Barry Sanders has the most rushing yards by a player 29 or older in a season, with 2,053 yards in 1997.
| 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 |  | B. Sanders | 2,053 | 29 | 1997 | 16 | 335 | 6.1 | 128.3 | 11 | 305 | 33 | 9.2 | 19.1 | 3 | ||
| 2 |  | D. Henry | 1,921 | 30 | 2024 | 17 | 325 | 5.9 | 113.0 | 16 | 193 | 19 | 22 | 10.2 | 11.4 | 2 | |
| 3 |  | T. Barber | 1,860 | 30 | 2005 | 16 | 357 | 5.2 | 116.3 | 9 | 530 | 54 | 70 | 9.8 | 33.1 | 2 | |
| 4 |  | C. Martin | 1,697 | 31 | 2004 | 16 | 371 | 4.6 | 106.1 | 12 | 245 | 41 | 49 | 6.0 | 15.3 | 2 | |
| 5 |  | W. Payton | 1,684 | 30 | 1984 | 16 | 381 | 4.4 | 105.3 | 11 | 368 | 45 | 8.2 | 23.0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | T. Barber | 1,662 | 31 | 2006 | 16 | 327 | 5.1 | 103.9 | 5 | 465 | 58 | 81 | 8.0 | 29.1 | 0 | |
| 7 | | C. Dillon | 1,635 | 30 | 2004 | 15 | 345 | 4.7 | 109.0 | 12 | 103 | 15 | 21 | 6.9 | 6.9 | 1 | |
| 8 | | P. Holmes | 1,615 | 29 | 2002 | 14 | 313 | 5.2 | 115.4 | 21 | 672 | 70 | 81 | 9.6 | 48.0 | 3 | |
| 9 | | D. Henry | 1,595 | 31 | 2025 | 17 | 307 | 5.2 | 93.8 | 16 | 150 | 15 | 21 | 10.0 | 8.8 | 0 | |
| 10 | | W. Payton | 1,551 | 31 | 1985 | 16 | 324 | 4.8 | 96.9 | 9 | 483 | 49 | 9.9 | 30.2 | 2 | ||
| 11 |  | J. Brown | 1,544 | 29 | 1965 | 14 | 289 | 5.3 | 110.3 | 17 | 328 | 34 | 9.6 | 23.4 | 4 | ||
| 12 | | T. Barber | 1,518 | 29 | 2004 | 16 | 322 | 4.7 | 94.9 | 13 | 578 | 52 | 79 | 11.1 | 36.1 | 2 | |
| 13 |  | O.J. Simpson | 1,503 | 29 | 1976 | 14 | 290 | 5.2 | 107.4 | 8 | 259 | 22 | 11.8 | 18.5 | 1 | ||
| 14 | | B. Sanders | 1,491 | 30 | 1998 | 16 | 343 | 4.3 | 93.2 | 4 | 289 | 37 | 7.8 | 18.1 | 0 | ||
| 15 |  | A. Peterson | 1,485 | 30 | 2015 | 16 | 327 | 4.5 | 92.8 | 11 | 222 | 30 | 36 | 7.4 | 13.9 | 0 | |
| 16 | | S. Davis | 1,444 | 29 | 2003 | 14 | 318 | 4.5 | 103.1 | 8 | 159 | 14 | 17 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 0 | |
| 17 | | W. Payton | 1,421 | 29 | 1983 | 16 | 314 | 4.5 | 88.8 | 6 | 607 | 53 | 11.5 | 37.9 | 2 | ||
| 18 | | P. Holmes | 1,420 | 30 | 2003 | 16 | 320 | 4.4 | 88.8 | 27 | 690 | 74 | 90 | 9.3 | 43.1 | 0 | |
| 19 | | W. Dunn | 1,416 | 30 | 2005 | 16 | 280 | 5.1 | 88.5 | 3 | 220 | 29 | 37 | 7.6 | 13.8 | 1 | |
| 20 | | T. Jones | 1,402 | 31 | 2009 | 16 | 331 | 4.2 | 87.6 | 14 | 58 | 10 | 18 | 5.8 | 3.6 | 0 | |
| 21 |  | E. Smith | 1,397 | 30 | 1999 | 15 | 329 | 4.2 | 93.1 | 11 | 119 | 27 | 32 | 4.4 | 7.9 | 2 | |
| 22 | | C. White | 1,374 | 29 | 1987 | 15 | 324 | 4.2 | 91.6 | 11 | 121 | 23 | 5.3 | 8.1 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | J. Riggins | 1,347 | 34 | 1983 | 15 | 375 | 3.6 | 89.8 | 24 | 29 | 5 | 5.8 | 1.9 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | M. Turner | 1,340 | 29 | 2011 | 16 | 301 | 4.5 | 83.8 | 11 | 168 | 17 | 26 | 9.9 | 10.5 | 0 | |
| 25 | | W. Payton | 1,333 | 32 | 1986 | 16 | 321 | 4.2 | 83.3 | 8 | 382 | 37 | 10.3 | 23.9 | 3 | ||
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802
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307
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228
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31.0
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31.7
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120.7
9th
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267.3
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 1 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
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Rams| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
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3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |
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