running backs over 30 who had 1000 yard season

John Henry Johnson was 33 years old when rushing for 1,000+ yards in 1962.

Regular season

	NAME	Age	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson	33	1,141	1962	PIT	14	251	4.5	81.5	7	226	32		7.1	16.1	2
2	John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson	35	1,048	1964	PIT	14	235	4.5	74.9	7	69	17		4.1	4.9	1
3	Franco Harris F. Harris	33	1,007	1983	PIT	16	279	3.6	62.9	5	278	34		8.2	17.4	2
4	John Riggins J. Riggins	34	1,347	1983	WAS	15	375	3.6	89.8	24	29	5		5.8	1.9	0
5	John Riggins J. Riggins	35	1,239	1984	WAS	14	327	3.8	88.5	14	43	7		6.1	3.1	0
6	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	31	1,307	1985	DAL	16	305	4.3	81.7	7	449	46		9.8	28.1	3
7	Walter Payton W. Payton	31	1,551	1985	CHI	16	324	4.8	96.9	9	483	49		9.9	30.2	2
8	Walter Payton W. Payton	32	1,333	1986	CHI	16	321	4.2	83.3	8	382	37		10.3	23.9	3
9	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	32	1,023	1989	NYG	16	325	3.1	63.9	14	268	28		9.6	16.8	0
10	James Brooks J. Brooks	31	1,239	1989	CIN	16	221	5.6	77.4	7	306	37		8.3	19.1	2
11	James Brooks J. Brooks	32	1,004	1990	CIN	16	195	5.1	62.8	5	269	26		10.3	16.8	4
12	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	31	1,203	2000	DAL	16	294	4.1	75.2	9	79	11	14	7.2	4.9	0
13	Ricky Watters R. Watters	31	1,242	2000	SEA	16	278	4.5	77.6	7	613	63	92	9.7	38.3	2
14	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	32	1,021	2001	DAL	14	261	3.9	72.9	3	116	17	21	6.8	8.3	0
15	James Stewart J. Stewart	31	1,021	2002	DET	14	231	4.4	72.9	4	333	46	70	7.2	23.8	2
16	Curtis Martin C. Martin	31	1,697	2004	NYJ	16	371	4.6	106.1	12	245	41	49	6.0	15.3	2
17	Mike Anderson M. Anderson	32	1,014	2005	DEN	15	239	4.2	67.6	12	212	18	21	11.8	14.1	1
18	Tiki Barber T. Barber	31	1,662	2006	NYG	16	327	5.1	103.9	5	465	58	81	8.0	29.1	0
19	Warrick Dunn W. Dunn	31	1,140	2006	ATL	16	286	4.0	71.3	4	170	22	27	7.7	10.6	1
20	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	31	1,202	2007	JAX	15	223	5.4	80.1	5	58	9	14	6.4	3.9	0
21	Thomas Jones T. Jones	31	1,402	2009	NYJ	16	331	4.2	87.6	14	58	10	18	5.8	3.6	0
22	Ricky Williams R. Williams	32	1,121	2009	MIA	16	241	4.7	70.1	11	264	35	53	7.5	16.5	2
23	Frank Gore F. Gore	31	1,106	2014	SF	16	255	4.3	69.1	4	111	11	19	10.1	6.9	1
24	Frank Gore F. Gore	33	1,025	2016	IND	16	263	3.9	64.1	4	277	38	47	7.3	17.3	4
25	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	33	1,042	2018	WAS	16	251	4.2	65.1	7	208	20	26	10.4	13.0	1

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OPP PPG

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RUSH YDS/G

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32nd

PASS YDS/G

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Steelers	1	0	1.000
Bengals	1	0	1.000
Ravens	1	0	1.000
Browns	0	1	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	PIT	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 9/27	CIN	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Thu 10/1	PIT	@	CLE	8:15 PM
Sun 10/11	IND	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	PIT	@	TB	1:00 PM

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0 - 1

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Shough

387

Love

361

Young

Rush Yards Leaders

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Walker

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Gibbs

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Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

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Olave

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Flowers

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Shough

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Rec TD Leaders

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Total Yards Rankings

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419.0

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Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

220.0

202.0

174.0

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Pass Yards Rankings

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387.0

361.0

334.0

324.0

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34.3

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31.4

Swift

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Watson

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Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

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

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

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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

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 9/17	DET	@	BUF	8:15 PM
Sun 9/20	PHI	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	PIT	@	NE	1:00 PM
Sun 9/20	MIN	@	CHI	1:00 PM
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John Henry Johnson was 33 years old when rushing for 1,000+ yards in 1962.

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