From 1982 through 1997, Barry Sanders had the most rushing yards, with 13,778 yards.

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Data note: Rushing Yards: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	13,778	137	2,719	5.1	100.6	95	2,632	315	8.4	19.2	10
2	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	13,259	146	2,996	4.4	90.8	90	2,137	281	7.6	14.6	6
3	Marcus Allen M. Allen	12,243	222	3,022	4.1	55.1	123	5,411	587	9.2	24.4	21
4	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	11,405	154	2,720	4.2	74.1	63	4,084	427	9.6	26.5	20
5	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	11,234	124	2,595	4.3	90.6	112	2,434	388	6.3	19.6	7
6	Earnest Byner E. Byner	8,261	211	2,095	3.9	39.2	56	4,605	512	9.0	21.8	15
7	Herschel Walker H. Walker	8,225	187	1,954	4.2	44.0	61	4,859	512	9.5	26.0	21
8	Roger Craig R. Craig	8,189	165	1,991	4.1	49.6	56	4,911	566	8.7	29.8	17
9	Gerald Riggs G. Riggs	8,188	129	1,989	4.1	63.5	69	1,516	201	7.5	11.8	0
10	Freeman McNeil F. McNeil	7,451	133	1,661	4.5	56.0	36	2,790	277	10.1	21.0	11
11	James Brooks J. Brooks	7,437	148	1,576	4.7	50.3	46	3,292	337	9.8	22.2	27
12	Walter Payton W. Payton	7,118	85	1,634	4.4	83.7	39	2,368	249	9.5	27.9	8
13	Rodney Hampton R. Hampton	6,897	104	1,824	3.8	66.3	49	1,309	174	7.5	12.6	2
14	Curt Warner C. Warner	6,844	100	1,698	4.0	68.4	56	1,467	193	7.6	14.7	7
15	Chris Warren C. Warren	6,706	123	1,559	4.3	54.5	44	1,342	194	6.9	10.9	3
16	Ricky Watters R. Watters	6,634	91	1,628	4.1	72.9	56	2,768	301	9.2	30.4	9
17	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	6,469	98	1,568	4.1	66.0	37	1,940	221	8.8	19.8	7
18	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	6,187	78	1,491	4.1	79.3	31	875	112	7.8	11.2	3
19	Terry Allen T. Allen	6,181	89	1,536	4.0	69.4	58	1,273	155	8.2	14.3	5
20	Neal Anderson N. Anderson	6,166	116	1,515	4.1	53.2	51	2,763	302	9.1	23.8	20
21	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	5,940	134	1,602	3.7	44.3	55	2,059	248	8.3	15.4	3
22	James Wilder J. Wilder	5,638	113	1,479	3.8	49.9	33	2,993	383	7.8	26.5	9
23	Joe Morris J. Morris	5,585	110	1,411	4.0	50.8	50	960	111	8.6	8.7	2
24	George Rogers G. Rogers	5,502	76	1,314	4.2	72.4	41	242	39	6.2	3.2	0
25	Sammy Winder S. Winder	5,427	127	1,495	3.6	42.7	39	1,302	197	6.6	10.3	9

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PASS

1,964

Goff

RUSH

773

Gibbs

REC

571

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

29.0

3rd

OPP PPG

25.7

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

131.4

7th

PASS YDS/G

280.6

4th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	6	1	.857
Bears	6	2	.750
Lions	5	2	.714
Packers	5	3	.625

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM
Sun 11/22	TB	@	DET	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	CHI	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 12/6	DET	@	ATL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Vikings

6 - 1

Final

Lions

5 - 2

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Pass Yards Leaders

2,246

Love

2,146

Stafford

2,124

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

780

Robinson

773

Gibbs

770

Walker

Rec Yards Leaders

985

Smith-Njigba

726

Higgins

709

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

20

Burrow

19

Cousins

18

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

10

Swift

9

Allen

8

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

Chase

QB Rating Leaders

111.7

Lawrence

111.6

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.5

Watt

7.0

Rousseau

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.3

29.4

29.0

28.6

28.1

27.6

Opp PPG Rankings

13.3

15.1

18.0

18.7

18.9

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

395.4

393.1

387.3

384.4

383.1

371.4

Rush Yards Rankings

168.6

150.8

148.4

137.8

134.8

134.1

Pass Yards Rankings

302.1

281.1

280.8

280.6

273.1

269.9

Sack Leaders

26.0

25.0

24.0

23.0

22.0

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161.8

Gibbs

138.1

Walker

130.3

Henry

Fantasy WR Rankings

156

Smith-Njigba

108.3

Lamb

104.8

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

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McBride

82.7

Bowers

71.5

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90

Shrader

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McLaughlin

83

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6-2

5-2

Worst Record ATS

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2-7

2-5

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	5	0	.375
Commanders	2	4	1	.357
Eagles	2	6	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	1	0	.857
Bears	6	2	0	.750
Lions	5	2	0	.714
Packers	5	3	0	.625
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	3	5	0	.375
Falcons	3	5	0	.375
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	4	0	.500
Rams	4	4	0	.500
Cardinals	3	5	0	.375

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	6	1	0	.857
Patriots	5	3	0	.625
Jets	2	6	0	.250
Dolphins	1	6	0	.143
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	5	2	0	.714
Browns	5	3	0	.625
Ravens	4	5	0	.444
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	6	2	0	.750
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Colts	2	6	0	.250
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	6	2	0	.750
Chiefs	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	4	4	0	.500
Chargers	0	7	0	.000