2nd most rookie rushing yards in a game

Jonathan Taylor and DeMarco Murray are tied for the 2nd most rushing yards by a rookie in a game, with 253 yards.

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  • Data note: Rushing Yards: player game data may be incomplete before 1960
NAMERUSH YDSDATETMOPPATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
296
11/4/2007
vs
30
9.9
3
19
1
2
19.0
0
2Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
253
1/3/2021
vs
30
8.4
2
1
1
2
1.0
0
3DeMarco Murray
D. Murray
253
10/23/2011
vs
25
10.1
1
0
0
2
0
4Doug Martin
D. Martin
251
11/4/2012
@
25
10.0
4
21
4
5
5.3
0
5Mike Anderson
M. Anderson
251
12/3/2000
@
37
6.8
4
5
1
1
5.0
0
6Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
246
12/4/1997
vs
39
6.3
4
30
2
15.0
0
7Jim Brown
J. Brown
237
11/24/1957
vs
31
7.6
4
21
3
7.0
0
8Clinton Portis
C. Portis
228
12/29/2002
vs
24
9.5
2
18
2
2
9.0
0
9Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
224
10/14/2007
@
20
11.2
3
9
1
2
9.0
0
10Tommy Wilson
T. Wilson
223
12/16/1956
vs
23
9.7
0
5
1
5.0
0
11Bo Jackson
B. Jackson
221
11/30/1987
@
18
12.3
2
14
1
14.0
1
12Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
212
12/12/1993
@
28
7.6
1
0
0
0
13Thomas Rawls
T. Rawls
209
11/22/2015
vs
30
7.0
1
46
3
3
15.3
1
14Terry Miller
T. Miller
208
11/26/1978
vs
21
9.9
2
7
2
3.5
0
15Curt Warner
C. Warner
207
11/27/1983
vs
32
6.5
3
0
0
0
16Greg Bell
G. Bell
206
11/18/1984
vs
27
7.6
1
12
2
6.0
1
17Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
206
12/4/1977
vs
23
9.0
2
24
3
8.0
0
18De'Von Achane
D. Achane
203
9/24/2023
vs
18
11.3
2
30
4
4
7.5
2
19Rueben Mayes
R. Mayes
203
12/7/1986
vs
28
7.3
2
22
2
11.0
0
20Jonas Gray
J. Gray
201
11/16/2014
@
37
5.4
4
0
0
0
0
21Alfred Morris
A. Morris
200
12/30/2012
vs
33
6.1
3
12
2
2
6.0
0
22Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
199
10/2/1983
vs
30
6.6
3
21
3
7.0
0
23Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
199
11/20/1978
vs
28
7.1
4
0
0
0
24Julius Jones
J. Jones
198
12/6/2004
@
30
6.6
3
11
3
7
3.7
0
25Mel Farr
M. Farr
197
11/12/1967
@
24
8.2
0
10
2
5.0
0

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PASS

1,722

Jones

Daniel Jones

RUSH

656

Taylor

Jonathan Taylor

REC

354

Downs

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Team Rankings

PPG

20.4

24th

OPP PPG

27.7

30th

RUSH YDS/G

115.2

15th

PASS YDS/G

192.2

27th

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TEAMWLTPCT
6
2
0
.750
3
5
0
.375
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2
7
0
.222
1
7
0
.125
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11/15
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11/19
@
8:15 PM
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11/29
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1:00 PM
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12/13
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1:00 PM
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12/20
@
1:00 PM
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27

Final

23

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NFC EastWLTPCT
5
2
1
.688
4
5
0
.444
2
5
1
.313
2
7
0
.222
NFC NorthWLTPCT
7
2
0
.778
6
2
0
.750
6
2
0
.750
6
3
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.667
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3
5
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.375
3
5
0
.375
3
6
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.333
3
6
0
.333
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7
1
0
.875
5
4
0
.556
5
4
0
.556
3
6
0
.333
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7
1
0
.875
5
4
0
.556
2
7
0
.222
1
7
0
.125
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6
2
0
.750
6
2
0
.750
5
4
0
.556
4
5
0
.444
AFC SouthWLTPCT
6
2
0
.750
3
5
0
.375
2
7
0
.222
1
7
0
.125
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7
2
0
.778
6
2
0
.750
4
5
0
.444
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8
0
.000

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Wed
9/9
@
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9/13
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9/13
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41-23
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9/13
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11/15
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11/15
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11/15
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