most 125 yard rushing games in nfl history by a player

Barry Sanders has the most games when rushing for 125+ yards in his career, with 46 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	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	46	7,330	1,107	6.6	159.3	45	770	99		7.8	16.7	3
2	Walter Payton W. Payton	38	5,978	1,017	5.9	157.3	43	822	88		9.3	21.6	2
3	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	36	5,701	1,013	5.6	158.4	43	449	55		8.2	12.5	2
4	Derrick Henry D. Henry	34	5,640	850	6.6	165.9	59	373	46	55	8.1	11.0	2
5	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	34	5,128	882	5.8	150.8	40	567	93	13	6.1	16.7	1
6	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	33	5,480	872	6.3	166.1	41	465	60	87	7.8	14.1	2
7	Jim Brown J. Brown	28	4,462	656	6.8	159.4	35	750	65		11.5	26.8	7
8	Chris Johnson C. Johnson	26	3,841	593	6.5	147.7	33	499	68	92	7.3	19.2	1
9	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	26	4,399	675	6.5	169.2	44	635	112	152	5.7	24.4	4
10	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	26	3,665	717	5.1	141.0	19	243	33	12	7.4	9.3	0
11	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	25	3,895	674	5.8	155.8	48	295	35	53	8.4	11.8	4
12	Curtis Martin C. Martin	25	3,785	718	5.3	151.4	24	456	61	50	7.5	18.2	2
13	Clinton Portis C. Portis	24	3,686	635	5.8	153.6	28	468	45	62	10.4	19.5	2
14	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	24	3,939	732	5.4	164.1	34	135	23		5.9	5.6	0
15	O.J. Simpson	24	4,184	646	6.5	174.3	25	188	22		8.5	7.8	0
16	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	23	3,491	536	6.5	151.8	28	478	51	52	9.4	20.8	1
17	Frank Gore F. Gore	22	3,227	527	6.1	146.7	14	414	50	73	8.3	18.8	1
18	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	22	3,531	519	6.8	160.5	31	1,024	109	106	9.4	46.5	5
19	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	20	3,012	472	6.4	150.6	20	224	47	55	4.8	11.2	1
20	Ahman Green A. Green	19	2,945	447	6.6	155.0	15	425	58	79	7.3	22.4	5
21	Jamal Lewis J. Lewis	19	3,131	503	6.2	164.8	18	195	27	35	7.2	10.3	0
22	Edgerrin James E. James	19	2,759	522	5.3	145.2	23	531	64	81	8.3	27.9	2
23	Priest Holmes P. Holmes	19	2,984	504	5.9	157.1	32	604	56	60	10.8	31.8	5
24	Terrell Davis T. Davis	19	3,174	533	6.0	167.1	27	363	42		8.6	19.1	2
25	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	18	2,828	428	6.6	157.1	19	486	55	71	8.8	27.0	4

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571

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	6	1	.857
Bears	5	2	.714
Lions	5	2	.714
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Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM
Sun 11/22	TB	@	DET	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	CHI	@	DET	1:00 PM
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Gibbs

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Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

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29.4

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28.1

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393.1

390.7

384.4

383.1

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Rush Yards Rankings

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154.3

148.4

134.8

134.1

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Pass Yards Rankings

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281.1

280.8

280.6

273.1

269.9

Sack Leaders

26.0

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24.0

23.0

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Cowboys	3	5	0	.375
Commanders	2	4	1	.357
Eagles	2	6	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	1	0	.857
Lions	5	2	0	.714
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Packers	5	3	0	.625
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	3	5	0	.375
Falcons	3	5	0	.375
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	4	4	0	.500
Cardinals	3	5	0	.375

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Patriots	5	3	0	.625
Jets	2	6	0	.250
Dolphins	1	6	0	.143
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	5	2	0	.714
Browns	5	3	0	.625
Ravens	4	4	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	5	2	0	.714
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Colts	2	6	0	.250
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Chiefs	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	4	4	0	.500
Chargers	0	7	0	.000