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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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CLEVELAND – OCTOBER 27: Jim Brown #32 of the Cleveland Browns fights off Sam Huff #70 of the New York Giants as Jimmy Patton #20 pursues the play during the game against the New York Giants at Cleveland Stadium on October 27, 1963 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Robert Riger/Getty Images)
CLEVELAND – OCTOBER 27: Jim Brown #32 of the Cleveland Browns fights off Sam Huff #70 of the New York Giants as Jimmy Patton #20 pursues the play during the game against the New York Giants at Cleveland Stadium on October 27, 1963 in Cleveland, Ohio. (Photo by Robert Riger/Getty Images) /

Cleveland Browns: Jim Brown (1963)

How to choose just one season when it comes to a legend who many still consider the best running back in NFL history and perhaps the top player in league annals?

Earlier this year, the world said goodbye to Pro Football Hall of Famer Jim Brown. His legacy is without question and many feel he is still the standard for running backs in this game, even though the ground attack has gone in a somewhat different in recent years.

Nonetheless, Brown’s brief nine-year career remains impressive. He averaged 104.3 yards per game during the regular season in 118 contests. He led the league in rushing yards eight times, was a Pro Bowler in each of his nine campaigns and named All-Pro eight times.

It was his seventh season in the NFL that he might have outdone himself. The Browns finished 10-4 and actually missed out on the postseason. Brown was nothing short of magnificent. He ran 291 times for a career-high 1,863 yards and a dozen touchdowns in 14 outings. Do the math and that’s a blistering 133.1 yards per game on the ground.

A mere 60 years later, that ’63 showing ranks 13th in NFL annals in terms of a single-season performance.

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