most rushing yards before contact per play 1993

Emmitt Smith rushed for the most yards in 1993, with 1,486 yards.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	PLY	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	1,486	283	1993	DAL	14	283	5.3	106.1	9	414	57	7.3	29.6	1
2	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	1,429	294	1993	RAM	16	294	4.9	89.3	7	244	26	9.4	15.3	0
3	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	1,315	356	1993	BUF	16	355	3.7	82.2	6	387	48	8.1	24.2	0
4	Erric Pegram E. Pegram	1,185	292	1993	ATL	16	292	4.1	74.1	3	302	33	9.2	18.9	0
5	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	1,115	243	1993	DET	11	243	4.6	101.4	3	205	36	5.7	18.6	0
6	Leonard Russell L. Russell	1,088	300	1993	NE	16	300	3.6	68.0	7	245	26	9.4	15.3	0
7	Rodney Hampton R. Hampton	1,077	292	1993	NYG	12	292	3.7	89.8	5	210	18	11.7	17.5	0
8	Chris Warren C. Warren	1,072	273	1993	SEA	14	273	3.9	76.6	7	99	15	6.6	7.1	0
9	Reggie Brooks R. Brooks	1,063	223	1993	WAS	16	223	4.8	66.4	3	186	21	8.9	11.6	0
10	Ronald Moore R. Moore	1,018	263	1993	PHX	16	263	3.9	63.6	9	16	3	5.3	1.0	0
11	Gary Brown G. Brown	1,002	195	1993	HOU	16	195	5.1	62.6	6	240	21	11.4	15.0	2
12	Ricky Watters R. Watters	950	208	1993	SF	13	208	4.6	73.1	10	326	31	10.5	25.1	1
13	Johnny Johnson J. Johnson	821	198	1993	NYJ	15	198	4.1	54.7	3	641	67	9.6	42.7	1
14	Rod Bernstine R. Bernstine	816	223	1993	DEN	15	223	3.7	54.4	4	372	44	8.5	24.8	0
15	Marcus Allen M. Allen	764	206	1993	KC	16	206	3.7	47.8	12	238	34	7.0	14.9	3
16	Leroy Thompson L. Thompson	763	205	1993	PIT	15	205	3.7	50.9	3	259	38	6.8	17.3	0
17	Marion Butts M. Butts	746	185	1993	SD	16	185	4.0	46.6	4	105	15	7.0	6.6	0
18	Herschel Walker H. Walker	746	175	1993	PHI	16	174	4.3	46.6	1	610	75	8.1	38.1	3
19	Barry Foster B. Foster	711	177	1993	PIT	9	177	4.0	79.0	8	217	27	8.0	24.1	1
20	Roosevelt Potts R. Potts	711	179	1993	IND	16	179	4.0	44.4	0	189	26	7.3	11.8	0
21	Derek Brown D. Brown	705	180	1993	NO	13	180	3.9	54.2	2	170	21	8.1	13.1	1
22	Mark Higgs M. Higgs	693	186	1993	MIA	16	186	3.7	43.3	3	72	10	7.2	4.5	0
23	Reggie Cobb R. Cobb	658	221	1993	TB	12	221	3.0	54.8	3	61	9	6.8	5.1	1
24	Darrell Thompson D. Thompson	654	169	1993	GB	16	169	3.9	40.9	3	129	18	7.2	8.1	0
25	Neal Anderson N. Anderson	646	203	1993	CHI	15	202	3.2	43.1	4	160	31	5.2	10.7	0

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1,065

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RUSH

231

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REC

498

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Team Rankings

PPG

30.5

2nd

OPP PPG

28.0

28th

RUSH YDS/G

89.5

25th

PASS YDS/G

266.3

7th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Giants	3	1	.750
Eagles	2	2	.500
Cowboys	2	2	.500
Commanders	1	3	.250

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	DAL	@	GB	8:20 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	ARI	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM

Last Game

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2 - 2

Final

Texans

0 - 4

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,203

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

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Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	PHI	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/11	CLE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	CIN	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	LV	@	NE	1:00 PM

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