Between the 1990 and 1999 seasons, Barry Sanders had the most rushing yards in a season, with 2,053 yards in 1997.

	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

Unlock 2x data

StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.

More Lions Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

4,564

Goff

RUSH

1,223

Gibbs

REC

1,401

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

28.3

4th

OPP PPG

24.3

22nd

RUSH YDS/G

120.1

14th

PASS YDS/G

268.6

3rd

2025 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	11	6	0	.647
Packers	9	7	1	.559
Lions	9	8	0	.529
Vikings	9	8	0	.529

Last Game

Lions

9 - 8

Final

Bears

11 - 6

Sun 4 Jan 2026

NFL 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,707

Stafford

4,564

Goff

4,552

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

1,621

Cook

1,595

Henry

1,585

Taylor

Rec Yards Leaders

1,793

Smith-Njigba

1,715

Nacua

1,429

Pickens

Pass TD Leaders

46

Stafford

34

Goff

31

Maye

Rush TD Leaders

18

Taylor

16

Henry

14

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

14

Adams

11

McBride

11

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

113.5

Maye

109.2

Stafford

105.5

Goff

Sack Leaders

23.0

Garrett

16.5

Burns

15.0

Hunter

NFL 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

30.5

28.8

28.4

28.3

27.9

Opp PPG Rankings

17.2

17.4

18.3

18.8

19.1

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

394.6

391.9

379.4

376.3

373.2

369.5

Rush Yards Rankings

159.6

156.6

144.5

134.7

129.1

128.9

Pass Yards Rankings

278.5

276.9

268.6

262.3

256.1

254.0

Sack Leaders

68.0

57.0

53.0

49.0

48.0

NFL Fantasy 2025

Fantasy RB Rankings

316.3

Taylor

314.6

McCaffrey

291.8

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

246

Nacua

240.9

Smith-Njigba

207

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

189.9

McBride

125.1

Goedert

122.8

Pitts

Fantasy K Rankings

202

Myers

194

Fairbairn

187.6

Aubrey

NFL 2025 Betting

Best Record ATS

15-5

12-6

14-7

12-6-1

12-7

11-7

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-12-1

6-11

7-10

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots - y	14	3	0	.824
Bills - w	12	5	0	.706
Dolphins - e	7	10	0	.412
Jets - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers - y	10	7	0	.588
Ravens - e	8	9	0	.471
Bengals - e	6	11	0	.353
Browns - e	5	12	0	.294
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - y	13	4	0	.765
Texans - w	12	5	0	.706
Colts - e	8	9	0	.471
Titans - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - z*	14	3	0	.824
Chargers - w	11	6	0	.647
Chiefs - e	6	11	0	.353
Raiders - e	3	14	0	.176

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles - y	11	6	0	.647
Cowboys - e	7	9	1	.441
Commanders - e	5	12	0	.294
Giants - e	4	13	0	.235
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - y	11	6	0	.647
Packers - w	9	7	1	.559
Vikings - e	9	8	0	.529
Lions - e	9	8	0	.529
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers - y	8	9	0	.471
Buccaneers - e	8	9	0	.471
Falcons - e	8	9	0	.471
Saints - e	6	11	0	.353
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - z*	14	3	0	.824
Rams - w	12	5	0	.706
49ers - w	12	5	0	.706
Cardinals - e	3	14	0	.176