nfl most yards from scrimmage by a running back 2008

Adrian Peterson had the most scrimmage yards by a running back in 2008, with 1,885 yards.

NAMEYDSSEASONTMGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
1,885
2008
MIN MIN
16
1,760
363
4.8
110.0
10
125
21
39
6.0
7.8
0
2Michael Turner
M. Turner
1,740
2008
ATL ATL
16
1,699
376
4.5
106.2
17
41
6
9
6.8
2.6
0
3Matt Forte
M. Forte
1,715
2008
CHI CHI
16
1,238
316
3.9
77.4
8
477
63
76
7.6
29.8
4
4Clinton Portis
C. Portis
1,705
2008
WAS WAS
16
1,487
342
4.3
92.9
9
218
28
36
7.8
13.6
0
5Steve Slaton
S. Slaton
1,659
2008
HOU HOU
16
1,282
268
4.8
80.1
9
377
50
59
7.5
23.6
1
6DeAngelo Williams
D. Williams
1,636
2008
CAR CAR
16
1,515
273
5.5
94.7
18
121
22
30
5.5
7.6
2
7LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
1,536
2008
SD SD
16
1,110
292
3.8
69.4
11
426
52
77
8.2
26.6
1
8Thomas Jones
T. Jones
1,519
2008
NYJ NYJ
16
1,312
290
4.5
82.0
13
207
36
42
5.8
12.9
2
9Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
1,488
2008
TEN TEN
15
1,228
251
4.9
81.9
9
260
43
62
6.0
17.3
1
10Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
1,421
2008
STL STL
12
1,042
253
4.1
86.8
7
379
40
62
9.5
31.6
1
11Frank Gore
F. Gore
1,409
2008
SF SF
14
1,036
240
4.3
74.0
6
373
43
66
8.7
26.6
2
12Derrick Ward
D. Ward
1,409
2008
NYG NYG
16
1,025
182
5.6
64.1
2
384
41
55
9.4
24.0
0
13Maurice Jones-Drew
M. Jones-Drew
1,389
2008
JAX JAX
16
824
197
4.2
51.5
12
565
62
75
9.1
35.3
2
14Brian Westbrook
B. Westbrook
1,338
2008
PHI PHI
14
936
233
4.0
66.9
9
402
54
73
7.4
28.7
5
15Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
1,336
2008
BUF BUF
15
1,036
250
4.1
69.1
8
300
47
67
6.4
20.0
1
16Ryan Grant
R. Grant
1,319
2008
GB GB
16
1,203
312
3.9
75.2
4
116
18
22
6.4
7.3
1
17Marion Barber
M. Barber
1,302
2008
DAL DAL
15
885
238
3.7
59.0
7
417
52
61
8.0
27.8
2
18Kevin Smith
K. Smith
1,262
2008
DET DET
16
976
238
4.1
61.0
8
286
39
54
7.3
17.9
0
19Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
1,180
2008
CLE CLE
16
1,002
279
3.6
62.6
4
178
23
32
7.7
11.1
0
20Ronnie Brown
R. Brown
1,170
2008
MIA MIA
16
916
214
4.3
57.3
10
254
33
43
7.7
15.9
0
21Brandon Jacobs
B. Jacobs
1,125
2008
NYG NYG
13
1,089
219
5.0
83.8
15
36
6
12
6.0
2.8
0
22Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
1,116
2008
TB TB
15
786
186
4.2
52.4
2
330
47
68
7.0
22.0
0
23Le'Ron McClain
L. McClain
1,025
2008
BAL BAL
16
902
232
3.9
56.4
10
123
19
30
6.5
7.7
1
24Kevin Faulk
K. Faulk
993
2008
NE NE
15
507
83
6.1
33.8
3
486
58
74
8.4
32.4
3
25Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
948
2008
KC KC
12
874
193
4.5
72.8
5
74
12
16
6.2
6.2
0

More Vikings Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,342

McCarthy

J.J. McCarthy

RUSH

659

Mason

Jordan Mason

REC

832

Jefferson

Justin Jefferson
Team Rankings

PPG

20.6

25th

OPP PPG

21.9

13th

RUSH YDS/G

102.3

24th

PASS YDS/G

197.0

28th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Bears Bears
10
4
0
.714
Packers Packers
9
4
1
.679
Lions Lions
8
6
0
.571
Vikings Vikings
6
8
0
.429
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/21
MIN MIN
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Thu
12/25
DET DET
@
MIN MIN
4:30 PM
Sun
1/4
GB GB
@
MIN MIN
1:00 PM
Last Game
MIN Vikings

6 - 8

34

Final

26

DAL Cowboys

6 - 7 - 1

Sun 14 Dec 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
3
0
.786
Bills Bills
10
4
0
.714
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
8
6
0
.571
Ravens Ravens
7
7
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
10
4
0
.714
Texans Texans
9
5
0
.643
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
12
2
0
.857
Chargers Chargers
10
4
0
.714
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
9
5
0
.643
Cowboys Cowboys
6
7
1
.464
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
10
4
0
.714
Packers Packers
9
4
1
.679
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
7
0
.500
Panthers Panthers
7
7
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
11
3
0
.786
Seahawks Seahawks
11
3
0
.786

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/13
SF SF
@
NO NO
26-21
Sat
9/13
NE NE
@
MIA MIA
33-27
Sat
9/13
CAR CAR
@
ARI ARI
22-27
Sat
9/13
DEN DEN
@
IND IND
28-29
Sat
9/13
PHI PHI
@
KC KC
20-17

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/18
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
8:15 PM
Sat
12/20
PHI PHI
@
WAS WAS
5:00 PM
Sat
12/20
GB GB
@
CHI CHI
8:20 PM
Sun
12/21
BUF BUF
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
12/21
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
1:00 PM