nfl player most games 140 or more rushing yard in all-time

Barry Sanders had the most games with 140+ rushing yards, with 32 games.

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NFL player most regular-season games 140 or more rushing yard in all-time
NAME GP RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
32
5,480
799
6.9
171.3
35
505
62
8.1
15.8
2
2 Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
26
4,382
728
6.0
168.5
35
358
39
9.2
13.8
2
3 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
25
4,427
669
6.6
177.1
31
339
50
75
6.8
13.6
2
4 Walter Payton
W. Payton
25
4,268
699
6.1
170.7
34
421
52
8.1
16.8
1
5 Derrick Henry
D. Henry
23
4,108
579
7.1
178.6
40
308
36
42
8.6
13.4
2
6 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
22
3,568
577
6.2
162.2
31
341
67
4
5.1
15.5
1
7 LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
20
3,607
531
6.8
180.4
37
494
85
118
5.8
24.7
4
8 Jim Brown
J. Brown
19
3,271
461
7.1
172.2
27
477
42
11.4
25.1
5
9 Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
17
2,840
480
5.9
167.1
33
95
17
29
5.6
5.6
1
10 Curtis Martin
C. Martin
17
2,735
499
5.5
160.9
18
375
44
33
8.5
22.1
1
11 Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
17
3,009
550
5.5
177.0
26
49
14
3.5
2.9
0
12 O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
17
3,250
463
7.0
191.2
21
147
17
8.6
8.6
0
13 Clinton Portis
C. Portis
15
2,498
414
6.0
166.5
18
294
32
43
9.2
19.6
1
14 Terrell Davis
T. Davis
15
2,639
424
6.2
175.9
22
226
28
8.1
15.1
2
15 Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
15
2,377
321
7.4
158.5
16
276
24
11.5
18.4
1
16 Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
14
2,313
361
6.4
165.2
18
260
28
37
9.3
18.6
1
17 Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
13
2,274
347
6.6
174.9
22
167
20
26
8.4
12.8
2
18 Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
13
2,163
320
6.8
166.4
16
342
36
43
9.5
26.3
3
19 LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
13
2,106
313
6.7
162.0
14
87
22
26
4.0
6.7
0
20 Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
13
2,152
281
7.7
165.5
16
235
35
47
6.7
18.1
1
21 Ahman Green
A. Green
13
2,153
292
7.4
165.6
11
243
39
53
6.2
18.7
2
22 Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
13
2,192
347
6.3
168.6
22
535
48
53
11.1
41.2
5
23 Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
13
2,347
313
7.5
180.5
21
612
63
64
9.7
47.1
5
24 Tiki Barber
T. Barber
12
2,162
287
7.5
180.2
11
354
47
62
7.5
29.5
0
25 Jim Taylor
J. Taylor
12
1,868
273
6.8
155.7
19
180
21
8.6
15.0
0
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PPG

34.8

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OPP PPG

22.4

16th

RUSH YDS/G

134.8

7th

PASS YDS/G

238.0

13th

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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
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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

24

Final

37

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4 - 1 - 0

Sun 5 Oct 2025

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NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
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
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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

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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
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NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
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ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
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DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/12
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9:30 AM
Sun
10/12
ARI ARI
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1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
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BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
CLE CLE
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PIT PIT
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
SEA SEA
@
JAX JAX
1:00 PM