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1977 NFC Rushing Attempts Leaders

Rushing attempts

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Walter Payton led the NFC in rushing attempts in 1977 with 339, 45 ahead of Lawrence McCutcheon (294). It was one of 5 times Walter Payton led in rushing attempts.

YDSTDY/AATTY/G1DFL
Walter Payton Led the NFC in 1977 Walter Payton CHI
339 Rushing Attempts 45 clear of Lawrence McCutcheon
Showing Rushing Attempts and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team ATT G YDS TD
1 Walter Payton Walter Payton CHI 339 14 1,852 14
2 Lawrence McCutcheon Lawrence McCutcheon LAN 294 14 1,238 7
3 Chuck Foreman Chuck Foreman MIN 270 14 1,112 6
4 Delvin Williams Delvin Williams SF 268 14 931 7
5 Haskel Stanback ATL 247 14 873 6
6 Mike Thomas WAS 228 13 806 3
7 Tony Dorsett Tony Dorsett DAL 208 14 1,007 12
8 Chuck Muncie Chuck Muncie NO 201 14 811 6
9 Robert Newhouse Robert Newhouse DAL 180 14 721 3
10 Wilbur Jackson Wilbur Jackson SF 179 14 780 7
11 John Cappelletti John Cappelletti LAN 178 14 598 5
12 Tony Galbreath Tony Galbreath NO 168 14 644 3
13 Barty Smith GB 166 14 554 2
14 Wayne Morris SLC 165 12 661 8
15 Horace King DET 155 14 521 1
16 Mike Hogan PHI 155 12 546 0
17 Bobby Hammond NYG 154 14 577 3
18 Terry Metcalf Terry Metcalf SLC 149 14 739 4
19 Ricky Bell Ricky Bell TB 148 11 436 1
20 Larry Csonka Larry Csonka NYG 134 14 464 1
21 Woody Thompson ATL 132 14 478 1
22 Doug Kotar NYG 132 12 480 2
23 Tom Sullivan Tom Sullivan PHI 125 14 363 0
24 Rick Kane DET 124 14 421 4
25 Roland Harper Roland Harper CHI 120 11 457 0
26 Eric Torkelson GB 103 14 309 1
27 Jim Otis Jim Otis SLC 99 13 334 2
28 Monroe Eley ATL 97 7 273 1
29 Brent McClanahan MIN 95 14 324 1
30 Anthony Davis TB 95 11 297 1
31 Clarence Harmon WAS 94 12 310 0
32 Preston Pearson Preston Pearson DAL 89 14 341 1
33 Dexter Bussey Dexter Bussey DET 85 8 338 4
34 Jimmy DuBose TB 71 13 284 0
35 Calvin Hill Calvin Hill WAS 69 14 257 0
36 John Riggins John Riggins WAS 68 5 203 0
37 Ed Williams TB 63 14 198 0
38 James Betterson James Betterson PHI 62 14 233 1
39 Willie Spencer NYG 62 13 184 3
40 Wendell Tyler Wendell Tyler LAN 61 14 317 3
41 Willard Harrell GB 60 13 140 1
42 Nate Simpson GB 60 12 204 0
43 Louis Carter TB 59 14 117 2
44 Robin Earl CHI 56 14 233 1
45 Jerry Latin SLC 56 14 208 2
46 Sammy Johnson Sammy Johnson MIN 55 14 217 2
47 Mike Strachan NO 55 13 271 0
48 Herb Lusk PHI 52 11 229 2
49 Roger Staubach Roger Staubach DAL 51 14 171 3
50 Robert Miller MIN 46 14 152 0
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