most 120 yard rushing games by runningback nfl career

Barry Sanders has the most games by a running back when rushing for 120+ yards in his career, with 51 games.

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	NAME	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	51	7,936	1,223	6.5	155.6	51	827	107		7.7	16.2	3
2	Walter Payton W. Payton	43	6,587	1,126	5.8	153.2	43	884	98		9.0	20.6	2
3	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	40	5,857	1,033	5.7	146.4	43	654	113	15	5.8	16.4	2
4	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	40	6,190	1,108	5.6	154.8	47	504	66		7.6	12.6	2
5	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	38	6,086	982	6.2	160.2	51	499	64	93	7.8	13.1	2
6	Derrick Henry D. Henry	37	6,005	913	6.6	162.3	61	426	51	63	8.4	11.5	2
7	Curtis Martin C. Martin	33	4,757	902	5.3	144.2	27	735	91	68	8.1	22.3	4
8	O.J. Simpson	31	5,041	796	6.3	162.6	29	346	33		10.5	11.2	3
9	Jim Brown J. Brown	30	4,706	697	6.8	156.9	38	864	72		12.0	28.8	8
10	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	29	4,763	747	6.4	164.2	46	665	119	162	5.6	22.9	4
11	Chris Johnson C. Johnson	28	4,085	632	6.5	145.9	35	499	68	92	7.3	17.8	1
12	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	28	4,426	845	5.2	158.1	37	150	26		5.8	5.4	0
13	Clinton Portis C. Portis	27	4,048	701	5.8	149.9	30	521	52	70	10.0	19.3	2
14	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	27	3,981	633	6.3	147.4	28	578	60	63	9.6	21.4	1
15	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	27	3,789	741	5.1	140.3	19	254	35	12	7.3	9.4	0
16	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	26	4,018	691	5.8	154.5	48	303	38	56	8.0	11.7	4
17	Edgerrin James E. James	26	3,620	702	5.2	139.2	29	670	84	106	8.0	25.8	4
18	Priest Holmes P. Holmes	24	3,592	634	5.7	149.7	41	757	72	78	10.5	31.5	5
19	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	24	3,773	564	6.7	157.2	32	1,082	115	113	9.4	45.1	6
20	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	23	3,377	526	6.4	146.8	24	264	56	66	4.7	11.5	2
21	Frank Gore F. Gore	22	3,227	527	6.1	146.7	14	414	50	73	8.3	18.8	1
22	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	22	3,424	576	5.9	155.6	25	249	36	48	6.9	11.3	3
23	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	21	3,194	479	6.7	152.1	20	505	59	80	8.6	24.0	4
24	Tiki Barber T. Barber	21	3,281	485	6.8	156.2	16	750	93	120	8.1	35.7	1
25	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	21	3,127	453	6.9	148.9	18	458	44		10.4	21.8	1

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PASS

533

Goff

RUSH

208

Gibbs

REC

209

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

31.0

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OPP PPG

35.5

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RUSH YDS/G

115.5

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PASS YDS/G

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	2	0	1.000
Bears	1	1	.500
Packers	1	1	.500
Lions	1	1	.500

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/27	NYJ	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	DET	@	CAR	8:20 PM
Sun 10/11	DET	@	ARI	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	GB	@	DET	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM

Last Game

Lions

1 - 1

Final

Bills

2 - 0

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Pass Yards Leaders

662

Shough

648

Young

627

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

290

Walker

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Henry

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Rec Yards Leaders

277

Smith-Njigba

268

Olave

225

Kincaid

Pass TD Leaders

6

Young

6

Prescott

6

Goff

Rush TD Leaders

4

Taylor

4

Allen

4

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

4

Smith-Njigba

4

St. Brown

3

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QB Rating Leaders

134.2

Dart

127.3

Lock

125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

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3.5

Watt

3.0

Hutchinson

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38.5

35.5

32.0

31.0

Opp PPG Rankings

8.0

8.5

10.0

12.5

13.5

15.0

Total Yards Rankings

457.5

427.5

424.5

409.0

394.0

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

186.0

165.0

157.0

155.0

144.5

Pass Yards Rankings

331.0

324.0

313.5

291.0

283.0

279.5

Sack Leaders

8.0

7.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

49

Henry

48.9

Walker

47.3

Taylor

Fantasy WR Rankings

51.7

Smith-Njigba

44.9

St. Brown

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Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

28.5

Kincaid

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Fantasy K Rankings

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Worst Record ATS

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

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