who has most 40 yard rushing plays in any season

Josh Allen has the most plays in a season when rushing for 40+ yards, with 794 plays in 2021.

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	NAME	PLY	RUSH YDS	SEASON	TM	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Josh Allen J. Allen	794	763	2021	BUF	17	122	6.3	44.9	6	0	0	0		0.0	0
2	Justin Herbert J. Herbert	791	147	2022	LAC	17	54	2.7	8.6	0	-10	2	2	-5.0	-0.6	0
3	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	791	126	2012	DET	16	35	3.6	7.9	4	3	1	1	3.0	0.2	0
4	Tom Brady T. Brady	769	81	2021	TB	17	28	2.9	4.8	2	0	0	0		0.0	0
5	Justin Herbert J. Herbert	766	302	2021	LAC	17	63	4.8	17.8	3	0	0	0		0.0	0
6	Drew Bledsoe D. Bledsoe	757	40	1994	NE	16	44	0.9	2.5	0	0	0			0.0	0
7	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	752	381	2021	KC	17	66	5.8	22.4	2	0	0	0		0.0	0
8	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	742	201	2024	CIN	17	42	4.8	11.8	2	0	0	0		0.0	0
9	Patrick Mahomes P. Mahomes	735	358	2022	KC	17	61	5.9	21.1	4	6	1	1	6.0	0.4	0
10	Jameis Winston J. Winston	732	250	2019	TB	16	59	4.2	15.6	1	0	0	0		0.0	0
11	Jalen Hurts J. Hurts	731	605	2023	PHI	17	157	3.9	35.6	15	0	0	0		0.0	0
12	Ben Roethlisberger B. Roethlisberger	730	98	2018	PIT	16	31	3.2	6.1	3	-1	1	1	-1.0	-0.1	0
13	Andrew Luck A. Luck	730	255	2012	IND	16	62	4.1	15.9	5	0	0	0		0.0	0
14	Joe Flacco J. Flacco	726	58	2016	BAL	16	21	2.8	3.6	2	0	0	0		0.0	0
15	Sam Howell S. Howell	725	263	2023	WAS	17	48	5.5	15.5	5	4	1	1	4.0	0.2	0
16	Josh Allen J. Allen	724	762	2022	BUF	16	124	6.1	47.6	7	0	0	0		0.0	0
17	Joe Burrow J. Burrow	722	257	2022	CIN	16	75	3.4	16.1	5	0	0	0		0.0	0
18	Drew Brees D. Brees	722	52	2013	NO	16	35	1.5	3.3	3	0	0	0		0.0	0
19	Matthew Stafford M. Stafford	721	78	2011	DET	16	22	3.5	4.9	0	0	0	0		0.0	0
20	Don Majkowski D. Majkowski	721	358	1989	GB	16	75	4.8	22.4	5	0	0			0.0	0
21	Kirk Cousins K. Cousins	720	97	2022	MIN	17	31	3.1	5.7	2	0	0	0		0.0	0
22	Kyler Murray K. Murray	718	819	2020	ARI	16	133	6.2	51.2	11	0	0	0		0.0	0
23	Bo Nix B. Nix	717	356	2025	DEN	17	83	4.3	20.9	5	0	0	1		0.0	0
24	Blake Bortles B. Bortles	717	359	2016	JAX	16	58	6.2	22.4	3	20	1	1	20.0	1.3	1
25	Drew Brees D. Brees	715	68	2014	NO	16	27	2.5	4.3	1	1	1	1	1.0	0.1	0

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PASS

1,249

Allen

RUSH

532

Cook

REC

277

Kincaid

Team Rankings

PPG

32.8

1st

OPP PPG

28.2

28th

RUSH YDS/G

158.0

5th

PASS YDS/G

249.8

12th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	4	1	.800
Patriots	3	2	.600
Jets	2	3	.400
Dolphins	0	5	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/18	BUF	@	LV	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	BAL	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Mon 11/9	BUF	@	MIN	8:15 PM
Sun 11/15	BUF	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 11/22	MIA	@	BUF	1:00 PM

Last Game

Bills

4 - 1

Final

Rams

2 - 3

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,572

Stafford

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

532

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

Purdy

12

Goff

12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

424.4

412.0

405.8

396.2

394.2

393.8

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

158.0

139.6

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

83.4

Watson

76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

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Likely

50.8

Kittle

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LaPorta

Fantasy K Rankings

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Shrader

68

Reichard

54

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NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	3	0	.400
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	4	1	0	.800
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

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

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Thu 10/15	SEA	@	DEN	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	HOU	@	JAX	9:30 AM
Sun 10/18	TEN	@	IND	1:00 PM
Sun 10/18	CAR	@	PHI	1:00 PM
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Josh Allen has the most plays in a season when rushing for 40+ yards, with 794 plays in 2021.

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