Adrian Peterson averaged the most rushing yards per game by a running back in 2012, with 131.1 per game.
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most rushing yards per game running back in 2012| NAME | RUSH YDS/G | SEASON | TM | GP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | A. Peterson | 131.1 | 2012 |  MIN | 16 | 2,097 | 348 | 6.0 | 12 | 217 | 40 | 51 | 5.4 | 13.6 | 1 |
| 2 |  | A. Morris | 100.8 | 2012 |  WAS | 16 | 1,613 | 335 | 4.8 | 13 | 77 | 11 | 16 | 7.0 | 4.8 | 0 |
| 3 |  | M. Lynch | 99.4 | 2012 |  SEA | 16 | 1,590 | 315 | 5.0 | 11 | 196 | 23 | 30 | 8.5 | 12.3 | 1 |
| 4 | | J. Charles | 94.3 | 2012 |  KC | 16 | 1,509 | 285 | 5.3 | 5 | 236 | 35 | 48 | 6.7 | 14.8 | 1 |
| 5 |  | D. Martin | 90.9 | 2012 |  TB | 16 | 1,454 | 319 | 4.6 | 11 | 472 | 49 | 70 | 9.6 | 29.5 | 1 |
| 6 | | A. Foster | 89.0 | 2012 |  HOU | 16 | 1,424 | 351 | 4.1 | 15 | 217 | 40 | 58 | 5.4 | 13.6 | 2 |
| 7 | | S. Ridley | 78.9 | 2012 |  NE | 16 | 1,263 | 290 | 4.4 | 12 | 51 | 6 | 14 | 8.5 | 3.2 | 0 |
| 8 | | C.J. Spiller | 77.8 | 2012 |  BUF | 16 | 1,244 | 207 | 6.0 | 6 | 459 | 43 | 57 | 10.7 | 28.7 | 2 |
| 9 |  | C. Johnson | 77.7 | 2012 |  TEN | 16 | 1,243 | 276 | 4.5 | 6 | 232 | 36 | 49 | 6.4 | 14.5 | 0 |
| 10 |  | F. Gore | 75.9 | 2012 |  SF | 16 | 1,214 | 258 | 4.7 | 8 | 234 | 28 | 36 | 8.4 | 14.6 | 1 |
| 11 | | W. McGahee | 73.1 | 2012 |  DEN | 10 | 731 | 167 | 4.4 | 4 | 221 | 26 | 33 | 8.5 | 22.1 | 0 |
| 12 |  | M. Forte | 72.9 | 2012 |  CHI | 15 | 1,094 | 248 | 4.4 | 5 | 340 | 44 | 60 | 7.7 | 22.7 | 1 |
| 13 | | B. Green-Ellis | 72.9 | 2012 |  CIN | 15 | 1,094 | 278 | 3.9 | 6 | 104 | 22 | 29 | 4.7 | 6.9 | 0 |
| 14 | | A. Bradshaw | 72.5 | 2012 |  NYG | 14 | 1,015 | 221 | 4.6 | 6 | 245 | 23 | 31 | 10.7 | 17.5 | 0 |
| 15 | | R. Rice | 71.4 | 2012 |  BAL | 16 | 1,143 | 257 | 4.4 | 9 | 478 | 61 | 83 | 7.8 | 29.9 | 1 |
| 16 |  | L. McCoy | 70.0 | 2012 |  PHI | 12 | 840 | 200 | 4.2 | 2 | 373 | 54 | 67 | 6.9 | 31.1 | 3 |
| 17 | | M. Jones-Drew | 69.0 | 2012 |  JAX | 6 | 414 | 86 | 4.8 | 1 | 86 | 14 | 18 | 6.1 | 14.3 | 1 |
| 18 | | S. Greene | 66.4 | 2012 |  NYJ | 16 | 1,063 | 276 | 3.9 | 8 | 151 | 19 | 31 | 7.9 | 9.4 | 0 |
| 19 |  | D. Murray | 66.3 | 2012 |  DAL | 10 | 663 | 161 | 4.1 | 4 | 251 | 35 | 42 | 7.2 | 25.1 | 0 |
| 20 | | K. Moreno | 65.6 | 2012 | DEN | 8 | 525 | 138 | 3.8 | 4 | 167 | 21 | 26 | 8.0 | 20.9 | 0 |
| 21 | | S. Jackson | 65.3 | 2012 |  STL | 16 | 1,045 | 258 | 4.1 | 4 | 321 | 38 | 53 | 8.4 | 20.1 | 0 |
| 22 | | T. Richardson | 63.3 | 2012 |  CLE | 15 | 950 | 267 | 3.6 | 11 | 367 | 51 | 70 | 7.2 | 24.5 | 1 |
| 23 | | R. Bush | 61.6 | 2012 |  MIA | 16 | 986 | 227 | 4.3 | 6 | 292 | 35 | 51 | 8.3 | 18.3 | 2 |
| 24 | | R. Mathews | 58.9 | 2012 |  SD | 12 | 707 | 184 | 3.8 | 1 | 252 | 39 | 57 | 6.5 | 21.0 | 0 |
| 25 | | D. McFadden | 58.9 | 2012 |  OAK | 12 | 707 | 216 | 3.3 | 2 | 258 | 42 | 62 | 6.1 | 21.5 | 1 |
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