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Most rushing yards in a rookie season: 1,341, Adrian Peterson ; Most rushing yards in a game: 296, Adrian Peterson (November 4, 2007) – NFL record; Longest run: 95, Chester Taylor (October 22, 2006) Most seasons with 1,000+ yards rushing: 7, Adrian Peterson (2007–2010, 2012–2013, 2015) Most consecutive seasons with 1,000+ yards rushing: 4
The second 1,000-yard tandem occurred four years later in 1976, when fullback Franco Harris and halfback Rocky Bleier both surpassed 1,000 yards playing for the Pittsburgh Steelers. [4] Fullback Kevin Mack and halfback Earnest Byner became the third 1,000-yard duo, accomplishing the feat during the 1985 Cleveland Browns season .
Byron "Whizzer" White, a future associate justice of the US Supreme Court, won the league rushing title in 1938 and 1940 Gale Sayers led the NFL in rushing in 1966 and 1969 Eric Dickerson led the league in rushing in 1983 and 1984, his first two seasons in the league, and won two more titles in 1986 and 1988 Emmitt Smith was the league's rushing champion four times, including three consecutive ...
The Lions had four different 1,000-yard rushers in the first 22 seasons after Barry Sanders retired. They could have two this year as both David Montgomery (975 yards) and Jahmyr Gibbs (915 yards ...
Overall, he amassed 13,143 total yards and scored 73 touchdowns (56 rushing and 17 receiving). Craig was the first running back to gain more than 1,000 yards rushing and 1,000 yards receiving in the same season (1985). Since then, only two other running backs have achieved the same feat (Marshall Faulk in 1999, and Christian McCaffrey in 2019 ...
The third-quarter pass secured the first Titans touchdown of the day. The Vikings blitzed five pass rushers on third-and-10. But Tennessee's offensive line stood its ground to buy Levis time as he ...
This left Foreman in second place with 1,070 yards, becoming the first 1,000-yard rusher in Vikings franchise history. [15] Foreman was awarded first-team All-Pro honors and appeared in a third-consecutive Pro Bowl for his 1975 season. [10] The Vikings also won the NFC Central for a third-consecutive season with a 12–2 record.
Most rushing yards per attempt, career (minimum 750 attempts): 7.0 yards (6,109 yards/873 attempts), Michael Vick, 2001–2015 [63] Most rushing yards per attempt, career (minimum 1,000 attempts) : 5.38 yards (7,260 yards/1,332 attempts), Jamaal Charles , 2008–2018 [ 64 ]