Six games, over 900 rushing yards
Cold, Hard Football Facts for Sep 19, 2006
Only nine NFL running backs have ever rushed for over 900 yards in a six-game span, and the incomparable Jim Brown actually did it twice.
|
Running Back |
Timeframe |
Att. |
Yards |
Avg. |
|
Earl Campbell |
10/12/80-11/16/80 |
195 |
1,076 |
5.5 |
|
Terrell Davis |
9/13/98-10/25/98 |
180 |
1,075 |
6.0 |
|
Eric Dickerson |
11/4/84-12/9/84 |
162 |
1,044 |
6.4 |
|
Walter Payton |
10/30/77-12/4/77 |
167 |
989 |
5.9 |
|
Barry Sanders |
11/16/97-12/21/97 |
134 |
950 |
7.1 |
|
Jim Brown |
9/15/63-10/20/63 |
126 |
931 |
7.4 |
|
Brown |
9/28/58-11/2/58 |
133 |
928 |
7.0 |
|
Larry Johnson |
11/13/05-12/17/05 |
181 |
912 |
5.0 |
|
O.J. Simpson |
9/21/75-10/26/75 |
171 |
911 |
5.3 |
|
Jamal Lewis |
9/14/03-10/26/03 |
151 |
908 |
6.1 |
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