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The original was posted on /r/nfl by /u/Phantom_Nuke on 2025-11-29 18:55:16+00:00.
| Player | Rushing yards through 12 games |
|---|---|
| Barry Sanders | 1225 |
| Adrian Peterson | 1208 |
| Chris Johnson | 1026 |
| Eric Dickerson | 1012 |
| Jamal Lewis* | 1006 |
| O.J. Simpson | 1004 |
| Derrick Henry** | 937 |
| Saquon Barkley | 740 |
| Terrell Davis*** | 211 |
*Jamal Lewis would only play 12 games in 2004.
**Derek Henry was injured in Week 8 and wouldn’t step on the field again until the Playoffs.
***TD tore his ACL in week 4.
Some discussion points:
-Barry and AD were clearly not too affected by the high workload the year prior.
-Of the 5 players that played at least 14 games only Eric Dickerson missed the Pro Bowl and only O.J. was named AP1.
-Dickerson’s Rams and Henry’s Titans won more games the season following the 2k season (though the Titans had the same number of losses due to the expansion to 17 games).
-The obvious one that Saquon is the only one who played 12 games and failed to reach 1k yards in those 12 games.