Hugh McElhenny has the most rushing yards per attempt in a game with 5+ carries, with 24.3 per attempt versus the Dallas Texans on October 5, 1952.
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highest ypc by a player in a regular-season game with at least 5 carries| NAME | YPC | ATT | DATE | TM | OPP | RUSH YDS | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | H. McElhenny | 24.3 | 7 | 10/5/1952 | @ | 170 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 33.0 | 1 | |||
| 2 | | S. Broussard | 23.0 | 6 | 10/5/1997 | vs | 138 | 2 | 4 | 2 | 2.0 | 0 | |||
| 3 | | M. Jones-Drew | 22.1 | 8 | 11/1/2009 | @ | 177 | 2 | -4 | 1 | 4 | -4.0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | M. Krause | 22.0 | 6 | 9/11/1938 | @ | 132 | 2 | |||||||
| 5 | | R. Jennings | 21.8 | 5 | 12/12/2010 | vs | 109 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 6 |  | C. Kaepernick | 21.6 | 7 | 12/20/2014 | vs | 151 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 7 | | S. Blanks | 21.2 | 6 | 9/19/1964 | vs | 127 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | |||
| 8 | | R. Waller | 21.0 | 5 | 12/8/1957 | vs | 105 | 0 | 17 | 1 | 17.0 | 0 | |||
| 9 | | G. McAfee | 21.0 | 5 | 11/25/1945 | vs | 105 | 2 | |||||||
| 10 | | O. Matson | 20.4 | 8 | 11/21/1954 | vs | 163 | 3 | 64 | 5 | 12.8 | 1 | |||
| 11 | | H. Walker | 20.3 | 6 | 12/14/1986 | vs | 122 | 1 | 170 | 9 | 18.9 | 1 | |||
| 12 | | L. Moore | 20.3 | 6 | 11/26/1961 | @ | 122 | 1 | 11 | 2 | 5.5 | 0 | |||
| 13 | | C. Battles | 20.3 | 6 | 10/21/1934 | vs | 122 | 1 | |||||||
| 14 |  | T. Hill | 19.7 | 7 | 11/17/2024 | vs | 138 | 3 | 50 | 8 | 10 | 6.3 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | J. Thomas | 19.7 | 6 | 12/6/1969 | vs | 118 | 1 | 80 | 2 | 40.0 | 1 | |||
| 16 | | W. Crow | 19.2 | 6 | 10/13/1962 | vs | 115 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 17 |  | C. Newton | 19.0 | 5 | 11/13/2017 | vs | 95 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 18 | | T. Harmon | 19.0 | 6 | 10/13/1946 | @ | 114 | 1 | |||||||
| 19 |  | R. Stevenson | 18.7 | 7 | 1/4/2026 | vs | 131 | 2 | 22 | 2 | 2 | 11.0 | 1 | ||
| 20 | | J. Hill | 18.7 | 9 | 10/23/2016 | vs | 168 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 12.0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | H. McElhenny | 18.6 | 5 | 10/26/1952 | vs | 93 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 19.0 | 1 | |||
| 22 | | J. Arnett | 18.0 | 6 | 11/22/1959 | @ | 108 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 9.7 | 0 | |||
| 23 | | H. McElhenny | 18.0 | 7 | 10/24/1954 | vs | 126 | 1 | 9 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | |||
| 24 | | E. Hackney | 18.0 | 6 | 11/8/1942 | vs | 108 | 1 | |||||||
| 25 | | J. Norwood | 17.7 | 6 | 10/1/2006 | vs | 106 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 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 |
