From 1989 through 1995, Barry Sanders rushed for the most yards, with 10,172 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	10,172	105	2,077	4.9	96.9	73	2,180	258	8.4	20.8	7
2	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	8,956	93	2,007	4.5	96.3	96	1,951	301	6.5	21.0	4
3	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	8,848	108	2,078	4.3	81.9	52	3,414	353	9.7	31.6	20
4	Rodney Hampton R. Hampton	5,989	87	1,547	3.9	68.8	47	1,227	159	7.7	14.1	2
5	Marion Butts M. Butts	5,185	104	1,345	3.9	49.9	43	471	68	6.9	4.5	1
6	Chris Warren C. Warren	5,004	94	1,156	4.3	53.2	35	812	109	7.4	8.6	3
7	Herschel Walker H. Walker	4,980	111	1,217	4.1	44.9	36	2,564	302	8.5	23.1	14
8	Earnest Byner E. Byner	4,601	112	1,180	3.9	41.1	29	2,173	257	8.5	19.4	6
9	Neal Anderson N. Anderson	4,328	75	1,102	3.9	57.7	36	1,845	212	8.7	24.6	16
10	Lorenzo White L. White	4,127	96	1,031	4.0	43.0	30	1,738	192	9.1	18.1	6
11	Ricky Watters R. Watters	4,113	59	990	4.2	69.7	36	1,884	202	9.3	31.9	9
12	Terry Allen T. Allen	4,104	63	979	4.2	65.1	33	907	103	8.8	14.4	4
13	Johnny Johnson J. Johnson	4,078	72	1,046	3.9	56.6	21	1,513	177	8.5	21.0	5
14	Barry Foster B. Foster	3,943	62	915	4.3	63.6	26	804	93	8.6	13.0	2
15	Marcus Allen M. Allen	3,926	93	980	4.0	42.2	42	1,585	181	8.8	17.0	5
16	Christian Okoye C. Okoye	3,764	58	984	3.8	64.9	34	74	10	7.4	1.3	0
17	Harold Green H. Green	3,727	86	968	3.9	43.3	8	1,004	145	6.9	11.7	3
18	Reggie Cobb R. Cobb	3,658	77	1,040	3.5	47.5	24	926	119	7.8	12.0	2
19	Craig Heyward C. Heyward	3,526	103	845	4.2	34.2	25	1,200	139	8.6	11.7	4
20	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	3,344	56	860	3.9	59.7	15	715	109	6.6	12.8	3
21	Leonard Russell L. Russell	3,260	70	945	3.4	46.6	22	666	109	6.1	9.5	0
22	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	3,091	47	796	3.9	65.8	13	643	75	8.6	13.7	1
23	John L. Williams J. L. Williams	3,091	105	814	3.8	29.4	13	3,366	417	8.1	32.1	13
24	Rod Bernstine R. Bernstine	2,974	60	667	4.5	49.6	22	968	110	8.8	16.1	1
25	Mark Higgs M. Higgs	2,959	85	794	3.7	34.8	14	303	40	7.6	3.6	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

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Jets	1	1	0	.500
Dolphins	0	2	0	.000
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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