Between the 1920 and 2008 seasons, Lionel Vital had the most rushing yards per game, with 115.3 per game.
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most rushing yards per game by a player from 1920 to 2008| NAME | RUSH YDS/G | GP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | L. Vital | 115.3 | 3 | 346 | 80 | 4.3 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 13.0 | 4.3 | 0 | |
| 2 |  | J. Brown | 104.3 | 118 | 12,312 | 2,359 | 5.2 | 106 | 2,499 | 262 | 9.5 | 21.2 | 20 | |
| 3 |  | A. Peterson | 103.4 | 30 | 3,101 | 601 | 5.2 | 22 | 393 | 40 | 67 | 9.8 | 13.1 | 1 |
| 4 |  | B. Sanders | 99.8 | 153 | 15,269 | 3,062 | 5.0 | 99 | 2,921 | 352 | 8.3 | 19.1 | 10 | |
| 5 | | T. Davis | 97.5 | 78 | 7,607 | 1,655 | 4.6 | 60 | 1,280 | 169 | 26 | 7.6 | 16.4 | 5 |
| 6 |  | L. Tomlinson | 92.6 | 127 | 11,760 | 2,657 | 4.4 | 126 | 3,801 | 510 | 698 | 7.5 | 29.9 | 15 |
| 7 | | C. Portis | 92.0 | 100 | 9,202 | 2,052 | 4.5 | 72 | 1,906 | 233 | 317 | 8.2 | 19.1 | 4 |
| 8 |  | E. Dickerson | 90.8 | 146 | 13,259 | 2,996 | 4.4 | 90 | 2,137 | 281 | 7.6 | 14.6 | 6 | |
| 9 |  | W. Payton | 88.0 | 190 | 16,726 | 3,838 | 4.4 | 110 | 4,538 | 492 | 9.2 | 23.9 | 15 | |
| 10 |  | E. James | 86.0 | 141 | 12,121 | 2,982 | 4.1 | 80 | 3,345 | 430 | 581 | 7.8 | 23.7 | 11 |
| 11 | | B. Sims | 85.1 | 60 | 5,106 | 1,131 | 4.5 | 42 | 2,072 | 186 | 11.1 | 34.5 | 5 | |
| 12 |  | C. Martin | 83.9 | 168 | 14,101 | 3,518 | 4.0 | 90 | 3,329 | 484 | 409 | 6.9 | 19.8 | 10 |
| 13 | | K. Willhite | 83.7 | 3 | 251 | 53 | 4.7 | 0 | 37 | 6 | 6.2 | 12.3 | 0 | |
| 14 |  | O.J. Simpson | 83.2 | 135 | 11,236 | 2,404 | 4.7 | 61 | 2,142 | 203 | 10.6 | 15.9 | 14 | |
| 15 | | L. Ball | 83.0 | 1 | 83 | 13 | 6.4 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 5.0 | 0 |
| 16 | | L. Johnson | 82.9 | 68 | 5,638 | 1,243 | 4.5 | 55 | 1,293 | 139 | 206 | 9.3 | 19.0 | 6 |
| 17 | | J. Lewis | 82.8 | 122 | 10,107 | 2,399 | 4.2 | 58 | 1,791 | 213 | 287 | 8.4 | 14.7 | 4 |
| 18 |  | C. Johnson | 81.9 | 15 | 1,228 | 251 | 4.9 | 9 | 260 | 43 | 62 | 6.0 | 17.3 | 1 |
| 19 | | E. Campbell | 81.8 | 115 | 9,407 | 2,187 | 4.3 | 74 | 806 | 121 | 6.7 | 7.0 | 0 | |
| 20 |  | E. Smith | 81.2 | 226 | 18,355 | 4,409 | 4.2 | 164 | 3,224 | 515 | 130 | 6.3 | 14.3 | 11 |
| 21 | | F. Taylor | 80.5 | 140 | 11,271 | 2,428 | 4.6 | 62 | 2,361 | 286 | 342 | 8.3 | 16.9 | 8 |
| 22 | | S. Slaton | 80.1 | 16 | 1,282 | 268 | 4.8 | 9 | 377 | 50 | 59 | 7.5 | 23.6 | 1 |
| 23 | | D. Williams | 79.9 | 40 | 3,195 | 770 | 4.1 | 23 | 1,276 | 154 | 200 | 8.3 | 31.9 | 5 |
| 24 | | R. Williams | 78.5 | 99 | 7,771 | 1,923 | 4.0 | 51 | 2,118 | 275 | 363 | 7.7 | 21.4 | 5 |
| 25 | | G. Rogers | 78.0 | 92 | 7,176 | 1,692 | 4.2 | 54 | 368 | 55 | 6.7 | 4.0 | 0 | |
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards per game going back to the 1932 season.
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 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
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 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
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 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |