most rushing yards per game since 1970 minimum 16 games played

Since 1970, Barry Sanders has the most rushing yards per game when playing 16+ games, with 99.8 per game.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS/G	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	99.8	153	15,269	3,062	5.0	99	2,921	352		8.3	19.1	10
2	Terrell Davis T. Davis	97.5	78	7,607	1,655	4.6	60	1,280	169	26	7.6	16.4	5
3	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	90.8	146	13,259	2,996	4.4	90	2,137	281		7.6	14.6	6
4	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	90.4	88	7,951	1,637	4.9	75	1,538	197	254	7.8	17.5	7
5	Walter Payton W. Payton	88.0	190	16,726	3,838	4.4	110	4,538	492		9.2	23.9	15
6	Clinton Portis C. Portis	87.8	113	9,923	2,230	4.4	75	2,018	247	338	8.2	17.9	5
7	O.J. Simpson	86.4	122	10,539	2,223	4.7	59	1,799	173		10.4	14.7	11
8	Derrick Henry D. Henry	85.3	157	13,392	2,751	4.9	129	1,845	196	252	9.4	11.8	5
9	Billy Sims B. Sims	85.1	60	5,106	1,131	4.5	42	2,072	186		11.1	34.5	5
10	Curtis Martin C. Martin	83.9	168	14,101	3,518	4.0	90	3,329	484	409	6.9	19.8	10
11	Edgerrin James E. James	82.7	148	12,246	3,028	4.0	80	3,364	433	584	7.8	22.7	11
12	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	81.8	115	9,407	2,187	4.3	74	806	121		6.7	7.0	0
13	Arian Foster A. Foster	81.6	80	6,527	1,476	4.4	54	2,346	255	355	9.2	29.3	14
14	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	81.2	226	18,355	4,409	4.2	164	3,224	515	130	6.3	14.3	11
15	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	81.1	184	14,918	3,230	4.6	120	2,474	305	423	8.1	13.4	6
16	Jamal Lewis J. Lewis	81.0	131	10,607	2,542	4.2	58	1,879	221	298	8.5	14.3	4
17	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	80.5	170	13,684	3,174	4.3	145	4,772	624	868	7.6	28.1	17
18	Domanick Williams D. Williams	79.9	40	3,195	770	4.1	23	1,276	154	200	8.3	31.9	5
19	Bijan Robinson B. Robinson	78.9	54	4,259	871	4.9	27	1,856	211	277	8.8	34.4	10
20	George Rogers G. Rogers	78.0	92	7,176	1,692	4.2	54	368	55		6.7	4.0	0
21	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	77.6	110	8,538	1,862	4.6	55	2,659	362	496	7.3	24.2	16
22	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	76.9	123	9,453	2,187	4.3	100	1,520	215	316	7.1	12.4	12
23	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	76.4	153	11,695	2,534	4.6	66	2,384	290	348	8.2	15.6	8
24	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	74.9	150	11,241	2,618	4.3	82	1,913	244	278	7.8	12.8	7
25	Josh Jacobs J. Jacobs	74.3	105	7,803	1,840	4.2	74	2,072	269	341	7.7	19.7	2

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More Lions Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,214

Goff

RUSH

353

Gibbs

REC

303

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

29.8

5th

OPP PPG

31.8

32nd

RUSH YDS/G

102.0

20th

PASS YDS/G

303.5

3rd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	4	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	.750
Packers	2	2	.500
Lions	2	2	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	DET	@	ARI	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	GB	@	DET	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM

Last Game

Lions

2 - 2

Final

Panthers

2 - 2

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,189

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

421

Cook

374

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

481

Smith-Njigba

401

Higgins

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Young

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

173.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

305.7

303.5

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

83.8

Henry

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

36.6

Kelce

36.2

McBride

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
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
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