Barry Sanders has played the most seasons when rushing for 1,478+ yards, with 6 seasons.

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Regular season

	NAME	SEAS	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	6	10,028	95	1,972	5.1	105.6	60	1,729	227		7.6	18.2	6
2	Derrick Henry D. Henry	5	8,621	81	1,662	5.2	106.4	78	1,061	104	139	10.2	13.1	4
3	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	5	8,019	77	1,766	4.5	104.1	85	1,723	277		6.2	22.4	4
4	Clinton Portis C. Portis	4	6,102	61	1,257	4.9	100.0	49	1,112	129	176	8.6	18.2	2
5	Edgerrin James E. James	4	6,316	63	1,450	4.4	100.3	48	2,000	220	284	9.1	31.7	10
6	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	4	7,393	64	1,561	4.7	115.5	57	1,125	134		8.4	17.6	3
7	Walter Payton W. Payton	4	6,697	62	1,413	4.7	108.0	48	1,433	152		9.4	23.1	6
8	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	3	5,342	48	1,038	5.1	111.3	33	564	91	126	6.2	11.8	1
9	Tiki Barber T. Barber	3	5,040	48	1,006	5.0	105.0	27	1,573	164	230	9.6	32.8	4
10	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	3	5,143	48	1,033	5.0	107.1	55	1,722	235	318	7.3	35.9	8
11	Terrell Davis T. Davis	3	5,296	47	1,106	4.8	112.7	49	814	103		7.9	17.3	4
12	Curtis Martin C. Martin	3	4,697	48	1,072	4.4	97.9	36	826	124	112	6.7	17.2	3
13	O.J. Simpson	3	5,323	42	951	5.6	126.7	36	755	56		13.5	18.0	8
14	Jim Brown J. Brown	3	4,934	40	837	5.9	123.4	46	734	74		9.9	18.4	8
15	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	2	3,396	34	655	5.2	99.9	36	738	86	106	8.6	21.7	4
16	Nick Chubb N. Chubb	2	3,019	33	600	5.0	91.5	20	517	63	86	8.2	15.7	1
17	Larry Johnson L. Johnson	2	3,539	32	752	4.7	110.6	37	753	74	116	10.2	23.5	3
18	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	2	3,576	32	723	4.9	111.8	43	248	38	67	6.5	7.8	5
19	Priest Holmes P. Holmes	2	3,170	30	640	5.0	105.7	29	1,286	132	156	9.7	42.9	5
20	Gerald Riggs G. Riggs	2	3,205	31	750	4.3	103.4	23	544	75		7.3	17.5	0
21	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	2	3,631	31	741	4.9	117.1	32	141	27		5.2	4.5	0
22	James Cook III J. Cook III	1	1,621	17	309	5.2	95.4	12	291	33	40	8.8	17.1	2
23	Bijan Robinson B. Robinson	1	1,478	17	287	5.1	86.9	7	820	79	103	10.4	48.2	4
24	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	1	2,005	16	345	5.8	125.3	13	278	33	43	8.4	17.4	2
25	Josh Jacobs J. Jacobs	1	1,653	17	340	4.9	97.2	12	400	53	64	7.5	23.5	0

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RUSH

307

Gibbs

REC

228

St. Brown

Team Rankings

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RUSH YDS/G

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PASS YDS/G

267.3

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2026 Division Standings

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

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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

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1 - 2

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Lions

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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

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6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

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St. Brown

4

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QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

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Sack Leaders

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Rousseau

4.5

Watt

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33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

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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

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Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

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St. Brown

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

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Kelce

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Worst Record ATS

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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