From 1989 through 1999, Barry Sanders had the most rushing yards, with 15,269 yards.

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Regular season

	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	15,269	153	3,062	5.0	99.8	99	2,921	352		8.3	19.1	10
2	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	13,963	155	3,243	4.3	90.1	136	2,728	442	32	6.2	17.6	11
3	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	11,057	158	2,642	4.2	70.0	63	4,133	438	5	9.4	26.2	22
4	Ricky Watters R. Watters	9,083	123	2,272	4.0	73.8	70	3,528	393	62	9.0	28.7	11
5	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	8,463	109	2,106	4.0	77.6	41	1,075	149	28	7.2	9.9	3
6	Terry Allen T. Allen	7,777	115	1,938	4.0	67.6	68	1,526	186	19	8.2	13.3	6
7	Chris Warren C. Warren	7,400	148	1,717	4.3	50.0	50	1,632	241	46	6.8	11.0	4
8	Rodney Hampton R. Hampton	6,897	104	1,824	3.8	66.3	49	1,309	174		7.5	12.6	2
9	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	6,701	93	1,642	4.1	72.1	49	3,852	384	103	10.0	41.4	14
10	Terrell Davis T. Davis	6,624	65	1,410	4.7	101.9	58	1,207	155	3	7.8	18.6	5
11	Curtis Martin C. Martin	6,550	76	1,694	3.9	86.2	45	1,514	205	61	7.4	19.9	6
12	Earnest Byner E. Byner	5,548	144	1,423	3.9	38.5	33	2,571	308		8.3	17.9	7
13	Eddie George E. George	5,365	64	1,360	3.9	83.8	28	994	114	64	8.7	15.5	6
14	Robert Smith R. Smith	5,297	82	1,116	4.7	64.6	25	944	142	30	6.6	11.5	3
15	Marcus Allen M. Allen	5,261	125	1,310	4.0	42.1	62	1,941	219		8.9	15.5	5
16	Natrone Means N. Means	5,215	87	1,409	3.7	59.9	45	631	103	13	6.1	7.3	2
17	Marion Butts M. Butts	5,185	104	1,345	3.9	49.9	43	471	68		6.9	4.5	1
18	Herschel Walker H. Walker	5,083	143	1,233	4.1	35.5	37	2,802	323		8.7	19.6	16
19	Adrian Murrell A. Murrell	5,042	104	1,327	3.8	48.5	23	1,244	194	71	6.4	12.0	5
20	Garrison Hearst G. Hearst	4,939	75	1,166	4.2	65.9	14	1,170	113		10.4	15.6	6
21	Harold Green H. Green	4,365	124	1,151	3.8	35.2	13	1,644	213		7.7	13.3	4
22	Neal Anderson N. Anderson	4,328	75	1,102	3.9	57.7	36	1,845	212		8.7	24.6	16
23	Gary Brown G. Brown	4,300	99	1,032	4.2	43.4	21	631	84	2	7.5	6.4	3
24	Napoleon Kaufman N. Kaufman	4,293	77	885	4.9	55.8	12	980	114	25	8.6	12.7	4
25	Lorenzo White L. White	4,127	96	1,031	4.0	43.0	30	1,738	192		9.1	18.1	6

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Team Leaders

PASS

802

Goff

RUSH

307

Gibbs

REC

228

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

31.0

3rd

OPP PPG

31.7

32nd

RUSH YDS/G

120.7

9th

PASS YDS/G

267.3

7th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	3	0	1.000
Bears	2	1	.667
Lions	2	1	.667
Packers	1	2	.333

Schedule

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
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM

Last Game

Jets

1 - 2

Final

Lions

2 - 1

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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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Best Record ATS

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