2,000 - yard club - wikipedia 2,000 - yard club Los Angeles Rams running back Eric Dickerson recorded an NFL - record 2,105 rushing yards in 1984. The 2,000 - yard club is a group of seven National Football League ( NFL ) running backs that have rushed for 2,000 or more yards in a season. These seven rushing seasons rank as the highest single - season rushing totals in NFL history, and reaching the 2,000 - yard mark is considered a significant achievement for running backs. No running back has yet achieved this feat twice. The first 2,000 - yard season was recorded in 1973 by Buffalo Bills running back O.J. Simpson. He is the only player to have surpassed 2,000 yards in a 14 - game season, as all others occurred in 16 - game seasons ; he finished the season with 2,003 rushing yards, averaging six yards per carry and an NFL - record 143.1 rushing yards per game. Los Angeles Rams running back Eric Dickerson, who had broken the single - season rookie rushing record in 1983, recorded the second 2,000 - yard season in 1984. Dickerson rushed for 2,105 yards, the current NFL rushing record, and averaged 131.6 rushing yards per game. Detroit Lions running back Barry Sanders recorded the third 2,000 - yard season in 1997, rushing for 2,053 yards. At the age of 29, Sanders was the oldest back to surpass 2,000 yards. Sanders had opened the season with only 53 yards through two games, but ran for 100 yards or more in each of the last 14 games of the season and averaged 6.1 yards per carry during the season. In 1998 Denver Broncos running back Terrell Davis became the fourth player to rush for over 2,000 yards, running for 2,008 yards. Davis also recorded 21 rushing touchdowns in his 2,000 - yard season, the only 2,000 yard rusher to do so. Davis had reached the 1,000 - yard mark only seven games into the season. Baltimore Ravens running back Jamal Lewis surpassed 2,000 yards in the 2003 season, recording 2,066 yards over the course of the season. 500 of these yards were recorded in two games against the Cleveland Browns, with Lewis rushing for a then - NFL record 295 yards in the first and recording 205 rushing yards in the second. Tennessee Titans running back Chris Johnson ran for 2,006 yards in 2009, averaging 5.6 yards per carry, and also recorded an NFL - record 2,509 yards from scrimmage. Minnesota Vikings back Adrian Peterson is the most recent player to have surpassed 2,000 yards rushing, having finished the 2012 NFL season with 2,097 yards rushing, just 8 yards short of Dickerson 's record. Peterson had torn two ligaments in his left knee the previous year, making him the only player to have surpassed 2,000 yards after having reconstructive knee surgery the prior season. Out of the seven players to have recorded 2,000 - yard rushing seasons, all but one ( Dickerson ) won the AP NFL Offensive Player of the Year Award ; Simpson, Sanders, Davis, and Peterson also won the AP Most Valuable Player ( MVP ) award. Simpson, Dickerson, Sanders and Davis are each members of the Pro Football Hall of Fame, which `` honor ( s ) individuals who have made outstanding contributions to professional football '' ; Lewis has not been voted in, and Johnson and Peterson are not yet eligible. Contents 1 Key 2 2,000 - yard rushers 3 Notes 4 General references 5 External links Key Buffalo Bills ' O.J. Simpson pictured in the game where he became the first running back to gain over 2,000 yards in a season on Dec. 16, 1973. Simpson led the NFL in rushing in 1972, 1973, 1975, and 1976. Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson is the most recent player to have recorded 2,000 rushing yards in a season. Key Symbol Meaning No. Number of the player, ranked by the time he surpassed 2,000 rushing yards Games Games in the season Att. Total rushing attempts Yds. Total rushing yards TD Total rushing touchdowns Y / A Rushing yards per attempt Y / G Rushing yards per game Fumb. Total fumbles MVP AP Most Valuable Player OPOY AP Offensive Player of the Year HOF Pro Football Hall of Fame member Active NFL player N / E Not yet eligible for the Pro Football Hall of Fame 2,000 - yard rushers List of players with 2,000 or more rushing yards in a season No. Season Player Team Games Att. Yds. TDs Y / A Y / G Fumb. MVP OPOY HOF Retired Ref 1973 O.J. Simpson Buffalo Bills 14 332 2,003 12 6.0 143.1 7 Yes Yes 1985 Yes 1984 Eric Dickerson Los Angeles Rams 16 379 2,105 14 5.6 131.6 14 No No 1999 Yes 1997 Barry Sanders Detroit Lions 16 335 2,053 11 6.1 128.3 Yes Yes Yes 1998 Terrell Davis Denver Broncos 16 392 2,008 21 5.1 125.5 Yes Yes 2017 Yes 5 2003 Jamal Lewis Baltimore Ravens 16 387 2,066 14 5.3 129.1 8 No Yes No Yes 6 2009 Chris Johnson Tennessee Titans 16 358 2,006 14 5.6 125.4 No Yes N / E No 7 2012 Adrian Peterson Minnesota Vikings 16 348 2,097 12 6.0 131.1 Yes Yes N / E No Notes Notes ^ Jump up to : To be eligible for induction into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, the candidate must have been retired for at least five years. Footnotes ^ Jump up to : `` Minnesota Vikings ' Adrian Peterson joins the 2,000 - yard club ''. NFL.com. December 30, 2012. Retrieved March 3, 2013. Jump up ^ `` NFL Single - Season Rushing Yards Leaders ''. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 17, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Adrian Peterson just misses record ''. ESPN.com. December 31, 2012. Retrieved March 17, 2013. ^ Jump up to : Bender, Bill ( December 23, 2012 ). `` Adrian Peterson has one more week to enter elite 2,000 yard club ''. Sporting News. AOL.com. Retrieved March 3, 2013. ^ Jump up to : `` NFL Single - Season Rushing Leaders ''. Sports Illustrated. Retrieved March 3, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Mission Statement ''. Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 3, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Hall of Famers : Selection Process FAQ ''. Pro Football Hall of Fame. Retrieved March 3, 2013. Jump up ^ `` O.J. Simpson AFL & NFL Football Statistics ''. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 3, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Eric Dickerson NFL Football Statistics ''. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 3, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Barry Sanders NFL Football Statistics ''. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 3, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Terrell Davis NFL Football Statistics ''. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 3, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Jamal Lewis NFL Football Statistics ''. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 3, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Chris Johnson NFL Football Statistics ''. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 3, 2013. Jump up ^ `` Adrian Peterson NFL Football Statistics ''. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Retrieved March 3, 2013. General references `` AP MVP winners ''. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2013. `` AP Offensive Player of the Year winners ''. Pro-Football-Reference.com. Archived from the original on March 5, 2013. Retrieved March 3, 2013. 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Question: who holds the nfl record for most rushing yards in a season
Answer: Eric Dickerson