The Only 8 Players To Ever Rush For 2,000+ Yards In A Season
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Published 2024-06-24
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Craziest thing OJ did was 2000 yards in 14 games. 14 games!
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People forget how early Sanders could've broken the all time rushing record. He retired after another 1,000+ yard season, just 1k yards short of Walter Payton's record. Took Emmitt Smith playing for quite a while after his prime & many years to finally beat it
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Cozy super lucky to attend Ravens games when Jamal Lewis got 2K yards. His game at home against the Browns when he ran for 295 was truly insane. Baltimore was a safe city to be in that night.
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Due to the crazy criminal cases O.J. had, his actual NFL career is overlooked. He really is one of the best backs to ever live.
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Earl Campbell almost got there with 1935 yards honorable mention
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Walter Payton was on the verge of a 2,000 yard rushing season in 1977 when the season was only 14 games. The final game was played on a literal field of ice. Everyone was slipping and falling and consequently Walter came up short. If it was a 16 game season, no doubt Payton would hold the record. Walter was also the Bears primary receiver and blocked on plays when he didn't have the ball. None of the other backs had these responsibilities.
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Barry Sanders was my favorite running back in the 90's. He was the most explosive guy on the field, in my opinion. I didn't even like the tenderloins back then, but I liked to watch Barry. When I ran track, I modelled my running form after his style: low to the ground and aerodynamic with his elbows in.
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What people forget about Terrell Davis is that the 2008 yard year he was often rested during a lot of those games. Denver would be up big and they would pull him. Could have been much more yards.
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I grew up in 70's. Power Football. RB's were the QB's of today. They were the ones that you strapped a saddle on, and road it to SB. That was Football.
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Barry did it playing for the Lions
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Terrell Davis sat out for a total of 8 quarters in his 2000 yard achievement. He could have easily gained 2500 yards. He is the most unappreciated running back of all the 2000 yard rushers.
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O.J. had the greatest 2k yard season, and there is no deny that
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Barry doing it with no offense line or offensive support is NUTS
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Let's not forget about Larry Johnson's first 16 games... man was a BEAST!! Came in for an injured Priest Holmes and went OFF!!!! he had 2060 yards on the ground in his 1st 16 as the full-time starter in 2005-2006
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Minnesota robbed AP of true immortality. He was THE last power back.
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Eric Dickerson still holds the record.
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O.J. had 2K yards in 14 GAMES, AVERAGING 143 YARDS!!!! BEAST NUMBERS
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Barry ran for 100 yards or more in every away game that season, which combined with the last 2 road games in the previous year gives him the record for most consecutive away games over 100 yards rushing with 10.
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Nobody could slice through people quite like OJ could.
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1 did it in 14... All the others had 16 games. Todays backs have an extra with 17 games, but most offenses back fields deploy 2 backs.
