nfl most rush yards per attempt by a player 1997

Steve McNair had the most rushing yards per rush attempt in 1997, with 6.67.

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	NAME	YDS/ATT	RUSH YDS	ATT	SEASON	TM	GP	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Steve McNair S. McNair	6.67	674	101	1997	TEN	16	6.7	42.1	8	0	0		0.0	0
2	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	6.13	2,053	335	1997	DET	16	6.1	128.3	11	305	33	9.2	19.1	3
3	Robert Smith R. Smith	5.46	1,266	232	1997	MIN	14	5.5	90.4	6	197	37	5.3	14.1	1
4	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	4.85	1,129	233	1997	CIN	16	4.8	70.6	10	259	27	9.6	16.2	0
5	Napoleon Kaufman N. Kaufman	4.76	1,294	272	1997	OAK	16	4.8	80.9	6	403	40	10.1	25.2	2
6	Terrell Davis T. Davis	4.74	1,750	369	1997	DEN	15	4.7	116.7	15	287	42	6.8	19.1	0
7	Charlie Garner C. Garner	4.72	547	116	1997	PHI	16	4.7	34.2	3	225	24	9.4	14.1	0
8	Charles Way C. Way	4.62	698	151	1997	NYG	16	4.6	43.6	4	304	37	8.2	19.0	1
9	Fred Lane F. Lane	4.45	809	182	1997	CAR	13	4.4	62.2	7	27	8	3.4	2.1	0
10	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	4.44	1,665	375	1997	PIT	15	4.4	111.0	7	110	15	7.3	7.3	2
11	Warrick Dunn W. Dunn	4.37	978	224	1997	TB	16	4.4	61.1	4	462	39	11.8	28.9	3
12	Dorsey Levens D. Levens	4.36	1,435	329	1997	GB	16	4.4	89.7	7	370	53	7.0	23.1	5
13	Garrison Hearst G. Hearst	4.35	1,019	234	1997	SF	13	4.4	78.4	4	194	21	9.2	14.9	2
14	Antowain Smith A. Smith	4.33	840	194	1997	BUF	16	4.3	52.5	8	177	28	6.3	11.1	0
15	Chris Warren C. Warren	4.24	847	200	1997	SEA	15	4.2	56.5	4	257	45	5.7	17.1	0
16	Curtis Martin C. Martin	4.23	1,160	274	1997	NE	13	4.2	89.2	4	296	41	7.2	22.8	1
17	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	4.18	643	154	1997	BUF	16	4.2	40.2	1	208	30	6.9	13.0	0
18	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	4.11	1,074	261	1997	DAL	16	4.1	67.1	4	234	40	5.9	14.6	0
19	James Stewart J. Stewart	4.08	555	136	1997	JAX	16	4.1	34.7	8	336	41	8.2	21.0	1
20	Marcus Allen M. Allen	4.07	505	124	1997	KC	16	4.1	31.6	11	86	11	7.8	5.4	0
21	Stephen Davis S. Davis	4.02	567	141	1997	WAS	14	4.0	40.5	3	134	18	7.4	9.6	0
22	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	3.99	1,054	264	1997	IND	16	4.0	65.9	7	471	47	10.0	29.4	1
23	Eddie George E. George	3.92	1,399	357	1997	TEN	16	3.9	87.4	6	44	7	6.3	2.8	1
24	Ricky Watters R. Watters	3.89	1,110	285	1997	PHI	16	3.9	69.4	7	440	48	9.2	27.5	0
25	Sherman Williams S. Williams	3.87	468	121	1997	DAL	16	3.9	29.3	2	159	21	7.6	9.9	0

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Jaguars	4	2	.667
Colts	2	3	.400
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Sun 10/25	CLE	@	TEN	1:00 PM
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158.0

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Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
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NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
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Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
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Texans	2	4	0	.333
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AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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