who was the offensive player of the year in 1997

Barry Sanders won the Offensive Player of the Year award in 1997.

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		NAME	OPOY	SEASON	TM	GP	YDS	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	1	1997	DET	16	2,358	147.4	14	2,053	128.3	11	305	19.1	3	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0

	NAME	DATE	OPOY	SEASON	TM		OPP	YDS	TD	RUSH YDS	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC TD	KR YDS	KR TD	PR YDS	PR TD
1	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	12/21/1997	1	1997	DET	vs	NYJ	194	1	184	1	10	0	0	0	0	0
2	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	12/14/1997	1	1997	DET	@	MIN	175	0	138	0	37	0	0	0	0	0
3	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	12/7/1997	1	1997	DET	@	MIA	139	1	137	1	2	0	0	0	0	0
4	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	11/27/1997	1	1997	DET	vs	CHI	175	3	167	3	8	0	0	0	0	0
5	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	11/23/1997	1	1997	DET	vs	IND	226	2	216	2	10	0	0	0	0	0
6	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	11/16/1997	1	1997	DET	vs	MIN	142	0	108	0	34	0	0	0	0	0
7	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	11/9/1997	1	1997	DET	@	WAS	114	1	105	1	9	0	0	0	0	0
8	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	11/2/1997	1	1997	DET	@	GB	105	0	105	0	0	0	0	0	0	0
9	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	10/19/1997	1	1997	DET	vs	NYG	126	1	105	1	21	0	0	0	0	0
10	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	10/12/1997	1	1997	DET	@	TB	222	3	215	2	7	1	0	0	0	0
11	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	10/5/1997	1	1997	DET	@	BUF	106	0	107	0	-1	0	0	0	0	0
12	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	9/28/1997	1	1997	DET	vs	GB	159	0	139	0	20	0	0	0	0	0
13	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	9/21/1997	1	1997	DET	@	NO	130	1	113	0	17	1	0	0	0	0
14	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	9/14/1997	1	1997	DET	@	CHI	164	0	161	0	3	0	0	0	0	0
15	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	9/7/1997	1	1997	DET	vs	TB	122	1	20	0	102	1	0	0	0	0
16	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	8/31/1997	1	1997	DET	vs	ATL	59	0	33	0	26	0	0	0	0	0
	Average		0.1					147.4	0.9	128.3	0.7	19.1	0.2	0.0	0.0	0.0	0.0
	Total		1					2,358	14	2,053	11	305	3	0	0	0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

802

Goff

RUSH

307

Gibbs

REC

228

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

31.0

3rd

OPP PPG

31.7

32nd

RUSH YDS/G

120.7

9th

PASS YDS/G

267.3

7th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	3	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	.667
Bears	1	1	.500
Packers	1	2	.333

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	DET	@	CAR	8:20 PM
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

Last Game

Jets

1 - 2

Final

Lions

2 - 1

Sun 27 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

939

Young

917

Shough

872

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.0

Anderson

4.0

Graham

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

424.5

417.7

416.3

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Johnson

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

0-2

0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000