what rb had the most rushing yards in 1959

Jim Brown had the most rushing yards by a running back in 1959, with 1,329 yards.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Jim Brown J. Brown	1,329	1959	CLE	12	290	4.6	110.8	14	190	24	7.9	15.8	0
2	J.D. Smith	1,036	1959	SF	12	207	5.0	86.3	10	133	13	10.2	11.1	1
3	Ollie Matson O. Matson	863	1959	LA	12	161	5.4	71.9	6	130	18	7.2	10.8	0
4	Tom Tracy T. Tracy	794	1959	PIT	12	199	4.0	66.2	3	273	23	11.9	22.8	5
5	Bobby Mitchell B. Mitchell	743	1959	CLE	12	131	5.7	61.9	5	351	35	10.0	29.3	4
6	Rick Casares R. Casares	699	1959	CHB	12	177	3.9	58.3	10	273	27	10.1	22.8	2
7	Billy Ray Barnes B. Ray Barnes	687	1959	PHI	12	181	3.8	57.3	7	314	32	9.8	26.2	2
8	Paul Hornung P. Hornung	681	1959	GB	12	152	4.5	56.8	7	113	15	7.5	9.4	0
9	Alan Ameche A. Ameche	679	1959	BAL	12	178	3.8	56.6	7	129	13	9.9	10.8	1
10	John David Crow J. David Crow	666	1959	CHC	12	140	4.8	55.5	3	328	27	12.1	27.3	4
11	Don Bosseler D. Bosseler	644	1959	WAS	12	119	5.4	53.7	3	47	11	4.3	3.9	0
12	Joe Perry J. Perry	602	1959	SF	11	139	4.3	54.7	3	53	12	4.4	4.8	0
13	Frank Gifford F. Gifford	540	1959	NYG	11	106	5.1	49.1	3	768	42	18.3	69.8	4
14	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	452	1959	GB	9	120	3.8	50.2	6	71	9	7.9	7.9	2
15	Clarence Peaks C. Peaks	451	1959	PHI	12	124	3.6	37.6	3	209	28	7.5	17.4	0
16	Nick Pietrosante N. Pietrosante	447	1959	DET	10	76	5.9	44.7	3	140	16	8.8	14.0	0
17	Johnny Olszewski J. Olszewski	432	1959	WAS	10	65	6.6	43.2	1	62	7	8.9	6.2	0
18	Lenny Moore L. Moore	422	1959	BAL	12	92	4.6	35.2	2	846	47	18.0	70.5	6
19	Dick James D. James	384	1959	WAS	12	100	3.8	32.0	3	192	13	14.8	16.0	1
20	Mel Triplett M. Triplett	381	1959	NYG	11	91	4.2	34.6	1	78	6	13.0	7.1	0
21	Jon Arnett J. Arnett	371	1959	LA	12	73	5.1	30.9	2	419	38	11.0	34.9	1
22	Bobby Joe Conrad B. Joe Conrad	328	1959	CHC	12	74	4.4	27.3	2	142	14	10.1	11.8	3
23	Lew Carpenter L. Carpenter	322	1959	GB	12	60	5.4	26.8	1	47	5	9.4	3.9	0
24	Johnny Morris J. Morris	312	1959	CHB	12	87	3.6	26.0	0	197	13	15.2	16.4	2
25	John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson	270	1959	DET	10	82	3.3	27.0	2	34	7	4.9	3.4	1

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855

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RUSH

177

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REC

284

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PPG

20.3

22nd

OPP PPG

23.8

19th

RUSH YDS/G

93.8

23rd

PASS YDS/G

213.8

19th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Browns	3	1	.750
Ravens	3	1	.750
Steelers	2	2	.500
Bengals	2	2	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	CLE	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	BAL	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	CLE	@	TEN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	CLE	@	NO	1:00 PM

Last Game

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2 - 2

Final

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3 - 1

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Pass Yards Leaders

1,381

Prescott

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

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Rec Yards Leaders

507

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

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Rush TD Leaders

7

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7

Henry

6

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Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

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31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

29.0

Opp PPG Rankings

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13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

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Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

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Lamb

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St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

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Kittle

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Johnson

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Reichard

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Worst Record ATS

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000

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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)
Sun 10/11	PHI	@	JAX	9:30 AM
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