what nfc rb had the most carries in the 2000s

From 2000 through 2009, Warrick Dunn had the most rush attempts in the NFC by a running back, with 2,005 carries.

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Data note: Rush Attempts: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	ATT	GP	RUSH YDS	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Warrick Dunn W. Dunn	2,005	134	8,347	4.2	62.3	43	2,944	363	511	8.1	22.0	10
2	Tiki Barber T. Barber	1,967	110	9,514	4.8	86.5	52	3,927	444	616	8.8	35.7	6
3	Ahman Green A. Green	1,851	104	8,322	4.5	80.0	54	2,726	350	461	7.8	26.2	14
4	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	1,814	91	7,822	4.3	86.0	84	1,136	166	246	6.8	12.5	10
5	Clinton Portis C. Portis	1,613	79	6,597	4.1	83.5	44	1,285	171	230	7.5	16.3	3
6	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	1,548	84	6,707	4.3	79.8	41	2,287	281	378	8.1	27.2	7
7	Stephen Davis S. Davis	1,457	87	5,832	4.0	67.0	43	986	117	167	8.4	11.3	2
8	Deuce McAllister D. McAllister	1,429	97	6,096	4.3	62.8	49	1,720	234	310	7.4	17.7	5
9	Thomas Jones T. Jones	1,349	100	5,384	4.0	53.8	34	1,376	215	289	6.4	13.8	0
10	Brian Westbrook B. Westbrook	1,308	107	5,995	4.6	56.0	37	3,790	426	580	8.9	35.4	29
11	Michael Pittman M. Pittman	1,223	118	4,927	4.0	41.8	19	3,204	399	589	8.0	27.2	8
12	Julius Jones J. Jones	1,220	82	4,845	4.0	59.1	22	970	133	180	7.3	11.8	2
13	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	1,194	83	5,578	4.7	67.2	51	3,023	383	503	7.9	36.4	22
14	Frank Gore F. Gore	1,168	73	5,561	4.8	76.2	32	1,831	224	318	8.2	25.1	7
15	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	1,166	71	4,392	3.8	61.9	28	496	73	98	6.8	7.0	0
16	Marion Barber M. Barber	929	75	3,984	4.3	53.1	43	1,231	163	208	7.6	16.4	6
17	DeShaun Foster D. Foster	927	79	3,570	3.9	45.2	11	1,129	142	194	8.0	14.3	5
18	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	915	46	4,484	4.9	97.5	40	829	83	124	10.0	18.0	1
19	Anthony Thomas A. Thomas	901	60	3,424	3.8	57.1	21	522	76	116	6.9	8.7	0
20	Kevan Barlow K. Barlow	891	72	3,614	4.1	50.2	24	1,143	137	180	8.3	15.9	3
21	Cadillac Williams C. Williams	843	54	3,240	3.8	60.0	18	554	88	120	6.3	10.3	3
22	Edgerrin James E. James	840	52	3,020	3.6	58.1	16	525	77	120	6.8	10.1	0
23	Kevin Jones K. Jones	795	64	3,176	4.0	49.6	24	1,011	143	193	7.1	15.8	3
24	Ryan Grant R. Grant	782	47	3,412	4.4	72.6	23	458	73	89	6.3	9.7	1
25	Brandon Jacobs B. Jacobs	779	70	3,455	4.4	49.4	40	543	58	95	9.4	7.8	3

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RUSH

641

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550

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PASS YDS/G

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Panthers	3	2	.600
Falcons	2	4	.333
Saints	2	5	.286
Buccaneers	1	5	.167

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Sun 11/1	ATL	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	CIN	@	ATL	9:30 AM
Sun 11/15	KC	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/29	ATL	@	MIN	1:00 PM
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1,784

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Rush Yards Leaders

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

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Watson

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111.3

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29.5

29.2

28.0

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Opp PPG Rankings

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17.3

18.3

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401.3

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154.3

151.5

149.5

148.8

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Pass Yards Rankings

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301.2

297.0

285.7

280.7

273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

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Gibbs

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Walker

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Smith-Njigba

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Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	5	0	.286
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
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Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
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Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000