HISTORY WILL JUDGE
The top rushers in NFL history, based on yards per game:
Jim Brown (1957-63)104.3
Barry Sanders (1989-98)99.8
Terrell Davis (1995-2001)97.5
Adrian Peterson (2007- )95.2
Chris Johnson (2008- )93.2
Eric Dickerson (1983-93)90.8
Walter Payton (1975-87)88.0
Clinton Portis (2002-10)87.8
Billy Sims (1980-84)85.1
Curtis Martin (1995-2005)83.9
LaDainian Tomlinson (2001- )83.7
O.J. Simpson (1969-79)83.2
Edgerrin James (1999-2009)82.7
Earl Campbell (1978-85)81.8
Emmitt Smith (1990-2004)81.2