| 1977 NFL Rushing
| Rushing | Rush | Yds | Avg | TD | | Walter Payton, CHI | 339 | 1852 | 5.5 | 14 | | Mark van Eeghen, OAK | 324 | 1273 | 3.9 | 7 | | Lawrence McCutcheon, LAM | 294 | 1238 | 4.2 | 7 | | Franco Harris, PIT | 300 | 1162 | 3.9 | 11 | | Lydell Mitchell, BAL | 301 | 1159 | 3.9 | 3 | | Chuck Foreman, MIN | 270 | 1112 | 4.1 | 6 | | Greg Pruitt, CLE | 236 | 1086 | 4.6 | 3 | | Sam Cunningham, NE | 270 | 1015 | 3.8 | 4 | | Tony Dorsett, DAL | 208 | 1007 | 4.8 | 12 | | Del Williams, SF | 268 | 931 | 3.5 | 7 | | Haskel Stanback, ATL | 247 | 873 | 3.5 | 6 | | Chuck Muncie, NO | 201 | 811 | 4.0 | 6 | | Mike Thomas, WAS | 228 | 806 | 3.5 | 3 | | Clarence Davis, OAK | 194 | 787 | 4.1 | 5 | | Wilbur Jackson, SF | 179 | 780 | 4.4 | 7 | | Sherman Smith, SEA | 163 | 763 | 4.7 | 4 | | Cleo Miller, CLE | 163 | 756 | 4.6 | 4 | | Terry Metcalf, STL | 149 | 739 | 5.0 | 4 | | Don Calhoun, NE | 198 | 727 | 3.7 | 4 | | Robert Newhouse, DAL | 180 | 721 | 4.0 | 3 | | Wayne Morris, STL | 165 | 661 | 4.0 | 8 | | Ronnie Coleman, HOU | 185 | 660 | 3.6 | 5 | | Rob Carpenter, HOU | 144 | 652 | 4.5 | 1 | | Tony Galbreath, NO | 168 | 644 | 3.8 | 3 | | Benny Malone, MIA | 129 | 615 | 4.8 | 5 | | John Cappelletti, LAM | 178 | 598 | 3.4 | 5 | | Clark Gaines, NYJ | 158 | 595 | 3.8 | 3 | | Pete Johnson, CIN | 153 | 585 | 3.8 | 4 | | Bob Hammond, NYG | 154 | 577 | 3.7 | 3 | | O. J. Simpson, BUF | 126 | 557 | 4.4 | 0 | | Barty Smith, GB | 166 | 554 | 3.3 | 2 | | Ed Podolak, KC | 133 | 550 | 4.1 | 5 | | Archie Griffin, CIN | 137 | 549 | 4.0 | 0 | | Mike Hogan, PHI | 155 | 546 | 3.5 | 0 | | Rickey Young, SD | 157 | 543 | 3.5 | 4 | | Gary Davis, MIA | 126 | 533 | 4.2 | 2 | | Horace King, DET | 155 | 521 | 3.4 | 1 | | Tony Reed, KC | 126 | 505 | 4.0 | 2 | | Roland Hooks, BUF | 128 | 497 | 3.9 | 0 | | Otis Armstrong, DEN | 130 | 489 | 3.8 | 4 | | Doug Kotar, NYG | 132 | 480 | 3.6 | 2 | | Woody Thompson, ATL | 132 | 478 | 3.6 | 1 | | Rocky Bleier, PIT | 135 | 465 | 3.4 | 4 | | Larry Csonka, NYG | 134 | 464 | 3.5 | 1 | | Don Testerman, SEA | 119 | 459 | 3.9 | 1 | | Roland Harper, CHI | 120 | 457 | 3.8 | 0 | | Lonnie Perrin, DEN | 110 | 456 | 4.1 | 3 | | Ricky Bell, TB | 148 | 436 | 2.9 | 1 | | Rick Kane, DET | 124 | 421 | 3.4 | 4 | | Leroy Harris, MIA | 91 | 417 | 4.6 | 4 | | Norm Bulaich, MIA | 91 | 416 | 4.6 | 4 | | Rob Lytle, DEN | 104 | 408 | 3.9 | 1 | | Don Woods, SD | 118 | 405 | 3.4 | 1 | | Jim Braxton, BUF | 113 | 372 | 3.3 | 1 | | David Sims, SEA | 99 | 369 | 3.7 | 5 | | Tom Sullivan, PHI | 125 | 363 | 2.9 | 0 | | Ron Lee, BAL | 84 | 346 | 4.1 | 3 | | Tim Wilson, HOU | 99 | 343 | 3.5 | 3 | | Preston Pearson, DAL | 89 | 341 | 3.8 | 1 | | Dexter Bussey, DET | 85 | 338 | 4.0 | 4 | | Jim Otis, STL | 99 | 334 | 3.4 | 2 | | Brent McClanahan, MIN | 95 | 324 | 3.4 | 1 | | Steve Grogan, NE | 61 | 324 | 5.3 | 