From 1986 through 1997, Barry Sanders rushed for the most yards, with 13,778 yards.

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	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	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	11,405	154	2,720	4.2	74.1	63	4,084	427	9.6	26.5	20
3	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	11,234	124	2,595	4.3	90.6	112	2,434	388	6.3	19.6	7
4	Herschel Walker H. Walker	8,225	187	1,954	4.2	44.0	61	4,859	512	9.5	26.0	21
5	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	8,112	100	1,935	4.2	81.1	46	1,468	189	7.8	14.7	4
6	Marcus Allen M. Allen	7,605	165	1,941	3.9	46.1	79	3,107	350	8.9	18.8	8
7	Rodney Hampton R. Hampton	6,897	104	1,824	3.8	66.3	49	1,309	174	7.5	12.6	2
8	Earnest Byner E. Byner	6,833	179	1,779	3.8	38.2	46	4,027	456	8.8	22.5	13
9	Chris Warren C. Warren	6,706	123	1,559	4.3	54.5	44	1,342	194	6.9	10.9	3
10	Ricky Watters R. Watters	6,634	91	1,628	4.1	72.9	56	2,768	301	9.2	30.4	9
11	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	6,187	78	1,491	4.1	79.3	31	875	112	7.8	11.2	3
12	Terry Allen T. Allen	6,181	89	1,536	4.0	69.4	58	1,273	155	8.2	14.3	5
13	Neal Anderson N. Anderson	6,166	116	1,515	4.1	53.2	51	2,763	302	9.1	23.8	20
14	Roger Craig R. Craig	5,765	117	1,446	4.0	49.3	32	2,793	355	7.9	23.9	4
15	Marion Butts M. Butts	5,185	104	1,345	3.9	49.9	43	471	68	6.9	4.5	1
16	James Brooks J. Brooks	5,166	93	1,067	4.8	55.5	28	2,167	210	10.3	23.3	20
17	John L. Williams J. L. Williams	5,006	149	1,245	4.0	33.6	18	4,656	546	8.5	31.2	19
18	Christian Okoye C. Okoye	4,897	79	1,246	3.9	62.0	40	294	42	7.0	3.7	0
19	Terrell Davis T. Davis	4,405	45	951	4.6	97.9	35	964	127	7.6	21.4	3
20	Randall Cunningham R. Cunningham	4,404	122	667	6.6	36.1	32	-3	1	-3.0	0.0	0
21	Harold Green H. Green	4,328	118	1,131	3.8	36.7	13	1,610	211	7.6	13.6	4
22	Craig Heyward C. Heyward	4,286	145	1,025	4.2	29.6	30	1,550	176	8.8	10.7	4
23	Curt Warner C. Warner	4,261	67	1,062	4.0	63.6	35	816	103	7.9	12.2	5
24	Gerald Riggs G. Riggs	4,247	75	1,061	4.0	56.6	33	638	86	7.4	8.5	0
25	Lorenzo White L. White	4,242	107	1,062	4.0	39.6	30	1,738	192	9.1	16.2	6

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,214

Goff

RUSH

353

Gibbs

REC

303

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

29.8

5th

OPP PPG

31.8

31st

RUSH YDS/G

102.0

20th

PASS YDS/G

303.5

2nd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	4	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	.750
Packers	2	2	.500
Lions	2	2	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	DET	@	ARI	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	GB	@	DET	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM

Last Game

Lions

2 - 2

Final

Panthers

2 - 2

Sun 4 Oct 2026

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

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

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