Barry Sanders has played the most seasons when averaging 80.0+ rushing yards per game, with 10 seasons.

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Regular season

	NAME	SEAS	RUSH YDS/G	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	10	99.8	153	15,269	3,062	5.0	99	2,921	352		8.3	19.1	10
2	Walter Payton W. Payton	9	97.8	140	13,696	3,009	4.6	92	3,418	353		9.7	24.4	12
3	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	8	97.5	119	11,600	2,360	4.9	97	1,919	236	324	8.1	16.1	5
4	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	8	97.2	123	11,952	2,741	4.4	121	2,266	378	32	6.0	18.4	11
5	Derrick Henry D. Henry	7	106.8	93	9,932	1,970	5.0	95	1,259	129	166	9.8	13.5	4
6	Curtis Martin C. Martin	7	91.8	108	9,916	2,405	4.1	55	2,008	295	226	6.8	18.6	5
7	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	7	106.9	105	11,226	2,450	4.6	82	1,633	202		8.1	15.6	4
8	Jim Brown J. Brown	7	112.8	92	10,374	1,927	5.4	84	1,927	199		9.7	20.9	14
9	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	6	99.1	95	9,414	2,026	4.6	105	3,008	399	547	7.5	31.7	14
10	Edgerrin James E. James	6	100.5	82	8,237	1,911	4.3	62	2,485	295	384	8.4	30.3	10
11	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	6	89.1	89	7,934	1,671	4.7	47	1,842	222	256	8.3	20.7	7
12	Nick Chubb N. Chubb	5	90.4	61	5,515	1,046	5.3	40	862	103	133	8.4	14.1	2
13	Clinton Portis C. Portis	5	97.6	76	7,417	1,600	4.6	54	1,347	169	233	8.0	17.7	4
14	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	5	97.6	74	7,225	1,610	4.5	78	934	136	201	6.9	12.6	9
15	Jamal Lewis J. Lewis	5	94.2	75	7,067	1,537	4.6	42	1,307	140	185	9.3	17.4	3
16	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	5	88.4	78	6,896	1,577	4.4	41	1,077	141	218	7.6	13.8	5
17	Eddie George E. George	5	85.9	80	6,874	1,763	3.9	42	1,447	164	129	8.8	18.1	8
18	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	5	88.5	76	6,723	1,404	4.8	54	4,073	389	320	10.5	53.6	27
19	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	5	93.8	74	6,938	1,569	4.4	37	621	84	29	7.4	8.4	2
20	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	5	102.1	76	7,758	1,726	4.5	67	561	94		6.0	7.4	0
21	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	5	86.9	73	6,344	1,403	4.5	31	1,618	179		9.0	22.2	8
22	O.J. Simpson	5	110.0	70	7,699	1,513	5.1	45	1,142	98		11.7	16.3	9
23	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	4	99.6	52	5,180	1,044	5.0	53	943	114	152	8.3	18.1	5
24	Dalvin Cook D. Cook	4	93.4	45	4,205	885	4.8	37	1,194	142	182	8.4	26.5	1
25	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	4	96.5	56	5,405	1,169	4.6	40	1,619	189	244	8.6	28.9	8

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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

32nd

RUSH YDS/G

102.0

20th

PASS YDS/G

303.5

3rd

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

1,189

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

421

Cook

374

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

481

Smith-Njigba

401

Higgins

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Young

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

173.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

305.7

303.5

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

83.8

Henry

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

36.6

Kelce

36.2

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

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
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
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