Before 2004, Emmitt Smith had the most rushing yards, with 17,418 yards.

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Regular season

	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	17,418	211	4,142	4.2	82.5	155	3,119	500	110	6.2	14.8	11
2	Walter Payton W. Payton	16,726	190	3,838	4.4	88.0	110	4,538	492		9.2	23.9	15
3	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	15,269	153	3,062	5.0	99.8	99	2,921	352		8.3	19.1	10
4	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	13,259	146	2,996	4.4	90.8	90	2,137	281		7.6	14.6	6
5	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	12,739	173	2,936	4.3	73.6	77	3,554	398		8.9	20.5	13
6	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	12,353	165	3,119	4.0	74.9	69	1,363	190	88	7.2	8.3	3
7	Jim Brown J. Brown	12,312	118	2,359	5.2	104.3	106	2,499	262		9.5	21.2	20
8	Marcus Allen M. Allen	12,243	222	3,022	4.1	55.1	123	5,411	587		9.2	24.4	21
9	Franco Harris F. Harris	12,120	173	2,949	4.1	70.1	91	2,287	307		7.4	13.2	9
10	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	12,074	182	2,877	4.2	66.3	65	4,458	472	29	9.4	24.5	23
11	Curtis Martin C. Martin	11,669	140	2,927	4.0	83.4	73	2,966	419	330	7.1	21.2	8
12	John Riggins J. Riggins	11,352	175	2,916	3.9	64.9	104	2,090	250		8.4	11.9	12
13	O.J. Simpson	11,236	135	2,404	4.7	83.2	61	2,142	203		10.6	15.9	14
14	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	11,213	146	2,576	4.4	76.8	97	6,274	673	483	9.3	43.0	34
15	Ricky Watters R. Watters	10,643	144	2,622	4.1	73.9	78	4,248	467	176	9.1	29.5	13
16	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	10,273	182	2,562	4.0	56.4	81	3,062	376		8.1	16.8	5
17	Eddie George E. George	10,009	128	2,733	3.7	78.2	64	2,144	259	256	8.3	16.8	10
18	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	9,407	115	2,187	4.3	81.8	74	806	121		6.7	7.0	0
19	Terry Allen T. Allen	8,614	130	2,152	4.0	66.3	73	1,601	204	40	7.8	12.3	6
20	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	8,597	129	1,941	4.4	66.6	83	1,756	225		7.8	13.6	10
21	Joe Perry J. Perry	8,378	156	1,737	4.8	53.7	53	1,796	241		7.5	11.5	8
22	Earnest Byner E. Byner	8,261	211	2,095	3.9	39.2	56	4,605	512		9.0	21.8	15
23	Herschel Walker H. Walker	8,225	187	1,954	4.2	44.0	61	4,859	512		9.5	26.0	21
24	Roger Craig R. Craig	8,189	165	1,991	4.1	49.6	56	4,911	566		8.7	29.8	17
25	Gerald Riggs G. Riggs	8,188	129	1,989	4.1	63.5	69	1,516	201		7.5	11.8	0

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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

29th

RUSH YDS/G

89.5

26th

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

1,189

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