Most rushing yards per game in an NFL season since 1966
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O.J. Simpson leads with 143.1 rushing yards per game over 14 games in 1973, first of 13,780 player-seasons since 1966.
| # | Player and seasons | Value |
|---|---|---|
 O.J. Simpson (1973 BUF)1973 | 143.1 | |
 Walter Payton (1977 CHI)1977 | 132.3 | |
 Eric Dickerson (1984 LA)1984 | 131.6 | |
 Adrian Peterson (2012 MIN)2012 | 131.1 | |
| O.J. Simpson (1975 BUF)1975 | 129.8 | |
 Earl Campbell (1980 TEN)1980 | 128.9 | |
 Jamal Lewis (2003 BAL)2003 | 128.9 | |
 Barry Sanders (1997 DET)1997 | 128.3 | |
| Derrick Henry (2020 TEN)2020 | 126.7 | |
 Terrell Davis (1998 DEN)1998 | 125.5 | |
| Chris Johnson (2009 TEN)2009 | 125.4 | |
 Saquon Barkley (2024 PHI)2024 | 125.3 | |
| Clinton Portis (2003 DEN)2003 | 122.4 | |
| Barry Sanders (1994 DET)1994 | 117.7 | |
 Ahman Green (2003 GB)2003 | 117.7 | |
 Shaun Alexander (2005 SEA)2005 | 117.5 | |
| Terrell Davis (1997 DEN)1997 | 116.7 | |
 Tiki Barber (2005 NYG)2005 | 116.3 | |
 Ricky Williams (2002 MIA)2002 | 115.8 | |
 Jamal Anderson (1998 ATL)1998 | 115.4 | |
 Priest Holmes (2002 KC)2002 | 115.4 | |
 DeMarco Murray (2014 DAL)2014 | 115.3 | |
| Eric Dickerson (1986 LA)1986 | 113.8 | |
 LaDainian Tomlinson (2006 LAC)2006 | 113.4 | |
| Eric Dickerson (1983 LA)1983 | 113.0 |
Method
- The numbers here start in 1966, so a record set before then isn't on this board.
- 11,222 player-seasons haven't played 70% of the team's games, so they aren't here.