1 | | Wendell Tyler, LAM | 61 | 317 | 5.2 | 3 | | Scott Dierking, NYJ | 79 | 315 | 4.0 | 0 | | Jon Keyworth, DEN | 83 | 311 | 3.7 | 1 | | Clarence Harmon, WAS | 94 | 310 | 3.3 | 0 | | Eric Torkelson, GB | 103 | 309 | 3.0 | 1 | | Anthony Davis, TB | 95 | 297 | 3.1 | 1 | | Jimmy DuBose, TB | 71 | 284 | 4.0 | 0 | | Joe Ferguson, BUF | 41 | 279 | 6.8 | 2 | | Monroe Eley, ATL | 97 | 273 | 2.8 | 1 | | Mike Strachan, NO | 55 | 271 | 4.9 | 0 | | Archie Manning, NO | 39 | 270 | 6.9 | 5 | | Lenvil Elliott, CIN | 65 | 269 | 4.1 | 0 | | Mark Bailey, KC | 66 | 266 | 4.0 | 2 | | Calvin Hill, WAS | 69 | 257 | 3.7 | 0 | | Roosevelt Leaks, BAL | 59 | 237 | 4.0 | 3 | | Don McCauley, BAL | 83 | 234 | 2.8 | 6 | | James Betterson, PHI | 62 | 233 | 3.8 | 1 | | Robin Earl, CHI | 56 | 233 | 4.2 | 1 | | Herb Lusk, PHI | 52 | 229 | 4.4 | 2 | | Boobie Clark, CIN | 68 | 226 | 3.3 | 1 | | Joe Washington, SD | 62 | 217 | 3.5 | 0 | | Sammy Johnson, MIN | 55 | 217 | 3.9 | 2 | | Clarence Williams, SD | 50 | 215 | 4.3 | 2 | | Pete Banaszak, OAK | 67 | 214 | 3.2 | 5 | | Don Nottingham, MIA | 44 | 214 | 4.9 | 2 | | Jerry Latin, STL | 56 | 208 | 3.7 | 2 | | Mike Pruitt, CLE | 47 | 205 | 4.4 | 1 | | Nate Simpson, GB | 60 | 204 | 3.4 | 0 | | John Riggins, WAS | 68 | 203 | 3.0 | 0 | | Ed Williams, TB | 63 | 198 | 3.1 | 0 | | Bruce Harper, NYJ | 44 | 198 | 4.5 | 0 | | Bo Matthews, SD | 43 | 193 | 4.5 | 0 | | John Brockington, GB/KC | 65 | 186 | 2.9 | 1 | | Willie Spencer, NYG | 62 | 184 | 3.0 | 3 | | Wilbert Montgomery, PHI | 45 | 183 | 4.1 | 2 | | Rod Phillips, LAM | 37 | 183 | 4.9 | 1 | | Al Hunter, SEA | 32 | 179 | 5.6 | 1 | | Carl Garrett, OAK | 53 | 175 | 3.3 | 1 | | Reggie Harrison, PIT | 36 | 175 | 4.9 | 0 | | Roger Staubach, DAL | 51 | 171 | 3.4 | 3 | | Terry Bradshaw, PIT | 31 | 171 | 5.5 | 3 | | Kevin Long, NYJ | 56 | 170 | 3.0 | 0 | | Don Hardeman, HOU | 42 | 162 | 3.9 | 2 | | Bob Ferrell, SF | 41 | 160 | 3.9 | 1 | | Ike Forte, NE | 62 | 157 | 2.5 | 2 | | Robert Miller, MIN | 46 | 152 | 3.3 | 0 | | Charlie White, NYJ | 50 | 151 | 3.0 | 1 | | Marv Hubbard, DET | 38 | 150 | 3.9 | 1 | | Joe Theismann, WAS | 29 | 149 | 5.1 | 1 | | Bert Jones, BAL | 28 | 146 | 5.2 | 2 | | Jim Jensen, DEN | 40 | 143 | 3.6 | 1 | | Jim Zorn, SEA | 25 | 141 | 5.6 | 1 | | Will Harrell, GB | 60 | 140 | 2.3 | 1 | | Johnny Musso, CHI | 37 | 132 | 3.6 | 2 | | Ken Anderson, CIN | 26 | 128 | 4.9 | 2 | | Ron Jaworski, PHI | 40 | 127 | 3.2 | 5 | | Craig Morton, DEN | 31 | 125 | 4.0 | 4 | | Larry Poole, CLE | 38 | 118 | 3.1 | 1 | | Louis Carter, TB | 59 | 117 | 2.0 | 2 | | Mike Collier, BUF | 31 | 116 | 3.7 | 0 | | Bob Avellini, CHI | 37 | 109 | 2.9 | 1 | | Paul Hofer, SF | 34 | 106 | 3.1 | 0 | | Pat Haden, LAM | 29 | 106 | 3.7 | 2 | | Sidney Thornton, PIT | 27 | 103 | 3.8 | 2 | | Billy Johnson, HOU | 6 | 102 | 17.0 | 1 | | Mike Esposito, ATL | 34 | 101 | 3.0 | 0 | | Terry Robiskie, OAK | 22 | 100 | 4.5 | 1 | | Greg Landry, DET | 25 | 99 | 4.0 | 0 | | Terdell Middleton, GB | 35 | 97 | 2.8 | 0 | | Leonard Thompson, DET | 31 | 91 | 2.9 | 1 | | Nat Moore, MIA | 14 | 89 | 6.4 | 1 | | Tony Davis, CIN | 27 | 81 | 3.0 | 2 | | MacArthur Lane, KC | 25 | 79 | 3.2 | 1 | | Mike Livingston, KC | 19 | 78 | 4.1 | 1 | | Steve Jones, STL | 24 | 77 | 3.2 | 3 | | Mike Rae, OAK | 13 | 75 | 5.8 | 1 | | Ted McKnight, KC | 11 | 74 | 6.7 | 0 | | Jim Plunkett, SF | 28 | 71 | 2.5 | 1 | | Larry Watkins, NYG | 19 | 71 | 3.7 | 0 | | Scott Hunter, ATL | 28 | 70 | 2.5 | 1 | | Larry Barnes, SD | 24 | 70 | 2.9 | 0 | | Secdrick McIntyre, ATL | 13 | 65 | 5.0 | 0 | | Gordon Bell, NYG | 16 | 63 | 3.9 | 0 | | Gary Danielson, DET | 7 | 62 | 8.9 | 0 | | Doug Dennison, DAL | 12 | 60 | 5.0 | 1 | | Joe Pisarcik, NYG | 27 | 57 | 2.1 | 2 | | Alvin Maxson, PIT | 18 | 56 | 3.1 | 0 | | Norris Weese, DEN | 11 | 56 | 5.1 | 1 | | David Whitehurst, GB | 14 | 55 | 3.9 | 1 | | Laverne Smith, PIT | 14 | 55 | 3.9 | 0 | | Jim Culbreath, GB | 12 | 53 | 4.4 | 0 | | Ray Burks, KC | 1 | 51 | 51.0 | 0 | | Tony Benjamin, SEA | 13 | 48 | 3.7 | 0 | | John Stallworth, PIT | 6 | 47 | 7.8 | 0 | | Richard Todd, NYJ | 24 | 46 | 1.9 | 0 | | Matt Robinson, NYJ | 5 | 45 | 9.0 | 0 | | Johnny Rodgers, SD | 3 | 44 | 14.7 | 0 | | Freddie Solomon, MIA | 6 | 43 | 7.2 | 0 | | Cullen Bryant, LAM | 6 | 42 | 7.0 | 0 | | Dan Pastorini, HOU | 18 | 39 | 2.2 | 2 | | Tom Newton, NYJ | 8 | 39 | 4.9 | 0 | | Randy Hedberg, TB | 9 | 35 | 3.9 | 0 | | Curtis Brown, BUF | 8 | 34 | 4.3 | 0 | | Billy Waddy, LAM | 2 | 34 | 17.0 | 0 | | Darryl Stingley, NE | 3 | 33 | 11.0 | 1 | | Terry Nelson, LAM | 3 | 31 | 10.3 | 0 | | Bob Griese, MIA | 16 | 30 | 1.9 | 0 | | Cliff Olander, SD | 7 | 30 | 4.3 | 0 | | Lawrence Williams, KC/CLE | 2 | 30 | 15.0 | 1 | | Frank LeMaster, PHI | 1 | 30 | 30.0 | 0 | | Larry Brinson, DAL | 8 | 28 | 3.5 | 1 | | Jess Phillips, NE | 5 | 27 | 5.4 | 1 | | Jeb Blount, TB | 5 | 26 | 5.2 | 0 | | Wesley Walker, NYJ | 3 | 25 | 8.3 | 0 | | Larry Keller, NYJ | 1 | 25 | 25.0 | 0 | | Lynn Dickey, GB | 5 | 24 | 4.8 | 0 | | Craig Penrose, DEN | 4 | 24 | 6.0 | 0 | | Kim Jones, NO | 8 | 23 | 2.9 | 0 | | Marty Domres, NYJ | 4 | 23 | 5.8 | 0 | | Bobby Douglass, NO | 2 | 23 | 11.5 | 0 | | Drew Pearson, DAL | 2 | 22 | 11.0 | 0 | | Tony Adams, KC | 5 | 21 | 4.2 | 0 | | George Ragsdale, TB | 3 | 21 | 7.0 | 0 | | Billy Kilmer, WAS | 10 | 20 | 2.0 | 0 | | Mike Voigt, HOU | 7 | 20 | 2.9 | 0 | | Art Best, CHI | 6 | 20 | 3.3 | 0 | | Scott Bull, SF | 5 | 20 | 4.0 | 0 | | Tommy Casanova, CIN | 1 | 20 | 20.0 | 0 | | Roger Wehrli, STL | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 0 | | Rick Upchurch, DEN | 1 | 19 | 19.0 | 1 | | Jim Hart, STL | 11 | 18 | 1.6 | 0 | | Brian Duncan, CLE | 5 | 16 | 3.2 | 0 | | Shelton