most rushing yards in a season before 2000

Before 2000, Eric Dickerson rushed for the most yards in a season, with 2,105 yards in 1984.

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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	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	2,105	1984	RAM	16	379	5.6	131.6	14	139	21	6.6	8.7	0
2	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	2,053	1997	DET	16	335	6.1	128.3	11	305	33	9.2	19.1	3
3	Terrell Davis T. Davis	2,008	1998	DEN	16	392	5.1	125.5	21	217	25	8.7	13.6	2
4	O.J. Simpson	2,003	1973	BUF	14	332	6.0	143.1	12	70	6	11.7	5.0	0
5	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	1,934	1980	HOU	15	373	5.2	128.9	13	47	11	4.3	3.1	0
6	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	1,883	1994	DET	16	331	5.7	117.7	7	283	44	6.4	17.7	1
7	Jim Brown J. Brown	1,863	1963	CLE	14	291	6.4	133.1	12	268	24	11.2	19.1	3
8	Walter Payton W. Payton	1,852	1977	CHI	14	339	5.5	132.3	14	269	27	10.0	19.2	2
9	Jamal Anderson J. Anderson	1,846	1998	ATL	16	410	4.5	115.4	14	319	27	11.8	19.9	2
10	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	1,821	1986	RAM	16	404	4.5	113.8	11	205	26	7.9	12.8	0
11	O.J. Simpson	1,817	1975	BUF	14	329	5.5	129.8	16	426	28	15.2	30.4	7
12	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	1,808	1983	RAM	16	390	4.6	113.0	18	404	51	7.9	25.3	2
13	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	1,773	1995	DAL	16	377	4.7	110.8	25	375	62	6.0	23.4	0
14	Marcus Allen M. Allen	1,759	1985	RAI	16	380	4.6	109.9	11	555	67	8.3	34.7	3
15	Terrell Davis T. Davis	1,750	1997	DEN	15	369	4.7	116.7	15	287	42	6.8	19.1	0
16	Gerald Riggs G. Riggs	1,719	1985	ATL	16	397	4.3	107.4	10	267	33	8.1	16.7	0
17	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	1,713	1992	DAL	16	373	4.6	107.1	18	335	59	5.7	20.9	1
18	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	1,697	1979	HOU	16	368	4.6	106.1	19	94	16	5.9	5.9	0
19	Barry Foster B. Foster	1,690	1992	PIT	16	390	4.3	105.6	11	344	36	9.6	21.5	0
20	Walter Payton W. Payton	1,684	1984	CHI	16	381	4.4	105.3	11	368	45	8.2	23.0	0
21	George Rogers G. Rogers	1,674	1981	NO	16	378	4.4	104.6	13	126	16	7.9	7.9	0
22	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	1,665	1997	PIT	15	375	4.4	111.0	7	110	15	7.3	7.3	2
23	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	1,659	1988	IND	16	388	4.3	103.7	14	377	36	10.5	23.6	1
24	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	1,646	1981	DAL	16	342	4.8	102.9	4	325	32	10.2	20.3	2
25	Walter Payton W. Payton	1,610	1979	CHI	16	369	4.4	100.6	14	313	31	10.1	19.6	2

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PPG

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RUSH YDS/G

126.8

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PASS YDS/G

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
49ers	4	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	.750
Rams	2	2	.500
Cardinals	1	3	.250

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 10/12	BUF	@	LAR	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	ARI	@	LAR	4:05 PM
Sun 10/25	LAR	@	LV	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	LAC	@	LAR	4:05 PM
Sun 11/8	LAR	@	WAS	1:00 PM

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Final

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Pass Yards Leaders

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Stafford

1,171

Burrow

1,141

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

421

Cook

374

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

481

Smith-Njigba

401

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Pass TD Leaders

11

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Rush TD Leaders

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Henry

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Rec TD Leaders

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Smith-Njigba

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QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

116.1

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Sack Leaders

6.0

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5.5

Turner

4.5

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PPG Rankings

31.8

31.0

30.5

29.7

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Opp PPG Rankings

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13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

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Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

395.0

392.7

389.0

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

173.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

300.5

292.8

285.3

267.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

14.0

12.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

83.8

Henry

80.3

Gibbs

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

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Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

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Kelce

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Fantasy K Rankings

54

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4-0

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Worst Record ATS

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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	1	0	.667
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
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)
Mon 10/5	ATL	@	NO	8:15 PM
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	PHI	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/11	CLE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
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