Today, in the NLF Locker-room, 2 great NFL Running-backs will be depicted by their figures : Eric Dickerson of the Saint-Louis Rams and Barry Sanders of the Detroit Lions.
Those 2 all-time records in season are still alive thanks to Terrell Davis drought at the end of the 1998-99 season. Prospected to set a new individual rushing yard record around 2,200 total yards, Davis got puffed by his astounding beginning of season. Waiting for Davis' "Big One ", let's remember the past great legends of the NFL.
IN THE NFL HISTORY |
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| Eric Dickerson in 1983-84 | Barry Sanders in 1996-97 | ||||||
| Opponents | Carries | Yards | Yds/carry | Opponents | Carries | Yards | Yds/carry |
| Dallas | 21 | 138 | 6.6 | Atlanta | 15 | 33 | 2.2 |
| Cleveland | 27 | 102 | 3.8 | Tampa Bay | 10 | 20 | 2.0 |
| Pittsburgh | 23 | 49 | 2.1 | Chicago | 19 | 161 | 8.5 |
| Cincinnati | 22 | 89 | 4.0 | New Orleans | 18 | 113 | 6.3 |
| NY Giants | 22 | 120 | 5.5 | Green Bay | 28 | 139 | 5.0 |
| Atlanta | 19 | 107 | 5.6 | Buffalo | 25 | 107 | 4.3 |
| New Orleans | 20 | 175 | 8.8 | Tampa Bay | 24 | 215 | 9.0 |
| Atlanta | 24 | 145 | 6.0 | NY Giants | 24 | 105 | 4.4 |
| San Francisco | 13 | 38 | 2.9 | Green Bay | 23 | 105 | 4.6 |
| Saint-Louis | 21 | 208 | 9.9 | Washington | 15 | 105 | 7.0 |
| Chicago | 28 | 149 | 5.3 | Minnesota | 19 | 108 | 5.7 |
| Green Bay | 25 | 132 | 5.3 | Indianapolis | 24 | 216 | 9.0 |
| Tampa Bay | 28 | 191 | 6.8 | Chicago | 19 | 167 | 8.8 |
| New Orleans | 33 | 149 | 4.5 | Miami | 30 | 137 | 4.6 |
| Houston | 27 | 215 | 8.0 | Minnesota | 19 | 138 | 7.3 |
| San Francisco | 26 | 98 | 3.8 | NY Jets | 23 | 184 | 8.0 |
| Totals | 379 | 2,105 | 5.6 | Totals | 335 | 2,053 | 6.1 |
