5th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12
1
0
.923
Vikings Vikings
11
2
0
.846
Packers Packers
9
4
0
.692
Bears Bears
4
9
0
.308
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
1/5
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Mon
12/30
DET DET
@
SF SF
8:15 PM
Sun
12/22
DET DET
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
12/15
BUF BUF
@
DET DET
4:25 PM
Last Game
DET Lions

12 - 1 - 0

34

Final

31

GB Packers

9 - 4 - 0

Thu 5 Dec 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
11
2
0
.846
Commanders Commanders
8
5
0
.615
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12
1
0
.923
Vikings Vikings
11
2
0
.846
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Falcons Falcons
6
7
0
.462
NFC West W L T PCT
Seahawks Seahawks
8
5
0
.615
Rams Rams
7
6
0
.538
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
10
3
0
.769
Dolphins Dolphins
6
7
0
.462
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
10
3
0
.769
Ravens Ravens
8
5
0
.615
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
Colts Colts
6
7
0
.462
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
12
1
0
.923
Chargers Chargers
8
5
0
.615

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
12/8
CIN CIN
@
DAL DAL
27-20
Sat
12/7
LAC LAC
@
KC KC
17-19
Sat
12/7
CHI CHI
@
SF SF
13-38
Sat
12/7
BUF BUF
@
LAR LAR
42-44
Sat
12/7
SEA SEA
@
ARI ARI
30-18

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
12/22
SF SF
@
MIA MIA
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
JAX JAX
@
LV LV
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
MIN MIN
@
SEA SEA
4:05 PM
Sun
12/22
LAR LAR
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
12/22
PHI PHI
@
WAS WAS
1:00 PM