Ameer Abdullah averaged the most rushing yards per game for the Lions by a running back in 2016, with 50.5 per game.
| NAME | RUSH YDS/G | SEASON | TM | GP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | A. Abdullah | 50.5 | 2016 | 2 | 101 | 18 | 5.6 | 0 | 57 | 5 | 5 | 11.4 | 28.5 | 1 | |
| 2 |  | T. Riddick | 35.7 | 2016 | 10 | 357 | 92 | 3.9 | 1 | 371 | 53 | 67 | 7.0 | 37.1 | 5 | |
| 3 | | Z. Zenner | 23.9 | 2016 | 14 | 334 | 88 | 3.8 | 4 | 196 | 18 | 23 | 10.9 | 14.0 | 0 | |
| 4 | | D. Washington | 22.1 | 2016 | 12 | 265 | 90 | 2.9 | 1 | 62 | 10 | 15 | 6.2 | 5.2 | 0 | |
| 5 | | J. Forsett | 19.0 | 2016 | 2 | 38 | 13 | 2.9 | 0 | 15 | 2 | 3 | 7.5 | 7.5 | 0 |
DETStatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards per game going back to the 1932 season.
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504
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372
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32.8
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29.6
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114.2
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297.0
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 2 | 1 | .583 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 4 | 1 | .250 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
6 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 |
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Rams| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
5 | 1 | 0 | .833 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
2 | 4 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 5 | 0 | .167 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
4 | 2 | 0 | .667 | |
3 | 3 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 6 | 0 | .000 |
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