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The '2,000-rushing yard NFL seasons' quiz
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The '2,000-rushing yard NFL seasons' quiz

When the Philadelphia Eagles take the field on Thursday for Week 1 of the NFL regular season against the Dallas Cowboys, they’ll do so with the No. 1-rated player in the entire league. The NFL’s Top-100 rankings (as voted on by players) are now completely revealed, and star running back Saquon Barkley ended up ahead of players like Lamar Jackson, Josh Allen and Patrick Mahomes.

Despite the viral moment of owner Jon Mara telling GM Joe Schoen he’d “have a tough time sleeping if Saquon goes to Philadelphia,” that exact thing happened on March 11, when Barkley signed a two-year, $41.2 million contract. Mara’s fears turned out to be well-founded, as Barkley became the eighth player in NFL history to eclipse 2,000 rushing yards in the regular season and setting an all-time record for rushing yards in a season between the regular season and playoffs (2,504).

Which brings us to today’s quiz. By the end of Super Bowl LIX, Barkley racked up the most total yards from scrimmage in a year (including the postseason) with 2,857 en route to lifting the Lombardi Trophy.  With that being said, can you name every player to reach the 2,000-rushing yard milestone between the regular and postseason in five minutes?

Good luck!

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TIME:
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2,504 / PHI / 2024
Saquon Barkley
2,476 / DEN / 1998
Terrell Davis
2,331 / DEN / 1997
Terrell Davis
2,212 / RAM / 1984
Eric Dickerson
2,196 / MIN / 2012
Adrian Peterson
2,191 / BAL / 2024
Derrick Henry
2,122 / ATL / 1998
Jamal Anderson
2,118 / DET / 1997
Barry Sanders
2,116 / SEA / 2005
Shaun Alexander
2,105 / GNB / 2003
Ahman Green
2,101 / BAL / 2003
Jamal Lewis
2,071 / DAL / 1995
Emmitt Smith
2,067 / TEN / 2020
Derrick Henry
2,049 / DAL / 1992
Emmitt Smith
2,043 / DAL / 2014
DeMarco Murray
2,025 / HOU / 1980
Earl Campbell
2,006 / TEN / 2009
Chris Johnson
2,003 / BUF / 1973
O.J. Simpson

Tommy Fradenburg is a freelance writer and an alumni of UNC Chapel Hill currently based in Charlotte, North Carolina. He religiously follows his favorite teams The New York Yankees and Dallas Cowboys (yes, he knows) as well as his alma mater the Tar Heels and West Ham United F.C. in the Premier League. See more of his work on Twitter @tommyfradenburg.

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