Adrian Peterson had the most rushing yards by a running back in 2012, with 2,097 yards.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	2,097	2012	MIN	16	348	6.0	131.1	12	217	40	51	5.4	13.6	1
2	Alfred Morris A. Morris	1,613	2012	WAS	16	335	4.8	100.8	13	77	11	16	7.0	4.8	0
3	Marshawn Lynch M. Lynch	1,590	2012	SEA	16	315	5.0	99.4	11	196	23	30	8.5	12.3	1
4	Jamaal Charles J. Charles	1,509	2012	KC	16	285	5.3	94.3	5	236	35	48	6.7	14.8	1
5	Doug Martin D. Martin	1,454	2012	TB	16	319	4.6	90.9	11	472	49	70	9.6	29.5	1
6	Arian Foster A. Foster	1,424	2012	HOU	16	351	4.1	89.0	15	217	40	58	5.4	13.6	2
7	Stevan Ridley S. Ridley	1,263	2012	NE	16	290	4.4	78.9	12	51	6	14	8.5	3.2	0
8	C.J. Spiller	1,244	2012	BUF	16	207	6.0	77.8	6	459	43	57	10.7	28.7	2
9	Chris Johnson C. Johnson	1,243	2012	TEN	16	276	4.5	77.7	6	232	36	49	6.4	14.5	0
10	Frank Gore F. Gore	1,214	2012	SF	16	258	4.7	75.9	8	234	28	36	8.4	14.6	1
11	Ray Rice R. Rice	1,143	2012	BAL	16	257	4.4	71.4	9	478	61	83	7.8	29.9	1
12	Matt Forte M. Forte	1,094	2012	CHI	15	248	4.4	72.9	5	340	44	60	7.7	22.7	1
13	BenJarvus Green-Ellis B. Green-Ellis	1,094	2012	CIN	15	278	3.9	72.9	6	104	22	29	4.7	6.9	0
14	Shonn Greene S. Greene	1,063	2012	NYJ	16	276	3.9	66.4	8	151	19	31	7.9	9.4	0
15	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	1,045	2012	STL	16	258	4.1	65.3	4	321	38	53	8.4	20.1	0
16	Ahmad Bradshaw A. Bradshaw	1,015	2012	NYG	14	221	4.6	72.5	6	245	23	31	10.7	17.5	0
17	Reggie Bush R. Bush	986	2012	MIA	16	227	4.3	61.6	6	292	35	51	8.3	18.3	2
18	Trent Richardson T. Richardson	950	2012	CLE	15	267	3.6	63.3	11	367	51	70	7.2	24.5	1
19	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	840	2012	PHI	12	200	4.2	70.0	2	373	54	67	6.9	31.1	3
20	Vick Ballard V. Ballard	814	2012	IND	16	211	3.9	50.9	2	152	17	27	8.9	9.5	1
21	Michael Turner M. Turner	800	2012	ATL	16	222	3.6	50.0	10	128	19	30	6.7	8.0	1
22	Mikel Leshoure M. Leshoure	798	2012	DET	14	215	3.7	57.0	9	214	34	48	6.3	15.3	0
23	DeAngelo Williams D. Williams	737	2012	CAR	16	173	4.3	46.1	5	187	13	20	14.4	11.7	2
24	Willis McGahee W. McGahee	731	2012	DEN	10	167	4.4	73.1	4	221	26	33	8.5	22.1	0
25	Ryan Mathews R. Mathews	707	2012	SD	12	184	3.8	58.9	1	252	39	57	6.5	21.0	0

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Vikings	5	0	1.000
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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
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Mon 11/9	BUF	@	MIN	8:15 PM
Sun 11/15	MIN	@	GB	1:00 PM
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Pass Yards Rankings

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Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Bears	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
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AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
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Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Raiders	3	3	0	.500
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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

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM
Thu 10/22	NE	@	CHI	8:15 PM
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
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