Boss Bailey had the most fumble-recovery yards by a linebacker in his rookie season in 2003, with 62 yards.

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Data note: Fumble-Recovery Yards: player season data complete from 1945

	NAME	FR YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	TKL	AST	COMB	SCK	SCKY	INT	INT YDS	INT TD	FF	FR	FR TD
1	Boss Bailey B. Bailey	62	2003	DET	16	68	20	88	1.5	9.5	1	-2	0	0	1	1
2	Randall Godfrey R. Godfrey	55	2003	SEA	15	45	14	59	0.0	0	1	7	0	1	1	1
3	Matt Chatham M. Chatham	38	2003	NE	16	25	13	38	1.5	10.5	0	0	0	1	2	1
4	Barrett Green B. Green	38	2003	DET	16	65	29	94	3.0	17	0	0	0	0	2	0
5	Sam Rogers S. Rogers	37	2003	ATL	2	4	0	4	1.0	5	0	0	0	2	1	0
6	Jay Foreman J. Foreman	33	2003	HOU	16	101	35	136	2.0	3	0	0	0	1	2	0
7	Keith Bulluck K. Bulluck	32	2003	TEN	16	106	31	137	3.0	21	2	9	0	5	2	1
8	Takeo Spikes T. Spikes	29	2003	BUF	16	70	56	126	2.0	14	2	1	0	1	2	0
9	Akin Ayodele A. Ayodele	15	2003	JAX	16	88	28	116	1.0	3	2	15	0	0	3	1
10	Tedy Bruschi T. Bruschi	13	2003	NE	16	81	52	133	2.0	16	3	26	2	3	1	0
11	Brian Simmons B. Simmons	13	2003	CIN	16	72	31	103	1.5	9	2	14	0	2	4	0
12	Jamie Winborn J. Winborn	13	2003	SF	9	34	3	37	3.0	18	0	0	0	1	1	0
13	Jeff Gooch J. Gooch	10	2003	DET	16	22	4	26	0.0	0	0	0	0	0	1	0
14	Kevin Hardy K. Hardy	10	2003	CIN	16	59	33	92	1.5	11	0	0	0	1	1	1
15	Donnie Spragan D. Spragan	9	2003	DEN	16	45	10	55	0.0	0	0	0	0	1	3	0
16	Derek Smith D. Smith	7	2003	SF	16	88	27	115	3.5	30.5	0	0	0	1	1	0
17	Terrell Suggs T. Suggs	7	2003	BAL	16	19	8	27	12.0	97	1	11	0	6	4	0
18	Pisa Tinoisamoa P. Tinoisamoa	5	2003	STL	16	68	13	81	2.0	17	3	46	0	5	1	0
19	Anthony Simmons A. Simmons	4	2003	SEA	13	80	20	100	3.0	21	3	38	0	1	1	0
20	Jessie Armstead J. Armstead	3	2003	WAS	16	76	17	93	6.5	36.5	0	0	0	2	1	0
21	London Fletcher L. Fletcher	3	2003	BUF	16	97	36	133	2.0	14	0	0	0	0	1	0
22	Derrick Rodgers D. Rodgers	3	2003	NO	15	57	18	75	0.0	0	1	40	1	0	2	0
23	Matt Stewart M. Stewart	3	2003	ATL	16	61	17	78	2.5	16.5	0	0	0	3	3	0
24	Rosevelt Colvin R. Colvin	1	2003	NE	2	3	2	5	2.0	9	0	0	0	0	1	0
25	Ray Lewis R. Lewis	1	2003	BAL	16	121	42	163	1.5	11	6	99	1	2	2	0

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PASS

1,485

Goff

RUSH

504

Gibbs

REC

372

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

32.8

2nd

OPP PPG

29.6

31st

RUSH YDS/G

114.2

15th

PASS YDS/G

297.0

2nd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	6	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	.714
Packers	4	2	.667
Lions	3	2	.600

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
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

Last Game

Lions

3 - 2

Final

Cardinals

1 - 4

Sun 11 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,867

Stroud

1,794

Stafford

1,784

Maye

Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

665

Walker

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

636

Olave

616

London

Pass TD Leaders

15

Purdy

15

Burrow

14

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

8

Taylor

8

Allen

8

McCaffrey

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

111.3

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

28.1

28.0

27.2

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.3

16.6

17.3

19.7

19.9

20.3

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

401.3

393.8

390.7

387.7

381.3

Rush Yards Rankings

159.8

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

301.2

297.0

293.2

280.7

275.5

273.2

Sack Leaders

21.0

20.0

19.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

89.8

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

71.5

Likely

70.5

Kittle

54.2

Bowers

Fantasy K Rankings

89

Shrader

81

Reichard

77

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-1

5-2

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

2-5

1-3-1

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	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
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
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
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
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

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)
Sun 10/25	KC	@	SEA	8:20 PM
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

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NFL Fantasy 2026

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120.7

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