Barry Sanders has the most yards from scrimmage for the Lions in a season, with 2,358 yards in 1997.
| NAME | YDS | 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 | 1997 | 16 | 2,053 | 335 | 6.1 | 128.3 | 11 | 305 | 33 | 9.2 | 19.1 | 3 | ||
| 2 | | B. Sanders | 2,166 | 1994 | 16 | 1,883 | 331 | 5.7 | 117.7 | 7 | 283 | 44 | 6.4 | 17.7 | 1 | ||
| 3 |  | C. Johnson | 1,964 | 2012 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1,964 | 122 | 204 | 16.1 | 122.8 | 5 | ||
| 4 |  | J. Gibbs | 1,929 | 2024 | 17 | 1,412 | 250 | 5.6 | 83.1 | 16 | 517 | 52 | 63 | 9.9 | 30.4 | 4 | |
| 5 |  | B. Sims | 1,924 | 1980 | 16 | 1,303 | 313 | 4.2 | 81.4 | 13 | 621 | 51 | 12.2 | 38.8 | 3 | ||
| 6 | | B. Sanders | 1,898 | 1995 | 16 | 1,500 | 314 | 4.8 | 93.8 | 11 | 398 | 48 | 8.3 | 24.9 | 1 | ||
| 7 | | B. Sims | 1,888 | 1981 | 14 | 1,437 | 296 | 4.9 | 102.6 | 13 | 451 | 28 | 16.1 | 32.2 | 2 | ||
| 8 | | B. Sanders | 1,855 | 1991 | 15 | 1,548 | 342 | 4.5 | 103.2 | 16 | 307 | 41 | 7.5 | 20.5 | 1 | ||
| 9 | | J. Gibbs | 1,839 | 2025 | 17 | 1,223 | 243 | 5.0 | 71.9 | 13 | 616 | 77 | 94 | 8.0 | 36.2 | 5 | |
| 10 | | B. Sanders | 1,784 | 1990 | 16 | 1,304 | 255 | 5.1 | 81.5 | 13 | 480 | 36 | 13.3 | 30.0 | 3 | ||
| 11 | | B. Sanders | 1,780 | 1998 | 16 | 1,491 | 343 | 4.3 | 93.2 | 4 | 289 | 37 | 7.8 | 18.1 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | B. Sanders | 1,752 | 1989 | 15 | 1,470 | 280 | 5.3 | 98.0 | 14 | 282 | 24 | 11.8 | 18.8 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | B. Sanders | 1,700 | 1996 | 16 | 1,553 | 307 | 5.1 | 97.1 | 11 | 147 | 24 | 6.1 | 9.2 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | C. Johnson | 1,692 | 2011 | 16 | 11 | 1 | 11.0 | 0.7 | 0 | 1,681 | 96 | 158 | 17.5 | 105.1 | 16 | |
| 15 | | H. Moore | 1,686 | 1995 | 16 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1,686 | 123 | 13.7 | 105.4 | 14 | |||
| 16 | | B. Sanders | 1,577 | 1992 | 16 | 1,352 | 312 | 4.3 | 84.5 | 9 | 225 | 29 | 7.8 | 14.1 | 1 | ||
| 17 |  | A. St. Brown | 1,539 | 2023 | 16 | 24 | 4 | 6.0 | 1.5 | 0 | 1,515 | 119 | 164 | 12.7 | 94.7 | 10 | |
| 18 | | B. Perriman | 1,536 | 1995 | 16 | 48 | 5 | 9.6 | 3.0 | 0 | 1,488 | 108 | 13.8 | 93.0 | 9 | ||
| 19 | | R. Bush | 1,512 | 2013 | 14 | 1,006 | 223 | 4.5 | 71.9 | 4 | 506 | 54 | 80 | 9.4 | 36.1 | 3 | |
| 20 | | C. Johnson | 1,492 | 2013 | 14 | 0 | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 1,492 | 84 | 157 | 17.8 | 106.6 | 12 | ||
| 21 | | J. Stewart | 1,471 | 2000 | 16 | 1,184 | 339 | 3.5 | 74.0 | 10 | 287 | 32 | 48 | 9.0 | 17.9 | 1 | |
| 22 | | B. Sims | 1,459 | 1983 | 13 | 1,040 | 220 | 4.7 | 80.0 | 7 | 419 | 42 | 10.0 | 32.2 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | A. St. Brown | 1,410 | 2025 | 17 | 9 | 3 | 3.0 | 0.5 | 0 | 1,401 | 117 | 172 | 12.0 | 82.4 | 11 | |
| 24 | | S. Owens | 1,385 | 1971 | 14 | 1,035 | 246 | 4.2 | 73.9 | 8 | 350 | 32 | 10.9 | 25.0 | 2 | ||
| 25 | | G. Crowell | 1,376 | 1999 | 16 | 38 | 5 | 7.6 | 2.4 | 0 | 1,338 | 81 | 147 | 16.5 | 83.6 | 7 | |
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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Saints
49ers
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Rams| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
1 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 1 | 0 | .000 |
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