rookie rushing yards leader all-time for bills

Joe Cribbs has rushed for the most yards by a Bills rookie, with 1,185 yards in 1980.

NAME RUSH YDS SEASON TM GP ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Joe Cribbs
J. Cribbs
1,185
1980
BUF BUF
16
306
3.9
74.1
11
415
52
8.0
25.9
1
2 Willis McGahee
W. McGahee
1,128
2004
BUF BUF
16
284
4.0
70.5
13
169
22
36
7.7
10.6
0
3 Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
1,115
2007
BUF BUF
13
280
4.0
85.8
7
184
18
26
10.2
14.2
0
4 Greg Bell
G. Bell
1,100
1984
BUF BUF
16
262
4.2
68.8
7
277
34
8.1
17.3
1
5 Cookie Gilchrist
C. Gilchrist
1,096
1962
BUF BUF
14
214
5.1
78.3
13
319
24
13.3
22.8
2
6 Terry Miller
T. Miller
1,060
1978
BUF BUF
16
238
4.5
66.3
7
246
22
11.2
15.4
0
7 Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
881
1988
BUF BUF
15
207
4.3
58.7
2
208
18
11.6
13.9
0
8 Antowain Smith
A. Smith
840
1997
BUF BUF
16
194
4.3
52.5
8
177
28
6.3
11.1
0
9 Devin Singletary
D. Singletary
775
2019
BUF BUF
12
151
5.1
64.6
2
194
29
41
6.7
16.2
2
10 Bobby Burnett
B. Burnett
766
1966
BUF BUF
14
187
4.1
54.7
4
419
34
12.3
29.9
4
11 Travis Henry
T. Henry
729
2001
BUF BUF
13
213
3.4
56.1
4
179
22
27
8.1
13.8
0
12 Darick Holmes
D. Holmes
698
1995
BUF BUF
16
172
4.1
43.6
4
214
24
8.9
13.4
0
13 O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
697
1969
BUF BUF
13
181
3.9
53.6
2
343
30
11.4
26.4
3
14 Josh Allen
J. Allen
631
2018
BUF BUF
12
89
7.1
52.6
8
0
0
1
0.0
0
15 Shawn Bryson
S. Bryson
591
2000
BUF BUF
16
161
3.7
36.9
0
271
32
46
8.5
16.9
2
16 Wray Carlton
W. Carlton
533
1960
BUF BUF
14
137
3.9
38.1
7
477
29
16.4
34.1
4
17 Max Anderson
M. Anderson
525
1968
BUF BUF
14
147
3.6
37.5
2
140
22
6.4
10.0
0
18 Karlos Williams
K. Williams
517
2015
BUF BUF
11
93
5.6
47.0
7
96
11
14
8.7
8.7
2
19 James Cook III
J. Cook III
507
2022
BUF BUF
16
89
5.7
31.7
2
180
21
32
8.6
11.3
1
20 Art Baker
A. Baker
498
1961
BUF BUF
14
152
3.3
35.6
3
73
6
12.2
5.2
0
21 Zack Moss
Z. Moss
481
2020
BUF BUF
13
112
4.3
37.0
4
95
14
18
6.8
7.3
1
22 Ray Davis
R. Davis
442
2024
BUF BUF
17
113
3.9
26.0
3
189
17
19
11.1
11.1
3
23 Willmer Fowler
W. Fowler
370
1960
BUF BUF
11
93
4.0
33.6
1
99
10
9.9
9.0
0
24 Jamie Mueller
J. Mueller
354
1987
BUF BUF
12
82
4.3
29.5
2
13
3
4.3
1.1
0
25 Sammy Morris
S. Morris
341
2000
BUF BUF
12
93
3.7
28.4
5
268
37
48
7.2
22.3
1
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PPG

27.8

4th

OPP PPG

22.8

17th

RUSH YDS/G

151.0

2nd

PASS YDS/G

238.2

13th

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
2
0
.667
Patriots Patriots
4
2
0
.667
Dolphins Dolphins
1
5
0
.167
Jets Jets
0
6
0
.000
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/26
BUF BUF
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
4:25 PM
Sun
11/9
BUF BUF
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM
Sun
11/16
TB TB
@
BUF BUF
1:00 PM
Thu
11/20
BUF BUF
@
HOU HOU
8:15 PM
Last Game
ATL Falcons

3 - 2 - 0

24

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14

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4 - 2 - 0

Mon 13 Oct 2025

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AFC East W L T PCT
Patriots Patriots
4
2
0
.667
Bills Bills
4
2
0
.667
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
4
1
0
.800
Bengals Bengals
2
4
0
.333
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
5
1
0
.833
Jaguars Jaguars
4
2
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
4
2
0
.667
Broncos Broncos
4
2
0
.667
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
3
0
.500
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
3
1
1
.700
Lions Lions
4
2
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
1
0
.833
Falcons Falcons
3
2
0
.600
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
2
0
.667
Seahawks Seahawks
4
2
0
.667

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
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NE NE
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Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
10/16
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
8:15 PM
Sun
10/19
LAR LAR
@
JAX JAX
9:30 AM
Sun
10/19
NE NE
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
NO NO
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM