most rushing yards by a running back in his 12th season

John Riggins had the most rushing yards by a running back in his 12th season, with 1,347 yards.

NAME RUSH YDS SEASON TM GP ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 John Riggins
J. Riggins
1,347
1983
WAS WAS
15
375
3.6
89.8
24
29
5
5.8
1.9
0
2 Walter Payton
W. Payton
1,333
1986
CHI CHI
16
321
4.2
83.3
8
382
37
10.3
23.9
3
3 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
1,042
2018
WAS WAS
16
251
4.2
65.1
7
208
20
26
10.4
13.0
1
4 Frank Gore
F. Gore
1,025
2016
IND IND
16
263
3.9
64.1
4
277
38
47
7.3
17.3
4
5 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
1,021
2001
DAL DAL
14
261
3.9
72.9
3
116
17
21
6.8
8.3
0
6 Franco Harris
F. Harris
1,007
1983
PIT PIT
16
279
3.6
62.9
5
278
34
8.2
17.4
2
7 Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
941
2004
PIT PIT
15
250
3.8
62.7
13
46
6
8
7.7
3.1
0
8 Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
786
2008
TB TB
15
186
4.2
52.4
2
330
47
68
7.0
22.0
0
9 Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
784
1990
NYG NYG
16
225
3.5
49.0
11
139
18
7.7
8.7
0
10 Marcus Allen
M. Allen
764
1993
KC KC
16
206
3.7
47.8
12
238
34
7.0
14.9
3
11 Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
703
1988
DEN DEN
16
181
3.9
43.9
5
122
16
7.6
7.6
0
12 Joe Perry
J. Perry
675
1961
BAL BAL
13
168
4.0
51.9
3
322
34
9.5
24.8
1
13 Thomas Jones
T. Jones
478
2011
KC KC
16
153
3.1
29.9
0
43
5
7
8.6
2.7
0
14 Earnest Byner
E. Byner
432
1995
CLE CLE
16
115
3.8
27.0
2
494
61
8.1
30.9
2
15 Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
292
2005
STL STL
16
65
4.5
18.3
0
291
44
58
6.6
18.2
1
16 Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
269
2009
NE NE
6
63
4.3
44.8
4
17
2
3
8.5
2.8
0
17 Bill Brown
B. Brown
263
1972
MIN MIN
14
82
3.2
18.8
4
298
22
13.5
21.3
4
18 Richie Anderson
R. Anderson
246
2004
DAL DAL
12
57
4.3
20.5
1
207
26
41
8.0
17.3
0
19 Mark Ingram
M. Ingram
233
2022
NO NO
10
62
3.8
23.3
1
68
16
18
4.3
6.8
0
20 Pete Banaszak
P. Banaszak
214
1977
OAK OAK
14
67
3.2
15.3
5
14
2
7.0
1.0
0
21 Hugh McElhenny
H. McElhenny
175
1963
NYG NYG
14
55
3.2
12.5
0
91
11
8.3
6.5
2
22 Freeman McNeil
F. McNeil
170
1992
NYJ NYJ
12
43
4.0
14.2
0
154
16
9.6
12.8
0
23 Zack Crockett
Z. Crockett
163
2006
OAK OAK
16
39
4.2
10.2
0
53
10
17
5.3
3.3
0
24 Ahman Green
A. Green
160
2009
GB GB
8
41
3.9
20.0
1
18
3
5
6.0
2.3
0
25 Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
152
1999
BUF BUF
5
36
4.2
30.4
0
37
3
5
12.3
7.4
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PPG

28.9

4th

OPP PPG

22.8

17th

RUSH YDS/G

156.9

3rd

PASS YDS/G

232.5

18th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
11
2
0
.846
Commanders Commanders
8
5
0
.615
Cowboys Cowboys
5
8
0
.385
Giants Giants
2
11
0
.154
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
1/5
WAS WAS
@
DAL DAL
1:00 PM
Sun
12/29
ATL ATL
@
WAS WAS
1:00 PM
Sun
12/22
PHI PHI
@
WAS WAS
1:00 PM
Sun
12/15
WAS WAS
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Last Game
WAS Commanders

8 - 5 - 0

42

Final

19

TEN Titans

3 - 9 - 0

Sun 1 Dec 2024

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NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
11
2
0
.846
Commanders Commanders
8
5
0
.615
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12
1
0
.923
Vikings Vikings
11
2
0
.846
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Falcons Falcons
6
7
0
.462
NFC West W L T PCT
Seahawks Seahawks
8
5
0
.615
Rams Rams
8
6
0
.571
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
10
3
0
.769
Dolphins Dolphins
6
7
0
.462
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
10
3
0
.769
Ravens Ravens
8
5
0
.615
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
Colts Colts
6
7
0
.462
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
12
1
0
.923
Chargers Chargers
8
5
0
.615

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
12/11
LAR LAR
@
SF SF
12-6
Sun
12/8
CIN CIN
@
DAL DAL
27-20
Sat
12/7
LAC LAC
@
KC KC
17-19
Sat
12/7
CHI CHI
@
SF SF
13-38
Sat
12/7
BUF BUF
@
LAR LAR
42-44

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
12/22
TB TB
@
DAL DAL
8:20 PM
Sun
12/22
SF SF
@
MIA MIA
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
JAX JAX
@
LV LV
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
MIN MIN
@
SEA SEA
4:05 PM
Sun
12/22
LAR LAR
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM