highest career rushing yards per game minimum 16 games played

Frank Gore has the most games when averaging 16.0+ rushing yards per game in his career, with 241 games.

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	NAME	GP	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Frank Gore F. Gore	241	66.4	16,000	3,735	4.3	81	3,985	484	696	8.2	16.5	18
2	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	226	81.2	18,355	4,409	4.2	164	3,224	515	130	6.3	14.3	11
3	Marcus Allen M. Allen	222	55.1	12,243	3,022	4.1	123	5,411	587		9.2	24.4	21
4	Earnest Byner E. Byner	211	39.2	8,261	2,095	3.9	56	4,605	512		9.0	21.8	15
5	Russell Wilson R. Wilson	205	27.2	5,568	1,042	5.3	31	21	5	5	4.2	0.1	1
6	Bill Brown B. Brown	194	30.1	5,838	1,649	3.5	52	3,183	286		11.1	16.4	23
7	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	192	71.2	13,662	3,479	3.9	91	1,449	200	100	7.2	7.5	3
8	Walter Payton W. Payton	190	88.0	16,726	3,838	4.4	110	4,538	492		9.2	23.9	15
9	Keith Byars K. Byars	189	16.4	3,109	865	3.6	23	5,661	610		9.3	30.0	31
10	Herschel Walker H. Walker	187	44.0	8,225	1,954	4.2	61	4,859	512		9.5	26.0	21
11	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	184	81.1	14,918	3,230	4.6	120	2,474	305	423	8.1	13.4	6
12	Darren Sproles D. Sproles	183	19.4	3,552	732	4.9	23	4,840	553	748	8.8	26.4	32
13	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	182	66.3	12,074	2,877	4.2	65	4,458	472	29	9.4	24.5	23
14	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	182	56.4	10,273	2,562	4.0	81	3,062	376		8.1	16.8	5
15	Warrick Dunn W. Dunn	181	60.6	10,967	2,669	4.1	49	4,339	510	594	8.5	24.0	15
16	Thomas Jones T. Jones	180	58.8	10,591	2,678	4.0	68	2,023	308	410	6.6	11.2	3
17	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	176	69.8	12,279	2,836	4.3	100	6,875	767	606	9.0	39.1	36
18	John Riggins J. Riggins	175	64.9	11,352	2,916	3.9	104	2,090	250		8.4	11.9	12
19	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	173	73.6	12,739	2,936	4.3	77	3,554	398		8.9	20.5	13
20	Franco Harris F. Harris	173	70.1	12,120	2,949	4.1	91	2,287	307		7.4	13.2	9
21	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	170	65.3	11,102	2,457	4.5	73	3,898	518	665	7.5	22.9	16
22	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	170	80.5	13,684	3,174	4.3	145	4,772	624	868	7.6	28.1	17
23	Tony Galbreath T. Galbreath	170	24.0	4,072	1,031	3.9	34	4,066	490		8.3	23.9	9
24	Steve Young S. Young	169	25.1	4,239	722	5.9	43	2	2	0	1.0	0.0	0
25	Preston Pearson P. Pearson	169	21.4	3,609	941	3.8	13	3,095	254		12.2	18.3	17

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,007

Purdy

RUSH

218

McCaffrey

REC

244

Kittle

Team Rankings

PPG

30.5

2nd

OPP PPG

16.0

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

137.3

6th

PASS YDS/G

251.8

13th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	4	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	.750
Rams	2	2	.500
Cardinals	1	3	.250

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	SF	@	SEA	4:25 PM
Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM
Sun 10/25	SF	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	LV	@	SF	4:05 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM

Last Game

Broncos

2 - 2

Final

49ers

4 - 0

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,203

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000