Barry David Sanders (twitter: @BarrySanders)
Position: RB
Height: 5-8 Weight: 203 lbs.
Born: July 16, 1968 in Wichita, KS
College: Oklahoma St. (school history)
Drafted by the Detroit Lions in the 1st round (3rd overall) of the 1989 NFL Draft.
Weighted Career AV (100-95-...): 122 (38th overall since 1950)
10-time Pro Bowler & 6-time First-Team All-Pro (fine print)
Inducted into Hall of Fame in 2004
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| Games | Rushing | Receiving | Scoring | ||||||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||
| League | NFL | 16 | 5 | 11 | 0 | 343 | 1491 | 4.35 | 4 | 21.4 | 93.2 | 37 | 289 | 7.81 | 0 | 2.3 | 18.1 | 4 | 24 |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||
| Place | Home | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 198 | 947 | 4.78 | 4 | 24.8 | 118.4 | 22 | 187 | 8.50 | 0 | 2.8 | 23.4 | 4 | 24 |
| Road | 8 | 1 | 7 | 0 | 145 | 544 | 3.75 | 0 | 18.1 | 68.0 | 15 | 102 | 6.80 | 0 | 1.9 | 12.8 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||
| Result | Win | 5 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 117 | 499 | 4.26 | 1 | 23.4 | 99.8 | 9 | 83 | 9.22 | 0 | 1.8 | 16.6 | 1 | 6 |
| Loss | 11 | 0 | 11 | 0 | 226 | 992 | 4.39 | 3 | 20.5 | 90.2 | 28 | 206 | 7.36 | 0 | 2.5 | 18.7 | 3 | 18 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||
| Final Margin | 0-7 points | 8 | 3 | 5 | 0 | 178 | 809 | 4.54 | 4 | 22.3 | 101.1 | 17 | 163 | 9.59 | 0 | 2.1 | 20.4 | 4 | 24 |
| 8-14 points | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 41 | 2.16 | 0 | 19.0 | 41.0 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| 15+ points | 7 | 2 | 5 | 0 | 146 | 641 | 4.39 | 0 | 20.9 | 91.6 | 18 | 111 | 6.17 | 0 | 2.6 | 15.9 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||
| Month | September | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 92 | 455 | 4.95 | 3 | 23.0 | 113.8 | 10 | 96 | 9.60 | 0 | 2.5 | 24.0 | 3 | 18 |
| October | 3 | 1 | 2 | 0 | 63 | 310 | 4.92 | 1 | 21.0 | 103.3 | 10 | 95 | 9.50 | 0 | 3.3 | 31.7 | 1 | 6 | |
| November | 5 | 3 | 2 | 0 | 112 | 460 | 4.11 | 0 | 22.4 | 92.0 | 12 | 82 | 6.83 | 0 | 2.4 | 16.4 | 0 | 0 | |
| December | 4 | 0 | 4 | 0 | 76 | 266 | 3.50 | 0 | 19.0 | 66.5 | 5 | 16 | 3.20 | 0 | 1.3 | 4.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||
| Day | Sunday | 12 | 2 | 10 | 0 | 257 | 1144 | 4.45 | 3 | 21.4 | 95.3 | 29 | 222 | 7.66 | 0 | 2.4 | 18.5 | 3 | 18 |
| Monday | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 41 | 159 | 3.88 | 0 | 20.5 | 79.5 | 5 | 20 | 4.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 10.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Thursday | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 45 | 188 | 4.18 | 1 | 22.5 | 94.0 | 3 | 47 | 15.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 23.5 | 1 | 6 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||
| Conference | AFC | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 83 | 361 | 4.35 | 3 | 20.8 | 90.3 | 5 | 84 | 16.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.0 | 3 | 18 |
| NFC | 12 | 4 | 8 | 0 | 260 | 1130 | 4.35 | 1 | 21.7 | 94.2 | 32 | 205 | 6.41 | 0 | 2.7 | 17.1 | 1 | 6 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||
| Division | AFC Central | 4 | 1 | 3 | 0 | 83 | 361 | 4.35 | 3 | 20.8 | 90.3 | 5 | 84 | 16.80 | 0 | 1.3 | 21.0 | 3 | 18 |
| NFC East | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 47 | 247 | 5.26 | 0 | 23.5 | 123.5 | 9 | 49 | 5.44 | 0 | 4.5 | 24.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| NFC Central | 8 | 4 | 4 | 0 | 174 | 760 | 4.37 | 1 | 21.8 | 95.0 | 21 | 160 | 7.62 | 0 | 2.6 | 20.0 | 1 | 6 | |
| NFC West | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 39 | 123 | 3.15 | 0 | 19.5 | 61.5 | 2 | -4 | -2.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -2.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Split | Value | G | W | L | T | Att | Yds | TD | Rec | Yds | TD | TD | Pts | ||||||
| Opponent | Arizona Cardinals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 27 | 107 | 3.96 | 0 | 27.0 | 107.0 | 6 | 17 | 2.83 | 0 | 6.0 | 17.0 | 0 | 0 |
| Atlanta Falcons | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 25 | 95 | 3.80 | 0 | 25.0 | 95.0 | 1 | -1 | -1.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -1.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Baltimore Ravens | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 19 | 41 | 2.16 | 0 | 19.0 | 41.0 | 2 | 15 | 7.50 | 0 | 2.0 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Chicago Bears | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 38 | 142 | 3.74 | 0 | 19.0 | 71.0 | 3 | 23 | 7.67 | 0 | 1.5 | 11.5 | 0 | 0 | |
| Cincinnati Bengals | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 26 | 185 | 7.12 | 3 | 26.0 | 185.0 | 1 | 44 | 44.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 44.0 | 3 | 18 | |
| Green Bay Packers | 2 | 1 | 1 | 0 | 42 | 225 | 5.36 | 1 | 21.0 | 112.5 | 2 | 27 | 13.50 | 0 | 1.0 | 13.5 | 1 | 6 | |
| Jacksonville Jaguars | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 18 | 102 | 5.67 | 0 | 18.0 | 102.0 | 1 | 5 | 5.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Minnesota Vikings | 2 | 0 | 2 | 0 | 46 | 196 | 4.26 | 0 | 23.0 | 98.0 | 11 | 80 | 7.27 | 0 | 5.5 | 40.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Philadelphia Eagles | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 20 | 140 | 7.00 | 0 | 20.0 | 140.0 | 3 | 32 | 10.67 | 0 | 3.0 | 32.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Pittsburgh Steelers | 1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 20 | 33 | 1.65 | 0 | 20.0 | 33.0 | 1 | 20 | 20.00 | 0 | 1.0 | 20.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| San Francisco 49ers | 1 | 0 | 1 | 0 | 14 | 28 | 2.00 | 0 | 14.0 | 28.0 | 1 | -3 | -3.00 | 0 | 1.0 | -3.0 | 0 | 0 | |
| Tampa Bay Buccaneers | 2 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 48 | 197 | 4.10 | 0 | 24.0 | 98.5 | 5 | 30 | 6.00 | 0 | 2.5 | 15.0 | 0 | 0 | |