Before 2007, Eric Dickerson rushed for the most yards by a running back in his first season, with 1,808 yards in 1983.
| NAME | RUSH YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | E. Dickerson | 1,808 | 1983 | 16 | 390 | 4.6 | 113.0 | 18 | 404 | 51 | 7.9 | 25.3 | 2 | ||
| 2 |  | G. Rogers | 1,674 | 1981 | 16 | 378 | 4.4 | 104.6 | 13 | 126 | 16 | 7.9 | 7.9 | 0 | ||
| 3 | | O. Anderson | 1,605 | 1979 | 16 | 331 | 4.8 | 100.3 | 8 | 308 | 41 | 7.5 | 19.3 | 2 | ||
| 4 |  | E. James | 1,553 | 1999 | 16 | 369 | 4.2 | 97.1 | 13 | 586 | 62 | 87 | 9.5 | 36.6 | 4 | |
| 5 | | C. Portis | 1,508 | 2002 | 16 | 273 | 5.5 | 94.3 | 15 | 364 | 33 | 48 | 11.0 | 22.8 | 2 | |
| 6 | | M. Anderson | 1,487 | 2000 | 16 | 297 | 5.0 | 92.9 | 15 | 169 | 23 | 32 | 7.3 | 10.6 | 0 | |
| 7 |  | C. Martin | 1,487 | 1995 | 16 | 368 | 4.0 | 92.9 | 14 | 261 | 30 | 8.7 | 16.3 | 1 | ||
| 8 |  | B. Sanders | 1,470 | 1989 | 15 | 280 | 5.3 | 98.0 | 14 | 282 | 24 | 11.8 | 18.8 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | E. Campbell | 1,450 | 1978 | 15 | 302 | 4.8 | 96.7 | 13 | 48 | 12 | 4.0 | 3.2 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | C. Warner | 1,449 | 1983 | 16 | 335 | 4.3 | 90.6 | 13 | 325 | 42 | 7.7 | 20.3 | 1 | ||
| 11 |  | J. Bettis | 1,429 | 1993 | 16 | 294 | 4.9 | 89.3 | 7 | 244 | 26 | 9.4 | 15.3 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | E. George | 1,368 | 1996 | 16 | 335 | 4.1 | 85.5 | 8 | 182 | 23 | 7.9 | 11.4 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | J. Lewis | 1,364 | 2000 | 16 | 309 | 4.4 | 85.3 | 6 | 296 | 27 | 36 | 11.0 | 18.5 | 0 | |
| 14 | | R. Mayes | 1,353 | 1986 | 16 | 286 | 4.7 | 84.6 | 8 | 96 | 17 | 5.6 | 6.0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | B. Sims | 1,303 | 1980 | 16 | 313 | 4.2 | 81.4 | 13 | 621 | 51 | 12.2 | 38.8 | 3 | ||
| 16 |  | M. Faulk | 1,282 | 1994 | 16 | 314 | 4.1 | 80.1 | 11 | 522 | 52 | 10.0 | 32.6 | 1 | ||
| 17 |  | L. Tomlinson | 1,236 | 2001 | 16 | 339 | 3.6 | 77.3 | 10 | 367 | 59 | 74 | 6.2 | 22.9 | 0 | |
| 18 | | F. Taylor | 1,223 | 1998 | 15 | 264 | 4.6 | 81.5 | 14 | 421 | 44 | 9.6 | 28.1 | 3 | ||
| 19 | | J. Cribbs | 1,185 | 1980 | 16 | 306 | 3.9 | 74.1 | 11 | 415 | 52 | 8.0 | 25.9 | 1 | ||
| 20 | | A. Thomas | 1,183 | 2001 | 14 | 278 | 4.3 | 84.5 | 7 | 178 | 22 | 30 | 8.1 | 12.7 | 0 | |
| 21 | | C. Williams | 1,178 | 2005 | 14 | 290 | 4.1 | 84.1 | 6 | 81 | 20 | 25 | 4.1 | 5.8 | 0 | |
| 22 | | J. Stephens | 1,168 | 1988 | 16 | 297 | 3.9 | 73.0 | 4 | 98 | 14 | 7.0 | 6.1 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | D. Woods | 1,162 | 1974 | 12 | 227 | 5.1 | 96.8 | 7 | 349 | 26 | 13.4 | 29.1 | 3 | ||
| 24 | | O. Gary | 1,159 | 1999 | 12 | 276 | 4.2 | 96.6 | 7 | 159 | 21 | 29 | 7.6 | 13.3 | 0 | |
| 25 | | B. Humphrey | 1,151 | 1989 | 16 | 294 | 3.9 | 71.9 | 7 | 156 | 22 | 7.1 | 9.8 | 1 | ||
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
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3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 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 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
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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Falcons| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
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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 |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 4 | 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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