Diggs, NYJ | 1 | 16 | 16.0 | 0 | | Scott Laidlaw, DAL | 9 | 15 | 1.7 | 0 | | Mark Kellar, MIN | 7 | 15 | 2.1 | 0 | | Kenny Harrison, SF | 6 | 15 | 2.5 | 0 | | Jim Jodat, LAM | 5 | 15 | 3.0 | 1 | | Brian Sipe, CLE | 10 | 14 | 1.4 | 0 | | Steve Bartkowski, ATL | 18 | 13 | 0.7 | 0 | | James Harris, SD | 10 | 13 | 1.3 | 2 | | Dan Fouts, SD | 6 | 13 | 2.2 | 0 | | Eddie Payton, CLE/DET | 4 | 13 | 3.3 | 0 | | Charlie Smith, PHI | 2 | 13 | 6.5 | 0 | | Arnold Morgado, KC | 3 | 12 | 4.0 | 0 | | Jack Dolbin, DEN | 2 | 12 | 6.0 | 0 | | Henry Marshall, KC | 7 | 11 | 1.6 | 0 | | Bobby Scott, NO | 4 | 11 | 2.8 | 0 | | John Hadl, HOU | 3 | 11 | 3.7 | 1 | | Glenn Doughty, BAL | 2 | 11 | 5.5 | 0 | | Terry Anderson, MIA | 1 | 11 | 11.0 | 0 | | Gary Huff, TB | 8 | 10 | 1.3 | 0 | | Ken Burrough, HOU | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | | David Hill, DET | 4 | 10 | 2.5 | 0 | | Horace Ivory, NE | 3 | 10 | 3.3 | 0 | | Stanley Morgan, NE | 1 | 10 | 10.0 | 0 | | Billy Joe DuPree, DAL | 3 | 9 | 3.0 | 0 | | Tony Dungy, PIT | 3 | 8 | 2.7 | 0 | | Larry Brunson, KC | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | | Bo Rather, CHI | 2 | 8 | 4.0 | 0 | | Billy Pritchett, ATL | 3 | 7 | 2.3 | 0 | | Alfred Jenkins, ATL | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | | Jack Deloplaine, PIT | 2 | 7 | 3.5 | 0 | | Mike Fuller, SD | 1 | 7 | 7.0 | 1 | | Fran Tarkenton, MIN | 15 | 6 | 0.4 | 0 | | Hubert Ginn, OAK | 5 | 6 | 1.2 | 0 | | Wallace Francis, ATL | 4 | 6 | 1.5 | 0 | | Bob Brunett, WAS | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | | Sam Adkins, SEA | 3 | 6 | 2.0 | 0 | | Lynn Swann, PIT | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | | Reggie Rucker, CLE | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | | Dave Williams, SF | 2 | 6 | 3.0 | 0 | | Lou Piccone, BUF | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | | Harold Jackson, LAM | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | | Steve Odom, GB | 1 | 6 | 6.0 | 0 | | Joe Namath, LAM | 4 | 5 | 1.3 | 0 | | Emery Moorehead, NYG | 1 | 5 | 5.0 | 0 | | Hank Bauer, SD | 4 | 4 | 1.0 | 0 | | Andy Bolton, DET | 3 | 4 | 1.3 | 0 | | Pat McInally, CIN | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | | Glenn Bujnoch, CIN | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 1 | | Karl Farmer, ATL | 1 | 4 | 4.0 | 0 | | Tommy Kramer, MIN | 10 | 3 | 0.3 | 0 | | Neil Graff, PIT | 5 | 3 | 0.6 | 0 | | Artie Owens, SD | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | | Joe Reed, DET | 1 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | | Dave Mays, CLE | 4 | 2 | 0.5 | 0 | | Bill Munson, SD | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | | Isaac Hagins, TB | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | | Paul Warfield, CLE | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | | Pat