From 1977 through 1996, Walter Payton rushed for the most yards, with 14,657 yards.

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Data note: Rushing Yards: player season data complete from 1932

	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Walter Payton W. Payton	14,657	163	3,331	4.4	89.9	90	4,176	444	9.4	25.6	15
2	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	13,259	146	2,996	4.4	90.8	90	2,137	281	7.6	14.6	6
3	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	12,739	173	2,936	4.3	73.6	77	3,554	398	8.9	20.5	13
4	Marcus Allen M. Allen	11,738	206	2,898	4.1	57.0	112	5,325	576	9.2	25.8	21
5	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	11,725	121	2,384	4.9	96.9	84	2,327	282	8.3	19.2	7
6	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	10,762	138	2,566	4.2	78.0	62	3,876	397	9.8	28.1	20
7	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	10,273	182	2,562	4.0	56.4	81	3,062	376	8.1	16.8	5
8	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	10,160	108	2,334	4.4	94.1	108	2,200	348	6.3	20.4	7
9	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	9,407	115	2,187	4.3	81.8	74	806	121	6.7	7.0	0
10	Herschel Walker H. Walker	8,205	171	1,948	4.2	48.0	61	4,710	498	9.5	27.5	19
11	Roger Craig R. Craig	8,189	165	1,991	4.1	49.6	56	4,911	566	8.7	29.8	17
12	Gerald Riggs G. Riggs	8,188	129	1,989	4.1	63.5	69	1,516	201	7.5	11.8	0
13	Freeman McNeil F. McNeil	8,074	144	1,798	4.5	56.1	38	2,961	295	10.0	20.6	12
14	James Brooks J. Brooks	7,962	162	1,685	4.7	49.1	49	3,621	383	9.5	22.4	30
15	Earnest Byner E. Byner	7,948	195	2,011	4.0	40.8	56	4,477	491	9.1	23.0	15
16	Mike Pruitt M. Pruitt	7,240	139	1,792	4.0	52.1	51	1,834	262	7.0	13.2	5
17	George Rogers G. Rogers	7,176	92	1,692	4.2	78.0	54	368	55	6.7	4.0	0
18	Franco Harris F. Harris	6,987	107	1,814	3.9	65.3	49	1,473	202	7.3	13.8	6
19	John Riggins J. Riggins	6,900	100	1,826	3.8	69.0	76	756	100	7.6	7.6	5
20	Curt Warner C. Warner	6,844	100	1,698	4.0	68.4	56	1,467	193	7.6	14.7	7
21	Rodney Hampton R. Hampton	6,816	102	1,801	3.8	66.8	48	1,309	174	7.5	12.8	2
22	Wilbert Montgomery W. Montgomery	6,789	107	1,540	4.4	63.4	45	2,502	273	9.2	23.4	12
23	Wendell Tyler W. Tyler	6,378	108	1,344	4.7	59.1	50	1,816	202	9.0	16.8	16
24	Neal Anderson N. Anderson	6,166	116	1,515	4.1	53.2	51	2,763	302	9.1	23.8	20
25	Chuck Muncie C. Muncie	6,043	98	1,412	4.3	61.7	69	2,051	232	8.8	20.9	3

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PASS

1,546

Williams

RUSH

576

Swift

REC

644

Burden

Team Rankings

PPG

26.8

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OPP PPG

20.4

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RUSH YDS/G

142.0

3rd

PASS YDS/G

256.7

10th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bears	7	2	.778
Lions	6	2	.750
Vikings	6	2	.750
Packers	6	3	.667

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 11/22	NO	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	CHI	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 12/6	JAX	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 12/13	CHI	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sat 12/19	CHI	@	BUF	8:20 PM

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Final

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Pass Yards Leaders

2,618

Love

2,386

Burrow

2,381

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

880

Robinson

872

Walker

847

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

1,036

Smith-Njigba

904

Lamb

879

Watson

Pass TD Leaders

23

Burrow

20

Cousins

19

Love

Rush TD Leaders

10

Swift

9

Gibbs

9

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

9

Smith-Njigba

7

Likely

7

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

114.8

Burrow

111.7

Lawrence

109.8

Purdy

Sack Leaders

9.5

Anderson

8.0

Rousseau

8.0

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NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.0

30.0

29.4

28.6

27.8

27.3

Opp PPG Rankings

14.5

15.1

17.9

18.0

19.5

Total Yards Rankings

386.4

384.1

383.0

379.8

376.8

Rush Yards Rankings

163.9

146.6

142.0

137.8

137.2

Pass Yards Rankings

298.3

290.9

282.3

280.5

268.1

266.8

Sack Leaders

29.0

27.0

26.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

175.2

Gibbs

170.4

Walker

149

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

161.1

Smith-Njigba

131.8

Lamb

127.9

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

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Likely

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Bowers

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McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

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Shrader

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McLaughlin

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Worst Record ATS

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	5	3	1	.611
Cowboys	4	5	0	.444
Commanders	3	5	1	.389
Eagles	2	7	0	.222
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears	7	2	0	.778
Lions	6	2	0	.750
Vikings	6	2	0	.750
Packers	6	3	0	.667
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	5	0	.375
Saints	3	5	0	.375
Buccaneers	3	6	0	.333
Falcons	3	6	0	.333
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	7	1	0	.875
Seahawks	5	4	0	.556
Rams	5	4	0	.556
Cardinals	3	6	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	7	1	0	.875
Patriots	5	4	0	.556
Jets	2	7	0	.222
Dolphins	1	7	0	.125
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	6	2	0	.750
Bengals	6	2	0	.750
Browns	5	4	0	.556
Ravens	4	5	0	.444
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	6	2	0	.750
Texans	3	5	0	.375
Colts	2	7	0	.222
Titans	1	7	0	.125
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos	7	2	0	.778
Chiefs	6	2	0	.750
Raiders	4	5	0	.444
Chargers	0	8	0	.000