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Corey Dillon

RB (retired)

Corey Dillon: facts drawn from the play-by-play.

FanIQ Research · May 10, 2026 · 6 facts, every one from the play-by-play

10-year career, 11,241 career rushing yards. As a rookie in 1997, he set the NFL single-game rushing record (246 yds) — at the time.

Milestone

Career regular-season totals

Stat	Total
Career rush yards	11,241
Career rush TDs	82
Pro Bowls	4
Super Bowls	1 (XXXIX, NE)
4x 1,300+ yd seasons	yes

4 straight 1,300+ yd seasons in CIN (1999-2002) — the lone bright spot of an awful Bengals decade.

Trend

Dillon CIN production

Year	Att	Yds	TDs
1999	263	1,200	5
2000	315	1,435	7
2001	340	1,315	10
2002	314	1,311	7
2003	138	541	2

Dillon CIN rushing yards

Season	Yards
1999	1200
2000	1435
2001	1315
2002	1311
2003	541

CIN era (7 yrs): 8,061 yds. NE era (3 yrs): 3,180 yds + 1 SB ring.

Split

Dillon team splits

Stop	Yrs	Rush yds	TDs
CIN (1997-2003)	7	8,061	45
NE (2004-06)	3	3,180	37

His 2004 NE season — 1,927 yds, 12 TDs, 5.0 YPC at age 30 — is one of the great late-career RB seasons.

Rare

Dillon 2004 NE peak

Stat	Value
Carries	345
Yards	1,927 (career high)
TDs	12
YPC	5.6
Pro Bowl	yes
Result	SB XXXIX champion

His 11,241 career rush yards puts him in the top-25 all-time — but no HOF call yet.

Comparison

Dillon vs HOF RB peers

Player	Yds	TDs	HOF
Corey Dillon	11,241	82	no
Edgerrin James	12,246	80	yes (2020)
Tiki Barber	10,449	55	no
Fred Taylor	11,695	66	no

His 278-yard game in 2000 broke Walter Payton's 23-year-old single-game rushing record.

Anomaly

Dillon 278-yd game (2000)

Stat	Value
Date	Oct 22, 2000 vs DEN
Carries	22
Yards	278
YPC	12.6
TDs	2
Previous record	275 - W. Payton (1977)

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