most rushing yards in a single season bills history

O.J. Simpson has the most rushing yards for the Bills in a season, with 2,003 yards in 1973.

Interpreted as:

most rushing yards by a player in a single season bills history

	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	O.J. Simpson	2,003	1973	BUF	14	332	6.0	143.1	12	70	6		11.7	5.0	0
2	O.J. Simpson	1,817	1975	BUF	14	329	5.5	129.8	16	426	28		15.2	30.4	7
3	James Cook III J. Cook III	1,621	2025	BUF	17	309	5.2	95.4	12	291	33	40	8.8	17.1	2
4	O.J. Simpson	1,503	1976	BUF	14	290	5.2	107.4	8	259	22		11.8	18.5	1
5	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	1,487	1992	BUF	16	312	4.8	92.9	9	626	58		10.8	39.1	3
6	Travis Henry T. Henry	1,438	2002	BUF	16	325	4.4	89.9	13	309	43	59	7.2	19.3	1
7	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	1,407	1991	BUF	15	288	4.9	93.8	7	631	62		10.2	42.1	5
8	Travis Henry T. Henry	1,356	2003	BUF	15	331	4.1	90.4	10	158	28	40	5.6	10.5	1
9	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	1,315	1993	BUF	16	355	3.7	82.2	6	387	48		8.1	24.2	0
10	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	1,297	1990	BUF	16	271	4.8	81.1	11	532	49		10.9	33.3	2
11	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	1,267	2016	BUF	15	234	5.4	84.5	13	356	50	57	7.1	23.7	1
12	O.J. Simpson	1,251	1972	BUF	14	292	4.3	89.4	6	198	27		7.3	14.1	0
13	Willis McGahee W. McGahee	1,247	2005	BUF	16	325	3.8	77.9	5	178	28	37	6.4	11.1	0
14	C.J. Spiller	1,244	2012	BUF	16	207	6.0	77.8	6	459	43	57	10.7	28.7	2
15	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	1,244	1989	BUF	16	298	4.2	77.8	6	669	60		11.2	41.8	6
16	Joe Cribbs J. Cribbs	1,185	1980	BUF	16	306	3.9	74.1	11	415	52		8.0	25.9	1
17	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	1,138	2017	BUF	16	287	4.0	71.1	6	448	59	77	7.6	28.0	2
18	Joe Cribbs J. Cribbs	1,131	1983	BUF	16	263	4.3	70.7	3	524	57		9.2	32.8	7
19	Willis McGahee W. McGahee	1,128	2004	BUF	16	284	4.0	70.5	13	169	22	36	7.7	10.6	0
20	O.J. Simpson	1,125	1974	BUF	14	270	4.2	80.4	3	189	15		12.6	13.5	1
21	Antowain Smith A. Smith	1,124	1998	BUF	16	300	3.7	70.3	8	11	5		2.2	0.7	0
22	James Cook III J. Cook III	1,122	2023	BUF	17	237	4.7	66.0	2	445	44	54	10.1	26.2	4
23	Marshawn Lynch M. Lynch	1,115	2007	BUF	13	280	4.0	85.8	7	184	18	26	10.2	14.2	0
24	Greg Bell G. Bell	1,100	1984	BUF	16	262	4.2	68.8	7	277	34		8.1	17.3	1
25	Joe Cribbs J. Cribbs	1,097	1981	BUF	15	257	4.3	73.1	3	603	40		15.1	40.2	7

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