1977 NFC Yards per Carry Leaders

Walter Payton led the NFC in yards per carry in 1977 with 5.46, 0.50 ahead of Terry Metcalf (4.96).

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Led the NFC in 1977 Walter Payton CHI

5.46 Yards per Carry 0.50 clear of Terry Metcalf

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#	Player	Team	Y/A	G	ATT	YDS	TD
1	Walter Payton	CHI	5.46	14	339	1,852	14
2	Terry Metcalf	SLC	4.96	14	149	739	4
3	Tony Dorsett	DAL	4.84	14	208	1,007	12
4	Wilbur Jackson	SF	4.36	14	179	780	7
5	Lawrence McCutcheon	LAN	4.21	14	294	1,238	7
6	Chuck Foreman	MIN	4.12	14	270	1,112	6
7	Chuck Muncie	NO	4.03	14	201	811	6
8	WM Wayne Morris	SLC	4.01	12	165	661	8
9	Robert Newhouse	DAL	4.01	14	180	721	3
10	Tony Galbreath	NO	3.83	14	168	644	3
11	Preston Pearson	DAL	3.83	14	89	341	1
12	Roland Harper	CHI	3.81	11	120	457	0
13	BH Bobby Hammond	NYG	3.75	14	154	577	3
14	DK Doug Kotar	NYG	3.64	12	132	480	2
15	WT Woody Thompson	ATL	3.62	14	132	478	1
16	MT Mike Thomas	WAS	3.54	13	228	806	3
17	HS Haskel Stanback	ATL	3.53	14	247	873	6
18	MH Mike Hogan	PHI	3.52	12	155	546	0
19	Delvin Williams	SF	3.47	14	268	931	7
20	Larry Csonka	NYG	3.46	14	134	464	1
21	BM Brent McClanahan	MIN	3.41	14	95	324	1
22	RK Rick Kane	DET	3.40	14	124	421	4
23	Jim Otis	SLC	3.37	13	99	334	2
24	HK Horace King	DET	3.36	14	155	521	1
25	John Cappelletti	LAN	3.36	14	178	598	5
26	BS Barty Smith	GB	3.34	14	166	554	2
27	CH Clarence Harmon	WAS	3.30	12	94	310	0
28	AD Anthony Davis	TB	3.13	11	95	297	1
29	ET Eric Torkelson	GB	3.00	14	103	309	1
30	Ricky Bell	TB	2.95	11	148	436	1
31	Tom Sullivan	PHI	2.90	14	125	363	0
32	ME Monroe Eley	ATL	2.81	7	97	273	1