most rushing yards in first 5 weeks of an nfl season by one player

Emmitt Smith has the most rushing yards, with 1,404 yards in Week 9.

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Assumption:All-time
Data note: Rushing Yards: player game data complete from 1960

	NAME	RUSH YDS	WEEK	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	1,404	WK 9	13	284	4.9	108.0	6	158	27	4	5.9	12.2	1
2	Walter Payton W. Payton	1,370	WK 13	13	293	4.7	105.4	6	266	28		9.5	20.5	0
3	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	1,297	WK 9	11	223	5.8	117.9	10	213	23	29	9.3	19.4	1
4	Walter Payton W. Payton	1,287	WK 2	13	254	5.1	99.0	9	288	40		7.2	22.2	2
5	Walter Payton W. Payton	1,277	WK 10	12	239	5.3	106.4	8	383	33		11.6	31.9	1
6	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	1,268	WK 4	11	211	6.0	115.3	12	166	31	46	5.4	15.1	0
7	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	1,267	WK 15	15	298	4.3	84.5	9	202	33	8	6.1	13.5	3
8	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	1,247	WK 1	14	275	4.5	89.1	8	115	29	10	4.0	8.2	0
9	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	1,227	WK 16	15	298	4.1	81.8	6	173	29	12	6.0	11.5	0
10	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	1,209	WK 5	15	288	4.2	80.6	10	188	36	21	5.2	12.5	1
11	Walter Payton W. Payton	1,203	WK 9	12	267	4.5	100.3	13	329	37		8.9	27.4	0
12	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	1,195	WK 10	12	253	4.7	99.6	17	153	32	4	4.8	12.8	0
13	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	1,180	WK 6	12	237	5.0	98.3	8	129	22	29	5.9	10.8	0
14	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	1,176	WK 14	11	192	6.1	106.9	10	94	13	17	7.2	8.5	0
15	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	1,134	WK 7	14	300	3.8	81.0	11	183	31	8	5.9	13.1	0
16	Frank Gore F. Gore	1,121	WK 2	16	258	4.3	70.1	12	263	36	51	7.3	16.4	2
17	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	1,120	WK 2	14	263	4.3	80.0	8	202	35	4	5.8	14.4	2
18	Frank Gore F. Gore	1,117	WK 4	15	234	4.8	74.5	4	332	37	54	9.0	22.1	2
19	Frank Gore F. Gore	1,116	WK 5	15	235	4.7	74.4	4	190	24	35	7.9	12.7	2
20	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	1,105	WK 12	14	262	4.2	78.9	9	194	38	2	5.1	13.9	1
21	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	1,096	WK 14	9	186	5.9	121.8	9	198	21		9.4	22.0	1
22	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	1,092	WK 1	13	229	4.8	84.0	9	260	23	30	11.3	20.0	2
23	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	1,091	WK 15	12	238	4.6	90.9	13	430	41	30	10.5	35.8	0
24	Walter Payton W. Payton	1,089	WK 11	13	242	4.5	83.8	6	411	36		11.4	31.6	1
25	Edgerrin James E. James	1,083	WK 2	11	243	4.5	98.5	7	281	37	44	7.6	25.5	1

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TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	5	0	.375
Eagles	2	5	0	.286
Commanders	1	4	1	.250

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Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 11/22	TEN	@	DAL	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	PHI	@	DAL	4:30 PM
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Sack Leaders

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395.4

393.1

390.7

380.5

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Rush Yards Rankings

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154.3

148.4

141.5

134.8

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Pass Yards Rankings

302.1

286.0

281.1

280.8

280.6

273.1

Sack Leaders

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25.0

24.0

23.0

22.0

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Gibbs

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Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	5	0	.375
Eagles	2	5	0	.286
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	1	0	.857
Lions	5	2	0	.714
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Packers	5	3	0	.625
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	3	5	0	.375
Falcons	3	5	0	.375
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	3	5	0	.375

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	6	1	0	.857
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	6	0	.250
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	5	2	0	.714
Browns	5	3	0	.625
Ravens	4	4	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	5	2	0	.714
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Colts	2	6	0	.250
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	1	0	.833
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	4	4	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000