
Barry Sanders has gained the most yards from scrimmage by a 29-year-old player in a season, with 2,358 yards in 1997.
| NAME | YDS | Age | SEASON | TM | GP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. Sanders | 2,358 | 29 | 1997 | 16 | 2,053 | 335 | 6.1 | 128.3 | 11 | 305 | 33 | 9.2 | 19.1 | 3 | |||
| 2 | P. Holmes | 2,287 | 29 | 2002 | 14 | 1,615 | 313 | 5.2 | 115.4 | 21 | 672 | 70 | 81 | 9.6 | 48.0 | 3 | ||
| 3 | C. McCaffrey | 2,126 | 29 | 2025 | 17 | 1,202 | 311 | 3.9 | 70.7 | 10 | 924 | 102 | 129 | 9.1 | 54.4 | 7 | ||
| 4 | T. Barber | 2,096 | 29 | 2004 | 16 | 1,518 | 322 | 4.7 | 94.9 | 13 | 578 | 52 | 79 | 11.1 | 36.1 | 2 | ||
| 5 | W. Payton | 2,028 | 29 | 1983 | 16 | 1,421 | 314 | 4.5 | 88.8 | 6 | 607 | 53 | 11.5 | 37.9 | 2 | |||
| 6 | J. Brown | 1,872 | 29 | 1965 | 14 | 1,544 | 289 | 5.3 | 110.3 | 17 | 328 | 34 | 9.6 | 23.4 | 4 | |||
| 7 | M. Forte | 1,846 | 29 | 2014 | 16 | 1,038 | 266 | 3.9 | 64.9 | 6 | 808 | 102 | 130 | 7.9 | 50.5 | 4 | ||
| 8 | T. Hill | 1,814 | 29 | 2023 | 16 | 15 | 6 | 2.5 | 0.9 | 0 | 1,799 | 119 | 171 | 15.1 | 112.4 | 13 | ||
| 9 | O.J. Simpson | 1,762 | 29 | 1976 | 14 | 1,503 | 290 | 5.2 | 107.4 | 8 | 259 | 22 | 11.8 | 18.5 | 1 | |||
| 10 | J. Jones | 1,689 | 29 | 2018 | 16 | 12 | 2 | 6.0 | 0.8 | 0 | 1,677 | 113 | 170 | 14.8 | 104.8 | 8 | ||
| 11 | R. Watters | 1,612 | 29 | 1998 | 16 | 1,239 | 319 | 3.9 | 77.4 | 9 | 373 | 52 | 7.2 | 23.3 | 0 | |||
| 12 | T. Dorsett | 1,608 | 29 | 1983 | 16 | 1,321 | 289 | 4.6 | 82.6 | 8 | 287 | 40 | 7.2 | 17.9 | 1 | |||
| 13 | D. Levens | 1,607 | 29 | 1999 | 14 | 1,034 | 279 | 3.7 | 73.9 | 9 | 573 | 71 | 92 | 8.1 | 40.9 | 1 | ||
| 14 | S. Davis | 1,603 | 29 | 2003 | 14 | 1,444 | 318 | 4.5 | 103.1 | 8 | 159 | 14 | 17 | 11.4 | 11.4 | 0 | ||
| 15 | M. Irvin | 1,603 | 29 | 1995 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1,603 | 111 | 14.4 | 100.2 | 10 | ||||
| 16 | L. McCoy | 1,586 | 29 | 2017 | 16 | 1,138 | 287 | 4.0 | 71.1 | 6 | 448 | 59 | 77 | 7.6 | 28.0 | 2 | ||
| 17 | R. Moore | 1,584 | 29 | 1997 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1,584 | 97 | 16.3 | 99.0 | 8 | ||||
| 18 | D. Adams | 1,553 | 29 | 2021 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1,553 | 123 | 169 | 12.6 | 97.1 | 11 | |||
| 19 | C. Hennigan | 1,546 | 29 | 1964 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1,546 | 101 | 15.3 | 110.4 | 8 | ||||
| 20 | L. Tomlinson | 1,536 | 29 | 2008 | 16 | 1,110 | 292 | 3.8 | 69.4 | 11 | 426 | 52 | 77 | 8.2 | 26.6 | 1 | ||
| 21 | A. Brown | 1,533 | 29 | 2017 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1,533 | 101 | 163 | 15.2 | 109.5 | 9 | |||
| 22 | J. Forsett | 1,529 | 29 | 2014 | 16 | 1,266 | 235 | 5.4 | 79.1 | 8 | 263 | 44 | 59 | 6.0 | 16.4 | 0 | ||
| 23 | M. Harrison | 1,527 | 29 | 2001 | 16 | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 0.2 | 0 | 1,524 | 109 | 164 | 14.0 | 95.3 | 15 | ||
| 24 | R. Craig | 1,527 | 29 | 1989 | 16 | 1,054 | 271 | 3.9 | 65.9 | 6 | 473 | 49 | 9.7 | 29.6 | 1 | |||
| 25 | J. Taylor | 1,523 | 29 | 1964 | 13 | 1,169 | 235 | 5.0 | 89.9 | 12 | 354 | 38 | 9.3 | 27.2 | 3 | |||
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 |
| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
1 | 2 | 0 | .333 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
2 | 1 | 0 | .667 | |
0 | 3 | 0 | .000 |