most games played by a player in a single nfl season before 2020 after 1990

From 1991 through 2019, 8 players were tied for the most games in a season, with 17 games. The first three are Emmanuel Sanders in 2019, Damon Harrison in 2018 and Will Allen in 2013.

	NAME	GP	SEASON	TM	YDS	YDS/G	TD	RUSH YDS	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC YDS/G	REC TD	KR YDS	KR YDS/G	KR TD	PR YDS	PR YDS/G	PR TD
1	Emmanuel Sanders E. Sanders	17	2019	TOT	869	51.1	5	0	0.0	0	869	51.1	5	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
2	Damon Harrison D. Harrison	17	2018	TOT	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
3	Will Allen W. Allen	17	2013	TOT	89	5.2	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
4	Will Witherspoon W. Witherspoon	17	2009	TOT	9	0.5	1	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
5	Jerry Rice J. Rice	17	2004	TOT	429	25.2	3	0	0.0	0	429	25.2	3	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
6	Micah Ross M. Ross	17	2004	TOT	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
7	Dexter Carter D. Carter	17	1995	TOT	1,562	91.9	1	22	1.3	0	4	0.2	0	1,227	72.2	0	309	18.2	1
8	Chris Singleton C. Singleton	17	1993	TOT	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
9	Jahleel Addae J. Addae	16	2019	HOU	5	0.3	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
10	Lorenzo Alexander L. Alexander	16	2019	BUF	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
11	Keenan Allen K. Allen	16	2019	LAC	1,215	75.9	6	16	1.0	0	1,199	74.9	6	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
12	Tyson Alualu T. Alualu	16	2019	PIT	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
13	Geno Atkins G. Atkins	16	2019	CIN	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
14	Dan Bailey D. Bailey	16	2019	MIN	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
15	David Bakhtiari D. Bakhtiari	16	2019	GB	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
16	Tony Bergstrom T. Bergstrom	16	2019	WAS	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
17	Giovani Bernard G. Bernard	16	2019	CIN	418	26.1	0	170	10.6	0	234	14.6	0	14	0.9	0	0	0.0	0
18	Antoine Bethea A. Bethea	16	2019	NYG	7	0.4	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
19	Justin Bethel J. Bethel	16	2019	TOT	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
20	Jon Bostic J. Bostic	16	2019	WAS	26	1.6	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
21	Tom Brady T. Brady	16	2019	NE	34	2.1	3	34	2.1	3	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
22	Aaron Brewer A. Brewer	16	2019	ARI	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
23	Beau Brinkley B. Brinkley	16	2019	TEN	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
24	Michael Brockers M. Brockers	16	2019	LAR	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0
25	Brandon Brooks B. Brooks	16	2019	PHI	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0	0	0.0	0

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Pass Yards Leaders

1,989

Stafford

1,958

Love

1,877

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

701

Walker

627

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Rec Yards Leaders

867

Smith-Njigba

651

Lamb

636

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Pass TD Leaders

16

Cousins

15

Purdy

15

Burrow

Rush TD Leaders

8

Williams

8

Taylor

8

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

8

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

Lamb

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

27.2

27.0

26.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.3

17.2

17.3

17.9

19.7

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

399.1

397.3

390.7

387.7

381.3

380.5

Rush Yards Rankings

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

298.0

293.2

286.0

279.7

276.9

275.5

Sack Leaders

21.0

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NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

129.7

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

138.2

Smith-Njigba

102.5

Lamb

95.5

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

71.5

Likely

71.2

McBride

70.5

Kittle

Fantasy K Rankings

89

Shrader

81

Reichard

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McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

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5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-6

1-4-1

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	4	0	.429
Eagles	2	5	0	.286
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	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286

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	1	0	.833
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
Chargers	0	6	0	.000

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)
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
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM

From 1991 through 2019, 8 players were tied for the most games in a season, with 17 games. The first three are Emmanuel Sanders in 2019, Damon Harrison in 2018 and Will Allen in 2013.

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