most seasons with 500 rushing yard before 1995

Before 1995, Walter Payton played the most seasons when rushing for 500+ yards, with 13 seasons.

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	NAME	SEAS	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Walter Payton W. Payton	13	16,726	190	3,838	4.4	88.0	110	4,538	492	9.2	23.9	15
2	Franco Harris F. Harris	12	11,950	165	2,881	4.1	72.4	91	2,284	306	7.5	13.8	9
3	John Riggins J. Riggins	12	10,667	159	2,714	3.9	67.1	100	1,837	220	8.4	11.6	10
4	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	11	12,283	161	2,806	4.4	76.3	76	3,377	379	8.9	21.0	12
5	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	10	13,168	142	2,970	4.4	92.7	90	2,079	275	7.6	14.6	6
6	Marcus Allen M. Allen	10	9,137	142	2,286	4.0	64.3	92	4,246	459	9.3	29.9	20
7	Joe Perry J. Perry	10	7,372	117	1,486	5.0	63.0	49	1,463	197	7.4	12.5	8
8	Herschel Walker H. Walker	9	7,996	139	1,907	4.2	57.5	60	4,387	460	9.5	31.6	18
9	O.J. Simpson	9	10,288	114	2,164	4.8	90.2	53	1,957	186	10.5	17.2	14
10	Larry Csonka L. Csonka	9	7,306	118	1,666	4.4	61.9	57	727	97	7.5	6.2	4
11	Jim Brown J. Brown	9	12,312	118	2,359	5.2	104.3	106	2,499	262	9.5	21.2	20
12	Roger Craig R. Craig	8	7,215	125	1,707	4.2	57.7	50	4,377	500	8.8	35.0	16
13	James Brooks J. Brooks	8	6,802	123	1,383	4.9	55.3	40	3,016	312	9.7	24.5	26
14	Freeman McNeil F. McNeil	8	6,794	92	1,525	4.5	73.8	28	2,211	225	9.8	24.0	11
15	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	8	9,171	118	2,240	4.1	77.7	65	2,586	312	8.3	21.9	5
16	Chuck Muncie C. Muncie	8	6,651	109	1,547	4.3	61.0	71	2,285	259	8.8	21.0	3
17	Don Perkins D. Perkins	8	6,217	107	1,500	4.1	58.1	42	1,310	146	9.0	12.2	3
18	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	7	8,724	109	2,018	4.3	80.0	48	3,402	345	9.9	31.2	18
19	Neal Anderson N. Anderson	7	6,020	102	1,480	4.1	59.0	51	2,683	298	9.0	26.3	19
20	George Rogers G. Rogers	7	7,176	92	1,692	4.2	78.0	54	368	55	6.7	4.0	0
21	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	7	8,939	101	2,041	4.4	88.5	70	779	118	6.6	7.7	0
22	Mike Pruitt M. Pruitt	7	6,197	98	1,494	4.1	63.2	46	1,723	244	7.1	17.6	5
23	Pete Johnson P. Johnson	7	5,421	94	1,402	3.9	57.7	64	1,327	173	7.7	14.1	6
24	Sam Cunningham S. Cunningham	7	5,163	90	1,290	4.0	57.4	39	1,813	198	9.2	20.1	6
25	Leroy Kelly L. Kelly	7	6,734	96	1,552	4.3	70.1	71	1,979	166	11.9	20.6	13

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Team Leaders

PASS

712

Williams

RUSH

398

Swift

REC

361

Burden

Team Rankings

PPG

25.0

12th

OPP PPG

19.8

6th

RUSH YDS/G

160.7

1st

PASS YDS/G

246.0

14th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	5	0	1.000
Bears	4	2	.667
Packers	4	2	.667
Lions	3	2	.600

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/22	NE	@	CHI	8:15 PM
Mon 11/2	CHI	@	SEA	8:15 PM
Sun 11/8	TB	@	CHI	8:20 PM
Sun 11/22	NO	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	CHI	@	DET	1:00 PM

Last Game

Bears

4 - 2

Final

Falcons

2 - 4

Sun 18 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

Stafford

1,714

Stroud

1,684

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

665

Walker

641

Robinson

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

580

Olave

577

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

14

Purdy

14

Lawrence

14

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

118.1

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Ponder

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

29.5

29.2

28.0

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

18.3

18.8

19.8

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

388.3

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

160.7

159.8

151.5

149.5

148.8

130.7

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

280.7

273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

89.8

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

70.3

Likely

63.7

Kittle

54.2

Bowers

Fantasy K Rankings

84

Shrader

68

Reichard

65

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-1

4-1

4-1-1

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

1-3-1

2-4

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Bears	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	2	0	.667
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000