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Emmitt Smith has the most career games by a running back, with 219 games.

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	NAME	GS	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	219	226	18,355	4,409	4.2	81.2	164	3,224	515	130	6.3	14.3	11
2	Frank Gore F. Gore	218	241	16,000	3,735	4.3	66.4	81	3,985	484	696	8.2	16.5	18
3	Walter Payton W. Payton	184	190	16,726	3,838	4.4	88.0	110	4,538	492		9.2	23.9	15
4	Marcus Allen M. Allen	168	222	12,243	3,022	4.1	55.1	123	5,411	587		9.2	24.4	21
5	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	167	184	14,918	3,230	4.6	81.1	120	2,474	305	423	8.1	13.4	6
6	Curtis Martin C. Martin	166	168	14,101	3,518	4.0	83.9	90	3,329	484	409	6.9	19.8	10
7	Kyle Juszczyk K. Juszczyk	165	212	234	69	3.4	1.1	6	2,953	313	417	9.4	13.9	22
8	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	160	182	12,074	2,877	4.2	66.3	65	4,458	472	29	9.4	24.5	23
9	Keith Byars K. Byars	160	189	3,109	865	3.6	16.4	23	5,661	610		9.3	30.0	31
10	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	156	176	12,279	2,836	4.3	69.8	100	6,875	767	606	9.0	39.1	36
11	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	155	170	13,684	3,174	4.3	80.5	145	4,772	624	868	7.6	28.1	17
12	Warrick Dunn W. Dunn	154	181	10,967	2,669	4.1	60.6	49	4,339	510	594	8.5	24.0	15
13	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	153	192	13,662	3,479	3.9	71.2	91	1,449	200	100	7.2	7.5	3
14	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	152	173	12,739	2,936	4.3	73.6	77	3,554	398		8.9	20.5	13
15	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	151	153	15,269	3,062	5.0	99.8	99	2,921	352		8.3	19.1	10
16	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	147	160	11,438	2,764	4.1	71.5	69	3,683	461	627	8.0	23.0	9
17	Ricky Watters R. Watters	142	144	10,643	2,622	4.1	73.9	78	4,248	467	176	9.1	29.5	13
18	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	141	170	11,102	2,457	4.5	65.3	73	3,898	518	665	7.5	22.9	16
19	Matt Forte M. Forte	137	146	9,796	2,356	4.2	67.1	54	4,672	554	724	8.4	32.0	21
20	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	137	153	11,695	2,534	4.6	76.4	66	2,384	290	348	8.2	15.6	8
21	Mike Alstott M. Alstott	137	158	5,088	1,359	3.7	32.2	58	2,284	305	280	7.5	14.5	13
22	Herschel Walker H. Walker	137	187	8,225	1,954	4.2	44.0	61	4,859	512		9.5	26.0	21
23	Eddie George E. George	136	141	10,441	2,865	3.6	74.0	68	2,227	268	269	8.3	15.8	10
24	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	136	146	13,259	2,996	4.4	90.8	90	2,137	281		7.6	14.6	6
25	Marshawn Lynch M. Lynch	135	149	10,413	2,453	4.2	69.9	85	2,214	287	391	7.7	14.9	9

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,046

Prescott

RUSH

528

Williams

REC

709

Lamb

Team Rankings

PPG

27.4

7th

OPP PPG

26.6

27th

RUSH YDS/G

94.1

25th

PASS YDS/G

255.8

10th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	5	0	.375
Commanders	2	4	1	.357
Eagles	2	6	0	.250

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 11/22	TEN	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	PHI	@	DAL	4:30 PM
Mon 12/7	DAL	@	SEA	8:15 PM

Last Game

Cardinals

3 - 5

Final

Cowboys

3 - 5

Sun 1 Nov 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

2,246

Love

2,146

Stafford

2,124

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

780

Robinson

773

Gibbs

770

Walker

Rec Yards Leaders

985

Smith-Njigba

726

Higgins

709

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

20

Burrow

19

Cousins

17

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

10

Swift

9

Allen

8

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

Chase

QB Rating Leaders

112.6

Lawrence

111.6

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.5

Watt

7.0

Rousseau

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.3

29.4

29.0

28.1

28.0

27.6

Opp PPG Rankings

13.3

15.9

18.0

18.7

18.9

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

395.4

393.1

387.3

384.4

383.1

371.4

Rush Yards Rankings

168.6

150.8

148.4

134.8

134.1

133.5

Pass Yards Rankings

302.1

281.1

280.8

280.6

273.1

269.9

Sack Leaders

26.0

25.0

24.0

23.0

22.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

161.8

Gibbs

138.1

Walker

128.3

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

156

Smith-Njigba

108.3

Lamb

104.8

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

84.4

McBride

82.7

Bowers

71.5

Likely

Fantasy K Rankings

90

Shrader

89

McLaughlin

83

Gay

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

6-2

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-6-1

1-7

2-6

2-5

2-4-1

3-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	5	0	.375
Commanders	2	4	1	.357
Eagles	2	6	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	1	0	.857
Bears	6	2	0	.750
Lions	5	2	0	.714
Packers	5	3	0	.625
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	3	5	0	.375
Falcons	3	5	0	.375
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	4	0	.500
Rams	4	4	0	.500
Cardinals	3	5	0	.375

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	6	1	0	.857
Patriots	5	3	0	.625
Jets	2	6	0	.250
Dolphins	1	6	0	.143
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	5	2	0	.714
Browns	5	3	0	.625
Ravens	4	4	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	5	2	0	.714
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Colts	2	6	0	.250
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	6	2	0	.750
Chiefs	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	4	4	0	.500
Chargers	0	7	0	.000