most 100 yard rushing games by runningback nfl career by

Emmitt Smith has the most games by a running back when rushing for 100+ yards in his career, with 78 games.

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Data note: Rushing Yards: player game data complete from 1960

	NAME	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	78	9,977	1,962	5.1	127.9	85	1,313	219	46	6.0	16.8	6
2	Walter Payton W. Payton	77	10,253	1,940	5.3	133.2	70	1,770	185		9.6	23.0	6
3	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	76	10,654	1,733	6.1	140.2	67	1,284	161		8.0	16.9	4
4	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	64	8,813	1,665	5.3	137.7	61	1,012	127		8.0	15.8	2
5	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	61	7,480	1,591	4.7	122.6	39	495	65	27	7.6	8.1	0
6	Derrick Henry D. Henry	57	8,157	1,347	6.1	143.1	78	749	82	101	9.1	13.1	3
7	Edgerrin James E. James	57	6,976	1,481	4.7	122.4	49	1,487	185	232	8.0	26.1	6
8	Curtis Martin C. Martin	57	7,382	1,494	4.9	129.5	48	1,144	156	123	7.3	20.1	6
9	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	56	8,028	1,352	5.9	143.4	61	782	93	132	8.4	14.0	3
10	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	49	6,357	1,114	5.7	129.7	39	960	108	118	8.9	19.6	2
11	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	47	6,706	1,157	5.8	142.7	80	1,118	173	237	6.5	23.8	7
12	Franco Harris F. Harris	47	5,627	1,064	5.3	119.7	49	703	87		8.1	15.0	2
13	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	46	5,666	1,112	5.1	123.2	32	1,205	121		10.0	26.2	10
14	Frank Gore F. Gore	45	5,698	991	5.7	126.6	26	852	104	147	8.2	18.9	3
15	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	45	5,752	1,006	5.7	127.8	40	1,011	95		10.6	22.5	5
16	Clinton Portis C. Portis	44	5,877	1,109	5.3	133.6	45	797	88	119	9.1	18.1	3
17	O.J. Simpson	42	6,248	1,065	5.9	148.8	35	499	50		10.0	11.9	5
18	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	41	5,595	908	6.2	136.5	50	1,786	186	164	9.6	43.6	8
19	Chris Johnson C. Johnson	40	5,395	903	6.0	134.9	42	809	95	128	8.5	20.2	2
20	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	40	5,703	1,127	5.1	142.6	45	267	46		5.8	6.7	0
21	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	39	5,272	945	5.6	135.2	33	586	78	90	7.5	15.0	3
22	Jim Brown J. Brown	39	5,675	893	6.4	145.5	43	1,076	87		12.4	27.6	11
23	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	38	5,051	822	6.1	132.9	36	548	96	114	5.7	14.4	3
24	Tiki Barber T. Barber	38	5,154	842	6.1	135.6	24	1,221	141	184	8.7	32.1	3
25	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	37	5,208	952	5.5	140.8	60	459	66	99	7.0	12.4	6

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,381

Prescott

RUSH

629

Williams

REC

904

Lamb

Team Rankings

PPG

27.3

6th

OPP PPG

26.2

25th

RUSH YDS/G

103.6

21st

PASS YDS/G

264.6

8th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	5	2	1	.688
Cowboys	4	5	0	.444
Commanders	2	5	1	.313
Eagles	2	7	0	.222

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 11/22	TEN	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	PHI	@	DAL	4:30 PM
Mon 12/7	DAL	@	SEA	8:15 PM
Sun 12/20	DAL	@	LAR	4:25 PM

Last Game

Cowboys

4 - 5

Final

Colts

2 - 7

Sun 8 Nov 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,618

Love

2,386

Burrow

2,381

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

880

Robinson

872

Walker

847

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

1,036

Smith-Njigba

904

Lamb

879

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

23

Burrow

20

Cousins

19

Love

Rush TD Leaders

10

Swift

9

Gibbs

9

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

7

Watson

7

Chase

QB Rating Leaders

114.8

Burrow

111.7

Lawrence

109.8

Purdy

Sack Leaders

9.5

Anderson

8.0

Rousseau

8.0

Young

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.0

30.0

29.4

28.6

27.8

27.3

Opp PPG Rankings

14.5

15.1

17.9

18.0

19.5

Total Yards Rankings

386.4

384.1

383.0

379.8

376.8

Rush Yards Rankings

163.9

146.6

142.0

137.8

137.2

Pass Yards Rankings

298.3

290.9

282.3

280.5

268.1

266.8

Sack Leaders

29.0

27.0

26.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

175.2

Gibbs

170.4

Walker

149

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

161.1

Smith-Njigba

131.8

Lamb

127.9

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

98

Bowers

89.8

McBride

82.8

Likely

Fantasy K Rankings

106

Shrader

99

McLaughlin

93

Fairbairn

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

7-2

6-2

6-3

Worst Record ATS

0-7-1

1-8

2-7

3-6

3-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	5	2	1	.688
Cowboys	4	5	0	.444
Commanders	2	5	1	.313
Eagles	2	7	0	.222
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	7	2	0	.778
Lions	6	2	0	.750
Vikings	6	2	0	.750
Packers	6	3	0	.667
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	5	0	.375
Saints	3	5	0	.375
Buccaneers	3	6	0	.333
Falcons	3	6	0	.333
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	7	1	0	.875
Seahawks	5	4	0	.556
Rams	5	4	0	.556
Cardinals	3	6	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	7	1	0	.875
Patriots	5	4	0	.556
Jets	2	7	0	.222
Dolphins	1	7	0	.125
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	6	2	0	.750
Browns	5	4	0	.556
Ravens	4	5	0	.444
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	6	2	0	.750
Texans	3	5	0	.375
Colts	2	7	0	.222
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	7	2	0	.778
Chiefs	6	2	0	.750
Raiders	4	5	0	.444
Chargers	0	8	0	.000