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In the National Football League (NFL), there have been seven pairs of teammates that have each recorded 1,000 rushing yards in the same season. Five of these duos consisted of running backs, and two of them consisted of a running back and a quarterback. The first 1,000-yard duo consisted of fullback Larry Csonka and halfback Mercury Morris.
The performance lifted him over the 1,000 yard mark, making him and Williams only the sixth rushing duo in NFL history to rush for 1,000 yards in a single season. He later surpassed the 1,100 yard mark, making him and Williams the first rushing duo in NFL history to rush for 1,100 yards apiece.
Dickerson rushed for 2,105 yards, the current NFL rushing record, averaging 131.6 rushing yards per game. [4] Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders recorded the third 2,000-yard season in 1997, rushing for 2,053 yards. At the age of 29, Sanders was the oldest back to surpass 2,000 yards.
Tom Brady isn't known for his rushing, but he finally made it to 1000 career rushing yards.
The Eagles' Barkley leads the NFL in rushing with 1,838 yards and could become the ninth player in NFL history to reach 2,000 yards in a season. He still has an outside shot at breaking Eric ...
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Lists of National Football League career leaders (27 P) N. National Football League All-Decade Teams (1 C, 13 P) ... List of NFL 1,000-yard rushing duos; 99-yard pass ...
Only player in NFL history with 2,000+ rushing yards and 20+ rushing touchdowns in a single season; Only 2,000+ yard rusher to win Super Bowl in same season; Highest career average yards per postseason game with 142.5: (1995–2001) Most rushing yards in a season including playoffs, 1998 with 2,476 yards [16]