most single season rushing yards by a rookie detroit lions all-time

The Detroit Lions rushed for their most yards in their rookie season in 1989, with 1,618 yards.

	TEAM	RUSH YDS	SEASON	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Lions	1,618	1989	23	313	5.2	70.3	18	282	24		11.8	12.3	0
2	Lions	1,320	1980	22	315	4.2	60.0	14	767	61		12.6	34.9	4
3	Lions	1,134	2004	29	242	4.7	39.1	5	997	82	159	12.2	34.4	9
4	Lions	1,000	2008	32	243	4.1	31.3	8	339	48	63	7.1	10.6	0
5	Lions	949	2023	32	183	5.2	29.7	10	1,205	138	191	8.7	37.7	11
6	Lions	860	1967	13	206	4.2	66.2	3	317	39		8.1	24.4	3
7	Lions	818	1956	33	197	4.2	24.8	3	222	24		9.3	6.7	3
8	Lions	798	2012	14	215	3.7	57.0	9	214	34	48	6.3	15.3	0
9	Lions	710	1986	32	172	4.1	22.2	5	228	36		6.3	7.1	0
10	Spartans	710	1933	30	200	3.6	23.7	2	175	13		13.5	5.8	4
11	Lions	702	2019	28	170	4.1	25.1	3	134	28	38	4.8	4.8	1
12	Lions	686	1976	21	157	4.4	32.7	4	130	23		5.7	6.2	1
13	Lions	685	1941	65	238	2.9	10.5	5	196	19		10.3	3.0	0
14	Lions	675	1942	63	212	3.2	10.7	1	195	21		9.3	3.1	1
15	Lions	659	2015	38	164	4.0	17.3	2	233	33	47	7.1	6.1	2
16	Lions	645	2018	16	119	5.4	40.3	3	342	43	56	8.0	21.4	1
17	Lions	555	2010	16	171	3.2	34.7	4	487	58	80	8.4	30.4	2
18	Lions	555	1969	38	182	3.0	14.6	1	282	38		7.4	7.4	0
19	Lions	528	1975	28	112	4.7	18.9	3	203	32		6.3	7.3	0
20	Lions	521	2020	13	114	4.6	40.1	8	357	46	57	7.8	27.5	2
21	Lions	515	1939	43	151	3.4	12.0	2	127	11		11.5	3.0	1
22	Lions	475	1983	14	135	3.5	33.9	6	467	46		10.2	33.4	1
23	Lions	468	1950	23	114	4.1	20.3	7	538	36		14.9	23.4	6
24	Lions	462	1943	39	147	3.1	11.8	1	201	14		14.4	5.2	2
25	Lions	447	1959	10	76	5.9	44.7	3	140	16		8.8	14.0	0

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PASS

4,629

Goff

RUSH

1,412

Gibbs

REC

1,263

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Team Rankings

PPG

33.2

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OPP PPG

20.1

7th

RUSH YDS/G

146.4

6th

PASS YDS/G

277.5

2nd

2024 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Lions	15	2	.882
Vikings	14	3	.824
Packers	11	6	.647
Bears	5	12	.294

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/7	DET	@	GB	4:25 PM
Sun 9/14	CHI	@	DET	1:00 PM
Mon 9/22	DET	@	BAL	8:15 PM
Sun 9/28	CLE	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 10/5	DET	@	CIN	4:25 PM

Last Game

Lions

0 - 1 - 0

Final

Commanders

2 - 0 - 0

Sat 18 Jan 2025

NFL 2024 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,918

Burrow

4,629

Goff

4,500

Mayfield

Rush Yards Leaders

2,005

Barkley

1,921

Henry

1,456

Robinson

Rec Yards Leaders

1,708

Chase

1,533

Jefferson

1,282

Thomas

Pass TD Leaders

43

Burrow

41

Jackson

41

Mayfield

Rush TD Leaders

16

Gibbs

16

Cook

16

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

17

Chase

13

McLaurin

12

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

111.8

Goff

108.5

Burrow

Sack Leaders

17.5

Hendrickson

14.0

Garrett

13.5

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NFL 2024 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.2

30.9

30.5

29.5

28.5

27.8

Opp PPG Rankings

17.7

17.8

18.3

19.2

19.5

19.9

Total Yards Rankings

424.9

409.5

399.6

376.3

370.8

369.8

Rush Yards Rankings

187.6

179.3

154.1

149.2

146.8

146.4

Pass Yards Rankings

289.3

277.5

265.0

260.2

257.6

Sack Leaders

63.0

54.0

52.0

49.0

46.0

NFL Fantasy 2024

Fantasy RB Rankings

322.3

Barkley

317.4

Henry

310.9

Gibbs

Fantasy WR Rankings

276

Chase

214.5

Jefferson

201.2

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

158.6

Kittle

150.7

Bowers

138.8

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

192

Aubrey

191

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179

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12-5-1

12-6

14-7

12-6

11-6

11-6-1

Worst Record ATS

2-15

4-13

5-12

6-11

NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	14	3	0	.824
Commanders	12	5	0	.706
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Lions	15	2	0	.882
Vikings	14	3	0	.824
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Buccaneers	10	7	0	.588
Falcons	8	9	0	.471
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Rams	10	7	0	.588
Seahawks	10	7	0	.588

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	13	4	0	.765
Dolphins	8	9	0	.471
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	12	5	0	.706
Steelers	10	7	0	.588
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Texans	10	7	0	.588
Colts	8	9	0	.471
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	15	2	0	.882
Chargers	11	6	0	.647