who has the 3rd most rushing yards ball time

Frank Gore has rushed for the 3rd most career yards, with 16,000 yards.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	18,359	224	4,402	4.2	82.0	164	3,217	512	127	6.3	14.4	11
2	Walter Payton W. Payton	16,726	188	3,820	4.4	89.0	110	4,539	487		9.3	24.1	15
3	Frank Gore F. Gore	16,000	239	3,729	4.3	66.9	81	3,977	483	695	8.2	16.6	18
4	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	15,269	153	3,062	5.0	99.8	99	2,921	352		8.3	19.1	10
5	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	14,918	183	3,226	4.6	81.5	120	2,474	305	423	8.1	13.5	6
6	Curtis Martin C. Martin	14,101	168	3,518	4.0	83.9	90	3,329	484	409	6.9	19.8	10
7	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	13,687	169	3,171	4.3	81.0	145	4,768	623	865	7.7	28.2	17
8	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	13,662	189	3,477	3.9	72.3	91	1,449	200	100	7.2	7.7	3
9	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	13,262	144	2,994	4.4	92.1	90	2,128	280		7.6	14.8	6
10	Derrick Henry D. Henry	13,162	153	2,686	4.9	86.0	125	1,820	190	246	9.6	11.9	5
11	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	12,739	172	2,936	4.3	74.1	77	3,554	398		8.9	20.7	13
12	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	12,279	173	2,835	4.3	71.0	100	6,818	761	598	9.0	39.4	36
13	Edgerrin James E. James	12,249	146	3,026	4.0	83.9	80	3,364	433	584	7.8	23.0	11
14	Marcus Allen M. Allen	12,248	217	3,005	4.1	56.4	123	5,347	580		9.2	24.6	21
15	Franco Harris F. Harris	12,120	172	2,949	4.1	70.5	91	2,285	306		7.5	13.3	9
16	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	12,074	178	2,872	4.2	67.8	65	4,434	469	27	9.5	24.9	22
17	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	11,706	151	2,527	4.6	77.5	66	2,384	290	346	8.2	15.8	8
18	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	11,438	159	2,761	4.1	71.9	69	3,675	460	625	8.0	23.1	8
19	John Riggins J. Riggins	11,352	173	2,916	3.9	65.6	104	2,090	250		8.4	12.1	12
20	O.J. Simpson	11,246	134	2,397	4.7	83.9	61	2,128	201		10.6	15.9	14
21	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	11,241	147	2,618	4.3	76.5	82	1,913	244	278	7.8	13.0	7
22	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	11,107	162	2,456	4.5	68.6	73	3,786	504	647	7.5	23.4	16
23	Warrick Dunn W. Dunn	10,967	180	2,668	4.1	60.9	49	4,331	508	591	8.5	24.1	15
24	Ricky Watters R. Watters	10,643	144	2,622	4.1	73.9	78	4,248	467	176	9.1	29.5	13
25	Jamal Lewis J. Lewis	10,607	131	2,542	4.2	81.0	58	1,879	221	298	8.5	14.3	4

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205

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RUSH

68

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REC

50

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Team Rankings

PPG

27.0

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OPP PPG

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RUSH YDS/G

174.0

4th

PASS YDS/G

205.0

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Cardinals	1	0	1.000
49ers	1	0	1.000
Seahawks	1	0	1.000
Rams	0	1	.000

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/20	MIA	@	SF	4:25 PM
Sun 9/27	ARI	@	SF	4:05 PM
Sun 10/4	DEN	@	SF	4:25 PM
Sun 10/11	SF	@	SEA	4:25 PM
Mon 10/19	WAS	@	SF	8:15 PM

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Final

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582

Allen

533

Goff

410

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

208

Gibbs

192

Cook

173

Walker

Rec Yards Leaders

225

Kincaid

209

St. Brown

182

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Pass TD Leaders

6

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5

Allen

4

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Rush TD Leaders

4

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Rec TD Leaders

4

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150.6

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134.2

Dart

125.8

Allen

Sack Leaders

4.0

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3.0

Hutchinson

2.0

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PPG Rankings

59.0

41.0

39.0

38.5

37.0

34.0

Opp PPG Rankings

7.0

10.0

13.0

Total Yards Rankings

552.0

506.0

478.0

469.0

427.5

419.0

Rush Yards Rankings

291.0

220.0

202.0

174.0

165.0

152.0

Pass Yards Rankings

410.0

387.0

361.0

324.0

291.0

277.0

Sack Leaders

7.0

5.0

4.0

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45.9

Gibbs

34.3

Henry

31.4

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Fantasy WR Rankings

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St. Brown

26.7

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25.8

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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19.7

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Fantasy K Rankings

19

McPherson

18

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	1	0	0	1.000
Eagles	1	0	0	1.000
Commanders	0	1	0	.000
Cowboys	0	1	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	1	0	0	1.000
Bears	1	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Packers	0	1	0	.000
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	0	1	0	.000
Buccaneers	0	1	0	.000
Panthers	0	1	0	.000
Saints	0	1	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	1	0	0	1.000
Cardinals	1	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	1	0	0	1.000
Rams	0	1	0	.000

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