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2000 NFL Rushing First Downs Leaders

First downs gained rushing

Edgerrin James led the NFL with 99 rushing first downs in 2000, 21 ahead of Eddie George (78). It stands 4th among all single seasons in NFL history.

Edgerrin James Led the whole NFL in 2000 Edgerrin James Indianapolis Colts
99 Rushing First Downs 21 clear of Eddie George
Showing Rushing First Downs and the stats that give it context Full stat line
# Player Team 1D G ATT YDS TD
1 Edgerrin James Edgerrin James IND 99 16 387 1,709 13
2 Eddie George Eddie George TEN 78 16 403 1,509 14
3 Marshall Faulk Marshall Faulk LA 78 14 253 1,359 18
4 Mike Anderson DEN 77 14 297 1,500 15
5 Fred Taylor Fred Taylor JAX 73 13 292 1,399 12
6 Jerome Bettis Jerome Bettis PIT 71 16 355 1,341 8
7 Stephen Davis WAS 70 15 332 1,318 11
8 Corey Dillon Corey Dillon CIN 66 16 315 1,435 7
9 James Stewart James Stewart DET 66 16 339 1,184 10
10 Emmitt Smith Emmitt Smith DAL 65 16 294 1,203 9
11 Robert Smith Robert Smith MIN 63 16 295 1,521 7
12 Jamal Lewis Jamal Lewis BAL 62 16 309 1,364 6
13 Ahman Green Ahman Green GB 61 16 263 1,175 10
14 Curtis Martin Curtis Martin NYJ 61 16 316 1,204 9
15 Ricky Watters Ricky Watters SEA 60 16 278 1,242 7
16 Lamar Smith MIA 59 14 285 1,077 14
17 James Allen CHI 56 16 290 1,120 2
18 Ricky Williams Ricky Williams NO 56 10 248 1,000 8
19 Jamal Anderson ATL 53 16 282 1,024 6
20 Charlie Garner Charlie Garner SF 53 16 258 1,142 7
21 Tyrone Wheatley LV 50 14 232 1,046 9
22 Ron Dayne Ron Dayne NYG 47 16 228 770 5
23 Warrick Dunn Warrick Dunn TB 41 16 248 1,133 8
24 Tiki Barber Tiki Barber NYG 38 16 213 1,006 8
25 Priest Holmes Priest Holmes BAL 38 16 137 588 2
26 Mike Alstott Mike Alstott TB 37 13 131 465 5
27 Daunte Culpepper Daunte Culpepper MIN 36 16 89 470 7
28 Michael Pittman ARI 35 16 184 719 4
29 Rich Gannon Rich Gannon LV 34 16 89 529 4
30 Tony Richardson Tony Richardson KC 33 15 141 657 3
31 Kevin Faulk Kevin Faulk NE 32 16 164 570 4
32 Donovan McNabb Donovan McNabb PHI 31 16 86 639 6
33 Shawn Bryson BUF 30 15 156 587 0
34 Travis Prentice CLE 30 15 173 512 7
35 Tim Biakabutuka CAR 29 12 173 627 2
36 Kordell Stewart Kordell Stewart PIT 28 15 78 436 7
37 Sammy Morris Sammy Morris BUF 27 11 88 324 4
38 Shaun King TB 25 16 73 353 5
39 Jeff Garcia Jeff Garcia SF 24 16 72 414 4
40 Steve McNair Steve McNair TEN 23 16 72 403 0
41 Thomas Jones Thomas Jones ARI 23 14 112 373 2
42 Napoleon Kaufman Napoleon Kaufman LV 21 14 93 499 0
43 Jermaine Fazande LAC 21 11 119 368 2
44 Shaun Alexander Shaun Alexander SEA 20 16 64 313 2
45 Terrell Fletcher LAC 19 15 114 380 3
46 Jay Fiedler Jay Fiedler MIA 19 14 49 238 1
47 Antowain Smith Antowain Smith BUF 19 10 101 354 4
48 Brandon Bennett CIN 18 15 90 324 3
49 Chris Warren Chris Warren PHI 18 13 74 296 2
50 Cade McNown CHI 18 10 50 326 3
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