Emmitt Smith has rushed for the most career yards in the NFC East, with 17,162 yards.

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Regular season

	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	17,162	201	4,052	4.2	85.4	153	3,012	486	91	6.2	15.0	11
2	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	12,036	157	2,755	4.4	76.7	72	3,432	382		9.0	21.9	13
3	Tiki Barber T. Barber	10,449	154	2,217	4.7	67.9	55	5,183	586	707	8.8	33.7	12
4	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	10,273	182	2,562	4.0	56.4	81	3,062	376		8.1	16.8	5
5	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	8,530	109	1,860	4.6	78.3	55	2,657	361	495	7.4	24.4	16
6	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	8,488	118	1,955	4.3	71.9	71	2,405	317	418	7.6	20.4	12
7	John Riggins J. Riggins	7,472	114	1,988	3.8	65.5	79	928	121		7.7	8.1	6
8	Rodney Hampton R. Hampton	6,897	104	1,824	3.8	66.3	49	1,309	174		7.5	12.6	2
9	Clinton Portis C. Portis	6,824	84	1,667	4.1	81.2	46	1,340	176	239	7.6	16.0	3
10	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	6,792	90	1,461	4.6	75.5	44	2,282	300	382	7.6	25.4	10
11	Wilbert Montgomery W. Montgomery	6,538	100	1,465	4.5	65.4	45	2,447	266		9.2	24.5	12
12	Brian Westbrook B. Westbrook	5,995	107	1,308	4.6	56.0	37	3,790	426	580	8.9	35.4	29
13	Herschel Walker H. Walker	5,961	145	1,403	4.2	41.1	41	4,178	426		9.8	28.8	16
14	Stephen Davis S. Davis	5,790	99	1,383	4.2	58.5	45	1,168	146	147	8.0	11.8	3
15	Alfred Morris A. Morris	5,741	101	1,317	4.4	56.8	33	440	60	86	7.3	4.4	1
16	Joe Morris J. Morris	5,296	94	1,318	4.0	56.3	48	884	98		9.0	9.4	2
17	DeMarco Murray D. Murray	5,228	68	1,127	4.6	76.9	34	1,522	215	262	7.1	22.4	2
18	Brandon Jacobs B. Jacobs	5,087	107	1,136	4.5	47.5	60	743	82	138	9.1	6.9	4
19	Larry Brown L. Brown	4,987	88	1,328	3.8	56.7	31	2,183	204		10.7	24.8	20
20	Duce Staley D. Staley	4,807	98	1,200	4.0	49.1	22	2,498	275	306	9.1	25.5	10
21	Robert Newhouse R. Newhouse	4,784	168	1,160	4.1	28.5	31	956	120		8.0	5.7	5
22	Stump Mitchell S. Mitchell	4,649	116	986	4.7	40.1	32	1,955	209		9.4	16.9	9
23	Calvin Hill C. Hill	4,625	88	1,110	4.2	52.6	32	1,381	144		9.6	15.7	7
24	Randall Cunningham R. Cunningham	4,571	128	700	6.5	35.7	33	-3	1	0	-3.0	0.0	0
25	Marion Barber M. Barber	4,358	88	1,042	4.2	49.5	47	1,280	174	223	7.4	14.5	6

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730

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169

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REC

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29.3

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OPP PPG

27.3

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PASS YDS/G

243.3

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Giants	2	1	.667
Eagles	2	1	.667
Commanders	1	2	.333
Cowboys	1	2	.333

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	DAL	@	HOU	1:00 PM
Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	DAL	@	GB	8:20 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	ARI	@	DAL	1:00 PM

Last Game

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Final

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917

Shough

872

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

360

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346

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Rec Yards Leaders

405

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358

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Cousins

8

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Rush TD Leaders

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Rec TD Leaders

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QB Rating Leaders

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127.3

Lock

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Sack Leaders

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Anderson

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33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

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13.7

16.7

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Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

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Rush Yards Rankings

184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

153.3

136.3

Pass Yards Rankings

313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

Sack Leaders

14.0

12.0

11.0

10.0

9.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

80.3

Gibbs

69.9

Henry

68.2

Walker

Fantasy WR Rankings

77.1

Smith-Njigba

52.8

St. Brown

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	2	1	0	.667
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Browns	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000