who led the league in rushing yards from 1999 to 2001

From 1999 through 2001, Curtis Martin rushed for the most yards, with 4,181 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	Curtis Martin C. Martin	4,181	48	1,016	4.1	87.1	24	1,087	168	221	6.5	22.6	2
2	Stephen Davis S. Davis	4,155	45	978	4.2	92.3	33	629	84	114	7.5	14.0	0
3	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	4,122	44	766	5.4	93.7	37	2,643	251	320	10.5	60.1	22
4	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	3,950	47	918	4.3	84.0	22	676	83	136	8.1	14.4	4
5	Edgerrin James E. James	3,924	38	907	4.3	103.3	29	1,373	149	203	9.2	36.1	9
6	Eddie George E. George	3,752	48	1,038	3.6	78.2	28	1,190	134	179	8.9	24.8	6
7	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	3,621	45	884	4.1	80.5	23	314	55	67	5.7	7.0	2
8	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	3,504	43	879	4.0	81.5	19	255	42	57	6.1	5.9	0
9	Charlie Garner C. Garner	3,210	48	710	4.5	66.9	12	1,760	196	261	9.0	36.7	7
10	Ricky Williams R. Williams	3,129	38	814	3.8	82.3	16	1,092	132	183	8.3	28.7	2
11	James Stewart J. Stewart	2,800	41	731	3.8	68.3	24	637	76	101	8.4	15.5	2
12	Ricky Watters R. Watters	2,770	37	675	4.1	74.9	13	1,107	114	176	9.7	29.9	4
13	Ahman Green A. Green	2,682	46	593	4.5	58.3	19	1,153	135	183	8.5	25.1	5
14	Priest Holmes P. Holmes	2,649	41	553	4.8	64.6	11	939	107	138	8.8	22.9	3
15	Robert Smith R. Smith	2,536	29	516	4.9	87.4	9	514	60	74	8.6	17.7	3
16	Lamar Smith L. Smith	2,312	44	682	3.4	52.5	20	586	81	103	7.2	13.3	5
17	Tyrone Wheatley T. Wheatley	2,258	41	562	4.0	55.1	22	413	53	88	7.8	10.1	5
18	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	2,247	25	481	4.7	89.9	18	336	48	71	7.0	13.4	2
19	Duce Staley D. Staley	2,221	34	570	3.9	65.3	7	1,121	129	190	8.7	33.0	4
20	Warrick Dunn W. Dunn	2,196	44	601	3.7	49.9	11	1,568	176	247	8.9	35.6	6
21	Mike Anderson M. Anderson	2,165	32	472	4.6	67.7	19	215	31	44	6.9	6.7	0
22	Tiki Barber T. Barber	2,129	46	441	4.8	46.3	12	1,905	208	284	9.2	41.4	3
23	Antowain Smith A. Smith	2,125	41	553	3.8	51.8	22	244	24	35	10.2	6.0	1
24	Mike Alstott M. Alstott	2,094	45	538	3.9	46.5	22	563	75	103	7.5	12.5	3
25	Michael Pittman M. Pittman	1,854	41	489	3.8	45.2	11	1,039	131	184	7.9	25.3	2

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Bills	2	0	1.000
Patriots	1	1	.500
Jets	1	1	.500
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Rush Yards Leaders

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

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212.5

186.0

173.0

157.0

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Pass Yards Rankings

331.0

324.0

313.5

291.0

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Giants	1	1	0	.500
Cowboys	1	1	0	.500
Commanders	0	2	0	.000
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	2	0	0	1.000
Lions	1	1	0	.500
Bears	1	1	0	.500
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	1	0	.500
Saints	1	1	0	.500
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	2	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	2	0	0	1.000
49ers	2	0	0	1.000
Rams	1	1	0	.500
Cardinals	1	1	0	.500

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