NFL Leading RB Tournament - Cons Rd 1 - #9 Adrian Peterson vs #16 Edgerrin James

[iowajerms]

Out of the 16 RBs with the most career rushing yards, who would you say has had the best career?

Spoiler: Career Rushing Yards

1. Emmitt Smith - 18,355
2. Walter Payton - 16,726
3. Barry Sanders - 15,269
4. Curtis Martin - 14,101
5. Frank Gore - 14,026
6. LaDainian Tomlinson - 13,684
7. Jerome Bettis - 13,662
8. Eric Dickerson - 13,259
9. Tony Dorsett - 12,739
10. Jim Brown - 12,312
11. Marshall Faulk - 12,279
12. Adrian Peterson - 12,276
13. Edgerrin James - 12,246
14. Marcus Allen - 12,243
15. Franco Harris - 12,120
16. Thurman Thomas - 12,074

This week

This Thread - #9 Adrian Peterson vs #16 Edgerrin James
Other Thread - #12 Curtis Martin vs #13 Franco Harris

Spoiler: Past Threads

Reseeding the RB Tourney.

Round 1
Matchup #1 - NFL Leading RB Tournament - 1st Round - #1 Walter Payton vs #16 Edgerrin James
Matchup #2 - NFL Leading RB Tournament - 1st Round - #8 Marcus Allen vs #9 Adrian Peterson
Matchup #3 - NFL Leading RB Tournament - 1st Round - #5 LaDainian Tomlinson vs #12 Curtis Martin
Matchup #4 - NFL Leading RB Tournament - 1st Round - #4 Emmitt Smith vs #12 Franco Harris
Matchup #5 - NFL Leading RB Tournament - 1st Round - #3 Barry Sanders vs #14 Jerome Bettis
Matchup #6 - NFL Leading RB Tournament - 1st Round - #6 Eric Dickerson vs #11 Thurman Thomas
NFL Leading RB Tournament - 1st Round - #7 Marshall Faulk vs #10 Tony Dorsett
NFL Leading RB Tournament - 1st Round - #2 Jim Brown vs #15 Frank Gore

 

[The Derski]

Two great Cardinals legends.

 

[Beengay fudgepackers]

The Adrian Peterson from the bears? Or is it the one from the Vikings?

 

[iowajerms]

Adrian Peterson

• 7× Pro Bowl (2007–2010, 2012, 2013, 2015)
• 4× First-team All-Pro (2008, 2009, 2012, 2015)
• 3× Second-team All-Pro (2007, 2010, 2013)
• NFL Most Valuable Player (2012)
• NFL Offensive Player of the Year (2012)
• 2× Bert Bell Award (2008, 2012)
• NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (2007)
• 3× NFL rushing yards leader (2008, 2012, 2015)
• 2× NFL rushing touchdowns leader (2009, 2015)
• NFL record 296 rushing yards in a game
• 11 seasons (still active)
• 133 games
• 2,574 carries
• 12,276 yards
• 4.8 YPA
• 92.3 YPG
• 1,115 yards / season
• 99 TDs
• TD one in 26 carries
• 42 fumbles

Edgerrin James

• 4× Pro Bowl (1999, 2000, 2004, 2005)
• 2× First-team All-Pro (1999, 2005)
• 2× Second-team All-Pro (2000, 2004)
• NFL Offensive Rookie of the Year (1999)
• 2× NFL rushing yards leader (1999, 2000)
• Indianapolis Colts Ring of Honor
• NFL 2000s All-Decade Team
• 11 seasons
• 148 games
• 3,028 carries
• 12,246 yards
• 4.0 YPA
• 82.7 YPG
• 1,116 yards / season
• 80 TD
• TD one in 38 carries
• 44 fumbles

 

[Stomp]

Wow actually surprised AD's fumble number is so low he really seemed like butterfingers for a few of his early years.

 

[PhoenixEagles1]

Wait... Edgerrin James beat Walter Payton rd. 1???

 

[handicappers]

Wait... Edgerrin James beat Walter Payton rd. 1???

You too stupid to understand the brackets?

Derp

 

[PhoenixEagles1]

You too stupid to understand the brackets?

Derp

My bad... I didn’t look to the right