Marcus Allen vs Neal Anderson

Marcus AllenNeal Anderson

Marcus Allen and Neal Anderson compared on their NFL careers: Marcus Allen played 16 seasons, 1982 to 1997, Neal Anderson 8 seasons, 1986 to 1993. Marcus Allen has 12,243 rushing yards to Neal Anderson's 6,166. Marcus Allen won 1 title.

Who has the better career numbers?

Marcus Allen and Neal Anderson career totals
222GP116
12,243YDS6,166
123TD51
4.1AVG4.1

How do they compare in the playoffs?

Marcus Allen and Neal Anderson postseason
16GP6
1,347YDS279
11TD1
5AVG3.4

Where each stands all time

Marcus Allen and Neal Anderson all-time places
12th (12,243)Rushing yards70th (6,166)
4th (123)Rushing touchdowns67th (51)

Among the NFL players with a career line on file, regular season, counting stats only — the same lists the records pages run on.

Titles and awards

  • Marcus Allen: 1 championship; Offensive Rookie of the Year, Super Bowl MVP, MVP, Offensive Player of the Year, Comeback Player of the Year
  • Neal Anderson: 0 championships; none on file

Awards come from the league’s published winner lists; a championship counts a season played for the club that won it.

Season by season

Lined up by career year, not by calendar: each row is the players’ nth season.

Marcus Allen and Neal Anderson season by season
YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.YDS: Yards gained — through the air for a quarterback, on the ground or after a catch for everyone else.TD: Touchdowns, worth six points before the extra point.AVG: Yards per attempt: per pass, per carry, per catch or per punt, depending on the player.
1st1982697114.4198614604.2
2nd19831,01493.8198758634.5
3rd19841,168134.219881,106124.4
4th19851,759114.619891,275114.7
5th198675953.619901,078104.1
6th198775453.8199174763.6
7th198883173.7199258253.7
8th198929324.2199364643.2
9th1990682123.8————
10th199128724.6————
11th199230124.5————
12th1993764123.7————
13th199470973.8————
14th199589054.3————
15th199683094.0————
16th1997505114.1————