1997 NFL Yards per Attempt by Team

The San Francisco 49ers led the whole NFL in yards per attempt in 1997, with 7.94, 0.16 ahead of the Jacksonville Jaguars. The average across 30 NFL teams is 6.71.

Led the whole NFL in 1997 San Francisco 49ers 16 games

7.94 Yards per Attempt 0.16 clear of Jacksonville Jaguars

#	Team	Conference	G	Y/A
1	San Francisco 49ers	NFC	16	7.94
2	Jacksonville Jaguars	AFC	16	7.78
3	Oakland Raiders	AFC	16	7.46
4	Green Bay Packers	NFC	16	7.45
5	Denver Broncos	AFC	16	7.22
6	New England Patriots	AFC	16	7.16
7	Cincinnati Bengals	AFC	16	7.15
8	Atlanta Falcons	NFC	16	7.12
9	Pittsburgh Steelers	AFC	16	6.90
10	Seattle Seahawks	AFC	16	6.88
11	Miami Dolphins	AFC	16	6.85
12	Philadelphia Eagles	NFC	16	6.83
13	Indianapolis Colts	AFC	16	6.81
	NFL average			6.71
14	Baltimore Ravens	AFC	16	6.71
15	St. Louis Rams	NFC	16	6.70
16	Detroit Lions	NFC	16	6.68
17	Arizona Cardinals	NFC	16	6.57
18	Minnesota Vikings	NFC	16	6.55
19	Washington Redskins	NFC	16	6.55
20	Tampa Bay Buccaneers	NFC	16	6.53
21	Tennessee Oilers	AFC	16	6.44
22	Kansas City Chiefs	AFC	16	6.38
23	New Orleans Saints	NFC	16	6.33
24	New York Jets	AFC	16	6.30
25	Dallas Cowboys	NFC	16	6.25
26	San Diego Chargers	AFC	16	6.15
27	Carolina Panthers	NFC	16	5.91
28	Buffalo Bills	AFC	16	5.89
29	Chicago Bears	NFC	16	5.88
30	New York Giants	NFC	16	5.83

A team's total is its players' numbers for the club added up, so a player traded mid-season counts for each team only what he did there. Rates such as passer rating and yards per attempt are worked out from the team's summed totals, not averaged across players. Passing yards are gross, before sack yardage comes off; the league's official team figures are net, so they run a little lower.