From 1980 through 1999, Barry Sanders had the most rushing yards, with 15,269 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	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	15,269	153	3,062	5.0	99.8	99	2,921	352		8.3	19.1	10
2	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	13,963	155	3,243	4.3	90.1	136	2,728	442	32	6.2	17.6	11
3	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	13,259	146	2,996	4.4	90.8	90	2,137	281		7.6	14.6	6
4	Marcus Allen M. Allen	12,243	222	3,022	4.1	55.1	123	5,411	587		9.2	24.4	21
5	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	11,938	173	2,849	4.2	69.0	65	4,341	456	5	9.5	25.1	22
6	Walter Payton W. Payton	9,800	117	2,290	4.3	83.8	51	3,114	336		9.3	26.6	11
7	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	9,300	129	2,188	4.3	72.1	52	2,528	287		8.8	19.6	9
8	Ricky Watters R. Watters	9,083	123	2,272	4.0	73.8	70	3,528	393	62	9.0	28.7	11
9	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	8,668	166	2,231	3.9	52.2	73	2,754	335		8.2	16.6	3
10	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	8,463	109	2,106	4.0	77.6	41	1,075	149	28	7.2	9.9	3
11	Earnest Byner E. Byner	8,261	211	2,095	3.9	39.2	56	4,605	512		9.0	21.8	15
12	Herschel Walker H. Walker	8,225	187	1,954	4.2	44.0	61	4,859	512		9.5	26.0	21
13	Roger Craig R. Craig	8,189	165	1,991	4.1	49.6	56	4,911	566		8.7	29.8	17
14	Gerald Riggs G. Riggs	8,188	129	1,989	4.1	63.5	69	1,516	201		7.5	11.8	0
15	Freeman McNeil F. McNeil	8,074	144	1,798	4.5	56.1	38	2,961	295		10.0	20.6	12
16	James Brooks J. Brooks	7,962	162	1,685	4.7	49.1	49	3,621	383		9.5	22.4	30
17	Terry Allen T. Allen	7,777	115	1,938	4.0	67.6	68	1,526	186	19	8.2	13.3	6
18	Chris Warren C. Warren	7,400	148	1,717	4.3	50.0	50	1,632	241	46	6.8	11.0	4
19	George Rogers G. Rogers	7,176	92	1,692	4.2	78.0	54	368	55		6.7	4.0	0
20	Rodney Hampton R. Hampton	6,897	104	1,824	3.8	66.3	49	1,309	174		7.5	12.6	2
21	Curt Warner C. Warner	6,844	100	1,698	4.0	68.4	56	1,467	193		7.6	14.7	7
22	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	6,701	93	1,642	4.1	72.1	49	3,852	384	103	10.0	41.4	14
23	Terrell Davis T. Davis	6,624	65	1,410	4.7	101.9	58	1,207	155	3	7.8	18.6	5
24	Curtis Martin C. Martin	6,550	76	1,694	3.9	86.2	45	1,514	205	61	7.4	19.9	6
25	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	6,260	84	1,517	4.1	74.5	42	664	93		7.1	7.9	0

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PASS

802

Goff

RUSH

307

Gibbs

REC

228

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

31.0

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OPP PPG

31.7

32nd

RUSH YDS/G

120.7

9th

PASS YDS/G

267.3

7th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	3	0	1.000
Bears	2	1	.667
Lions	2	1	.667
Packers	1	2	.333

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	DET	@	CAR	8:20 PM
Sun 10/11	DET	@	ARI	4:25 PM
Sun 10/25	GB	@	DET	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM

Last Game

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1 - 2

Final

Lions

2 - 1

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Pass Yards Leaders

939

Young

917

Shough

872

Stafford

Rush Yards Leaders

360

Walker

349

Robinson

346

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

405

Smith-Njigba

375

Olave

358

Adams

Pass TD Leaders

9

Purdy

9

Cousins

8

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

6

Allen

6

Henry

4

Gibbs

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

133.1

Purdy

127.3

Lock

116.1

Goff

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

4.0

Anderson

4.0

Graham

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

33.7

32.7

31.0

30.7

29.7

Opp PPG Rankings

12.0

13.7

16.7

17.0

Total Yards Rankings

417.7

416.3

408.0

401.7

399.3

398.7

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

52.4

Watson

Fantasy TE Rankings

35.4

Kittle

35.1

Kelce

33.3

Johnson

Fantasy K Rankings

42

McPherson

39

McLaughlin

38

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3-0

2-0-1

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Worst Record ATS

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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