eric dickerson holds the nfl record for most rushing yards in a season.
eric dickerson holds the nfl record for most rushing yards in a season.
who holds the nfl record for most rushing yards in a season?
eric dickerson
in week 2, foster had 110 rushing yards and a touchdown against the jacksonville jaguars. on october 8, in a "monday night football" game against the new york jets, foster reached 5,000 yards from scrimmage (rushing yards+receiving yards) in his 40th game, becoming the third-fastest player to reach 5,000 yards to do so, only behind edgerrin james (36 games) and eric dickerson (39 games). in his next two games, he recorded two rushing touchdowns in both games against the green bay packers and the baltimore ravens. on november 22, against the detroit lions, he had 102 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns. on december 16, against the indianapolis colts, he had 165 rushing yards. on december 23 against the minnesota vikings, foster left the game in the third quarter with an irregular heartbeat. foster was announced the starting running back in the afc division for the 2013 pro bowl. this was the third pro bowl nomination of his careere. he ended the season with league-high 351 carries and 15 rushing touchdowns, and earning him eighth on nfl top 100 players of 2013, rising from 25 the previous season. the texans finished the season with a 12–4 record and won the afc south for the second consecutive year. in the wild card round against the cincinnati bengals, he had 140 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, eight receptions, and 34 receiving yards. in the divisional round against the new england patriots, he had 90 rushing yards, one rushing touchdown, seven receptions, 63 receiving yards, and one receiving touchdown in the 41–28 loss.
arian foster
some consider johnson's 2009 season to be one of the best ever in nfl history for a running back. he started the season off with 57 rushing yards in a 13–10 loss to the pittsburgh steelers. in the next game, a 34–31 loss to the houston texans, he had 16 carries for 197 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns to go along with nine receptions for 87 yards and a receiving touchdown. over the next three games, losses to the new york jets, jacksonville jaguars, and the indianapolis colts, he combined for 214 rushing yards. in the next game, a 59–0 loss to the new england patriots, he had 128 rushing yards. in the next game, a 30–13 victory over the jacksonville jaguars, he had 24 carries for 228 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns. he followed that up with 135 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns against the san francisco 49ers. the next week, against the buffalo bills, he had 132 rushing yards and his third consecutive game with two rushing touchdowns to go along with nine receptions for 100 yards. in the next game, against the houston texans, he was held out of the endzone but had 151 rushing yards on 29 carries. he followed that up with 154 rushing yards and a rushing touchdown in the 20–17 victory over the arizona cardinals. on december 13, against the st. louis rams, he had 117 rushing yards and two rushing touchdowns to go along with three receptions for 69 yards and a receiving touchdown in the 47–7 victory. in week 16, on christmas day, he had 142 rushing yards and a touchdown in a loss to the san diego chargers. in the regular season finale against the seattle seahawks, he had 36 carries for 134 yards and two touchdowns in the 17–13 victory. overall, he rushed for 2,006 yards and finished the year with 11 consecutive games with at least 100 rushing yards. to become one of only seven players in nfl history to be in the 2,000 rushing yards club. he averaged 5.6 yards per carry and 125.4 yards per game to lead the league. he had 2,509 total yards from scrimmage, breaking marshall faulk's single-season record. he was named the nfl's offensive player of the year in 2009. after his 2009 season, he was named to his second pro bowl and the media referred to him as "cj2k".
chris johnson (running back)