most rushing yards in a season from 1900 to 1960

From 1900 through 1960, Jim Brown rushed for the most yards in a season, with 1,527 yards in 1958.

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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	Jim Brown J. Brown	1,527	1958	CLE	12	257	5.9	127.3	17	138	16	8.6	11.5	1
2	Jim Brown J. Brown	1,329	1959	CLE	12	290	4.6	110.8	14	190	24	7.9	15.8	0
3	Jim Brown J. Brown	1,257	1960	CLE	12	215	5.8	104.8	9	204	19	10.7	17.0	2
4	Steve Van Buren S. Van Buren	1,146	1949	PHI	12	263	4.4	95.5	11	88	4	22.0	7.3	1
5	Rick Casares R. Casares	1,126	1956	CHB	12	234	4.8	93.8	12	203	23	8.8	16.9	2
6	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	1,101	1960	GB	12	230	4.8	91.8	11	121	15	8.1	10.1	0
7	John David Crow J. David Crow	1,071	1960	STL	12	183	5.9	89.3	6	462	25	18.5	38.5	3
8	Tony Canadeo T. Canadeo	1,052	1949	GB	12	208	5.1	87.7	4	-2	3	-0.7	-0.2	0
9	Joe Perry J. Perry	1,049	1954	SF	12	173	6.1	87.4	8	203	26	7.8	16.9	0
10	J.D. Smith	1,036	1959	SF	12	207	5.0	86.3	10	133	13	10.2	11.1	1
11	Joe Perry J. Perry	1,018	1953	SF	12	192	5.3	84.8	10	191	19	10.1	15.9	3
12	Steve Van Buren S. Van Buren	1,008	1947	PHI	12	217	4.6	84.0	13	79	9	8.8	6.6	0
13	Beattie Feathers B. Feathers	1,004	1934	CHB	11	119	8.4	91.3	8	174	6	29.0	15.8	1
14	Eddie Price E. Price	971	1951	NYG	12	271	3.6	80.9	7	19	5	3.8	1.6	0
15	Alan Ameche A. Ameche	961	1955	BAL	12	213	4.5	80.1	9	141	27	5.2	11.8	0
16	Rob Goode R. Goode	951	1951	WAS	12	208	4.6	79.3	9	45	3	15.0	3.8	0
17	Steve Van Buren S. Van Buren	945	1948	PHI	11	201	4.7	85.9	10	96	10	9.6	8.7	0
18	Jim Brown J. Brown	942	1957	CLE	12	202	4.7	78.5	9	55	16	3.4	4.6	1
19	Ollie Matson O. Matson	924	1956	CHC	12	192	4.8	77.0	5	199	15	13.3	16.6	2
20	Hugh McElhenny H. McElhenny	916	1956	SF	12	185	5.0	76.3	8	193	16	12.1	16.1	0
21	Dan Towler D. Towler	894	1952	LA	12	156	5.7	74.5	10	68	11	6.2	5.7	0
22	Dan Towler D. Towler	879	1953	LA	12	152	5.8	73.3	7	125	11	11.4	10.4	1
23	Abner Haynes A. Haynes	875	1960	DLT	14	156	5.6	62.5	9	576	55	10.5	41.1	3
24	Cliff Battles C. Battles	874	1937	WAS	10	216	4.0	87.4	5	81	9	9.0	8.1	1
25	Nick Pietrosante N. Pietrosante	872	1960	DET	12	161	5.4	72.7	8	129	13	9.9	10.8	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

855

Watson

RUSH

177

Judkins

REC

284

Boston

Team Rankings

PPG

20.3

21st

OPP PPG

23.8

18th

RUSH YDS/G

93.8

25th

PASS YDS/G

213.8

19th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Browns	3	1	.750
Bengals	2	1	.667
Ravens	2	1	.667
Steelers	2	2	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	CLE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	BAL	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	CLE	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	CLE	@	NO	1:00 PM

Last Game

Steelers

2 - 2

Final

Browns

3 - 1

Thu 1 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

999

Rodgers

939

Young

917

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.5

Watt

4.0

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Fannin

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

3-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	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)
Sun 10/4	IND	@	WAS	9:30 AM
Sun 10/4	ARI	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NE	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NYJ	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	DAL	@	HOU	1:00 PM

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