Single-Season Rushing Yds/Game Leaders

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NFL Single-Season Rushing Yards per Game Leaders

Rank	Player	Y/G	Year	Teams
1.	O.J. Simpson+ (26)	143.1	1973	BUF
2.	Jim Brown+ (27)	133.1	1963	CLE
3.	Walter Payton+ (23)	132.3	1977	CHI
4.	Eric Dickerson+ (24)	131.6	1984	RAM
5.	Adrian Peterson (27)	131.1	2012	MIN
6.	O.J. Simpson+ (28)	129.8	1975	BUF
7.	Jamal Lewis (24)	129.1	2003	BAL
8.	Earl Campbell+ (25)	128.9	1980	HOU
9.	Barry Sanders+ (29)	128.3	1997	DET
10.	Jim Brown+ (22)	127.3	1958	CLE
11.	Terrell Davis (26)	125.5	1998	DEN
12.	Chris Johnson (24)	125.4	2009	TEN
13.	Clinton Portis (22)	122.4	2003	DEN
14.	Barry Sanders+ (26)	117.7	1994	DET
	Ahman Green (26)	117.7	2003	GNB
16.	Shaun Alexander (28)	117.5	2005	SEA
17.	Terrell Davis (25)	116.7	1997	DEN
18.	Tiki Barber (30)	116.3	2005	NYG
19.	Ricky Williams (25)	115.8	2002	MIA
20.	Jamal Anderson (26)	115.4	1998	ATL
	Priest Holmes (29)	115.4	2002	KAN
22.	Eric Dickerson+ (26)	113.8	1986	RAM
23.	LaDainian Tomlinson (27)	113.4	2006	SDG
24.	Eric Dickerson+ (23)	113.0	1983	RAM
25.	Larry Johnson (27)	111.8	2006	KAN
26.	Priest Holmes (31)	111.5	2004	KAN
27.	Jerome Bettis (25)	111.0	1997	PIT
28.	Emmitt Smith+ (26)	110.8	1995	DAL
	Jim Brown+ (23)	110.8	1959	CLE
30.	Jim Brown+ (29)	110.3	1965	CLE
31.	Adrian Peterson (23)	110.0	2008	MIN
32.	Marcus Allen+ (25)	109.9	1985	RAI
33.	Larry Johnson (26)	109.4	2005	KAN
34.	Corey Dillon (30)	109.0	2004	NWE
35.	Fred Taylor (24)	107.6	2000	JAX
36.	Gerald Riggs (25)	107.4	1985	ATL
	O.J. Simpson+ (29)	107.4	1976	BUF
38.	Eric Dickerson+ (27)	112.3	1987	IND
39.	Emmitt Smith+ (23)	107.1	1992	DAL
40.	Edgerrin James (22)	106.8	2000	IND
41.	Michael Turner (26)	106.2	2008	ATL
42.	Emmitt Smith+ (24)	106.1	1993	DAL
	Curtis Martin+ (31)	106.1	2004	NYJ
	Earl Campbell+ (24)	106.1	1979	HOU
45.	Shaun Alexander (27)	106.0	2004	SEA
46.	Frank Gore (23)	105.9	2006	SFO
47.	Barry Foster (24)	105.6	1992	PIT
48.	Jim Taylor+ (27)	105.3	1962	GNB
	Walter Payton+ (30)	105.3	1984	CHI
50.	LaDainian Tomlinson (23)	105.2	2002	SDG

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