The NFL’s single-season rushing record, set by Los Angeles Rams running back Eric Dickerson in 1984, is 2,105 yards.
Several rushers over the past 40 years have come close to breaking it, most notably former Minnesota Vikings running back Adrian Peterson in 2012, who came up nine yards short (2,097).
Now, 12 years later, the chase is back on, but this time, two rushers are closing in on the mark with five weeks remaining.
Philadelphia Eagles running back Saquon Barkley and Baltimore Ravens’ Derrick Henry eclipsed the 1,400-yard mark on Sunday while facing one another.