From 1990 through 1999, Barry Sanders had the most rushing yards in a season, with 2,053 yards in 1997.

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Data note: Rushing Yards: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	2,053	1997	DET	16	335	6.1	128.3	11	305	33		9.2	19.1	3
2	Terrell Davis T. Davis	2,008	1998	DEN	16	392	5.1	125.5	21	217	25		8.7	13.6	2
3	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	1,883	1994	DET	16	331	5.7	117.7	7	283	44		6.4	17.7	1
4	Jamal Anderson J. Anderson	1,846	1998	ATL	16	410	4.5	115.4	14	319	27		11.8	19.9	2
5	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	1,773	1995	DAL	16	377	4.7	110.8	25	375	62		6.0	23.4	0
6	Terrell Davis T. Davis	1,750	1997	DEN	15	369	4.7	116.7	15	287	42		6.8	19.1	0
7	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	1,713	1992	DAL	16	373	4.6	107.1	18	335	59		5.7	20.9	1
8	Barry Foster B. Foster	1,690	1992	PIT	16	390	4.3	105.6	11	344	36		9.6	21.5	0
9	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	1,665	1997	PIT	15	375	4.4	111.0	7	110	15		7.3	7.3	2
10	Garrison Hearst G. Hearst	1,570	1998	SF	16	310	5.1	98.1	7	535	39		13.7	33.4	2
11	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	1,563	1991	DAL	16	365	4.3	97.7	12	258	49		5.3	16.1	1
12	Edgerrin James E. James	1,553	1999	IND	16	369	4.2	97.1	13	586	62	87	9.5	36.6	4
13	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	1,553	1996	DET	16	307	5.1	97.1	11	147	24		6.1	9.2	0
14	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	1,548	1991	DET	15	342	4.5	103.2	16	307	41		7.5	20.5	1
15	Chris Warren C. Warren	1,545	1994	SEA	16	333	4.6	96.6	9	323	41		7.9	20.2	2
16	Terrell Davis T. Davis	1,538	1996	DEN	16	345	4.5	96.1	13	310	36		8.6	19.4	2
17	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	1,500	1995	DET	16	314	4.8	93.8	11	398	48		8.3	24.9	1
18	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	1,491	1998	DET	16	343	4.3	93.2	4	289	37		7.8	18.1	0
19	Curtis Martin C. Martin	1,487	1995	NE	16	368	4.0	92.9	14	261	30		8.7	16.3	1
20	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	1,487	1992	BUF	16	312	4.8	92.9	9	626	58		10.8	39.1	3
21	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	1,486	1993	DAL	14	283	5.3	106.1	9	414	57		7.3	29.6	1
22	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	1,484	1994	DAL	15	368	4.0	98.9	21	341	50		6.8	22.7	1
23	Curtis Martin C. Martin	1,464	1999	NYJ	16	367	4.0	91.5	5	259	45	61	5.8	16.2	0
24	Dorsey Levens D. Levens	1,435	1997	GB	16	329	4.4	89.7	7	370	53		7.0	23.1	5
25	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	1,431	1996	PIT	16	320	4.5	89.4	11	122	22		5.5	7.6	0

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504

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372

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PPG

32.8

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29.6

30th

RUSH YDS/G

114.2

13th

PASS YDS/G

297.0

3rd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	5	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	.714
Packers	4	2	.667
Lions	3	2	.600

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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
Sun 11/22	TB	@	DET	1:00 PM

Last Game

Lions

3 - 2

Final

Cardinals

1 - 4

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

Stafford

1,784

Maye

1,714

Stroud

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

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7

Gibbs

7

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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

20.3

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

390.7

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

159.8

154.3

151.5

149.5

148.8

128.2

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

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NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-1

4-1

4-1-1

5-2

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
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Packers	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	3	0	.571
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

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	MIA	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	CIN	@	BAL	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	CLE	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	TB	@	CAR	1:00 PM

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