nfl yards from scrimmage leaders from 1979-1983

From 1979 through 1983, William Andrews gained the most scrimmage yards, with 8,384 yards.

	NAME	YDS	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	William Andrews W. Andrews	8,384	72	5,772	1,263	4.6	80.2	29	2,612	272	9.6	36.3	11
2	Walter Payton W. Payton	8,286	73	6,309	1,487	4.2	86.4	33	1,977	203	9.7	27.1	7
3	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	7,758	71	6,190	1,401	4.4	87.2	34	1,568	196	8.0	22.1	3
4	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	7,489	70	6,846	1,581	4.3	97.8	56	643	100	6.4	9.2	0
5	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	7,433	70	6,004	1,336	4.5	85.8	34	1,429	175	8.2	20.4	4
6	Mike Pruitt M. Pruitt	6,713	72	5,131	1,196	4.3	71.3	35	1,582	219	7.2	22.0	5
7	Billy Sims B. Sims	6,252	52	4,419	1,001	4.4	85.0	37	1,833	155	11.8	35.3	5
8	Chuck Muncie C. Muncie	6,156	70	4,624	1,037	4.5	66.1	56	1,532	181	8.5	21.9	2
9	Wilbert Montgomery W. Montgomery	6,079	56	4,346	960	4.5	77.6	32	1,733	169	10.3	30.9	11
10	Franco Harris F. Harris	5,837	69	4,573	1,136	4.0	66.3	30	1,264	168	7.5	18.3	6
11	Joe Cribbs J. Cribbs	5,687	54	4,046	960	4.2	74.9	20	1,641	162	10.1	30.4	15
12	Joe Washington J. Washington	5,654	67	3,264	785	4.2	48.7	10	2,390	269	8.9	35.7	16
13	James Lofton J. Lofton	5,620	73	136	14	9.7	1.9	1	5,484	289	19.0	75.1	28
14	Ted Brown T. Brown	5,595	64	3,517	863	4.1	55.0	26	2,078	248	8.4	32.5	7
15	Wendell Tyler W. Tyler	5,172	58	3,760	821	4.6	64.8	34	1,412	151	9.4	24.3	12
16	Steve Largent S. Largent	5,149	70	57	8	7.1	0.8	1	5,092	313	16.3	72.7	38
17	Wes Chandler W. Chandler	5,128	72	65	13	5.0	0.9	0	5,063	306	16.5	70.3	32
18	Pete Johnson P. Johnson	5,116	64	4,074	1,069	3.8	63.7	53	1,042	137	7.6	16.3	6
19	Charlie Joiner C. Joiner	4,821	73	-12	1	-12.0	-0.2	0	4,833	314	15.4	66.2	18
20	Stanley Morgan S. Morgan	4,581	70	112	16	7.0	1.6	0	4,469	219	20.4	63.8	29
21	Kellen Winslow K. Winslow	4,513	64	0	0		0.0	0	4,513	344	13.1	70.5	35
22	Tony Hill T. Hill	4,463	69	66	9	7.3	1.0	0	4,397	250	17.6	63.7	30
23	John Jefferson J. Jefferson	4,398	68	54	5	10.8	0.8	0	4,344	266	16.3	63.9	34
24	Curtis Dickey C. Dickey	4,267	54	2,933	660	4.4	54.3	23	1,334	107	12.5	24.7	8
25	Dwight Clark D. Clark	4,131	73	50	6	8.3	0.7	0	4,081	315	13.0	55.9	25

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616

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PASS YDS/G

211.3

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Panthers	3	3	.500
Falcons	3	4	.429
Saints	2	5	.286
Buccaneers	2	5	.286

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Sun 11/1	ATL	@	TB	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	CIN	@	ATL	9:30 AM
Sun 11/15	KC	@	ATL	1:00 PM
Sun 11/29	ATL	@	MIN	1:00 PM
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1,958

Love

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Cousins

Rush Yards Leaders

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Robinson

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Walker

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Rec Yards Leaders

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Smith-Njigba

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Cousins

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Rec TD Leaders

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110.4

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110.1

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Sack Leaders

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30.7

28.1

27.2

27.0

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Opp PPG Rankings

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17.2

17.3

17.9

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399.1

397.3

390.7

387.7

381.3

380.5

Rush Yards Rankings

154.3

148.8

146.4

141.7

141.5

139.9

Pass Yards Rankings

298.0

293.2

286.0

279.7

276.9

275.5

Sack Leaders

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139

Gibbs

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Robinson

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Cowboys	3	4	0	.429
Eagles	2	5	0	.286
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	6	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Lions	4	2	0	.667
Packers	4	3	0	.571
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	3	0	.500
Falcons	3	4	0	.429
Buccaneers	2	5	0	.286
Saints	2	5	0	.286
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Seahawks	4	3	0	.571
Rams	3	4	0	.429
Cardinals	2	5	0	.286

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Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	5	0	.286
Dolphins	1	5	0	.167
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
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Steelers	5	2	0	.714
Bengals	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	3	0	.571
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	5	0	.286
Texans	2	5	0	.286
Titans	1	6	0	.143
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	1	0	.833
Broncos	5	2	0	.714
Raiders	3	4	0	.429
Chargers	0	6	0	.000