who led the league in rushing yards from 1995 to 1998

From 1995 through 1998, Barry Sanders had the most rushing yards, with 6,597 yards.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	6,597	64	1,299	5.1	103.1	37	1,139	142	8.0	17.8	4
2	Terrell Davis T. Davis	6,413	61	1,343	4.8	105.1	56	1,181	152	7.8	19.4	5
3	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	5,383	63	1,284	4.2	85.4	54	1,033	176	5.9	16.4	5
4	Curtis Martin C. Martin	5,086	60	1,327	3.8	84.8	40	1,255	160	7.8	20.9	6
5	Ricky Watters R. Watters	5,033	64	1,294	3.9	78.6	40	1,691	213	7.9	26.4	1
6	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	4,918	61	1,194	4.1	80.6	24	428	71	6.0	7.0	2
7	Garrison Hearst G. Hearst	4,506	61	1,053	4.3	73.9	12	1,103	101	10.9	18.1	6
8	Adrian Murrell A. Murrell	4,172	62	1,067	3.9	67.3	22	821	133	6.2	13.2	5
9	Terry Allen T. Allen	4,086	52	1,043	3.9	78.6	37	726	100	7.3	14.0	2
10	Jamal Anderson J. Anderson	4,064	64	971	4.2	63.5	27	1,118	109	10.3	17.5	6
11	Eddie George E. George	4,061	48	1,040	3.9	84.6	19	536	67	8.0	11.2	2
12	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	4,038	61	1,075	3.8	66.2	31	2,282	245	9.3	37.4	8
13	Robert Smith R. Smith	3,777	45	782	4.8	83.9	20	562	79	7.1	12.5	3
14	Napoleon Kaufman N. Kaufman	3,579	61	747	4.8	58.7	10	799	96	8.3	13.1	3
15	Chris Warren C. Warren	3,339	54	772	4.3	61.8	28	843	133	6.3	15.6	2
16	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	3,062	59	795	3.9	51.9	17	902	108	8.4	15.3	3
17	Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar A. al-Jabbar	2,968	47	860	3.5	63.1	32	502	73	6.9	10.7	1
18	Natrone Means N. Means	2,943	48	794	3.7	61.3	21	286	45	6.4	6.0	1
19	Edgar Bennett E. Bennett	2,577	48	711	3.6	53.7	7	1,033	120	8.6	21.5	5
20	Bam Morris B. Morris	2,559	47	656	3.9	54.4	25	549	74	7.4	11.7	1
21	Dorsey Levens D. Levens	2,499	54	601	4.2	46.3	16	1,192	159	7.5	22.1	14
22	Gary Brown G. Brown	2,301	41	586	3.9	56.1	9	189	40	4.7	4.6	0
23	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	2,259	31	495	4.6	72.9	14	437	55	7.9	14.1	1
24	Marcus Allen M. Allen	2,225	48	537	4.1	46.4	25	566	65	8.7	11.8	0
25	Mario Bates M. Bates	2,140	58	587	3.6	36.9	21	214	37	5.8	3.7	0

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307

Gibbs

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PASS YDS/G

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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

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	DET	@	CAR	8:20 PM
Sun 10/11	DET	@	ARI	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	GB	@	DET	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
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Shough

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Rush Yards Leaders

360

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Rec Yards Leaders

405

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375

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Pass TD Leaders

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Rush TD Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

6

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QB Rating Leaders

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Sack Leaders

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32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

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16.7

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416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

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Rush Yards Rankings

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173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

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Sack Leaders

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12.0

11.0

10.0

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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
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
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