Barry Sanders had 736 carries for 3,676 yards and scored 40 touchdowns in 40 games in his first 40 games.
| NAME | DATE | TM | OPP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Sanders | 9/10/1989 |  DET | vs |  PHX | 71 | 9 | 7.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | | B. Sanders | 9/17/1989 | DET | @ |  NYG | 57 | 12 | 4.8 | 1 | 96 | 6 | 16.0 | 0 | |
| 3 | | B. Sanders | 9/24/1989 | DET | vs |  CHI | 126 | 18 | 7.0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | |
| 4 | | B. Sanders | 10/1/1989 | DET | vs |  PIT | 1 | 5 | 0.2 | 0 | 11 | 2 | 5.5 | 0 | |
| 5 | | B. Sanders | 10/8/1989 | DET | @ |  MIN | 99 | 23 | 4.3 | 0 | 30 | 2 | 15.0 | 0 | |
| 6 | | B. Sanders | 10/22/1989 | DET | vs | MIN | 59 | 15 | 3.9 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | |
| 7 | | B. Sanders | 10/29/1989 | DET | @ |  GB | 184 | 30 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | B. Sanders | 11/5/1989 | DET | @ |  HOU | 91 | 19 | 4.8 | 2 | -3 | 1 | -3.0 | 0 | |
| 9 | | B. Sanders | 11/12/1989 | DET | vs | GB | 69 | 16 | 4.3 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | |
| 10 | | B. Sanders | 11/19/1989 | DET | @ |  CIN | 114 | 18 | 6.3 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| 11 | | B. Sanders | 11/23/1989 | DET | vs |  CLE | 145 | 28 | 5.2 | 0 | 44 | 2 | 22.0 | 0 | |
| 12 | | B. Sanders | 12/3/1989 | DET | vs |  NO | 72 | 20 | 3.6 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 4.5 | 0 | |
| 13 | | B. Sanders | 12/10/1989 | DET | @ | CHI | 120 | 26 | 4.6 | 2 | 39 | 3 | 13.0 | 0 | |
| 14 | | B. Sanders | 12/17/1989 | DET | vs |  TB | 104 | 21 | 5.0 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | |
| 15 | | B. Sanders | 12/24/1989 | DET | @ |  ATL | 158 | 20 | 7.9 | 3 | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | |
| 16 | | B. Sanders | 9/9/1990 | DET | vs | TB | 79 | 14 | 5.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | B. Sanders | 9/16/1990 | DET | vs | ATL | 55 | 18 | 3.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | B. Sanders | 9/23/1990 | DET | @ | TB | 52 | 15 | 3.5 | 0 | 24 | 2 | 12.0 | 0 | |
| 19 | | B. Sanders | 9/30/1990 | DET | vs | GB | 94 | 20 | 4.7 | 1 | 11 | 1 | 11.0 | 0 | |
| 20 | | B. Sanders | 10/7/1990 | DET | @ | MIN | 82 | 15 | 5.5 | 1 | 42 | 3 | 14.0 | 1 | |
| 21 | | B. Sanders | 10/14/1990 | DET | @ |  KC | 90 | 16 | 5.6 | 1 | 135 | 5 | 27.0 | 1 | |
| 22 | | B. Sanders | 10/28/1990 | DET | @ | NO | 10 | 12 | 0.8 | 1 | 72 | 5 | 14.4 | 0 | |
| 23 | | B. Sanders | 11/4/1990 | DET | vs |  WAS | 104 | 11 | 9.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | B. Sanders | 11/11/1990 | DET | vs | MIN | 62 | 12 | 5.2 | 0 | 18 | 3 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| 25 | | B. Sanders | 11/18/1990 | DET | @ | NYG | 69 | 11 | 6.3 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 5.0 | 0 | |
| Average | 91.9 | 18.4 | 5.0 | 0.9 | 23.4 | 2.2 | 10.7 | 0.1 | |||||||
| Total | 3,676 | 736 | 5.0 | 36 | 935 | 87 | 10.7 | 4 | |||||||
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29.2
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22.8
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RUSH YDS/G
138.1
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PASS YDS/G
252.3
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