Curran, SD | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | | Steve Myer, SEA | 6 | 1 | 0.2 | 0 | | Jim Kiick, DEN/WAS | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | | Larry Jones, WAS | 1 | 1 | 1.0 | 0 | | John Reaves, CIN | 5 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Vince Ferragamo, LAM | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Dave Green, TB | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Marv Bateman, BUF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Marvin Cobb, CIN | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Vince Evans, CHI | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Cleveland Franklin, PHI | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Brian Baschnagel, CHI | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Bobby Walden, PIT | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Mike Kruczek, PIT | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Bucky Dilts, DEN | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Mike Franckowiak, BUF | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Wilbur Summers, DET | 1 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | | Haven Moses, DEN | 5 | -1 | -0.2 | 0 | | Kim McQuilken, ATL | 2 | -1 | -0.5 | 0 | | Jim Corbett, CIN | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | | Mel Gray, STL | 1 | -1 | -1.0 | 0 | | Terry Luck, CLE | 3 | -2 | -0.7 | 0 | | Morris Owens, TB | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | | David Lee, BAL | 2 | -2 | -1.0 | 0 | | Herman Weaver, SEA | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | | Danny White, DAL | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | | Wally Henry, PHI | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | | Mike Michel, MIA | 1 | -2 | -2.0 | 0 | | Ken Stabler, OAK | 3 | -3 | -1.0 | 0 | | David Beverly, GB | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | | Walter White, KC | 2 | -3 | -1.5 | 0 | | Butch Johnson, DAL | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | | Willie McGee, SF | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | | Jim Thaxton, NO | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | | Greg Coleman, CLE | 1 | -3 | -3.0 | 0 | | Jerry Golsteyn, NYG | 3 | -4 | -1.3 | 0 | | Billy Brooks, CIN | 2 | -4 | -2.0 | 0 | | Jim Mitchell, ATL | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | | Luther Blue, DET | 1 | -6 | -6.0 | 0 | | Bob Lee, MIN | 12 | -8 | -0.7 | 0 | | Bill Troup, BAL | 7 | -8 | -1.1 | 0 | | Greg Boykin, NO | 5 | -9 | -1.8 | 0 | | Jimmie Giles, HOU | 1 | -10 | -10.0 | 0 | | Terry Joyce, STL | 1 | -13 | -13.0 | 0 | | Rich Caster, NYJ | 2 | -15 | -7.5 | 0 | | Duane Carrell, NYJ/STL | 2 | -15 | -7.5 | 0 | | Don Herrmann, NO | 1 | -17 | -17.0 | 0 |
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