lions wrs highest single season rushing yards

Dan Lewis has rushed for the most yards for the Lions by a wide receiver in a season, with 451 yards in 1961.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Dan Lewis D. Lewis	451	1961	DET	13	110	4.1	34.7	4	118	8		14.8	9.1	0
2	Dave Middleton D. Middleton	201	1955	DET	12	59	3.4	16.8	2	663	44		15.1	55.3	3
3	Larry Walton L. Walton	100	1973	DET	13	5	20.0	7.7	1	309	22		14.0	23.8	4
4	Amon-Ra St. Brown A. St. Brown	95	2022	DET	16	9	10.6	5.9	0	1,161	106	146	11.0	72.6	6
5	Stefan Logan S. Logan	95	2010	DET	16	15	6.3	5.9	0	0	0	1		0.0	0
6	Brett Perriman B. Perriman	86	1994	DET	16	9	9.6	5.4	0	761	56		13.6	47.6	4
7	Freddie Scott F. Scott	86	1980	DET	16	5	17.2	5.4	1	834	53		15.7	52.1	4
8	Nate Burleson N. Burleson	85	2011	DET	16	11	7.7	5.3	0	757	73	110	10.4	47.3	3
9	Nate Burleson N. Burleson	81	2010	DET	14	7	11.6	5.8	0	625	55	86	11.4	44.6	6
10	Ed Klewicki E. Klewicki	76	1938	DET	10	10	7.6	7.6	0	57	3		19.0	5.7	0
11	Kalif Raymond K. Raymond	75	2023	DET	17	7	10.7	4.4	0	489	35	44	14.0	28.8	1
12	Leonard Thompson L. Thompson	75	1981	DET	16	10	7.5	4.7	1	550	30		18.3	34.4	3
13	Calvin Johnson C. Johnson	73	2009	DET	14	7	10.4	5.2	0	984	67	137	14.7	70.3	5
14	Leonard Thompson L. Thompson	72	1983	DET	13	4	18.0	5.5	1	752	41		18.3	57.8	3
15	Bill McKalip B. McKalip	63	1934	DET	13	19	3.3	4.8	0	97	6		16.2	7.5	0
16	Jameson Williams J. Williams	61	2024	DET	15	11	5.5	4.1	1	1,001	58	91	17.3	66.7	7
17	Amon-Ra St. Brown A. St. Brown	61	2021	DET	17	7	8.7	3.6	1	912	90	119	10.1	53.6	5
18	Leonard Thompson L. Thompson	61	1980	DET	16	6	10.2	3.8	0	511	19		26.9	31.9	3
19	Mike Thomas M. Thomas	58	2012	DET	9	6	9.7	6.4	0	28	5	13	5.6	3.1	1
20	Freddie Scott F. Scott	53	1978	DET	16	4	13.3	3.3	0	564	37		15.2	35.3	2
21	Chuck Hanneman C. Hanneman	53	1937	DET	10	2	26.5	5.3	1	9	1		9.0	0.9	0
22	Ed Klewicki E. Klewicki	53	1937	DET	11	10	5.3	4.8	0	134	8		16.8	12.2	0
23	Calvin Johnson C. Johnson	52	2007	DET	15	4	13.0	3.5	1	756	48	95	15.8	50.4	4
24	Az-Zahir Hakim A. Hakim	51	2003	DET	14	3	17.0	3.6	0	449	49	108	9.2	32.1	4
25	Mark Nichols M. Nichols	50	1981	DET	12	3	16.7	4.2	0	222	10		22.2	18.5	1

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372

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Vikings	5	0	1.000
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Sun 10/25	GB	@	DET	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM
Sun 11/22	TB	@	DET	1:00 PM

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1,794

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

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Smith-Njigba

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QB Rating Leaders

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118.1

Purdy

111.3

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Sack Leaders

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32.8

29.5

29.2

28.0

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Opp PPG Rankings

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17.3

18.3

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401.3

393.8

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Rush Yards Rankings

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159.8

151.5

149.5

148.8

130.7

Pass Yards Rankings

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285.7

280.7

273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

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Gibbs

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Walker

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Smith-Njigba

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Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Bears	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
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AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	2	0	.667
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
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Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000