Barry Sanders had the most games by a running back in the regular-season and playoffs with 130+ rushing yards, with 43 games.
| NAME | GP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Sanders | 43 | 6,994 | 1,049 | 6.7 | 162.7 | 43 | 683 | 88 | 7.8 | 15.9 | 2 | |
| 2 |  | E. Dickerson | 35 | 5,730 | 977 | 5.9 | 163.7 | 42 | 420 | 52 | 8.1 | 12.0 | 2 | |
| 3 |  | W. Payton | 35 | 5,600 | 934 | 6.0 | 160.0 | 41 | 761 | 81 | 9.4 | 21.7 | 2 | |
| 4 |  | D. Henry | 32 | 5,491 | 812 | 6.8 | 171.6 | 53 | 408 | 45 | 53 | 9.1 | 12.8 | 2 |
| 5 |  | A. Peterson | 31 | 5,229 | 823 | 6.4 | 168.7 | 38 | 447 | 58 | 85 | 7.7 | 14.4 | 2 |
| 6 |  | E. Smith | 31 | 4,776 | 820 | 5.8 | 154.1 | 44 | 535 | 90 | 8 | 5.9 | 17.3 | 1 |
| 7 |  | J. Brown | 27 | 4,337 | 628 | 6.9 | 160.6 | 35 | 752 | 64 | 11.8 | 27.9 | 7 | |
| 8 |  | L. Tomlinson | 26 | 4,399 | 675 | 6.5 | 169.2 | 44 | 635 | 112 | 152 | 5.7 | 24.4 | 4 |
| 9 |  | E. Campbell | 24 | 3,939 | 732 | 5.4 | 164.1 | 34 | 135 | 23 | 5.9 | 5.6 | 0 | |
| 10 | | T. Davis | 23 | 3,893 | 639 | 6.1 | 169.3 | 36 | 390 | 49 | 8.0 | 17.0 | 2 | |
| 11 |  | C. Martin | 23 | 3,569 | 657 | 5.4 | 155.2 | 26 | 426 | 57 | 44 | 7.5 | 18.5 | 2 |
| 12 | | S. Alexander | 22 | 3,520 | 608 | 5.8 | 160.0 | 45 | 231 | 25 | 41 | 9.2 | 10.5 | 4 |
| 13 |  | O.J. Simpson | 22 | 3,931 | 589 | 6.7 | 178.7 | 24 | 180 | 21 | 8.6 | 8.2 | 0 | |
| 14 |  | C. Johnson | 21 | 3,210 | 478 | 6.7 | 152.9 | 27 | 468 | 62 | 83 | 7.5 | 22.3 | 1 |
| 15 | | F. Taylor | 21 | 3,278 | 512 | 6.4 | 156.1 | 25 | 350 | 34 | 45 | 10.3 | 16.7 | 2 |
| 16 |  | J. Bettis | 21 | 3,028 | 595 | 5.1 | 144.2 | 16 | 225 | 29 | 9 | 7.8 | 10.7 | 0 |
| 17 | | C. Portis | 20 | 3,176 | 553 | 5.7 | 158.8 | 25 | 448 | 43 | 58 | 10.4 | 22.4 | 2 |
| 18 |  | F. Gore | 19 | 2,848 | 463 | 6.2 | 149.9 | 11 | 374 | 44 | 65 | 8.5 | 19.7 | 1 |
| 19 | | P. Holmes | 19 | 3,035 | 495 | 6.1 | 159.7 | 32 | 636 | 61 | 65 | 10.4 | 33.5 | 5 |
| 20 |  | M. Faulk | 19 | 3,180 | 451 | 7.1 | 167.4 | 32 | 908 | 99 | 102 | 9.2 | 47.8 | 5 |
| 21 |  | L. McCoy | 17 | 2,630 | 396 | 6.6 | 154.7 | 17 | 181 | 37 | 42 | 4.9 | 10.6 | 1 |
| 22 | | A. Green | 17 | 2,721 | 395 | 6.9 | 160.1 | 13 | 383 | 56 | 74 | 6.8 | 22.5 | 5 |
| 23 | | T. Dorsett | 17 | 2,669 | 364 | 7.3 | 157.0 | 17 | 330 | 30 | 11.0 | 19.4 | 2 | |
| 24 |  | S. Barkley | 16 | 2,648 | 373 | 7.1 | 165.5 | 20 | 492 | 53 | 64 | 9.3 | 30.8 | 4 |
| 25 | | L. Johnson | 16 | 2,517 | 489 | 5.1 | 157.3 | 30 | 258 | 34 | 53 | 7.6 | 16.1 | 2 |
StatMuse has game-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1960 season.
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