highest rookie running back rushing yards

highest rookie running back rushing yards in a regular-season game

Interpreted as:
highest rookie running back rushing yards in a regular-season game
POSITIONRUSH YDSDATETMOPPATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1
Running Back
326
10/15/1961
NYG NYG
@
DLC DLC
45
7.2
0
19
4
4.8
1
2
Running Back
318
10/27/1974
SD SD
vs
KC KC
50
6.4
2
116
7
16.6
1
3
Running Back
313
12/18/1960
NYT NYT
@
LAC LAC
43
7.3
4
116
8
14.5
3
4
Running Back
310
9/25/1955
BAL BAL
vs
CHB CHB
52
6.0
2
5
Running Back
308
10/2/1955
NYG NYG
@
CHC CHC
48
6.4
2
6
Running Back
296
11/4/2007
MIN MIN
vs
SD SD
30
9.9
3
19
1
2
19.0
0
7
Running Back
292
9/23/1960
DEN DEN
@
NYT NYT
54
5.4
1
48
7
6.9
0
8
Running Back
11/24/1957
LA LA
@
CLE CLE
9
Running Back
287
10/23/2011
DAL DAL
vs
STL STL
31
9.3
2
0
0
2
0
10
Running Back
284
9/24/2023
DEN DEN
@
MIA MIA
32
8.9
2
30
4
4
7.5
2
11
Running Back
284
12/22/2002
HOU HOU
@
WAS WAS
58
4.9
1
20
3
4
6.7
1
12
Running Back
284
12/3/2000
NO NO
vs
DEN DEN
49
5.8
4
34
8
9
4.3
0
13
Running Back
284
11/19/1950
BAL BAL
vs
NYG NYG
42
6.8
5
14
Running Back
284
9/22/1950
LA LA
vs
NYY NYY
32
8.9
1
15
Running Back
282
12/13/1998
NE NE
@
STL STL
48
5.9
2
14
3
4.7
0
16
Running Back
281
11/6/1960
DEN DEN
vs
HOU HOU
48
5.9
2
75
8
9.4
0
17
Running Back
12/16/1956
LA LA
vs
GB GB
18
Running Back
277
12/24/2016
CHI CHI
vs
WAS WAS
45
6.2
1
13
4
7
3.3
0
19
Running Back
273
11/10/1968
CIN CIN
vs
KC KC
45
6.1
1
77
9
8.6
0
20
Running Back
272
9/26/1976
KC KC
vs
NO NO
39
7.0
2
30
7
4.3
0
21
Running Back
272
11/6/1955
CHB CHB
vs
GB GB
37
7.4
4
22
Running Back
269
12/1/1957
WAS WAS
@
CHB CHB
61
4.4
1
23
Running Back
267
12/17/1988
CIN CIN
vs
WAS WAS
63
4.2
0
14
2
7.0
0
24
Running Back
266
10/23/1960
DEN DEN
vs
BOS BOS
57
4.7
0
115
10
11.5
1
25
Running Back
261
9/14/2008
OAK OAK
@
KC KC
40
6.5
2
24
2
3
12.0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1960 season.

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
0
.692
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
6
7
0
.462
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
9
4
0
.692
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
0
.846
Chargers Chargers
8
4
0
.667
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
4
0
.667
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
10
3
0
.769
Seahawks Seahawks
10
3
0
.769

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/6
NYG NYG
@
WAS WAS
6-21
Sat
9/6
MIA MIA
@
IND IND
8-33
Sat
9/6
ARI ARI
@
NO NO
20-13
Sat
9/6
TEN TEN
@
DEN DEN
12-20
Sat
9/6
SF SF
@
SEA SEA
17-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/8
PHI PHI
@
LAC LAC
8:15 PM
Thu
12/11
ATL ATL
@
TB TB
8:15 PM
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BAL BAL
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM