Barry Sanders has the most rushing touchdowns for the Lions in a game, with 4 touchdowns versus the Vikings on November 24, 1991.
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detroit lions player most rushing touchdowns in a regular-season game| NAME | RUSH TD | DATE | TM | OPP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Sanders | 4 | 11/24/1991 | @ | 220 | 23 | 9.6 | 31 | 4 | 7.8 | 0 | |||
| 2 |  | J. Gibbs | 3 | 12/4/2025 | vs | 43 | 12 | 3.6 | 77 | 7 | 7 | 11.0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | | J. Gibbs | 3 | 1/5/2025 | vs | 139 | 23 | 6.0 | 31 | 5 | 5 | 6.2 | 1 | ||
| 4 |  | D. Montgomery | 3 | 9/28/2023 | @ | 121 | 32 | 3.8 | 20 | 2 | 2 | 10.0 | 0 | ||
| 5 |  | J. Williams | 3 | 11/20/2022 | @ | 64 | 17 | 3.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 6 |  | M. Leshoure | 3 | 11/4/2012 | @ | 70 | 16 | 4.4 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 7 | | J. Stewart | 3 | 10/19/2000 | @ | 116 | 29 | 4.0 | 8 | 2 | 6 | 4.0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | B. Sanders | 3 | 9/13/1998 | vs | 185 | 26 | 7.1 | 44 | 1 | 44.0 | 0 | |||
| 9 | | B. Sanders | 3 | 11/27/1997 | vs | 167 | 19 | 8.8 | 8 | 2 | 4.0 | 0 | |||
| 10 | | T. Vardell | 3 | 11/16/1997 | vs | 45 | 5 | 9.0 | 4 | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | |||
| 11 | | B. Sanders | 3 | 10/8/1995 | vs | 157 | 18 | 8.7 | 27 | 4 | 6.8 | 0 | |||
| 12 | | B. Sanders | 3 | 9/29/1991 | vs | 160 | 27 | 5.9 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |||
| 13 | | B. Sanders | 3 | 12/24/1989 | @ | 158 | 20 | 7.9 | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | |||
| 14 | | J. Jones | 3 | 10/9/1983 | vs | 64 | 19 | 3.4 | 22 | 3 | 7.3 | 0 | |||
| 15 | | B. Sims | 3 | 9/7/1980 | @ | 153 | 22 | 7.0 | 64 | 2 | 32.0 | 0 | |||
| 16 | | G. Landry | 3 | 10/1/1972 | @ | 87 | 9 | 9.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | | J. Ninowski | 3 | 10/30/1960 | @ | 25 | 8 | 3.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | | J. Gibbs | 2 | 11/23/2025 | vs | 219 | 15 | 14.6 | 45 | 11 | 12 | 4.1 | 1 | ||
| 19 | | J. Gibbs | 2 | 11/9/2025 | @ | 142 | 15 | 9.5 | 30 | 3 | 4 | 10.0 | 1 | ||
| 20 | | J. Gibbs | 2 | 10/20/2025 | vs | 136 | 17 | 8.0 | 82 | 3 | 3 | 27.3 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | D. Montgomery | 2 | 9/22/2025 | @ | 151 | 12 | 12.6 | 13 | 1 | 1 | 13.0 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | J. Gibbs | 2 | 9/22/2025 | @ | 67 | 22 | 3.0 | 32 | 5 | 6 | 6.4 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | J. Gibbs | 2 | 11/24/2024 | @ | 90 | 21 | 4.3 | 9 | 3 | 3 | 3.0 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | D. Montgomery | 2 | 11/17/2024 | vs | 75 | 15 | 5.0 | 20 | 3 | 3 | 6.7 | 0 | ||
| 25 | | J. Gibbs | 2 | 10/20/2024 | @ | 116 | 15 | 7.7 | 44 | 4 | 4 | 11.0 | 0 | ||
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |