highest career rushing + passing yards per game

Emmitt Smith has the most career rushing yards + passing yards per game, with 18,355.09.

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	NAME	YDS+YDS/G	RUSH YDS	YDS/G	GP	CMP	ATT	PCT	PASS YDS	AVG	TD	INT	RTG	TD%	INT%	SCK	SCKY
1	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	18,355.09	18,355	0.1	226	1	1	100.0	21	21.0	1	0	158.3	100.0	0.0	0	0
2	Walter Payton W. Payton	16,727.74	16,726	1.7	190	11	34	32.4	331	9.7	8	6	69.6	23.5	17.6	0	0
3	Frank Gore F. Gore	16,000	16,000	0.0	241	0	0		0		0	0				0	0
4	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	15,269.07	15,269	0.1	153	1	4	25.0	11	2.8	0	1	0.0	0.0	25.0	0	0
5	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	14,918	14,918	0.0	184	0	0		0		0	0				0	0
6	Curtis Martin C. Martin	14,101.21	14,101	0.2	168	2	2	100.0	36	18.0	2	0	158.3	100.0	0.0	1	4
7	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	13,684.84	13,684	0.8	170	8	12	66.7	143	11.9	7	0	146.9	58.3	0.0	2	3
8	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	13,662.33	13,662	0.3	192	3	6	50.0	63	10.5	3	1	87.5	50.0	16.7	0	0
9	Derrick Henry D. Henry	13,319.24	13,319	0.2	156	7	10	70.0	37	3.7	4	0	115.4	40.0	0.0	0	0
10	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	13,259.1	13,259	0.1	146	1	2	50.0	15	7.5	1	1	75.0	50.0	50.0	1	6
11	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	12,739.24	12,739	0.2	173	2	8	25.0	41	5.1	1	1	48.4	12.5	12.5	0	0
12	Jim Brown J. Brown	12,312.99	12,312	1.0	118	4	12	33.3	117	9.8	3	0	110.1	25.0	0.0
13	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	12,279	12,279	0.0	176	0	2	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	39.6	0.0	0.0	0	0
14	Edgerrin James E. James	12,246	12,246	0.0	148	0	0		0		0	0				0	0
15	Marcus Allen M. Allen	12,244.27	12,243	1.3	222	12	27	44.4	282	10.4	6	1	106.8	22.2	3.7	6	32
16	Franco Harris F. Harris	12,120	12,120	0.0	173	0	1	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	39.6	0.0	0.0	0	0
17	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	12,074	12,074	0.0	182	0	1	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	39.6	0.0	0.0	1	2
18	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	11,695	11,695	0.0	153	0	0		0		0	0				0	0
19	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	11,438.01	11,438	0.0	160	1	1	100.0	2	2.0	1	0	118.8	100.0	0.0	0	0
20	John Riggins J. Riggins	11,352	11,352	0.0	175	0	2	0.0	0	0.0	0	0	39.6	0.0	0.0	0	0
21	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	11,241	11,241	0.0	150	0	1	0.0	0	0.0	0	1	0.0	0.0	100.0	1	4
22	O.J. Simpson	11,236.81	11,236	0.8	135	6	16	37.5	110	6.9	1	0	82.8	6.3	0.0	1	11
23	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	11,102	11,102	0.0	170	0	0		0		0	0				0	0
24	Warrick Dunn W. Dunn	10,967	10,967	0.0	181	0	0		0		0	0				1	3
25	Ricky Watters R. Watters	10,643.01	10,643	0.0	144	1	2	50.0	1	0.5	1	0	95.8	50.0	0.0	0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

730

Prescott

RUSH

169

Williams

REC

309

Lamb

Team Rankings

PPG

29.3

7th

OPP PPG

27.3

25th

RUSH YDS/G

94.3

23rd

PASS YDS/G

243.3

15th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Giants	2	1	.667
Eagles	2	1	.667
Commanders	1	2	.333
Cowboys	1	2	.333

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	DAL	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	DAL	@	GB	8:20 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	ARI	@	DAL	1:00 PM

Last Game

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2 - 1

Final

Cowboys

1 - 2

Sun 27 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

999

Rodgers

939

Young

917

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.5

Watt

4.0

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Fannin

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

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NFL 2026 Betting

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3-0

2-0-1

3-1

2-1

Worst Record ATS

0-3

NFL 2026 Standings

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
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
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