Emmitt Smith rushed for the most yards in 1991, with 1,563 yards.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	1,563	1991	DAL	16	365	4.3	97.7	12	258	49	5.3	16.1	1
2	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	1,548	1991	DET	15	342	4.5	103.2	16	307	41	7.5	20.5	1
3	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	1,407	1991	BUF	15	288	4.9	93.8	7	631	62	10.2	42.1	5
4	Rodney Hampton R. Hampton	1,059	1991	NYG	14	256	4.1	75.6	10	283	43	6.6	20.2	0
5	Earnest Byner E. Byner	1,048	1991	WAS	16	274	3.8	65.5	5	308	34	9.1	19.3	0
6	Gaston Green G. Green	1,037	1991	DEN	13	261	4.0	79.8	4	78	13	6.0	6.0	0
7	Christian Okoye C. Okoye	1,031	1991	KC	14	225	4.6	73.6	9	34	3	11.3	2.4	0
8	Leonard Russell L. Russell	959	1991	NE	16	266	3.6	59.9	4	81	18	4.5	5.1	0
9	Mark Higgs M. Higgs	905	1991	MIA	14	231	3.9	64.6	4	80	11	7.3	5.7	0
10	Marion Butts M. Butts	834	1991	SD	16	193	4.3	52.1	6	91	10	9.1	5.7	1
11	Herschel Walker H. Walker	825	1991	MIN	15	198	4.2	55.0	10	204	33	6.2	13.6	0
12	Rod Bernstine R. Bernstine	766	1991	SD	13	159	4.8	58.9	8	124	11	11.3	9.5	0
13	Reggie Cobb R. Cobb	752	1991	TB	16	196	3.8	47.0	7	111	15	7.4	6.9	0
14	Neal Anderson N. Anderson	747	1991	CHI	13	210	3.6	57.5	6	368	47	7.8	28.3	3
15	John L. Williams J. L. Williams	741	1991	SEA	16	188	3.9	46.3	4	499	61	8.2	31.2	1
16	Harold Green H. Green	731	1991	CIN	14	158	4.6	52.2	2	136	16	8.5	9.7	0
17	Blair Thomas B. Thomas	728	1991	NYJ	16	189	3.9	45.5	3	195	30	6.5	12.2	1
18	Kevin Mack K. Mack	726	1991	CLE	14	197	3.7	51.9	8	255	40	6.4	18.2	2
19	Allen Pinkett A. Pinkett	720	1991	HOU	16	171	4.2	45.0	9	228	29	7.9	14.3	1
20	Robert Delpino R. Delpino	688	1991	RAM	16	214	3.2	43.0	9	617	55	11.2	38.6	1
21	Barry Word B. Word	684	1991	KC	16	160	4.3	42.8	4	13	2	6.5	0.8	0
22	Ricky Ervins R. Ervins	680	1991	WAS	15	145	4.7	45.3	3	181	16	11.3	12.1	1
23	Brad Baxter B. Baxter	666	1991	NYJ	16	184	3.6	41.6	11	124	12	10.3	7.8	0
24	Johnny Johnson J. Johnson	666	1991	PHX	15	196	3.4	44.4	4	225	29	7.8	15.0	2
25	Kenneth Davis K. Davis	624	1991	BUF	16	129	4.8	39.0	4	118	20	5.9	7.4	1

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PASS

1,065

Prescott

RUSH

231

Williams

REC

498

Lamb

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

Cowboys

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

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

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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