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record for most rushing yards by a player in 1991| NAME | RUSH YDS | SEASON | TM | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | E. Smith | 1,563 | 1991 |  DAL | 16 | 365 | 4.3 | 97.7 | 12 | 258 | 49 | 5.3 | 16.1 | 1 | |
| 2 |  | B. Sanders | 1,548 | 1991 |  DET | 15 | 342 | 4.5 | 103.2 | 16 | 307 | 41 | 7.5 | 20.5 | 1 | |
| 3 |  | T. Thomas | 1,407 | 1991 |  BUF | 15 | 288 | 4.9 | 93.8 | 7 | 631 | 62 | 10.2 | 42.1 | 5 | |
| 4 | | R. Hampton | 1,059 | 1991 |  NYG | 14 | 256 | 4.1 | 75.6 | 10 | 283 | 43 | 6.6 | 20.2 | 0 | |
| 5 | | E. Byner | 1,048 | 1991 |  WAS | 16 | 274 | 3.8 | 65.5 | 5 | 308 | 34 | 9.1 | 19.3 | 0 | |
| 6 | | G. Green | 1,037 | 1991 |  DEN | 13 | 261 | 4.0 | 79.8 | 4 | 78 | 13 | 6.0 | 6.0 | 0 | |
| 7 | | C. Okoye | 1,031 | 1991 |  KC | 14 | 225 | 4.6 | 73.6 | 9 | 34 | 3 | 11.3 | 2.4 | 0 | |
| 8 | | L. Russell | 959 | 1991 |  NE | 16 | 266 | 3.6 | 59.9 | 4 | 81 | 18 | 4.5 | 5.1 | 0 | |
| 9 | | M. Higgs | 905 | 1991 |  MIA | 14 | 231 | 3.9 | 64.6 | 4 | 80 | 11 | 7.3 | 5.7 | 0 | |
| 10 | | M. Butts | 834 | 1991 |  SD | 16 | 193 | 4.3 | 52.1 | 6 | 91 | 10 | 9.1 | 5.7 | 1 | |
| 11 | | H. Walker | 825 | 1991 |  MIN | 15 | 198 | 4.2 | 55.0 | 10 | 204 | 33 | 6.2 | 13.6 | 0 | |
| 12 | | R. Bernstine | 766 | 1991 | SD | 13 | 159 | 4.8 | 58.9 | 8 | 124 | 11 | 11.3 | 9.5 | 0 | |
| 13 | | R. Cobb | 752 | 1991 |  TB | 16 | 196 | 3.8 | 47.0 | 7 | 111 | 15 | 7.4 | 6.9 | 0 | |
| 14 | | N. Anderson | 747 | 1991 |  CHI | 13 | 210 | 3.6 | 57.5 | 6 | 368 | 47 | 7.8 | 28.3 | 3 | |
| 15 | | J. L. Williams | 741 | 1991 |  SEA | 16 | 188 | 3.9 | 46.3 | 4 | 499 | 61 | 8.2 | 31.2 | 1 | |
| 16 | | H. Green | 731 | 1991 |  CIN | 14 | 158 | 4.6 | 52.2 | 2 | 136 | 16 | 8.5 | 9.7 | 0 | |
| 17 | | B. Thomas | 728 | 1991 |  NYJ | 16 | 189 | 3.9 | 45.5 | 3 | 195 | 30 | 6.5 | 12.2 | 1 | |
| 18 | | K. Mack | 726 | 1991 |  CLE | 14 | 197 | 3.7 | 51.9 | 8 | 255 | 40 | 6.4 | 18.2 | 2 | |
| 19 | | A. Pinkett | 720 | 1991 |  HOU | 16 | 171 | 4.2 | 45.0 | 9 | 228 | 29 | 7.9 | 14.3 | 1 | |
| 20 | | R. Delpino | 688 | 1991 |  RAM | 16 | 214 | 3.2 | 43.0 | 9 | 617 | 55 | 11.2 | 38.6 | 1 | |
| 21 | | B. Word | 684 | 1991 | KC | 16 | 160 | 4.3 | 42.8 | 4 | 13 | 2 | 6.5 | 0.8 | 0 | |
| 22 | | R. Ervins | 680 | 1991 | WAS | 15 | 145 | 4.7 | 45.3 | 3 | 181 | 16 | 11.3 | 12.1 | 1 | |
| 23 | | B. Baxter | 666 | 1991 | NYJ | 16 | 184 | 3.6 | 41.6 | 11 | 124 | 12 | 10.3 | 7.8 | 0 | |
| 24 | | J. Johnson | 666 | 1991 |  PHX | 15 | 196 | 3.4 | 44.4 | 4 | 225 | 29 | 7.8 | 15.0 | 2 | |
| 25 | | K. Davis | 624 | 1991 | BUF | 16 | 129 | 4.8 | 39.0 | 4 | 118 | 20 | 5.9 | 7.4 | 1 | |
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.
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| Cowboys | 6 | 6 | 1 | .500 |
 Commanders | 3 | 10 | 0 | .231 |
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