who had the most rushing yards per game in his 3rd season

Walter Payton averaged the most rushing yards per game in his 3rd season, with 132.3 per game.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS/G	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Walter Payton W. Payton	132.3	14	1,852	339	5.5	14	269	27		10.0	19.2	2
2	Jamal Lewis J. Lewis	129.1	16	2,066	387	5.3	14	205	26	38	7.9	12.8	0
3	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	128.9	15	1,934	373	5.2	13	47	11		4.3	3.1	0
4	Terrell Davis T. Davis	116.7	15	1,750	369	4.7	15	287	42		6.8	19.1	0
5	Jim Brown J. Brown	110.8	12	1,329	290	4.6	14	190	24		7.9	15.8	0
6	Edgerrin James E. James	110.3	6	662	151	4.4	3	193	24	29	8.0	32.2	0
7	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	109.4	16	1,750	336	5.2	20	343	33	49	10.4	21.4	1
8	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	107.6	13	1,399	292	4.8	12	240	36	53	6.7	18.5	2
9	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	107.1	16	1,713	373	4.6	18	335	59		5.7	20.9	1
10	Barry Foster B. Foster	105.6	16	1,690	390	4.3	11	344	36		9.6	21.5	0
11	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	103.2	15	1,548	342	4.5	16	307	41		7.5	20.5	1
12	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	102.8	16	1,645	313	5.3	13	725	100	137	7.3	45.3	4
13	Deuce McAllister D. McAllister	102.6	16	1,641	351	4.7	8	516	69	86	7.5	32.3	0
14	Gerald Riggs G. Riggs	99.1	15	1,486	353	4.2	13	277	42		6.6	18.5	0
15	Christian Okoye C. Okoye	98.7	15	1,480	370	4.0	12	12	2		6.0	0.8	0
16	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	95.6	15	1,434	304	4.7	6	567	77	95	7.4	37.8	3
17	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	95.5	16	1,528	346	4.4	13	806	90	110	9.0	50.4	3
18	DeAngelo Williams D. Williams	94.7	16	1,515	273	5.5	18	121	22	30	5.5	7.6	2
19	Herschel Walker H. Walker	94.6	16	1,514	361	4.2	5	505	53		9.5	31.6	2
20	Wilbert Montgomery W. Montgomery	94.5	16	1,512	338	4.5	9	494	41		12.0	30.9	5
21	Arian Foster A. Foster	94.2	13	1,224	278	4.4	10	617	53	72	11.6	47.5	2
22	Willie Parker W. Parker	93.4	16	1,494	337	4.4	13	222	31	42	7.2	13.9	3
23	Le'Veon Bell L. Bell	92.7	6	556	113	4.9	3	136	24	26	5.7	22.7	0
24	Delvin Williams D. Williams	92.5	13	1,203	248	4.9	7	283	27		10.5	21.8	2
25	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	91.8	12	1,101	230	4.8	11	121	15		8.1	10.1	0

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PASS

407

Williams

RUSH

253

Swift

REC

214

Raymond

Team Rankings

PPG

29.7

5th

OPP PPG

17.7

7th

RUSH YDS/G

184.3

1st

PASS YDS/G

236.0

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	3	0	1.000
Bears	2	1	.667
Lions	2	1	.667
Packers	1	2	.333

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	NYJ	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 10/11	CHI	@	GB	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	CHI	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Thu 10/22	NE	@	CHI	8:15 PM
Mon 11/2	CHI	@	SEA	8:15 PM

Last Game

Eagles

2 - 1

Final

Bears

2 - 1

Mon 28 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

999

Rodgers

939

Young

917

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.5

Watt

4.0

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

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Kelce

33.3

Fannin

Fantasy K Rankings

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McPherson

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McLaughlin

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3-0

2-0-1

3-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000