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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 ...
Wes Chandler led the league in 1982, when he averaged an NFL-record 129 yards per game during the strike-shortened season. Hall of Fame member Jerry Rice, the NFL's all-time receiving yards leader, [7] led the league in receiving yards six times over his career. Marvin Harrison was the NFL's receiving yards leader twice over his career.
First 20 rushing touchdown season: John Riggins, 24 rushing touchdowns, Washington Redskins, 1983 First 25 rushing touchdown season : Emmitt Smith , 25 rushing touchdowns, Dallas Cowboys , 1995 First 200 rush attempt season : Tuffy Leemans , 206 rush attempts, New York Giants , 1936
Receiving: 56 catches, 508 yards, three touchdowns. Passing: 2 of 3 for 20 yards and two touchdowns. His 33 total touchdowns that season remains a single-season record for non-quarterbacks in NFL ...
Here's a list of the statistical leaders in passing, rushing, receiving, and defensive categories. NFL power rankings Week 2: Settled Cowboys soar while battered Packers don't feel the (Jordan ...
Baltimore’s Lamar Jackson passed Michael Vick for the most rushing yards by a quarterback in NFL history in a 31-2 victory over the Houston Texans on Wednesday. “Michael Vick, one of my ...
The first 2,000-yard season was recorded in 1973 by Buffalo Bills running back O. J. Simpson, who is the only player ever to have surpassed 2,000 yards in a 14-game season; all others occurred in 16 or 17-game seasons. Simpson finished with 2,003 rushing yards, averaging six yards per carry and an NFL-record 143.1 rushing yards per game. [4]
Most other key single-game records have been set or matched in modern times, with Adrian Peterson setting the rushing record with 296 yards in 2007, Flipper Anderson setting the receiving record ...