most seasons in nfl played by a running back

5 players are tied for playing the most seasons by a running back, with 16 seasons. The first three are Frank Gore, Tony Richardson and Lorenzo Neal.

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	NAME	SEAS	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Frank Gore F. Gore	16	241	16,000	3,735	4.3	66.4	81	3,985	484	696	8.2	16.5	18
2	Tony Richardson T. Richardson	16	234	1,727	429	4.0	7.4	15	1,543	210	271	7.3	6.6	9
3	Lorenzo Neal L. Neal	16	239	807	226	3.6	3.4	6	1,086	199	205	5.5	4.5	12
4	Fred McAfee F. McAfee	16	194	1,273	304	4.2	6.6	8	211	35	0	6.0	1.1	0
5	Marcus Allen M. Allen	16	222	12,243	3,022	4.1	55.1	123	5,411	587		9.2	24.4	21
6	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	15	184	14,918	3,230	4.6	81.1	120	2,474	305	423	8.1	13.4	6
7	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	15	226	18,355	4,409	4.2	81.2	164	3,224	515	130	6.3	14.3	11
8	Kyle Juszczyk K. Juszczyk	14	208	234	69	3.4	1.1	6	2,904	307	408	9.5	14.0	21
9	Darren Sproles D. Sproles	14	183	3,552	732	4.9	19.4	23	4,840	553	748	8.8	26.4	32
10	Mack Strong M. Strong	14	201	909	230	4.0	4.5	5	1,456	218	241	6.7	7.2	10
11	Brian Mitchell B. Mitchell	14	223	1,967	388	5.1	8.8	12	2,336	255	74	9.2	10.5	4
12	Earnest Byner E. Byner	14	211	8,261	2,095	3.9	39.2	56	4,605	512		9.0	21.8	15
13	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	14	182	10,273	2,562	4.0	56.4	81	3,062	376		8.1	16.8	5
14	Mosi Tatupu M. Tatupu	14	199	2,415	612	3.9	12.1	18	843	96		8.8	4.2	2
15	John Riggins J. Riggins	14	175	11,352	2,916	3.9	64.9	104	2,090	250		8.4	11.9	12
16	Bill Brown B. Brown	14	194	5,838	1,649	3.5	30.1	52	3,183	286		11.1	16.4	23
17	Joe Perry J. Perry	14	156	8,378	1,737	4.8	53.7	53	1,796	241		7.5	11.5	8
18	Johnny (Blood) McNally J. (Blood) McNally	14	137	386	120	3.2	6.1	5	1,117	67		16.7	17.7	37
19	Kevin Faulk K. Faulk	13	161	3,607	864	4.2	22.4	16	3,701	431	571	8.6	23.0	15
20	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	13	153	11,695	2,534	4.6	76.4	66	2,384	290	348	8.2	15.6	8
21	Zack Crockett Z. Crockett	13	175	1,701	510	3.3	9.7	36	680	96	97	7.1	3.9	2
22	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	13	192	13,662	3,479	3.9	71.2	91	1,449	200	100	7.2	7.5	3
23	Larry Centers L. Centers	13	182	2,036	590	3.5	11.2	14	6,194	761	386	8.1	34.0	25
24	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	13	182	12,074	2,877	4.2	66.3	65	4,458	472	29	9.4	24.5	23
25	Keith Byars K. Byars	13	189	3,109	865	3.6	16.4	23	5,661	610		9.3	30.0	31

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49ers	2	0	1.000
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Sun 9/27	ARI	@	SF	4:05 PM
Sun 10/4	DEN	@	SF	4:25 PM
Sun 10/11	SF	@	SEA	4:25 PM
Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM
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32.0

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Pass Yards Rankings

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Cowboys	1	1	0	.500
Commanders	0	2	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	2	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	1	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	1	0	.500
Saints	1	1	0	.500
Buccaneers	0	2	0	.000
Falcons	0	2	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	2	0	0	1.000
49ers	2	0	0	1.000
Rams	1	1	0	.500
Cardinals	1	1	0	.500

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Jets	1	1	0	.500
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Ravens	1	1	0	.500
Steelers	1	1	0	.500
Browns	1	1	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	1	1	0	.500
Titans	0	2	0	.000
Texans	0	2	0	.000
Colts	0	2	0	.000
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Raiders	2	0	0	1.000
Broncos	1	1	0	.500
Chargers	0	2	0	.000