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In the National Football League (NFL), the player who has recorded the most rushing yards for a season is considered the winner of the rushing title for that season. [3] In addition to the NFL rushing champion, league record books recognize the rushing champions of the American Football League (AFL), which operated from 1960 to 1969 before ...
Simpson finished with 2,003 rushing yards, averaging six yards per carry and an NFL-record 143.1 rushing yards per game. [4] In 1983, Los Angeles Rams running back Eric Dickerson broke the single-season rookie rushing record, [5] recording the second 2,000-yard season in 1984. Dickerson rushed for 2,105 yards, the current NFL rushing record ...
Seven players have been recognized as having held the career rushing yards record in the NFL. Since reliable yardage statistics were not recorded prior to 1932, the first NFL player recognized as the career leader in rushing yards was Cliff Battles, who played from 1932 to 1937 for the Boston Braves / Boston Redskins / Washington Redskins. [2]
Barkley, who has a record seven touchdown runs of at least 60 yards this season (playoffs included), rushed for 2,005 yards in 16 regular-season games, the ninth time in NFL history the 2,000 yard ...
His 2,005 yards rushing in the regular season made Barkley the ninth running back in NFL history to top 2,000 yards and he entered the Super Bowl with 2,447 total rushing yards.
His special season was capped in Week 17 when he surpassed the 2,000-yard rushing mark and, although he fell just 101 yards shy of Eric Dickerson’s all-time single season record, Barkley’s ...
First NFL quarterback to reach 100 career wins (regular season): Johnny Unitas vs. Green Bay Packers; November 9, 1969; First NFL quarterback to reach 150 career wins (regular season): Brett Favre vs. San Diego Chargers; September 23, 2007; First NFL quarterback to reach 200 career wins (regular season): Tom Brady vs. Kansas City Chiefs ...
Week 1 of the NFL season finished off Monday night with the 49ers' win over the Jets. Here's who leads the league in major categories after Week 1. NFL leaders: Top passing, rushing, receiving ...