most rushing yards in playoffs and regular season

Emmitt Smith has rushed for the most career yards in the regular season and playoffs, with 19,941 yards.

	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	19,941	243	4,758	4.2	82.1	183	3,566	561	132	6.4	14.7	13
2	Walter Payton W. Payton	17,358	199	4,018	4.3	87.2	112	4,716	514		9.2	23.7	15
3	Frank Gore F. Gore	16,668	250	3,883	4.3	66.7	86	4,152	502	719	8.3	16.6	18
4	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	15,655	159	3,153	5.0	98.5	100	3,032	373		8.1	19.1	10
5	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	15,330	189	3,346	4.6	81.1	125	2,528	311	433	8.1	13.4	6
6	Curtis Martin C. Martin	14,896	178	3,700	4.0	83.7	98	3,634	521	431	7.0	20.4	10
7	Derrick Henry D. Henry	14,394	166	2,949	4.9	86.7	136	1,933	209	268	9.2	11.6	5
8	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	14,336	205	3,678	3.9	69.9	100	1,506	208	104	7.2	7.3	3
9	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	14,152	180	3,305	4.3	78.6	151	4,948	649	904	7.6	27.5	18
10	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	14,122	190	3,238	4.4	74.3	86	3,957	444		8.9	20.8	14
11	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	13,983	153	3,144	4.4	91.4	93	2,228	300		7.4	14.6	7
12	Franco Harris F. Harris	13,676	192	3,349	4.1	71.2	107	2,791	358		7.8	14.5	10
13	Marcus Allen M. Allen	13,590	238	3,289	4.1	57.1	134	5,941	640		9.3	25.0	23
14	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	13,516	203	3,216	4.2	66.6	81	5,130	548	29	9.4	25.3	28
15	Edgerrin James E. James	13,098	161	3,246	4.0	81.4	86	3,648	468	637	7.8	22.7	11
16	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	12,881	188	3,001	4.3	68.5	106	7,394	819	663	9.0	39.3	38
17	Jim Brown J. Brown	12,553	122	2,425	5.2	102.9	107	2,598	270		9.6	21.3	20
18	John Riggins J. Riggins	12,348	184	3,167	3.9	67.1	116	2,135	256		8.3	11.6	12
19	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	12,308	161	2,663	4.6	76.4	69	2,454	297	357	8.3	15.2	9
20	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	11,749	158	2,738	4.3	74.4	86	1,987	256	292	7.8	12.6	7
21	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	11,530	164	2,793	4.1	70.3	70	3,688	465	633	7.9	22.5	9
22	Warrick Dunn W. Dunn	11,496	191	2,805	4.1	60.2	52	4,609	548	641	8.4	24.1	15
23	Marshawn Lynch M. Lynch	11,383	162	2,664	4.3	70.3	97	2,366	301	413	7.9	14.6	9
24	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	11,324	177	2,514	4.5	64.0	74	4,002	533	687	7.5	22.6	16
25	Ricky Watters R. Watters	11,309	155	2,797	4.0	73.0	86	4,699	508	179	9.3	30.3	17

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Team Leaders

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

Sun 4 Oct 2026

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