Barry Sanders had the most rushing yards in 1997, with 2,053 yards.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	2,053	1997	DET	16	335	6.1	128.3	11	305	33	9.2	19.1	3
2	Terrell Davis T. Davis	1,750	1997	DEN	15	369	4.7	116.7	15	287	42	6.8	19.1	0
3	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	1,665	1997	PIT	15	375	4.4	111.0	7	110	15	7.3	7.3	2
4	Dorsey Levens D. Levens	1,435	1997	GB	16	329	4.4	89.7	7	370	53	7.0	23.1	5
5	Eddie George E. George	1,399	1997	TEN	16	357	3.9	87.4	6	44	7	6.3	2.8	1
6	Napoleon Kaufman N. Kaufman	1,294	1997	OAK	16	272	4.8	80.9	6	403	40	10.1	25.2	2
7	Robert Smith R. Smith	1,266	1997	MIN	14	232	5.5	90.4	6	197	37	5.3	14.1	1
8	Curtis Martin C. Martin	1,160	1997	NE	13	274	4.2	89.2	4	296	41	7.2	22.8	1
9	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	1,129	1997	CIN	16	233	4.8	70.6	10	259	27	9.6	16.2	0
10	Ricky Watters R. Watters	1,110	1997	PHI	16	285	3.9	69.4	7	440	48	9.2	27.5	0
11	Adrian Murrell A. Murrell	1,086	1997	NYJ	16	300	3.6	67.9	7	106	27	3.9	6.6	0
12	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	1,074	1997	DAL	16	261	4.1	67.1	4	234	40	5.9	14.6	0
13	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	1,054	1997	IND	16	264	4.0	65.9	7	471	47	10.0	29.4	1
14	Raymont Harris R. Harris	1,033	1997	CHI	13	275	3.8	79.5	10	115	28	4.1	8.8	0
15	Garrison Hearst G. Hearst	1,019	1997	SF	13	234	4.4	78.4	4	194	21	9.2	14.9	2
16	Jamal Anderson J. Anderson	1,002	1997	ATL	16	290	3.5	62.6	7	284	29	9.8	17.8	3
17	Warrick Dunn W. Dunn	978	1997	TB	16	224	4.4	61.1	4	462	39	11.8	28.9	3
18	Gary Brown G. Brown	945	1997	SD	15	253	3.7	63.0	4	137	21	6.5	9.1	0
19	Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar A. al-Jabbar	892	1997	MIA	16	283	3.2	55.8	15	261	29	9.0	16.3	1
20	Chris Warren C. Warren	847	1997	SEA	15	200	4.2	56.5	4	257	45	5.7	17.1	0
21	Antowain Smith A. Smith	840	1997	BUF	16	194	4.3	52.5	8	177	28	6.3	11.1	0
22	Natrone Means N. Means	823	1997	JAX	14	244	3.4	58.8	9	104	15	6.9	7.4	0
23	Fred Lane F. Lane	809	1997	CAR	13	182	4.4	62.2	7	27	8	3.4	2.1	0
24	Bam Morris B. Morris	774	1997	BAL	11	204	3.8	70.4	4	176	29	6.1	16.0	0
25	Terry Allen T. Allen	724	1997	WAS	10	210	3.4	72.4	4	172	20	8.6	17.2	1

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353

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303

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31.8

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102.0

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	4	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	.750
Packers	2	2	.500
Lions	2	2	.500

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	DET	@	ARI	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	GB	@	DET	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM

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2 - 2

Final

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2 - 2

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1,268

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1,214

Goff

1,203

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

537

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494

Robinson

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Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

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Cousins

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Rush TD Leaders

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6

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Rec TD Leaders

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5

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4

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QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

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Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

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31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

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13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

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Kittle

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Kelce

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52

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Worst Record ATS

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000

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Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	PHI	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/11	CLE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
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