{"id":251375,"date":"2026-07-04T13:00:33","date_gmt":"2026-07-04T13:00:33","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/04\/the-nfl-yards-from-scrimmage-leaders-quiz\/"},"modified":"2026-07-04T13:00:33","modified_gmt":"2026-07-04T13:00:33","slug":"the-nfl-yards-from-scrimmage-leaders-quiz","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/sports.runfyers.com\/index.php\/2026\/07\/04\/the-nfl-yards-from-scrimmage-leaders-quiz\/","title":{"rendered":"The &#8216;NFL yards-from-scrimmage leaders&#8217; quiz"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><\/p>\n<div>\n<p> Happy birthday to five-time Pro Bowler, 1969 first-team All-Pro and member of the Pro Football Hall of Fame Class of 2010, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/players\/floyd_little\/128102\" class=\"yard_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Floyd Little<\/a>! <\/p>\n<p><span> Little was drafted sixth-overall by the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.yardbarker.com\/nfl\/teams\/denver_broncos\/35\" class=\"yard_link\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">Denver Broncos<\/a> out of Syracuse in the first combined AFL\/NFL draft in 1967. By the time the league\u2019s actually merged in 1970, Little had established himself as a productive player with three-consecutive Pro Bowl nods. In 1971 he was\u00a0 <\/span>the<span>\u00a0bell-cow back of the league, leading the NFL in carries (284), rushing yards (1,133) and total yards-from-scrimmage (1,388).<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Little retired after the 1975 season as (at the time), the league\u2019s sixth-leading rusher all-time and will always own the distinction of being the first Bronco ever to rush for at least 1,000 yards in a single season. He passed away on January 1, 2021 at the age of 78.<\/p>\n<p><span>Which brings us to today\u2019s quiz. How many of the players to lead the NFL in yards-from-scrimmage since the AFL\/NFL merger in 1970 can you name in seven minutes?\u00a0<\/span><\/p>\n<p>Good luck!<\/p>\n<p><span><em>Did you like this quiz? Are there any quizzes you\u2019d like to see us make in the future? 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