nfl most player rushing yards on monday night football

Emmitt Smith has rushed for the most career yards on Mondays, with 2,434 yards.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	2,434	25	520	4.7	97.4	23	402	69	15	5.8	16.1	1
2	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	1,897	25	421	4.5	75.9	9	670	66		10.2	26.8	4
3	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	1,769	23	375	4.7	76.9	6	548	65	4	8.4	23.8	4
4	Marcus Allen M. Allen	1,486	27	381	3.9	55.0	17	678	77		8.8	25.1	2
5	Franco Harris F. Harris	1,435	19	322	4.5	75.5	9	283	40		7.1	14.9	0
6	Walter Payton W. Payton	1,391	18	336	4.1	77.3	7	497	57		8.7	27.6	0
7	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	1,330	17	336	4.0	78.2	9	211	26	9	8.1	12.4	0
8	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	1,326	14	250	5.3	94.7	14	169	21		8.0	12.1	0
9	Frank Gore F. Gore	1,222	17	284	4.3	71.9	5	177	24	42	7.4	10.4	1
10	Ahman Green A. Green	1,205	15	271	4.4	80.3	10	388	56	76	6.9	25.9	5
11	Garrison Hearst G. Hearst	1,112	11	213	5.2	101.1	5	155	24	19	6.5	14.1	0
12	Matt Forte M. Forte	1,110	15	265	4.2	74.0	2	346	44	64	7.9	23.1	1
13	Curtis Martin C. Martin	1,069	14	279	3.8	76.4	8	262	33	34	7.9	18.7	0
14	Ricky Watters R. Watters	1,054	15	243	4.3	70.3	5	275	33	3	8.3	18.3	1
15	James Brooks J. Brooks	1,030	18	180	5.7	57.2	9	406	49		8.3	22.6	2
16	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	973	9	209	4.7	108.1	5	162	20		8.1	18.0	1
17	John Riggins J. Riggins	958	17	293	3.3	56.4	13	205	27		7.6	12.1	1
18	Herschel Walker H. Walker	939	22	213	4.4	42.7	7	532	62		8.6	24.2	3
19	Brian Westbrook B. Westbrook	937	19	207	4.5	49.3	6	517	55	77	9.4	27.2	4
20	Terrell Davis T. Davis	936	13	243	3.9	72.0	10	135	20	4	6.8	10.4	0
21	Chuck Muncie C. Muncie	927	9	196	4.7	103.0	10	201	27		7.4	22.3	0
22	Dorsey Levens D. Levens	926	21	226	4.1	44.1	8	254	37	23	6.9	12.1	1
23	Roger Craig R. Craig	910	21	266	3.4	43.3	2	683	82		8.3	32.5	4
24	Edgerrin James E. James	907	10	245	3.7	90.7	9	277	30	38	9.2	27.7	0
25	Neal Anderson N. Anderson	876	18	215	4.1	48.7	4	496	55		9.0	27.6	4

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Team Leaders

PASS

730

Prescott

RUSH

169

Williams

REC

309

Lamb

Team Rankings

PPG

29.3

7th

OPP PPG

27.3

25th

RUSH YDS/G

94.3

23rd

PASS YDS/G

243.3

14th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Eagles	2	0	1.000
Giants	2	1	.667
Commanders	1	2	.333
Cowboys	1	2	.333

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	DAL	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	DAL	@	GB	8:20 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	ARI	@	DAL	1:00 PM

Last Game

Ravens

2 - 1

Final

Cowboys

1 - 2

Sun 27 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

939

Young

917

Shough

844

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

309

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.0

Anderson

4.0

Graham

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.5

16.7

Total Yards Rankings

424.5

416.3

401.7

399.3

398.7

392.7

Rush Yards Rankings

212.5

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

142.5

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

281.3

276.0

270.7

267.3

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Johnson

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

Shrader

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

3-0

2-0-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

0-2

0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	0	0	1.000
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	1	0	.500
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

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