scrimmage yards leaders by decade

Emmitt Smith has gained the most scrimmage yards in a decade, with 16,691 yards in the 1990s.

NAME YDS DECADE GP RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
16,691
1990s
155
13,963
3,243
4.3
90.1
136
2,728
442
32
6.2
17.6
11
2 LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
16,445
2000s
141
12,490
2,880
4.3
88.6
138
3,955
530
728
7.5
28.0
15
3 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
16,438
1990s
138
13,799
2,782
5.0
100.0
85
2,639
328
8.0
19.1
10
4 LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
13,923
2010s
144
10,434
2,292
4.6
72.5
69
3,489
463
591
7.5
24.2
16
5 Edgerrin James
E. James
13,471
2000s
132
10,693
2,659
4.0
81.0
67
2,778
371
497
7.5
21.0
7
6 Tiki Barber
T. Barber
13,441
2000s
110
9,514
1,967
4.8
86.5
52
3,927
444
616
8.8
35.7
6
7 Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
13,277
1990s
142
9,813
2,344
4.2
69.1
57
3,464
378
5
9.2
24.4
16
8 Walter Payton
W. Payton
12,914
1980s
117
9,800
2,290
4.3
83.8
51
3,114
336
9.3
26.6
11
9 Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
12,859
1980s
105
11,226
2,450
4.6
106.9
82
1,633
202
8.1
15.6
4
10 Torry Holt
T. Holt
12,626
2000s
157
32
8
4.0
0.2
0
12,594
868
1,464
14.5
80.2
68
11 Ricky Watters
R. Watters
12,611
1990s
123
9,083
2,272
4.0
73.8
70
3,528
393
62
9.0
28.7
11
12 Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
12,486
2000s
131
10,607
2,542
4.2
81.0
58
1,879
221
298
8.5
14.3
4
13 Jerry Rice
J. Rice
12,416
1990s
146
338
41
8.2
2.3
6
12,078
860
124
14.0
82.7
103
14 O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
12,338
1970s
122
10,539
2,223
4.7
86.4
59
1,799
173
10.4
14.7
11
15 Julio Jones
J. Jones
12,243
2010s
126
118
19
6.2
0.9
0
12,125
797
1,254
15.2
96.2
57
16 Frank Gore
F. Gore
11,851
2010s
153
9,786
2,380
4.1
64.0
47
2,065
244
359
8.5
13.5
11
17 Randy Moss
R. Moss
11,851
2000s
154
112
20
5.6
0.7
0
11,739
777
1,366
15.1
76.2
120
18 Terrell Owens
T. Owens
11,842
2000s
143
198
35
5.7
1.4
2
11,644
784
1,367
14.9
81.4
114
19 Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
11,828
1980s
129
9,300
2,188
4.3
72.1
52
2,528
287
8.8
19.6
9
20 Ahman Green
A. Green
11,757
2000s
118
8,876
1,995
4.4
75.2
59
2,881
375
493
7.7
24.4
14
21 Clinton Portis
C. Portis
11,659
2000s
108
9,696
2,176
4.5
89.8
73
1,963
242
329
8.1
18.2
5
22 Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
11,459
2000s
121
9,585
2,068
4.6
79.2
46
1,874
234
330
8.0
15.5
5
23 Antonio Brown
A. Brown
11,387
2010s
131
124
32
3.9
0.9
0
11,263
841
1,282
13.4
86.0
75
24 Matt Forte
M. Forte
11,353
2010s
114
7,629
1,782
4.3
66.9
42
3,724
434
576
8.6
32.7
17
25 Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
11,291
2000s
134
8,347
2,005
4.2
62.3
43
2,944
363
511
8.1
22.0
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PPG

24.7

10th

OPP PPG

30.7

27th

RUSH YDS/G

125.0

11th

PASS YDS/G

280.3

2nd

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
3
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
1
0
.667
Cowboys Cowboys
1
2
0
.333
Giants Giants
0
3
0
.000
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/28
GB GB
@
DAL DAL
8:20 PM
Sun
10/5
DAL DAL
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
DAL DAL
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
WAS WAS
@
DAL DAL
4:25 PM
Sun
10/26
DAL DAL
@
DEN DEN
4:25 PM
Last Game
CHI Bears

1 - 2 - 0

31

Final

14

DAL Cowboys

1 - 2 - 0

Sun 21 Sep 2025

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NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
3
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
1
0
.667
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
2
1
0
.667
Vikings Vikings
2
1
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
0
0
1.000
Panthers Panthers
1
2
0
.333
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
0
0
1.000
Rams Rams
2
1
0
.667
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
3
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
1
2
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Bengals Bengals
2
1
0
.667
Steelers Steelers
2
1
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
0
0
1.000
Jaguars Jaguars
2
1
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
0
0
1.000
Raiders Raiders
1
2
0
.333

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/25
SEA SEA
@
ARI ARI
8:15 PM
Sun
9/28
MIN MIN
@
PIT PIT
9:30 AM
Sun
9/28
NO NO
@
BUF BUF
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
TEN TEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
1:00 PM