emmitt smith has the nfl record for most rushing yards in a career.
who has the nfl record for most rushing yards in a career?
emmitt smith
in 1995, smith became the first player in league history to rush for 1,400 rushing yards or more in five consecutive seasons and set the nfl record with 25 rushing touchdowns. smith, jim brown, adrian peterson and ladainian tomlinson are the only players with seven straight ten-touchdown seasons to start their careers. he also broke two of tony dorsett's dallas franchise rushing records, the first for most consecutive initial games of a season with 100+ rushing yards (smith's four to dorsett's three) and the second for single-season rushing yards (1,773 to dorsett's 1,646). both records would hold for 19 years until 2014, when demarco murray rushed for 100+ yards in each of his first eight games and accumulated 1,845 rushing yards over the course of the season.
emmitt smith
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)