John Riggins has the most rushing yards by a player older than 34 in a season, with 1,239 yards in 1984.
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most rush yards in a season by a player older than 34 years old| NAME | RUSH YDS | Age | SEASON | TM | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Riggins | 1,239 | 35 | 1984 | 14 | 327 | 3.8 | 88.5 | 14 | 43 | 7 | 6.1 | 3.1 | 0 | ||
| 2 | | J. Henry Johnson | 1,048 | 35 | 1964 | 14 | 235 | 4.5 | 74.9 | 7 | 69 | 17 | 4.1 | 4.9 | 1 | ||
| 3 |  | E. Smith | 937 | 35 | 2004 | 15 | 267 | 3.5 | 62.5 | 9 | 105 | 15 | 20 | 7.0 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| 4 | | M. Allen | 890 | 35 | 1995 | 16 | 207 | 4.3 | 55.6 | 5 | 210 | 27 | 7.8 | 13.1 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | M. Allen | 830 | 36 | 1996 | 16 | 206 | 4.0 | 51.9 | 9 | 270 | 27 | 10.0 | 16.9 | 0 | ||
| 6 |  | F. Gore | 722 | 35 | 2018 | 14 | 156 | 4.6 | 51.6 | 0 | 124 | 12 | 16 | 10.3 | 8.9 | 1 | |
| 7 | | J. Riggins | 677 | 36 | 1985 | 12 | 176 | 3.8 | 56.4 | 8 | 18 | 6 | 3.0 | 1.5 | 0 | ||
| 8 |  | F. Gore | 653 | 37 | 2020 | 15 | 187 | 3.5 | 43.5 | 2 | 89 | 16 | 19 | 5.6 | 5.9 | 0 | |
| 9 |  | A. Peterson | 604 | 35 | 2020 | 16 | 156 | 3.9 | 37.8 | 7 | 101 | 12 | 18 | 8.4 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| 10 |  | F. Gore | 599 | 36 | 2019 | 16 | 166 | 3.6 | 37.4 | 2 | 100 | 13 | 16 | 7.7 | 6.3 | 0 | |
| 11 | | R. Gannon | 529 | 35 | 2000 | 16 | 89 | 5.9 | 33.1 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | M. Allen | 505 | 37 | 1997 | 16 | 124 | 4.1 | 31.6 | 11 | 86 | 11 | 7.8 | 5.4 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | D. Flutie | 476 | 37 | 1999 | 15 | 88 | 5.4 | 31.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 14 |  | S. Young | 454 | 37 | 1998 | 15 | 70 | 6.5 | 30.3 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 15 | | J. Perry | 359 | 35 | 1962 | 12 | 94 | 3.8 | 29.9 | 0 | 194 | 22 | 8.8 | 16.2 | 0 | ||
| 16 |  | R. Wilson | 341 | 35 | 2023 | 15 | 80 | 4.3 | 22.7 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 17 | | J. Theismann | 314 | 35 | 1984 | 16 | 62 | 5.1 | 19.6 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 18 | | E. Byner | 313 | 35 | 1997 | 16 | 84 | 3.7 | 19.6 | 0 | 128 | 21 | 6.1 | 8.0 | 0 | ||
| 19 | | S. Young | 310 | 35 | 1996 | 12 | 52 | 6.0 | 25.8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 20 | | M. Lane | 277 | 36 | 1978 | 16 | 52 | 5.3 | 17.3 | 0 | 279 | 36 | 7.8 | 17.4 | 0 | ||
| 21 |  | A. Rodgers | 269 | 35 | 2018 | 16 | 43 | 6.3 | 16.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 22 |  | J. Elway | 249 | 36 | 1996 | 15 | 50 | 5.0 | 16.6 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 23 | | D. Flutie | 248 | 36 | 1998 | 13 | 48 | 5.2 | 19.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 24 |  | R. Fitzpatrick | 243 | 37 | 2019 | 15 | 54 | 4.5 | 16.2 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | R. Gannon | 231 | 36 | 2001 | 16 | 63 | 3.7 | 14.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |