most career rushing yards before 1976

Before 1976, Jim Brown rushed for the most yards, with 12,312 yards.

Interpreted as:
most career rushing yards by a player before 1976
NAME RUSH YDS GP ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Jim Brown
J. Brown
12,312
118
2,359
5.2
104.3
106
2,499
262
9.5
21.2
20
2 Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
8,597
129
1,941
4.4
66.6
83
1,756
225
7.8
13.6
10
3 Joe Perry
J. Perry
8,378
156
1,737
4.8
53.7
53
1,796
241
7.5
11.5
8
4 O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
8,123
91
1,707
4.8
89.3
49
1,527
137
11.1
16.8
11
5 Leroy Kelly
L. Kelly
7,274
136
1,727
4.2
53.5
74
2,281
190
12.0
16.8
13
6 John Henry Johnson
J. Henry Johnson
6,803
143
1,571
4.3
47.6
48
1,478
186
7.9
10.3
7
7 Floyd Little
F. Little
6,323
117
1,641
3.9
54.0
43
2,418
215
11.2
20.7
9
8 Don Perkins
D. Perkins
6,217
107
1,500
4.1
58.1
42
1,310
146
9.0
12.2
3
9 Ken Willard
K. Willard
6,105
132
1,622
3.8
46.3
45
2,184
277
7.9
16.5
17
10 Larry Csonka
L. Csonka
5,900
90
1,286
4.6
65.6
41
613
75
8.2
6.8
3
11 Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
5,860
83
1,320
4.4
70.6
69
523
45
11.6
6.3
3
12 Bill Brown
B. Brown
5,838
194
1,649
3.5
30.1
52
3,183
286
11.1
16.4
23
13 Larry Brown
L. Brown
5,819
91
1,510
3.9
63.9
35
2,387
221
10.8
26.2
20
14 Rick Casares
R. Casares
5,797
130
1,431
4.1
44.6
49
1,588
191
8.3
12.2
11
15 Mike Garrett
M. Garrett
5,481
104
1,308
4.2
52.7
35
2,010
238
8.4
19.3
13
16 Dick Bass
D. Bass
5,417
112
1,218
4.4
48.4
34
1,841
204
9.0
16.4
7
17 Jim Nance
J. Nance
5,401
101
1,341
4.0
53.5
45
870
133
6.5
8.6
1
18 Hugh McElhenny
H. McElhenny
5,281
143
1,124
4.7
36.9
38
3,247
264
12.3
22.7
20
19 Lenny Moore
L. Moore
5,174
143
1,069
4.8
36.2
63
6,039
363
16.6
42.2
48
20 Ollie Matson
O. Matson
5,173
169
1,170
4.4
30.6
40
3,285
222
14.8
19.4
23
21 Clem Daniels
C. Daniels
5,138
110
1,146
4.5
46.7
30
3,314
203
16.3
30.1
24
22 Emerson Boozer
E. Boozer
5,135
118
1,291
4.0
43.5
52
1,488
139
10.7
12.6
12
23 Calvin Hill
C. Hill
5,009
73
1,166
4.3
68.6
39
1,359
139
9.8
18.6
6
24 Paul Lowe
P. Lowe
4,995
100
1,026
4.9
50.0
38
1,045
111
9.4
10.5
7
25 John David Crow
J. David Crow
4,963
125
1,157
4.3
39.7
38
3,699
258
14.3
29.6
35
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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PPG

17.8

29th

OPP PPG

25.8

26th

RUSH YDS/G

88.5

30th

PASS YDS/G

246.5

10th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
10
3
0
.769
Ravens Ravens
8
5
0
.615
Bengals Bengals
5
8
0
.385
Browns Browns
3
10
0
.231
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
1/5
CLE CLE
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
12/29
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
8:20 PM
Sun
12/22
CLE CLE
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/15
KC KC
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Last Game
PIT Steelers

10 - 3 - 0

27

Final

14

CLE Browns

3 - 10 - 0

Sun 8 Dec 2024

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NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
11
2
0
.846
Commanders Commanders
8
5
0
.615
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12
1
0
.923
Vikings Vikings
11
2
0
.846
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Falcons Falcons
6
7
0
.462
NFC West W L T PCT
Seahawks Seahawks
8
5
0
.615
Rams Rams
8
6
0
.571
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
10
3
0
.769
Dolphins Dolphins
6
7
0
.462
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
10
3
0
.769
Ravens Ravens
8
5
0
.615
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
Colts Colts
6
7
0
.462
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
12
1
0
.923
Chargers Chargers
8
5
0
.615

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
12/11
LAR LAR
@
SF SF
12-6
Sun
12/8
CIN CIN
@
DAL DAL
27-20
Sat
12/7
LAC LAC
@
KC KC
17-19
Sat
12/7
CHI CHI
@
SF SF
13-38
Sat
12/7
BUF BUF
@
LAR LAR
42-44

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
12/22
TB TB
@
DAL DAL
8:20 PM
Sun
12/22
SF SF
@
MIA MIA
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
JAX JAX
@
LV LV
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
MIN MIN
@
SEA SEA
4:05 PM
Sun
12/22
LAR LAR
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM