Barry Sanders has the most rushing yards for the Lions in a game, with 237 yards versus the Buccaneers on November 13, 1994.
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detroit lions player most rushing yard in a regular-season game| NAME | RUSH YDS | DATE | TM | OPP | ATT | YPC | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | B. Sanders | 237 | 11/13/1994 | vs | 26 | 9.1 | 0 | 16 | 1 | 16.0 | 0 | |||
| 2 | | B. Sanders | 220 | 11/24/1991 | @ | 23 | 9.6 | 4 | 31 | 4 | 7.8 | 0 | |||
| 3 |  | J. Gibbs | 219 | 11/23/2025 | vs | 15 | 14.6 | 2 | 45 | 11 | 12 | 4.1 | 1 | ||
| 4 | | B. Sanders | 216 | 11/23/1997 | vs | 24 | 9.0 | 2 | 10 | 2 | 5.0 | 0 | |||
| 5 | | B. Sanders | 215 | 10/12/1997 | @ | 24 | 9.0 | 2 | 7 | 1 | 7.0 | 1 | |||
| 6 |  | B. Hoernschemeyer | 198 | 11/23/1950 | vs | 17 | 11.6 | 1 | |||||||
| 7 | | M. Farr | 197 | 11/12/1967 | @ | 24 | 8.2 | 0 | 10 | 2 | 5.0 | 0 | |||
| 8 | | K. Jones | 196 | 12/5/2004 | vs | 26 | 7.5 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 5 | 5.5 | 0 | ||
| 9 | | B. Sanders | 194 | 9/19/1994 | @ | 40 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | | D. Clark | 194 | 10/28/1934 | @ | 24 | 8.1 | 2 | |||||||
| 11 | | B. Sims | 189 | 11/20/1983 | @ | 36 | 5.3 | 0 | 47 | 5 | 9.4 | 0 | |||
| 12 | | B. Sanders | 188 | 12/4/1994 | vs | 20 | 9.4 | 1 | 17 | 3 | 5.7 | 0 | |||
| 13 | | B. Sanders | 187 | 11/7/1993 | vs | 29 | 6.4 | 0 | 2 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | |||
| 14 | | B. Sanders | 185 | 9/13/1998 | vs | 26 | 7.1 | 3 | 44 | 1 | 44.0 | 0 | |||
| 15 | | B. Sims | 185 | 10/11/1981 | @ | 28 | 6.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | | B. Sanders | 184 | 12/21/1997 | vs | 23 | 8.0 | 1 | 10 | 3 | 3.3 | 0 | |||
| 17 | | B. Sanders | 184 | 10/29/1989 | @ | 30 | 6.1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | | B. Sanders | 179 | 9/22/1991 | @ | 30 | 6.0 | 2 | 10 | 3 | 3.3 | 0 | |||
| 19 | | B. Sanders | 176 | 12/10/1990 | vs | 25 | 7.0 | 2 | 16 | 3 | 5.3 | 0 | |||
| 20 | | B. Sanders | 175 | 12/23/1996 | @ | 28 | 6.3 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | |||
| 21 | | J. Jones | 174 | 9/7/1986 | @ | 36 | 4.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | | J. Stewart | 172 | 10/20/2002 | vs | 32 | 5.4 | 2 | 28 | 2 | 2 | 14.0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | B. Sanders | 167 | 11/27/1997 | vs | 19 | 8.8 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4.0 | 0 | |||
| 24 | | B. Sanders | 167 | 10/29/1995 | vs | 22 | 7.6 | 0 | 31 | 3 | 10.3 | 0 | |||
| 25 | | B. Sanders | 167 | 10/23/1994 | vs | 23 | 7.3 | 0 | 4 | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | |||
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 |
 Bills - w | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
9 | 7 | 0 | .563 | |
8 | 8 | 0 | .500 | |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 |
 Browns - e | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - x | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 |
 Texans - x | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - y | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 |
 Raiders - e | 2 | 14 | 0 | .125 |
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Ravens| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 8 | 1 | .469 |
 Commanders - e | 4 | 12 | 0 | .250 |
 Giants - e | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 6 | 1 | .594 |
 Vikings - e | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 |
 Lions - e | 8 | 8 | 0 | .500 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | |
8 | 9 | 0 | .471 | |
 Falcons - e | 7 | 9 | 0 | .438 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 10 | 0 | .375 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - x | 13 | 3 | 0 | .813 |
 49ers - x | 12 | 4 | 0 | .750 |
 Rams - w | 11 | 5 | 0 | .688 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 13 | 0 | .188 |
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