rushing attempts per game for the top 25 all-time rushers

Emmitt Smith had 19.65 rush attempts per game played in his career.

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	NAME	ATT/GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	GP	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	19.65	18,359	4,402	224	4.2	82.0	164	3,217	512	127	6.3	14.4	11
2	Walter Payton W. Payton	20.32	16,726	3,820	188	4.4	89.0	110	4,539	487		9.3	24.1	15
3	Frank Gore F. Gore	15.6	16,000	3,729	239	4.3	66.9	81	3,977	483	695	8.2	16.6	18
4	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	20.01	15,269	3,062	153	5.0	99.8	99	2,921	352		8.3	19.1	10
5	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	17.63	14,918	3,226	183	4.6	81.5	120	2,474	305	423	8.1	13.5	6
6	Curtis Martin C. Martin	20.94	14,101	3,518	168	4.0	83.9	90	3,329	484	409	6.9	19.8	10
7	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	18.76	13,687	3,171	169	4.3	81.0	145	4,768	623	865	7.7	28.2	17
8	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	18.4	13,662	3,477	189	3.9	72.3	91	1,449	200	100	7.2	7.7	3
9	Derrick Henry D. Henry	17.6	13,319	2,728	155	4.9	85.9	128	1,839	194	250	9.5	11.9	5
10	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	20.79	13,262	2,994	144	4.4	92.1	90	2,128	280		7.6	14.8	6
11	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	17.07	12,739	2,936	172	4.3	74.1	77	3,554	398		8.9	20.7	13
12	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	16.39	12,279	2,835	173	4.3	71.0	100	6,818	761	598	9.0	39.4	36
13	Edgerrin James E. James	20.73	12,249	3,026	146	4.0	83.9	80	3,364	433	584	7.8	23.0	11
14	Marcus Allen M. Allen	13.85	12,248	3,005	217	4.1	56.4	123	5,347	580		9.2	24.6	21
15	Franco Harris F. Harris	17.15	12,120	2,949	172	4.1	70.5	91	2,285	306		7.5	13.3	9
16	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	16.13	12,074	2,872	178	4.2	67.8	65	4,434	469	27	9.5	24.9	22
17	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	16.74	11,706	2,527	151	4.6	77.5	66	2,384	290	346	8.2	15.8	8
18	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	17.36	11,438	2,761	159	4.1	71.9	69	3,675	460	625	8.0	23.1	8
19	John Riggins J. Riggins	16.86	11,352	2,916	173	3.9	65.6	104	2,090	250		8.4	12.1	12
20	O.J. Simpson	17.89	11,246	2,397	134	4.7	83.9	61	2,128	201		10.6	15.9	14
21	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	17.81	11,241	2,618	147	4.3	76.5	82	1,913	244	278	7.8	13.0	7
22	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	15.16	11,107	2,456	162	4.5	68.6	73	3,786	504	647	7.5	23.4	16
23	Warrick Dunn W. Dunn	14.82	10,967	2,668	180	4.1	60.9	49	4,331	508	591	8.5	24.1	15
24	Ricky Watters R. Watters	18.21	10,643	2,622	144	4.1	73.9	78	4,248	467	176	9.1	29.5	13
25	Jamal Lewis J. Lewis	19.4	10,607	2,542	131	4.2	81.0	58	1,879	221	298	8.5	14.3	4

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169

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REC

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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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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

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Final

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Rush TD Leaders

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Henry

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Rec TD Leaders

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Opp PPG Rankings

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399.3

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Rush Yards Rankings

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155.0

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Pass Yards Rankings

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295.0

281.3

276.0

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Sack Leaders

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12.0

11.0

10.0

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Fantasy TE Rankings

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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