John Elway had his most rushing yards in a game versus the Oakland Raiders on November 4, 1996, with 70 yards.
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john eleay most rushing yards in a regular-season game| NAME | RUSH YDS | DATE | TM | OPP | ATT | YPC | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Elway | 70 | 11/4/1996 | @ | 9 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | | J. Elway | 62 | 10/27/1996 | vs | 8 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | | J. Elway | 52 | 12/2/1990 | vs | 7 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 4 | | J. Elway | 51 | 11/23/1986 | @ | 8 | 6.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | | J. Elway | 49 | 10/13/1985 | @ | 6 | 8.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 6 | | J. Elway | 48 | 10/19/1997 | @ | 5 | 9.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | | J. Elway | 45 | 10/29/1989 | vs | 4 | 11.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | | J. Elway | 43 | 12/15/1984 | @ | 9 | 4.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | | J. Elway | 43 | 11/25/1984 | vs | 5 | 8.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 10 | | J. Elway | 42 | 11/27/1988 | vs | 7 | 6.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | | J. Elway | 42 | 11/1/1987 | vs | 4 | 10.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 12 | | J. Elway | 42 | 9/16/1984 | @ | 6 | 7.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 13 | | J. Elway | 41 | 11/30/1986 | vs | 7 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 14 | | J. Elway | 40 | 11/10/1991 | vs | 5 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 15 | | J. Elway | 40 | 11/29/1987 | @ | 6 | 6.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | | J. Elway | 39 | 12/21/1998 | @ | 5 | 7.8 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | | J. Elway | 38 | 10/17/1994 | vs | 6 | 6.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | | J. Elway | 38 | 10/14/1990 | vs | 6 | 6.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | | J. Elway | 37 | 10/6/1996 | vs | 8 | 4.6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 20 | | J. Elway | 37 | 9/26/1994 | @ | 5 | 7.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 21 | | J. Elway | 37 | 10/26/1987 | @ | 7 | 5.3 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 22 | | J. Elway | 37 | 12/7/1986 | @ | 4 | 9.3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 23 | | J. Elway | 36 | 11/13/1994 | vs | 9 | 4.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 24 | | J. Elway | 36 | 9/20/1987 | @ | 4 | 9.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 25 | | J. Elway | 35 | 9/24/1989 | vs | 2 | 17.5 | 1 | 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 |