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Darren McFadden

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Dallas Cowboys · RB

Darren McFadden recorded 103 indexed regular-season NFL appearances across 10 rostered seasons with Dallas Cowboys, Oakland Raiders.

▶Best highlights

52.6

rush yds/gm

20.5

rec yds/gm

0

playoff games

103

career games

Five defining games

Start here

A provisional five-game introduction to Darren McFadden's most significant indexed performances.

Oakland Raiders vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Oct 24, 2010

165 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 2 rec

JACKSONVILLEJAGUARS

Oakland Raiders vs Jacksonville Jaguars

Regular Season · Dec 12, 2010

123 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 3 rec

New York Jets vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Sep 25, 2011

171 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 3 rec

Oakland Raiders vs Buffalo Bills

Regular Season · Sep 18, 2011

72 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 7 rec

KANSAS CITYCHIEFS

Oakland Raiders vs Kansas City Chiefs

Regular Season · Sep 14, 2008

164 rush yds · 1 rush TD · 1 rec

Single-game peaks

Career highs

Position-relevant single-game records from Darren McFadden's indexed NFL box scores.

Career high: 171 rushing yards

New York Jets vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Sep 25, 2011

171 rush yds · 2 rush TD · 3 rec

Career high: 3 rushing touchdowns

Oakland Raiders vs Denver Broncos

Regular Season · Oct 24, 2010

165 rush yds · 3 rush TD · 2 rec

Career high: 30 carries

KANSAS CITYCHIEFS

Kansas City Chiefs vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Dec 16, 2012

110 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 4 rec

Career high: 2 runs of 40+ yards

GREEN BAYPACKERS

Dallas Cowboys vs Green Bay Packers

Regular Season · Dec 13, 2015

111 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 0 rec

Career high: 86 receiving yards

SAN DIEGOCHARGERS

San Diego Chargers vs Oakland Raiders

Regular Season · Sep 10, 2012

32 rush yds · 0 rush TD · 13 rec

Career chapters

Franchise eras

Follow the team eras that shaped Darren McFadden's career, in chronological order.

Earliest → latest

Franchise era

2002–2015

Darren McFadden

Nnamdi Asomugha

The veteran peak collapses into constant turnover

Las Vegas Raiders · A Super Bowl and the wilderness

Oakland reached Super Bowl XXXVII but then endured thirteen seasons without a winning record as coaches and quarterbacks cycled.

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Franchise era

2000–2015

Darren McFadden

Undrafted improvisation restores contention

Dallas Cowboys · The Romo years

Romo developed into a prolific quarterback and gave Dallas repeated division titles, though a sequence of narrow playoff losses shaped the era's reputation.

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Franchise era

2016–present

Darren McFadden

Ezekiel Elliott

Regular-season excellence meets January frustration

Dallas Cowboys · Dak, Zeke and the modern contenders

Prescott's immediate rise and Parsons's defensive impact kept Dallas among the league's most talented teams without a return to the conference championship game.

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Career accomplishments

10 NFL seasons103 career games16 career passing yards1 career passing touchdowns5,420 career rushing yards28 career rushing touchdowns254 career receptions2,114 career receiving yards5 career receiving touchdowns19 career solo tacklesCollege: ArkansasDrafted by: OAKJersey: 200 playoff appearancesFirst appearance: Sep 8, 2008Most recent: Nov 12, 2017

Official awards via ESPN · Pro Bowl and All-Pro counts via NFLverse with selection years cross-checked against Wikipedia · league leads verified from indexed regular-season stats

Team history