The Detroit Lions have the most rushing yards per game by a team in a season, with 240.4 per game in 1936.

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1936 Lions 1973 Bills 1934 Bears 1949 Eagles 1948 Cardinals 1975 Bills 1976 Steelers 1972 Dolphins 1934 Lions 1976 Patriots 1958 Browns 1973 Rams 1954 49ers 2019 Ravens 1956 Bears 1948 Bears 1977 Bears 1951 Bears 1955 Bears 1948 Eagles 1978 Patriots 1951 49ers 1960 Cardinals 1941 Bears 1950 Giants 1950 Eagles 1950 Bears 0 20 40 60 80 100 120 140 160 180 200 220 240 240.4 220.6 219.0 217.3 213.3 212.4 212.2 211.4 210.8 210.6 210.5 208.9 208.2 206.0 205.7 204.3 200.8 200.7 199.0 198.2 197.8 197.2 196.3 196.0 194.7 194.0 192.3
TEAM RUSH YDS/G SEASON GP RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH TD
Detroit Lions Detroit Lions 240.4 1936 12 2,885 591 4.9 22
Buffalo Bills Buffalo Bills 220.6 1973 14 3,088 605 5.1 20
Chicago Bears Chicago Bears 219.0 1934 13 2,847 567 5.0 20
Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles 217.3 1949 12 2,607 632 4.1 25
Chicago Cardinals Chicago Cardinals 213.3 1948 12 2,560 531 4.8 25
Buffalo Bills Buffalo Bills 212.4 1975 14 2,974 588 5.1 26
Pittsburgh Steelers Pittsburgh Steelers 212.2 1976 14 2,971 653 4.5 33
Miami Dolphins Miami Dolphins 211.4 1972 14 2,960 613 4.8 26
Detroit Lions Detroit Lions 210.8 1934 13 2,740 632 4.3 27
New England Patriots New England Patriots 210.6 1976 14 2,948 591 5.0 24
Cleveland Browns Cleveland Browns 210.5 1958 12 2,526 475 5.3 24
Los Angeles Rams Los Angeles Rams 208.9 1973 14 2,925 659 4.4 18
San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers 208.2 1954 12 2,498 442 5.7 28
Baltimore Ravens Baltimore Ravens 206.0 2019 16 3,296 596 5.5 21
Chicago Bears Chicago Bears 205.7 1956 12 2,468 536 4.6 22
Chicago Bears Chicago Bears 204.3 1948 12 2,452 557 4.4 25
Chicago Bears Chicago Bears 200.8 1977 14 2,811 599 4.7 18
Chicago Bears Chicago Bears 200.7 1951 12 2,408 539 4.5 24
Chicago Bears Chicago Bears 199.0 1955 12 2,388 487 4.9 19
Philadelphia Eagles Philadelphia Eagles 198.2 1948 12 2,378 528 4.5 21
New England Patriots New England Patriots 197.8 1978 16 3,165 671 4.7 30
San Francisco 49ers San Francisco 49ers 197.2 1951 12 2,366 523 4.5 18
St. Louis Cardinals St. Louis Cardinals 196.3 1960 12 2,356 484 4.9 13
Chicago Bears Chicago Bears 196.0 1941 11 2,156 495 4.4 30
New York Giants New York Giants 194.7 1950 12 2,336 515 4.5 21
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Team Leaders

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PASS

4,575

Goff

Jared Goff

RUSH

1,015

Montgomery

David Montgomery

REC

1,515

Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown

Team Rankings

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PPG

27.1

5th

OPP PPG

23.2

23rd

RUSH YDS/G

135.9

5th

PASS YDS/G

270.9

4th

2023 Division Standings

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TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
Bears Bears
7 10 0 .412
Vikings Vikings
7 10 0 .412

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SF 49ers

2-0-0

34

Final

31

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NFL 2023 Leaders

Playoff Pass Yards Leaders

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1,051

Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

837

Goff

Jared Goff

774

Purdy

Brock Purdy

Playoff Rush Yards Leaders

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313

Pacheco

Isiah Pacheco

268

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

226

Jones

Aaron Jones

Playoff Rec Yards Leaders

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355

Kelce

Travis Kelce

274

Brown

Amon-Ra St. Brown

262

Rice

Rashee Rice

Playoff Pass TD Leaders

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6

Mayfield

Baker Mayfield

6

Mahomes

Patrick Mahomes

5

Love

Jordan Love

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4

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

3

Gibbs

Jahmyr Gibbs

3

Pacheco

Isiah Pacheco

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3

Ferguson

Jake Ferguson

3

Kelce

Travis Kelce

2

Shakir

Khalil Shakir

Playoff QB Rating Leaders

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120.9

Stafford

Matthew Stafford

109.3

Stroud

C.J. Stroud

108.6

Love

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3.0

Hutchinson

Aidan Hutchinson

3.0

Karlaftis

George Karlaftis

2.0

Hinish

Kurt Hinish

NFL 2023 Rankings

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34.5

Cowboys

32.0

Lions

28.7

Texans

27.5

Buccaneers

27.5

Bills

27.5

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Ravens

13.5

Chiefs

15.8

Buccaneers

20.0

Bills

22.0

Texans

24.0

Rams

24.0

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Cowboys

510.0

Rams

425.0

Buccaneers

417.0

Lions

389.0

Chiefs

386.0

49ers

383.7

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Bills

180.5

Ravens

155.0

Packers

139.5

Chiefs

128.0

49ers

125.3

Lions

125.0

Playoff Pass Yards Rankings

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Cowboys

403.0

Rams

367.0

Buccaneers

343.0

Browns

307.0

Lions

279.0

49ers

265.0

Playoff Sack Leaders

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Lions

8.0

Texans

7.0

Chiefs

7.0

Buccaneers

5.0

49ers

5.0

Packers

5.0

NFL 2023 Betting

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Lions

14-6

Chiefs

13-7-1

Rams

11-6-1

Ravens

12-7

Buccaneers

12-7

Raiders

10-6-1

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Falcons

5-12

Panthers

5-11-1

Patriots

5-11-1

Chargers

6-11

Saints

6-10-1

Jets

6-10-1

NFL 2023 Division Standings

AFC North W L T PCT
1
Ravens Ravens
13 4 0 .765
2
Browns Browns
11 6 0 .647
AFC East W L T PCT
1
Bills Bills
11 6 0 .647
2
Dolphins Dolphins
11 6 0 .647
AFC West W L T PCT
1
Chiefs Chiefs
11 6 0 .647
2
Raiders Raiders
8 9 0 .471
AFC South W L T PCT
1
Texans Texans
10 7 0 .588
2
Jaguars Jaguars
9 8 0 .529
NFC North W L T PCT
1
Lions Lions
12 5 0 .706
2
Packers Packers
9 8 0 .529
NFC West W L T PCT
1
49ers 49ers
12 5 0 .706
2
Rams Rams
10 7 0 .588
NFC East W L T PCT
1
Cowboys Cowboys
12 5 0 .706
2
Eagles Eagles
11 6 0 .647
NFC South W L T PCT
1
Buccaneers Buccaneers
9 8 0 .529
2
Saints Saints
9 8 0 .529

NFL 2023 Scores & Schedule

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DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
2/10
SF SF
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KC KC
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Sat
1/27
KC KC
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BAL BAL
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Sat
1/27
DET DET
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SF SF
31-34
Sat
1/20
TB TB
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DET DET
23-31
Sat
1/20
KC KC
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BUF BUF
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GB GB
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PHI PHI
1:00 PM