most career rushing yards in a season before 2000

Before 2000, Eric Dickerson rushed for the most yards in a season, with 2,105 yards in 1984.

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Data note: Rushing Yards: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	2,105	1984	RAM	16	379	5.6	131.6	14	139	21	6.6	8.7	0
2	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	2,053	1997	DET	16	335	6.1	128.3	11	305	33	9.2	19.1	3
3	Terrell Davis T. Davis	2,008	1998	DEN	16	392	5.1	125.5	21	217	25	8.7	13.6	2
4	O.J. Simpson	2,003	1973	BUF	14	332	6.0	143.1	12	70	6	11.7	5.0	0
5	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	1,934	1980	HOU	15	373	5.2	128.9	13	47	11	4.3	3.1	0
6	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	1,883	1994	DET	16	331	5.7	117.7	7	283	44	6.4	17.7	1
7	Jim Brown J. Brown	1,863	1963	CLE	14	291	6.4	133.1	12	268	24	11.2	19.1	3
8	Walter Payton W. Payton	1,852	1977	CHI	14	339	5.5	132.3	14	269	27	10.0	19.2	2
9	Jamal Anderson J. Anderson	1,846	1998	ATL	16	410	4.5	115.4	14	319	27	11.8	19.9	2
10	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	1,821	1986	RAM	16	404	4.5	113.8	11	205	26	7.9	12.8	0
11	O.J. Simpson	1,817	1975	BUF	14	329	5.5	129.8	16	426	28	15.2	30.4	7
12	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	1,808	1983	RAM	16	390	4.6	113.0	18	404	51	7.9	25.3	2
13	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	1,773	1995	DAL	16	377	4.7	110.8	25	375	62	6.0	23.4	0
14	Marcus Allen M. Allen	1,759	1985	RAI	16	380	4.6	109.9	11	555	67	8.3	34.7	3
15	Terrell Davis T. Davis	1,750	1997	DEN	15	369	4.7	116.7	15	287	42	6.8	19.1	0
16	Gerald Riggs G. Riggs	1,719	1985	ATL	16	397	4.3	107.4	10	267	33	8.1	16.7	0
17	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	1,713	1992	DAL	16	373	4.6	107.1	18	335	59	5.7	20.9	1
18	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	1,697	1979	HOU	16	368	4.6	106.1	19	94	16	5.9	5.9	0
19	Barry Foster B. Foster	1,690	1992	PIT	16	390	4.3	105.6	11	344	36	9.6	21.5	0
20	Walter Payton W. Payton	1,684	1984	CHI	16	381	4.4	105.3	11	368	45	8.2	23.0	0
21	George Rogers G. Rogers	1,674	1981	NO	16	378	4.4	104.6	13	126	16	7.9	7.9	0
22	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	1,665	1997	PIT	15	375	4.4	111.0	7	110	15	7.3	7.3	2
23	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	1,659	1988	IND	16	388	4.3	103.7	14	377	36	10.5	23.6	1
24	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	1,646	1981	DAL	16	342	4.8	102.9	4	325	32	10.2	20.3	2
25	Walter Payton W. Payton	1,610	1979	CHI	16	369	4.4	100.6	14	313	31	10.1	19.6	2

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REC

485

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PPG

24.3

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OPP PPG

22.7

16th

RUSH YDS/G

125.0

10th

PASS YDS/G

286.0

3rd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	6	1	.857
Seahawks	3	3	.500
Rams	3	4	.429
Cardinals	2	5	.286

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	LAC	@	LAR	4:05 PM
Sun 11/8	LAR	@	WAS	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	LAR	@	ARI	4:05 PM
Wed 11/25	GB	@	LAR	8:00 PM
Thu 12/3	KC	@	LAR	8:15 PM

Last Game

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3 - 4

Final

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3 - 4

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Pass Yards Leaders

1,989

Stafford

1,958

Love

1,877

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

665

Walker

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

636

Olave

616

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Pass TD Leaders

16

Cousins

15

Purdy

15

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Rush TD Leaders

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8

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Rec TD Leaders

7

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6

Watson

5

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QB Rating Leaders

112.5

Goff

110.4

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.0

Young

6.0

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.7

28.1

28.0

27.2

26.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.3

16.6

17.3

19.7

19.9

20.1

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

399.1

397.3

390.7

387.7

381.3

Rush Yards Rankings

159.8

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

298.0

293.2

286.0

279.7

276.9

275.5

Sack Leaders

21.0

20.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

124

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

95.5

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

71.5

Likely

71.2

McBride

70.5

Kittle

Fantasy K Rankings

89

Shrader

81

Reichard

77

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Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
Chargers	0	6	0	.000

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Lions	4	2	0	.667
Packers	4	3	0	.571
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	3	0	.500
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Thu 10/29	CAR	@	GB	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	IND	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	TEN	@	CIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM

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