Before 1987, Jim Brown had the most rushing yards by a running back in his first 8 seasons, with 10,768 yards.
| NAME | RUSH YDS | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Brown | 10,768 | 104 | 2,070 | 5.2 | 103.5 | 89 | 2,171 | 228 | 9.5 | 20.9 | 16 | |
| 2 |  | W. Payton | 10,204 | 114 | 2,352 | 4.3 | 89.5 | 72 | 2,481 | 275 | 9.0 | 21.8 | 7 | |
| 3 |  | O.J. Simpson | 9,626 | 105 | 1,997 | 4.8 | 91.7 | 57 | 1,786 | 159 | 11.2 | 17.0 | 12 | |
| 4 |  | T. Dorsett | 9,525 | 116 | 2,136 | 4.5 | 82.1 | 59 | 2,539 | 292 | 8.7 | 21.9 | 8 | |
| 5 | | E. Campbell | 9,407 | 115 | 2,187 | 4.3 | 81.8 | 74 | 806 | 121 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| 6 | | F. Harris | 8,563 | 111 | 2,012 | 4.3 | 77.1 | 72 | 1,311 | 174 | 7.5 | 11.8 | 4 | |
| 7 | | O. Anderson | 8,080 | 107 | 1,882 | 4.3 | 75.5 | 47 | 2,541 | 308 | 8.3 | 23.7 | 5 | |
| 8 | | J. Taylor | 7,502 | 101 | 1,607 | 4.7 | 74.3 | 77 | 1,174 | 146 | 8.0 | 11.6 | 8 | |
| 9 |  | E. Dickerson | 6,968 | 62 | 1,465 | 4.8 | 112.4 | 55 | 874 | 118 | 7.4 | 14.1 | 2 | |
| 10 | | C. Muncie | 6,651 | 109 | 1,547 | 4.3 | 61.0 | 71 | 2,285 | 259 | 8.8 | 21.0 | 3 | |
| 11 | | G. Rogers | 6,563 | 81 | 1,529 | 4.3 | 81.0 | 48 | 345 | 51 | 6.8 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| 12 | | W. Montgomery | 6,538 | 100 | 1,465 | 4.5 | 65.4 | 45 | 2,447 | 266 | 9.2 | 24.5 | 12 | |
| 13 | | L. Mitchell | 6,518 | 109 | 1,668 | 3.9 | 59.8 | 30 | 3,182 | 374 | 8.5 | 29.2 | 17 | |
| 14 | | L. Csonka | 6,469 | 102 | 1,446 | 4.5 | 63.4 | 45 | 652 | 81 | 8.0 | 6.4 | 3 | |
| 15 | | D. Perkins | 6,217 | 107 | 1,500 | 4.1 | 58.1 | 42 | 1,310 | 146 | 9.0 | 12.2 | 3 | |
| 16 | | L. McCutcheon | 6,186 | 89 | 1,435 | 4.3 | 69.5 | 23 | 1,683 | 184 | 9.1 | 18.9 | 12 | |
| 17 | | L. Kelly | 6,074 | 109 | 1,371 | 4.4 | 55.7 | 67 | 1,897 | 152 | 12.5 | 17.4 | 12 | |
| 18 | | M. Pruitt | 6,034 | 114 | 1,430 | 4.2 | 52.9 | 41 | 1,732 | 250 | 6.9 | 15.2 | 5 | |
| 19 | | W. Andrews | 5,986 | 87 | 1,315 | 4.6 | 68.8 | 30 | 2,647 | 277 | 9.6 | 30.4 | 11 | |
| 20 | | C. Foreman | 5,950 | 109 | 1,556 | 3.8 | 54.6 | 53 | 3,156 | 350 | 9.0 | 29.0 | 23 | |
| 21 | | M. van Eeghen | 5,907 | 112 | 1,475 | 4.0 | 52.7 | 35 | 1,467 | 162 | 9.1 | 13.1 | 3 | |
| 22 | | F. Little | 5,878 | 103 | 1,516 | 3.9 | 57.1 | 41 | 2,110 | 186 | 11.3 | 20.5 | 7 | |
| 23 | | L. Brown | 5,875 | 102 | 1,530 | 3.8 | 57.6 | 35 | 2,485 | 238 | 10.4 | 24.4 | 20 | |
| 24 | | S. Van Buren | 5,860 | 83 | 1,320 | 4.4 | 70.6 | 69 | 523 | 45 | 11.6 | 6.3 | 3 | |
| 25 | | J. Perry | 5,791 | 89 | 1,151 | 5.0 | 65.1 | 42 | 1,000 | 143 | 7.0 | 11.2 | 6 | |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
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