most yds by non-mvp in a season

Barry Sanders has the most all-purpose yards by an MVP in a season, with 2,358 yards in 1997.

Interpreted as:
most yds by non-mvp by a player in a season
NAME YDS MVP SEASON TM GP YDS/G TD RUSH YDS RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC YDS/G REC TD KR YDS KR YDS/G KR TD PR YDS PR YDS/G PR TD
1 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
2,358
1
1997
DET DET
16
147.4
14
2,053
128.3
11
305
19.1
3
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
2 LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
2,323
1
2006
SD SD
16
145.2
31
1,815
113.4
28
508
31.8
3
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
3 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
2,314
1
2012
MIN MIN
16
144.6
13
2,097
131.1
12
217
13.6
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
4 Marcus Allen
M. Allen
2,308
1
1985
RAI RAI
16
144.3
14
1,759
109.9
11
555
34.7
3
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
5 Terrell Davis
T. Davis
2,225
1
1998
DEN DEN
16
139.1
23
2,008
125.5
21
217
13.6
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
6 Walter Payton
W. Payton
2,216
1
1977
CHI CHI
14
158.3
16
1,852
132.3
14
269
19.2
2
95
6.8
0
0
0.0
0
7 Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
2,207
1
2000
STL STL
14
157.6
26
1,359
97.1
18
830
59.3
8
18
1.3
0
0
0.0
0
8 Abner Haynes
A. Haynes
2,100
1
1960
DLT DLT
14
150.0
12
875
62.5
9
576
41.1
3
434
31.0
0
215
15.4
0
9 O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
2,073
1
1973
BUF BUF
14
148.1
12
2,003
143.1
12
70
5.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
10 Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
2,038
1
1991
BUF BUF
15
135.9
12
1,407
93.8
7
631
42.1
5
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
11 Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
1,958
1
2005
SEA SEA
16
122.4
28
1,880
117.5
27
78
4.9
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
12 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
1,900
1
1993
DAL DAL
14
135.7
10
1,486
106.1
9
414
29.6
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
13 Jim Brown
J. Brown
1,872
1
1965
CLE CLE
14
133.7
21
1,544
110.3
17
328
23.4
4
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
14 Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
1,790
1
1979
HOU HOU
16
111.9
19
1,697
106.1
19
94
5.9
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
15 Jim Brown
J. Brown
1,739
1
1958
CLE CLE
12
144.9
18
1,527
127.3
17
138
11.5
1
74
6.2
0
0
0.0
0
16 Larry Brown
L. Brown
1,689
1
1972
WAS WAS
12
140.8
12
1,216
101.3
8
473
39.4
4
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
17 Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
1,580
1
1962
GB GB
14
112.9
19
1,474
105.3
19
106
7.6
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
18 Cookie Gilchrist
C. Gilchrist
1,565
1
1962
BUF BUF
14
111.8
15
1,096
78.3
13
319
22.8
2
150
10.7
0
0
0.0
0
19 Jim Nance
J. Nance
1,561
1
1966
BOS BOS
14
111.5
11
1,458
104.1
11
103
7.4
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
20 Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
1,203
1
2019
BAL BAL
15
80.2
7
1,206
80.4
7
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
21 Jim Brown
J. Brown
1,133
1
1957
CLE CLE
12
94.4
10
942
78.5
9
55
4.6
1
136
11.3
0
0
0.0
0
22 Gino Cappelletti
G. Cappelletti
872
1
1964
BOS BOS
14
62.3
7
7
0.5
0
865
61.8
7
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
23 Lamar Jackson
L. Jackson
814
1
2023
BAL BAL
16
50.9
5
821
51.3
5
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
24 Paul Hornung
P. Hornung
742
1
1961
GB GB
12
61.8
10
597
49.8
8
145
12.1
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
25 Cam Newton
C. Newton
626
1
2015
CAR CAR
16
39.1
10
636
39.8
10
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0

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PPG

34.8

1st

OPP PPG

22.4

17th

RUSH YDS/G

134.8

7th

PASS YDS/G

238.0

13th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
4
1
0
.800
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
Vikings Vikings
3
2
0
.600
Bears Bears
2
2
0
.500
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/12
DET DET
@
KC KC
8:20 PM
Mon
10/20
TB TB
@
DET DET
7:00 PM
Sun
11/2
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
DET DET
@
WAS WAS
4:25 PM
Sun
11/16
DET DET
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Last Game
CIN Bengals

2 - 3 - 0

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Final

37

DET Lions

4 - 1 - 0

Sun 5 Oct 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
1
0
.800
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
4
1
0
.800
Packers Packers
2
1
1
.625
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
4
1
0
.800
Falcons Falcons
2
2
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
1
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
3
2
0
.600
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
3
2
0
.600
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
3
1
0
.750
Bengals Bengals
2
3
0
.400
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
4
1
0
.800
Jaguars Jaguars
4
1
0
.800
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
2
0
.600
Broncos Broncos
3
2
0
.600

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/12
DEN DEN
@
NYJ NYJ
9:30 AM
Sun
10/12
ARI ARI
@
IND IND
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
LAR LAR
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
CLE CLE
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
SEA SEA
@
JAX JAX
1:00 PM