Trivia: Most Rushing Yards in Final 16 Regular Season Games

by Chase Stuart on August 1, 2014

I’m still short on time, so let’s keep the trivia train rolling. Yesterday, I looked at the players with the most receiving yards in their last 16 regular season games. Today, the players with the most rushing yards in their last 16 games.

Excluding LeSean McCoy, Adrian Peterson, and Doug Martin, only five players have rushed for over 1,500 yards in their final sixteen games. The record-holder rushed for 1,702 yards in his final sixteen games. Do you know who it is?

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Jim Brown rushed 324 times for 1,702 yards and 17 touchdowns in his final sixteen games.

One other player rushed for at least 1,600 yards in his last 16 games Can you name him?

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Like the number one man, he retired in the prime of his career, although he made it to age 31.

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In 2006, Tiki Barber rushed 327 times for 1,662 yards in 16 games.

What about the other three players who rushed for 1,500 yards in their careers? All three retired early.

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One played for the Lions.

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Barry Sanders rushed for 1,491 yards in the final 16 games of his career. But it was another #20, Billy Sims, who rushed for 1,537 yards in his last 16 regular season games.

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One played for the Vikings.

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Robert Smith rushed 295 times for 1,521 yards in his final year of his career in 2000. Then, after playing in 16 games for the only time in his career, and setting career highs in rushing yards, rushing touchdowns, receiving yards, receiving touchdowns, and obviously yards from scrimmage and total touchdowns, Smith promptly retired.

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One played for the Texans.

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Domanick Williams (formerly Davis) rushed for 1,512 yards and gained 509 receiving yards, while scoring 11 times, in his final 16 games for the ’04-’05 Texans. A knee injury ended his career.

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