From 1988 through 1997, Barry Sanders gained the most scrimmage yards, with 16,410 yards.

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	NAME	YDS	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	16,410	137	13,778	2,719	5.1	100.6	95	2,632	315	8.4	19.2	10
2	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	15,489	154	11,405	2,720	4.2	74.1	63	4,084	427	9.6	26.5	20
3	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	13,668	124	11,234	2,595	4.3	90.6	112	2,434	388	6.3	19.6	7
4	Jerry Rice J. Rice	13,345	146	465	57	8.2	3.2	7	12,880	857	15.0	88.2	115
5	Henry Ellard H. Ellard	10,766	156	51	8	6.4	0.3	0	10,715	618	17.3	68.7	47
6	Michael Irvin M. Irvin	10,685	139	5	5	1.0	0.0	0	10,680	666	16.0	76.8	61
7	Andre Reed A. Reed	10,144	147	508	68	7.5	3.5	0	9,636	668	14.4	65.6	64
8	Herschel Walker H. Walker	9,904	159	6,597	1,594	4.1	41.5	42	3,307	376	8.8	20.8	18
9	Irving Fryar I. Fryar	9,421	153	32	17	1.9	0.2	0	9,389	612	15.3	61.4	56
10	Ricky Watters R. Watters	9,402	91	6,634	1,628	4.1	72.9	56	2,768	301	9.2	30.4	9
11	Cris Carter C. Carter	9,390	156	38	11	3.5	0.2	0	9,352	751	12.5	59.9	87
12	Anthony Miller A. Miller	9,279	155	131	22	6.0	0.8	1	9,148	595	15.4	59.0	63
13	Earnest Byner E. Byner	9,271	160	6,124	1,580	3.9	38.3	36	3,147	367	8.6	19.7	9
14	Andre Rison A. Rison	8,850	141	11	7	1.6	0.1	0	8,839	641	13.8	62.7	73
15	Tim Brown T. Brown	8,711	144	123	35	3.5	0.9	1	8,588	599	14.3	59.6	60
16	Marcus Allen M. Allen	8,336	140	6,092	1,533	4.0	43.5	69	2,244	253	8.9	16.0	6
17	Rodney Hampton R. Hampton	8,206	104	6,897	1,824	3.8	66.3	49	1,309	174	7.5	12.6	2
18	Sterling Sharpe S. Sharpe	8,206	112	72	23	3.1	0.6	0	8,134	595	13.7	72.6	65
19	Mark Carrier M. Carrier	8,075	151	36	8	4.5	0.2	2	8,039	524	15.3	53.2	43
20	Chris Warren C. Warren	8,048	123	6,706	1,559	4.3	54.5	44	1,342	194	6.9	10.9	3
21	John L. Williams J. L. Williams	7,985	121	3,968	1,003	4.0	32.8	17	4,017	475	8.5	33.2	16
22	Rob Moore R. Moore	7,773	123	8	5	1.6	0.1	0	7,765	524	14.8	63.1	39
23	Neal Anderson N. Anderson	7,650	91	5,434	1,351	4.0	59.7	48	2,216	251	8.8	24.4	16
24	Gary Clark G. Clark	7,643	124	44	8	5.5	0.4	0	7,599	497	15.3	61.3	46
25	Brian Blades B. Blades	7,592	140	156	21	7.4	1.1	0	7,436	566	13.1	53.1	34

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,214

Goff

RUSH

353

Gibbs

REC

303

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

29.8

5th

OPP PPG

31.8

31st

RUSH YDS/G

102.0

20th

PASS YDS/G

303.5

2nd

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

1,203

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

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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