Before 1988, Jim Brown had the most rushing yards by a running back in his first 9 seasons, with 12,312 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 | 12,312 | 118 | 2,359 | 5.2 | 104.3 | 106 | 2,499 | 262 | 9.5 | 21.2 | 20 | |
| 2 |  | W. Payton | 11,625 | 130 | 2,666 | 4.4 | 89.4 | 78 | 3,088 | 328 | 9.4 | 23.8 | 9 | |
| 3 |  | T. Dorsett | 10,832 | 132 | 2,441 | 4.4 | 82.1 | 66 | 2,988 | 338 | 8.8 | 22.6 | 11 | |
| 4 |  | O.J. Simpson | 10,183 | 112 | 2,123 | 4.8 | 90.9 | 57 | 1,924 | 175 | 11.0 | 17.2 | 12 | |
| 5 | | E. Campbell | 9,407 | 115 | 2,187 | 4.3 | 81.8 | 74 | 806 | 121 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| 6 | | F. Harris | 9,352 | 124 | 2,220 | 4.2 | 75.4 | 76 | 1,507 | 204 | 7.4 | 12.2 | 6 | |
| 7 |  | E. Dickerson | 8,256 | 74 | 1,748 | 4.7 | 111.6 | 61 | 1,045 | 136 | 7.7 | 14.1 | 2 | |
| 8 | | J. Taylor | 8,207 | 115 | 1,811 | 4.5 | 71.4 | 81 | 1,505 | 187 | 8.0 | 13.1 | 10 | |
| 9 | | O. Anderson | 8,086 | 111 | 1,884 | 4.3 | 72.8 | 47 | 2,557 | 310 | 8.2 | 23.0 | 5 | |
| 10 | | G. Rogers | 7,176 | 92 | 1,692 | 4.2 | 78.0 | 54 | 368 | 55 | 6.7 | 4.0 | 0 | |
| 11 | | L. Csonka | 6,933 | 116 | 1,580 | 4.4 | 59.8 | 46 | 672 | 83 | 8.1 | 5.8 | 3 | |
| 12 | | L. Kelly | 6,885 | 123 | 1,595 | 4.3 | 56.0 | 71 | 2,101 | 175 | 12.0 | 17.1 | 13 | |
| 13 | | J. Riggins | 6,822 | 111 | 1,666 | 4.1 | 61.5 | 42 | 1,891 | 216 | 8.8 | 17.0 | 12 | |
| 14 | | W. Montgomery | 6,789 | 107 | 1,540 | 4.4 | 63.4 | 45 | 2,502 | 273 | 9.2 | 23.4 | 12 | |
| 15 | | C. Muncie | 6,702 | 110 | 1,561 | 4.3 | 60.9 | 71 | 2,323 | 263 | 8.8 | 21.1 | 3 | |
| 16 | | J. Perry | 6,549 | 101 | 1,276 | 5.1 | 64.8 | 46 | 1,218 | 166 | 7.3 | 12.1 | 7 | |
| 17 | | M. Pruitt | 6,540 | 124 | 1,593 | 4.1 | 52.7 | 47 | 1,761 | 255 | 6.9 | 14.2 | 5 | |
| 18 | | L. Mitchell | 6,534 | 111 | 1,675 | 3.9 | 58.9 | 30 | 3,203 | 376 | 8.5 | 28.9 | 17 | |
| 19 | | L. McCutcheon | 6,440 | 103 | 1,487 | 4.3 | 62.5 | 26 | 1,759 | 193 | 9.1 | 17.1 | 13 | |
| 20 | | F. Little | 6,323 | 117 | 1,641 | 3.9 | 54.0 | 43 | 2,418 | 215 | 11.2 | 20.7 | 9 | |
| 21 | | M. van Eeghen | 6,293 | 121 | 1,557 | 4.0 | 52.0 | 35 | 1,481 | 164 | 9.0 | 12.2 | 4 | |
| 22 | | W. Tyler | 6,251 | 103 | 1,313 | 4.8 | 60.7 | 50 | 1,816 | 202 | 9.0 | 17.6 | 16 | |
| 23 | | D. Perkins | 6,217 | 107 | 1,500 | 4.1 | 58.1 | 42 | 1,310 | 146 | 9.0 | 12.2 | 3 | |
| 24 | | M. Allen | 6,151 | 82 | 1,489 | 4.1 | 75.0 | 54 | 3,167 | 334 | 9.5 | 38.6 | 15 | |
| 25 | | G. Riggs | 6,143 | 82 | 1,474 | 4.2 | 74.9 | 47 | 1,213 | 164 | 7.4 | 14.8 | 0 | |
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 1 | .700 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 3 | 1 | .300 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 |
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Cardinals| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
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