last 15 nfl players to lead the league in rushing

Adrian Peterson has the most rushing yards in a game, with 296 yards against the San Diego Chargers on November 4, 2007.

	NAME	DATE	RUSH YDS	TM		OPP	ATT	YPC	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC TD
1	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	11/4/2007	296	MIN	vs	SD	30	9.9	3	19	1	2	19.0	0
2	Jamal Lewis J. Lewis	9/14/2003	295	BAL	vs	CLE	30	9.8	2	0	0	1		0
3	Jerome Harrison J. Harrison	12/20/2009	286	CLE	@	KC	34	8.4	3	12	2	3	6.0	0
4	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	10/22/2000	278	CIN	vs	DEN	22	12.6	2	0	0	0		0
5	Walter Payton W. Payton	11/20/1977	275	CHI	vs	MIN	40	6.9	1	6	1		6.0	0
6	O.J. Simpson	11/25/1976	273	BUF	@	DET	29	9.4	2	0	0			0
7	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	11/11/2001	266	SEA	vs	OAK	35	7.6	3	7	1	1	7.0	0
8	Jamaal Charles J. Charles	1/3/2010	259	KC	@	DEN	25	10.4	2	3	1	1	3.0	0
9	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	11/24/2024	255	PHI	@	LAR	26	9.8	2	47	4	4	11.8	0
10	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	1/3/2021	253	IND	vs	JAX	30	8.4	2	1	1	2	1.0	0
11	DeMarco Murray D. Murray	10/23/2011	253	DAL	vs	STL	25	10.1	1	0	0	2		0
12	Doug Martin D. Martin	11/4/2012	251	TB	@	OAK	25	10.0	4	21	4	5	5.3	0
13	Mike Anderson M. Anderson	12/3/2000	251	DEN	@	NO	37	6.8	4	5	1	1	5.0	0
14	Derrick Henry D. Henry	1/3/2021	250	TEN	@	HOU	34	7.4	2	0	0	0		0
15	O.J. Simpson	9/16/1973	250	BUF	@	NE	29	8.6	2	0	0			0
16	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	1/4/1986	248	RAM	vs	DAL	34	7.3	2	-4	1		-4.0	0
17	Willie Ellison W. Ellison	12/5/1971	247	LA	vs	NO	26	9.5	1	0	0			0
18	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	12/4/1997	246	CIN	vs	TEN	39	6.3	4	30	2		15.0	0
19	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	11/9/2025	244	IND	vs	ATL	32	7.6	3	42	3	3	14.0	0
20	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	12/28/2003	243	SD	vs	OAK	31	7.8	2	17	8	15	2.1	0
21	Cookie Gilchrist C. Gilchrist	12/8/1963	243	BUF	vs	NYJ	36	6.8	5	0	0			0
22	Derrick Henry D. Henry	12/6/2018	238	TEN	vs	JAX	17	14.0	4	0	0	0		0
23	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	11/13/1994	237	DET	vs	TB	26	9.1	0	16	1		16.0	0
24	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	10/31/1993	237	DAL	@	PHI	30	7.9	1	0	0			0
25	Jim Brown J. Brown	11/19/1961	237	CLE	vs	PHI	34	7.0	4	52	3		17.3	0

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	3	0	1.000
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Packers	1	2	.333

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	MIA	@	MIN	4:05 PM
Sun 10/11	MIN	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Mon 11/9	BUF	@	MIN	8:15 PM

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3 - 0

Final

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Rush Yards Rankings

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Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Giants	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	2	0	.333
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	1	2	0	.333
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	ARI	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NE	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NYJ	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	DAL	@	HOU	1:00 PM
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