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Every NFL team’s greatest rushing season of all time

By Russell S. Baxter

CINCINNATI, OH - SEPTEMBER 23: Running back Eric Dickerson #29 of the Los Angeles Rams runs with the football during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals as rain falls at Riverfront Stadium on September 23, 1984 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Rams defeated the Bengals 24-14. (Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images)
CINCINNATI, OH - SEPTEMBER 23: Running back Eric Dickerson #29 of the Los Angeles Rams runs with the football during a game against the Cincinnati Bengals as rain falls at Riverfront Stadium on September 23, 1984 in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Rams defeated the Bengals 24-14. (Photo by George Gojkovich/Getty Images) /
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22 Oct 2000: Corey Dillon #28 of the Cincinnati Bengals rushes 278 yards to set the Single Game Rushing Record during the game against the Denver Broncos at the Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Bengals defeated the Broncos 31-21.Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Daniel /Allsport
22 Oct 2000: Corey Dillon #28 of the Cincinnati Bengals rushes 278 yards to set the Single Game Rushing Record during the game against the Denver Broncos at the Paul Brown Stadium in Cincinnati, Ohio. The Bengals defeated the Broncos 31-21.Mandatory Credit: Jonathan Daniel /Allsport /

Cincinnati Bengals: Corey Dillon (2000)

There is only one player who appears twice on this 32-team list.

Running back Corey Dillon is somewhat underappreciated in terms of what he was able to achieve in the National Football League.

A second-round draft choice by the Cincinnati Bengals in 1997, the former University of Washington standout put up some impressive numbers in seven seasons with the club and a total of 10 years in the NFL. He ranks 20th in league annals with 11,241 yards on the ground, to go along with 82 rushing scores. He was named to three Pro Bowls during his seven-year stint with the franchise.

In his fourth season in the league, Dillon had his best year with Cincinnati. After a sluggish start in which he carried the ball 41 times for 82 yards in the team’s first three games, he began to warm up despite the team’s struggles. The 0-6 Bengals hosted the Denver Broncos in Week 8. Dillon totaled 22 carries for 278 yards and two scores in a 31-21 win. The yardage total was a new league record, breaking the mark of the Bears’ Walter Payton (275) set in 1977 (and since broken).

Six weeks later, he totaled 35 carries for 216 yards and a score in a victory over the Cardinals. Dillon finished the season with 315 attempts for 1,435 yards and seven scores.

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