most rushing yards by a running back in one season

Eric Dickerson has rushed for the most yards by a running back in a season, with 2,105 yards in 1984.

NAME RUSH YDS SEASON TM GP ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
2,105
1984
RAM RAM
16
379
5.6
131.6
14
139
21
6.6
8.7
0
2 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
2,097
2012
MIN MIN
16
348
6.0
131.1
12
217
40
51
5.4
13.6
1
3 Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
2,066
2003
BAL BAL
16
387
5.3
129.1
14
205
26
38
7.9
12.8
0
4 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
2,053
1997
DET DET
16
335
6.1
128.3
11
305
33
9.2
19.1
3
5 Derrick Henry
D. Henry
2,027
2020
TEN TEN
16
378
5.4
126.7
17
114
19
31
6.0
7.1
0
6 Terrell Davis
T. Davis
2,008
1998
DEN DEN
16
392
5.1
125.5
21
217
25
8.7
13.6
2
7 Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
2,006
2009
TEN TEN
16
358
5.6
125.4
14
503
50
71
10.1
31.4
2
8 O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
2,003
1973
BUF BUF
14
332
6.0
143.1
12
70
6
11.7
5.0
0
9 Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
1,934
1980
HOU HOU
15
373
5.2
128.9
13
47
11
4.3
3.1
0
10 Ahman Green
A. Green
1,883
2003
GB GB
16
355
5.3
117.7
15
367
50
60
7.3
22.9
5
11 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
1,883
1994
DET DET
16
331
5.7
117.7
7
283
44
6.4
17.7
1
12 Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
1,880
2005
SEA SEA
16
370
5.1
117.5
27
78
15
29
5.2
4.9
1
13 Jim Brown
J. Brown
1,863
1963
CLE CLE
14
291
6.4
133.1
12
268
24
11.2
19.1
3
14 Tiki Barber
T. Barber
1,860
2005
NYG NYG
16
357
5.2
116.3
9
530
54
70
9.8
33.1
2
15 Ricky Williams
R. Williams
1,853
2002
MIA MIA
16
383
4.8
115.8
16
363
47
59
7.7
22.7
1
16 Walter Payton
W. Payton
1,852
1977
CHI CHI
14
339
5.5
132.3
14
269
27
10.0
19.2
2
17 Jamal Anderson
J. Anderson
1,846
1998
ATL ATL
16
410
4.5
115.4
14
319
27
11.8
19.9
2
18 DeMarco Murray
D. Murray
1,845
2014
DAL DAL
16
392
4.7
115.3
13
416
57
64
7.3
26.0
0
19 Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
1,821
1986
RAM RAM
16
404
4.5
113.8
11
205
26
7.9
12.8
0
20 O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
1,817
1975
BUF BUF
14
329
5.5
129.8
16
426
28
15.2
30.4
7
21 LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
1,815
2006
SD SD
16
348
5.2
113.4
28
508
56
80
9.1
31.8
3
22 Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
1,811
2021
IND IND
17
332
5.5
106.5
18
360
40
51
9.0
21.2
2
23 Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
1,808
1983
RAM RAM
16
390
4.6
113.0
18
404
51
7.9
25.3
2
24 Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
1,789
2006
KC KC
16
416
4.3
111.8
17
410
41
67
10.0
25.6
2
25 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
1,773
1995
DAL DAL
16
377
4.7
110.8
25
375
62
6.0
23.4
0
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

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PPG

22.9

16th

OPP PPG

25.5

24th

RUSH YDS/G

103.0

25th

PASS YDS/G

254.1

7th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Seahawks Seahawks
8
5
0
.615
Rams Rams
7
6
0
.538
Cardinals Cardinals
6
7
0
.462
49ers 49ers
6
7
0
.462
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
1/5
SEA SEA
@
LAR LAR
1:00 PM
Sun
12/29
ARI ARI
@
LAR LAR
1:00 PM
Sun
12/22
LAR LAR
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Thu
12/12
LAR LAR
@
SF SF
8:15 PM
Last Game
LAR Rams

7 - 6 - 0

44

Final

42

BUF Bills

10 - 3 - 0

Sun 8 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
7
6
0
.538
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
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
Sat
12/7
SEA SEA
@
ARI ARI
30-18

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
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
Sun
12/22
PHI PHI
@
WAS WAS
1:00 PM