most rush yds in a season eric dickerson and barry sanders

Eric Dickerson had his most rushing yards in a season in 1984, with 2,105 yards.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	2,105	1984	RAM	16	379	5.6	131.6	14	139	21	6.6	8.7	0
2	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	2,053	1997	DET	16	335	6.1	128.3	11	305	33	9.2	19.1	3
3	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	1,883	1994	DET	16	331	5.7	117.7	7	283	44	6.4	17.7	1
4	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	1,821	1986	RAM	16	404	4.5	113.8	11	205	26	7.9	12.8	0
5	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	1,808	1983	RAM	16	390	4.6	113.0	18	404	51	7.9	25.3	2
6	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	1,659	1988	IND	16	388	4.3	103.7	14	377	36	10.5	23.6	1
7	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	1,553	1996	DET	16	307	5.1	97.1	11	147	24	6.1	9.2	0
8	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	1,548	1991	DET	15	342	4.5	103.2	16	307	41	7.5	20.5	1
9	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	1,500	1995	DET	16	314	4.8	93.8	11	398	48	8.3	24.9	1
10	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	1,491	1998	DET	16	343	4.3	93.2	4	289	37	7.8	18.1	0
11	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	1,470	1989	DET	15	280	5.3	98.0	14	282	24	11.8	18.8	0
12	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	1,352	1992	DET	16	312	4.3	84.5	9	225	29	7.8	14.1	1
13	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	1,311	1989	IND	15	314	4.2	87.4	7	211	30	7.0	14.1	1
14	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	1,304	1990	DET	16	255	5.1	81.5	13	480	36	13.3	30.0	3
15	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	1,288	1987	TOT	12	283	4.6	107.3	6	171	18	9.5	14.3	0
16	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	1,234	1985	RAM	14	292	4.2	88.1	12	126	20	6.3	9.0	0
17	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	1,115	1993	DET	11	243	4.6	101.4	3	205	36	5.7	18.6	0
18	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	729	1992	RAI	16	187	3.9	45.6	2	85	14	6.1	5.3	1
19	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	677	1990	IND	11	166	4.1	61.5	4	92	18	5.1	8.4	0
20	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	536	1991	IND	10	167	3.2	53.6	2	269	41	6.6	26.9	1
21	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	91	1993	ATL	4	26	3.5	22.8	0	58	6	9.7	14.5	0

StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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PASS

1,572

Stafford

RUSH

343

Williams

REC

441

Adams

Team Rankings

PPG

23.8

13th

OPP PPG

24.0

20th

RUSH YDS/G

116.8

12th

PASS YDS/G

317.0

1st

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	5	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	.600
Rams	2	3	.400
Cardinals	1	4	.200

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	ARI	@	LAR	4:05 PM
Sun 10/25	LAR	@	LV	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	LAC	@	LAR	4:05 PM
Sun 11/8	LAR	@	WAS	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	LAR	@	ARI	4:05 PM

Last Game

Bills

4 - 1

Final

Rams

2 - 3

Mon 12 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,572

Stafford

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

532

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

424.4

412.0

405.8

396.2

394.2

393.8

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

158.0

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

Likely

50.8

Kittle

49.6

LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

75

Shrader

68

Reichard

54

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NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-1

3-1-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4-1

1-4

1-3-1

2-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	3	0	.400
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	1	0	.800
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000