most games with 159 yards rushing in a career

Barry Sanders has the most games when rushing for 159+ yards in his career, with 20 games.

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Data note: Rushing Yards: player game data complete from 1960

	NAME	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	20	3,691	502	7.4	184.6	24	253	36		7.0	12.7	1
2	Derrick Henry D. Henry	16	3,137	417	7.5	196.1	34	212	24	29	8.8	13.3	2
3	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	16	3,099	430	7.2	193.7	20	178	30	45	5.9	11.1	1
4	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	15	2,876	391	7.4	191.7	33	376	68	94	5.5	25.1	1
5	Walter Payton W. Payton	15	2,768	425	6.5	184.5	21	171	23		7.4	11.4	0
6	O.J. Simpson	15	2,949	396	7.4	196.6	19	138	15		9.2	9.2	0
7	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	14	2,609	403	6.5	186.4	21	208	21		9.9	14.9	0
8	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	12	2,083	336	6.2	173.6	15	198	38		5.2	16.5	1
9	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	12	2,261	398	5.7	188.4	18	28	8		3.5	2.3	0
10	Terrell Davis T. Davis	11	2,048	318	6.4	186.2	15	167	23		7.3	15.2	1
11	Jim Brown J. Brown	11	2,081	276	7.5	189.2	16	264	19		13.9	24.0	3
12	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	10	1,933	291	6.6	193.3	18	165	18	23	9.2	16.5	2
13	Jamal Lewis J. Lewis	10	1,956	278	7.0	195.6	12	124	14	19	8.9	12.4	0
14	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	10	1,892	235	8.1	189.2	17	503	53	52	9.5	50.3	3
15	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	9	1,684	268	6.3	187.1	14	47	8	13	5.9	5.2	1
16	Clinton Portis C. Portis	8	1,482	216	6.9	185.3	13	137	13	20	10.5	17.1	0
17	Priest Holmes P. Holmes	8	1,449	223	6.5	181.1	11	297	26	28	11.4	37.1	3
18	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	7	1,280	155	8.3	182.9	7	247	25	29	9.9	35.3	2
19	Jamaal Charles J. Charles	7	1,392	162	8.6	198.9	8	145	16	23	9.1	20.7	0
20	Tiki Barber T. Barber	7	1,433	185	7.7	204.7	8	247	30	38	8.2	35.3	0
21	Ahman Green A. Green	7	1,239	155	8.0	177.0	9	129	21	27	6.1	18.4	2
22	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	7	1,285	194	6.6	183.6	12	73	11	13	6.6	10.4	1
23	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	7	1,448	202	7.2	206.9	14	90	14	20	6.4	12.9	1
24	Curtis Martin C. Martin	7	1,261	208	6.1	180.1	7	140	22	20	6.4	20.0	1
25	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	6	1,044	146	7.2	174.0	6	79	10		7.9	13.2	0

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PASS

2,134

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RUSH

847

Gibbs

REC

657

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Team Rankings

PPG

27.8

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OPP PPG

23.6

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RUSH YDS/G

127.8

8th

PASS YDS/G

268.1

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bears	7	2	.778
Lions	6	2	.750
Vikings	6	2	.750
Packers	6	3	.667

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM
Sun 11/22	TB	@	DET	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	CHI	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 12/6	DET	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 12/13	TEN	@	DET	1:00 PM

Last Game

Lions

6 - 2

Final

Dolphins

1 - 7

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NFL 2026 Leaders

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2,618

Love

2,386

Burrow

2,381

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

880

Robinson

872

Walker

847

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

1,036

Smith-Njigba

904

Lamb

879

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

23

Burrow

20

Cousins

19

Love

Rush TD Leaders

10

Swift

9

Gibbs

9

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

7

Watson

7

Chase

QB Rating Leaders

114.8

Burrow

111.7

Lawrence

109.8

Purdy

Sack Leaders

9.5

Anderson

8.0

Rousseau

8.0

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NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.0

30.0

29.4

28.6

27.8

27.3

Opp PPG Rankings

14.5

15.1

17.9

18.0

19.5

Total Yards Rankings

386.4

384.1

383.0

379.8

376.8

Rush Yards Rankings

163.9

146.6

142.0

137.8

137.2

Pass Yards Rankings

298.3

290.9

282.3

280.5

268.1

266.8

Sack Leaders

29.0

27.0

26.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

175.2

Gibbs

170.4

Walker

149

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

161.1

Smith-Njigba

131.8

Lamb

127.9

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

98

Bowers

89.8

McBride

82.8

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Fantasy K Rankings

106

Shrader

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McLaughlin

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6-2

6-3

Worst Record ATS

0-7-1

1-8

2-7

3-6

3-5

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	5	2	1	.688
Cowboys	4	5	0	.444
Commanders	2	5	1	.313
Eagles	2	7	0	.222
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	7	2	0	.778
Lions	6	2	0	.750
Vikings	6	2	0	.750
Packers	6	3	0	.667
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	5	0	.375
Saints	3	5	0	.375
Buccaneers	3	6	0	.333
Falcons	3	6	0	.333
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	7	1	0	.875
Seahawks	5	4	0	.556
Rams	5	4	0	.556
Cardinals	3	6	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	7	1	0	.875
Patriots	5	4	0	.556
Jets	2	7	0	.222
Dolphins	1	7	0	.125
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	6	2	0	.750
Browns	5	4	0	.556
Ravens	4	5	0	.444
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	6	2	0	.750
Texans	3	5	0	.375
Colts	2	7	0	.222
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	7	2	0	.778
Chiefs	6	2	0	.750
Raiders	4	5	0	.444
Chargers	0	8	0	.000