Barry Sanders and Walter Payton were tied for playing the most seasons with 1,250+ rushing yards, with 9 seasons.
Interpreted as:
most 1250 or more rushing yard seasons by a player| NAME | SEAS | RUSH YDS | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Sanders | 9 | 14,154 | 142 | 2,819 | 5.0 | 99.7 | 96 | 2,716 | 316 | 8.6 | 19.1 | 10 | |
| 2 |  | W. Payton | 9 | 13,696 | 140 | 3,009 | 4.6 | 97.8 | 92 | 3,418 | 353 | 9.7 | 24.4 | 12 | |
| 3 |  | A. Peterson | 7 | 10,630 | 107 | 2,152 | 4.9 | 99.3 | 85 | 1,780 | 218 | 301 | 8.2 | 16.6 | 4 |
| 4 |  | E. Smith | 7 | 10,748 | 108 | 2,414 | 4.5 | 99.5 | 109 | 2,017 | 331 | 32 | 6.1 | 18.7 | 8 |
| 5 |  | J. Brown | 7 | 10,374 | 92 | 1,927 | 5.4 | 112.8 | 84 | 1,927 | 199 | 9.7 | 20.9 | 14 | |
| 6 |  | C. Portis | 6 | 8,679 | 92 | 1,925 | 4.5 | 94.3 | 65 | 1,736 | 216 | 291 | 8.0 | 18.9 | 4 |
| 7 |  | L. Tomlinson | 6 | 9,414 | 95 | 2,026 | 4.6 | 99.1 | 105 | 3,008 | 399 | 547 | 7.5 | 31.7 | 14 |
| 8 |  | C. Martin | 6 | 8,756 | 95 | 2,131 | 4.1 | 92.2 | 51 | 1,712 | 254 | 226 | 6.7 | 18.0 | 4 |
| 9 |  | E. Dickerson | 6 | 9,992 | 91 | 2,158 | 4.6 | 109.8 | 70 | 1,507 | 182 | 8.3 | 16.6 | 4 | |
| 10 |  | D. Henry | 5 | 8,621 | 81 | 1,662 | 5.2 | 106.4 | 78 | 1,061 | 104 | 139 | 10.2 | 13.1 | 4 |
| 11 |  | E. James | 5 | 7,575 | 76 | 1,760 | 4.3 | 99.7 | 59 | 2,292 | 271 | 355 | 8.5 | 30.2 | 10 |
| 12 | | E. George | 5 | 6,874 | 80 | 1,763 | 3.9 | 85.9 | 42 | 1,447 | 164 | 129 | 8.8 | 18.1 | 8 |
| 13 |  | M. Faulk | 5 | 6,723 | 76 | 1,404 | 4.8 | 88.5 | 54 | 4,073 | 389 | 320 | 10.5 | 53.6 | 27 |
| 14 | | E. Campbell | 5 | 7,758 | 76 | 1,726 | 4.5 | 102.1 | 67 | 561 | 94 | 6.0 | 7.4 | 0 | |
| 15 |  | L. McCoy | 4 | 5,502 | 62 | 1,133 | 4.9 | 88.7 | 44 | 1,365 | 178 | 227 | 7.7 | 22.0 | 6 |
| 16 | | T. Barber | 4 | 6,427 | 64 | 1,310 | 4.9 | 100.4 | 38 | 2,170 | 233 | 325 | 9.3 | 33.9 | 4 |
| 17 | | S. Alexander | 4 | 6,329 | 64 | 1,358 | 4.7 | 98.9 | 71 | 886 | 124 | 185 | 7.1 | 13.8 | 9 |
| 18 | | C. Dillon | 4 | 5,696 | 63 | 1,314 | 4.3 | 90.4 | 36 | 787 | 110 | 169 | 7.2 | 12.5 | 4 |
| 19 | | J. Lewis | 4 | 6,061 | 63 | 1,302 | 4.7 | 96.2 | 35 | 1,191 | 130 | 173 | 9.2 | 18.9 | 3 |
| 20 | | S. Davis | 4 | 5,599 | 59 | 1,296 | 4.3 | 94.9 | 41 | 788 | 98 | 131 | 8.0 | 13.4 | 0 |
| 21 |  | J. Bettis | 4 | 5,866 | 63 | 1,344 | 4.4 | 93.1 | 33 | 573 | 76 | 19 | 7.5 | 9.1 | 2 |
| 22 | | T. Thomas | 4 | 5,506 | 63 | 1,226 | 4.5 | 87.4 | 33 | 2,176 | 217 | 10.0 | 34.5 | 10 | |
| 23 | | O. Anderson | 4 | 5,603 | 63 | 1,256 | 4.5 | 88.9 | 31 | 1,462 | 182 | 8.0 | 23.2 | 3 | |
| 24 | | T. Dorsett | 4 | 5,599 | 64 | 1,226 | 4.6 | 87.5 | 26 | 1,439 | 155 | 9.3 | 22.5 | 8 | |
| 25 |  | O.J. Simpson | 4 | 6,574 | 56 | 1,243 | 5.3 | 117.4 | 42 | 953 | 83 | 11.5 | 17.0 | 8 | |
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |