A top-to-bottom ranking of this week's NFL rushing matchups, while providing details on both sides of the ball for the best and the worst pairings.

From goal-line pressure to open-field chaos, the longest rushing touchdowns in NFL history were born in unlikely moments. These runs didn’t just flip field position—they rewrote record books and reshaped games in seconds.

There was a change at the top and bottom of the rushing top 10. Christian McCaffrey had a big game on the ground against the Colts and bumped Rico Dowdle from the list. More importantly, the surging James Cook has closed and surpassed Jonathan Taylor of the Indianapolis Colts for the lead in the category.

The Washington Commanders have reached the point in the season when assessing talent for next year is almost as important as winning now.

Former Georgia tailback James Cook has taken over the NFL rushing lead with 1,532 yards through 15 games. Cook rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries to help lift Buffalo to a 23-20 road win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.

Former Georgia tailback James Cook has taken over the NFL rushing lead with 1,532 yards through 15 games. Cook rushed for 117 yards and two touchdowns on 16 carries to help lift Buffalo to a 23-20 road win over the Cleveland Browns on Sunday.

Prescott lofted a seam ball deep down the middle on third-and-11 for wide receiver/return man KaVontae Turpin, and the All-Pro returner left the Washington defense in the dust for an 86-yard touchdown. Three drives for three touchdowns for the Cowboys. They lead 21-3 with seven minutes left in the first half.

Hill finished with 36 receiving yards, giving him 1,002 career receiving yards. Combined with his career totals of 2,388 passing yards and 2,545 rushing yards, Hill became the only player in the Super Bowl era with at least 1,000 career yards in all three categories.