Jim Brown had the most rushing yards in 1961, with 1,408 yards.

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Data note: Rushing Yards: player season data complete from 1932

	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	1,408	1961	CLE	14	305	4.6	100.6	8	459	46	10.0	32.8	2
2	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	1,307	1961	GB	14	243	5.4	93.4	15	175	25	7.0	12.5	1
3	Billy Cannon B. Cannon	948	1961	HOU	14	200	4.7	67.7	6	586	43	13.6	41.9	9
4	Alex Webster A. Webster	928	1961	NYG	14	196	4.7	66.3	2	313	26	12.0	22.4	3
5	Bill Mathis B. Mathis	846	1961	NYT	14	202	4.2	60.4	7	42	12	3.5	3.0	1
6	Abner Haynes A. Haynes	841	1961	DLT	14	179	4.7	60.1	9	558	34	16.4	39.9	3
7	Nick Pietrosante N. Pietrosante	841	1961	DET	14	201	4.2	60.1	5	315	26	12.1	22.5	0
8	J.D. Smith	823	1961	SF	14	167	4.9	58.8	8	343	28	12.3	24.5	1
9	Don Perkins D. Perkins	815	1961	DLC	14	200	4.1	58.2	4	298	32	9.3	21.3	1
10	John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson	787	1961	PIT	14	213	3.7	56.2	6	262	24	10.9	18.7	1
11	Paul Lowe P. Lowe	767	1961	SD	14	175	4.4	54.8	9	103	17	6.1	7.4	0
12	Willie Galimore W. Galimore	707	1961	CHI	14	153	4.6	50.5	4	502	33	15.2	35.9	3
13	Joe Perry J. Perry	675	1961	BAL	13	168	4.0	51.9	3	322	34	9.5	24.8	1
14	Lenny Moore L. Moore	648	1961	BAL	13	92	7.0	49.8	7	728	49	14.9	56.0	8
15	Jon Arnett J. Arnett	609	1961	LA	14	158	3.9	43.5	4	194	28	6.9	13.9	0
16	Dick Bass D. Bass	608	1961	LA	14	98	6.2	43.4	4	145	16	9.1	10.4	0
17	Paul Hornung P. Hornung	597	1961	GB	12	127	4.7	49.8	8	145	15	9.7	12.1	2
18	Rick Casares R. Casares	588	1961	CHI	13	135	4.4	45.2	8	69	8	8.6	5.3	0
19	Charley Tolar C. Tolar	577	1961	HOU	14	157	3.7	41.2	4	219	24	9.1	15.6	1
20	Hugh McElhenny H. McElhenny	570	1961	MIN	13	120	4.8	43.8	3	283	37	7.6	21.8	3
21	Bobby Mitchell B. Mitchell	548	1961	CLE	14	101	5.4	39.1	5	368	32	11.5	26.3	3
22	Prentice Gautt P. Gautt	523	1961	STL	14	129	4.1	37.4	3	132	12	11.0	9.4	3
23	Billy Kilmer B. Kilmer	509	1961	SF	11	96	5.3	46.3	10	0	0		0.0	0
24	Donnie Stone D. Stone	505	1961	DEN	14	127	4.0	36.1	4	344	38	9.1	24.6	4
25	Art Baker A. Baker	498	1961	BUF	14	152	3.3	35.6	3	73	6	12.2	5.2	0

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PASS

1,482

Watson

RUSH

317

Judkins

REC

372

Boston

Team Rankings

PPG

19.0

27th

OPP PPG

20.9

12th

RUSH YDS/G

106.7

19th

PASS YDS/G

211.7

23rd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Steelers	5	2	.714
Browns	5	2	.714
Bengals	4	2	.667
Ravens	4	3	.571

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/1	CLE	@	PIT	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	CLE	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	HOU	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 11/29	LV	@	CLE	1:00 PM
Sun 12/6	CIN	@	CLE	1:00 PM

Last Game

Browns

5 - 2

Final

Titans

1 - 6

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NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,867

Stroud

1,794

Stafford

1,784

Maye

Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

665

Walker

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

636

Olave

616

London

Pass TD Leaders

15

Purdy

15

Burrow

14

Lawrence

Rush TD Leaders

8

Taylor

8

Allen

8

McCaffrey

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

111.3

Goff

110.4

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.0

Young

6.0

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

28.1

28.0

27.2

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.3

16.6

17.3

19.7

19.9

20.3

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

401.3

393.8

390.7

387.7

381.3

Rush Yards Rankings

159.8

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

301.2

297.0

293.2

280.7

275.5

273.2

Sack Leaders

21.0

20.0

19.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

89.8

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

71.5

Likely

70.5

Kittle

54.2

Bowers

Fantasy K Rankings

89

Shrader

81

Reichard

77

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

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5-1

5-2

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

2-5

1-3-1

NFL 2026 Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	3	0	.500
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

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)
Sun 10/25	KC	@	SEA	8:20 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Thu 10/29	CAR	@	GB	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	IND	@	JAX	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	TEN	@	CIN	1:00 PM

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