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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 ...
Most yards returning interceptions, season, 929; San Diego Chargers: 1961. Fewest yards returning interceptions, season, 5; Los Angeles Rams 1959. Most yards returning interceptions, single team, game, 325; Seattle Seahawks (vs Kansas City Chiefs) Nov 4, 1984. Most yards returning interceptions, both teams, game, 356
The single-season interception record is held by Night Train Lane, who logged 14 interceptions in 1952 while playing for the Los Angeles Rams as a rookie. [9] [10] Prior to that, Dan Sandifer of the Washington Redskins and Spec Sanders of the New York Yanks jointly held the record, earning 13 interceptions in 1948 and 1950 respectively.
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 2,000 yard rushing season: O. J. Simpson, 2,003 rushing yards, Buffalo Bills, 1973 [162] [163] First 2,100 yard rushing season : Eric Dickerson , 2,105 rushing yards, Los Angeles Rams , 1984 First 15 rushing touchdown season : Steve Van Buren , 15 rushing touchdowns, Philadelphia , 1945 [ 164 ]
In 1984, Dickerson topped 100 yards rushing 12 times to break O.J. Simpson’s 1973 record of 2,003 yards rushing in a season. Simpson set his record in 14 games for the Buffalo Bills before the NFL expanded to 16 in 1978. The NFL moved to 17 games in 2021. “The way football is right now, it’s kind of hard to rush for 2,000 yards in 14 ...
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 ...