most seasons with 1200 yards rushing, running backs

Walter Payton has played the most seasons by a running back when rushing for 1,200+ yards, with 10 seasons.

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

	NAME	SEAS	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Walter Payton W. Payton	10	14,918	156	3,348	4.5	95.6	98	3,797	394		9.6	24.3	14
2	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	9	13,155	139	3,035	4.3	94.6	130	2,345	389	46	6.0	16.9	11
3	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	9	14,154	142	2,819	5.0	99.7	96	2,716	316		8.6	19.1	10
4	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	7	10,630	107	2,152	4.9	99.3	85	1,780	218	301	8.2	16.6	4
5	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	7	10,650	111	2,365	4.5	95.9	115	3,375	458	621	7.4	30.4	14
6	Curtis Martin C. Martin	7	9,960	111	2,447	4.1	89.7	60	2,220	324	323	6.9	20.0	6
7	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	7	11,226	105	2,450	4.6	106.9	82	1,633	202		8.1	15.6	4
8	Jim Brown J. Brown	7	10,374	92	1,927	5.4	112.8	84	1,927	199		9.7	20.9	14
9	Clinton Portis C. Portis	6	8,679	92	1,925	4.5	94.3	65	1,736	216	291	8.0	18.9	4
10	Edgerrin James E. James	6	8,797	92	2,084	4.2	95.6	66	2,496	295	393	8.5	27.1	10
11	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	6	7,934	89	1,671	4.7	89.1	47	1,842	222	256	8.3	20.7	7
12	Derrick Henry D. Henry	5	8,621	81	1,662	5.2	106.4	78	1,061	104	139	10.2	13.1	4
13	Tiki Barber T. Barber	5	7,643	80	1,588	4.8	95.5	40	2,631	302	423	8.7	32.9	5
14	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	5	6,896	78	1,577	4.4	88.4	41	1,077	141	218	7.6	13.8	5
15	Eddie George E. George	5	6,874	80	1,763	3.9	85.9	42	1,447	164	129	8.8	18.1	8
16	Ricky Watters R. Watters	5	6,375	80	1,612	4.0	79.7	45	2,251	268	154	8.4	28.1	5
17	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	5	6,723	76	1,404	4.8	88.5	54	4,073	389	320	10.5	53.6	27
18	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	5	6,750	79	1,524	4.4	85.4	39	2,845	277		10.3	36.0	16
19	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	5	7,758	76	1,726	4.5	102.1	67	561	94		6.0	7.4	0
20	Marshawn Lynch M. Lynch	4	5,357	63	1,181	4.5	85.0	48	1,091	124	163	8.8	17.3	8
21	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	4	5,502	62	1,133	4.9	88.7	44	1,365	178	227	7.7	22.0	6
22	Arian Foster A. Foster	4	5,510	58	1,216	4.5	95.0	49	1,765	197	273	9.0	30.4	11
23	Chris Johnson C. Johnson	4	5,841	63	1,201	4.9	92.7	40	1,240	173	239	7.2	19.7	4
24	Thomas Jones T. Jones	4	5,259	63	1,231	4.3	83.5	42	562	108	146	5.2	8.9	2
25	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	4	6,329	64	1,358	4.7	98.9	71	886	124	185	7.1	13.8	9

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,020

Williams

RUSH

476

Swift

REC

491

Burden

Team Rankings

PPG

25.7

8th

OPP PPG

20.4

9th

RUSH YDS/G

154.3

1st

PASS YDS/G

254.9

10th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	6	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	.714
Lions	4	2	.667
Packers	4	3	.571

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Mon 11/2	CHI	@	SEA	8:15 PM
Sun 11/8	TB	@	CHI	8:20 PM
Sun 11/22	NO	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Thu 11/26	CHI	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 12/6	JAX	@	CHI	1:00 PM

Last Game

Patriots

4 - 3

Final

Bears

5 - 2

Thu 22 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,989

Stafford

1,958

Love

1,877

Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

704

Robinson

701

Walker

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

867

Smith-Njigba

651

Lamb

636

Olave

Pass TD Leaders

16

Cousins

15

Purdy

15

Burrow

Rush TD Leaders

8

Williams

8

Taylor

8

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

8

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

6

Lamb

QB Rating Leaders

112.5

Goff

110.4

Burrow

110.1

Purdy

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

7.0

Young

6.0

Turner

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

30.7

28.1

27.2

27.0

26.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.3

17.2

17.3

17.9

19.7

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

399.1

397.3

390.7

387.7

381.3

380.5

Rush Yards Rankings

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

298.0

293.2

286.0

279.7

276.9

275.5

Sack Leaders

21.0

20.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

139

Gibbs

129.7

Walker

120.7

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

138.2

Smith-Njigba

102.5

Lamb

95.5

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

71.5

Likely

71.2

McBride

70.5

Kittle

Fantasy K Rankings

89

Shrader

81

Reichard

77

McLaughlin

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Best Record ATS

5-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-6

1-4-1

2-5

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	4	2	1	.643
Cowboys	3	4	0	.429
Eagles	2	5	0	.286
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Lions	4	2	0	.667
Packers	4	3	0	.571
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	3	0	.500
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	1	0	.857
Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	5	2	0	.714
Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	1	0	.833
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
Chargers	0	6	0	.000