running back with highest rushing yard season 2000-2009 nfc north

From 2000 through 2009, Ahman Green had the most rushing yards by a running back in the NFC North in a season, with 1,883 yards in 2003.

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  • Data note: Rushing Yards: player season data complete from 1932
NAMERUSH YDSSEASONTMGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Ahman Green
A. Green
1,883
2003
16
355
5.3
117.7
15
367
50
60
7.3
22.9
5
2Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
1,760
2008
16
363
4.8
110.0
10
125
21
39
6.0
7.8
0
3Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
1,383
2009
16
314
4.4
86.4
18
436
43
57
10.1
27.3
0
4Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
1,341
2007
14
238
5.6
95.8
12
268
19
28
14.1
19.1
1
5Thomas Jones
T. Jones
1,335
2005
15
314
4.3
89.0
9
143
26
39
5.5
9.5
0
6Michael Bennett
M. Bennett
1,296
2002
16
255
5.1
81.0
5
351
37
41
9.5
21.9
1
7Ryan Grant
R. Grant
1,253
2009
16
282
4.4
78.3
11
197
25
30
7.9
12.3
0
8Ahman Green
A. Green
1,240
2002
14
286
4.3
88.6
7
393
57
74
6.9
28.1
2
9Matt Forte
M. Forte
1,238
2008
16
316
3.9
77.4
8
477
63
76
7.6
29.8
4
10Chester Taylor
C. Taylor
1,216
2006
15
303
4.0
81.1
6
288
42
51
6.9
19.2
0
11Thomas Jones
T. Jones
1,210
2006
16
296
4.1
75.6
6
154
36
47
4.3
9.6
0
12Ryan Grant
R. Grant
1,203
2008
16
312
3.9
75.2
4
116
18
22
6.4
7.3
1
13Ahman Green
A. Green
1,163
2004
15
259
4.5
77.5
7
275
40
51
6.9
18.3
1
14Kevin Jones
K. Jones
1,133
2004
15
241
4.7
75.5
5
180
28
41
6.4
12.0
1
15Ahman Green
A. Green
1,059
2006
14
266
4.0
75.6
5
373
46
63
8.1
26.6
1
16Anthony Thomas
A. Thomas
1,024
2003
13
244
4.2
78.8
6
36
9
14
4.0
2.8
0
17James Stewart
J. Stewart
1,021
2002
14
231
4.4
72.9
4
333
46
70
7.2
23.8
2
18Kevin Smith
K. Smith
976
2008
16
238
4.1
61.0
8
286
39
54
7.3
17.9
0
19Ryan Grant
R. Grant
956
2007
15
188
5.1
63.7
8
145
30
37
4.8
9.7
0
20Thomas Jones
T. Jones
948
2004
14
240
4.0
67.7
7
427
56
72
7.6
30.5
0
21Matt Forte
M. Forte
929
2009
16
258
3.6
58.1
4
471
57
72
8.3
29.4
0
22Chester Taylor
C. Taylor
844
2007
14
157
5.4
60.3
7
281
29
43
9.7
20.1
0
23Kevin Smith
K. Smith
747
2009
13
217
3.4
57.5
4
415
41
57
10.1
31.9
1
24Moe Williams
M. Williams
745
2003
16
174
4.3
46.6
5
644
65
85
9.9
40.3
3
25Anthony Thomas
A. Thomas
721
2002
12
214
3.4
60.1
6
163
24
41
6.8
13.6
0

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