Running backs had their most rushing yards in a game in a 37 to 13 win by the Cowboys over the Baltimore Colts on December 6, 1981, with 488 yards.
| POSITION | RUSH YDS | DATE | TM | OPP | ATT | YPC | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Running Back | 11/22/1953 | @ | |||||||||||
| 2 | Running Back | 11/15/1959 | vs | |||||||||||
| 3 | Running Back | 10/8/1950 | @ | |||||||||||
| 4 | Running Back | 11/6/1955 | vs | |||||||||||
| 5 | Running Back | 488 | 12/6/1981 | @ | 83 | 5.9 | 5 | 31 | 6 | 5.2 | 1 | |||
| 6 | Running Back | 11/24/1957 | @ | |||||||||||
| 7 | Running Back | 479 | 10/7/1973 | vs | 76 | 6.3 | 1 | 87 | 10 | 8.7 | 1 | |||
| 8 | Running Back | 475 | 11/25/1973 | vs | 78 | 6.1 | 1 | 87 | 11 | 7.9 | 1 | |||
| 9 | Running Back | 474 | 12/24/2016 | vs | 73 | 6.5 | 3 | 85 | 10 | 12 | 8.5 | 0 | ||
| 10 | Running Back | 468 | 11/26/1978 | @ | 79 | 5.9 | 5 | 81 | 9 | 9.0 | 1 | |||
| 11 | Running Back | 463 | 11/1/2009 | vs | 49 | 9.4 | 4 | 8 | 4 | 8 | 2.0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | Running Back | 462 | 12/20/2009 | vs | 69 | 6.7 | 4 | 36 | 5 | 8 | 7.2 | 0 | ||
| 13 | Running Back | 461 | 12/28/2008 | vs | 64 | 7.2 | 5 | 85 | 7 | 12 | 12.1 | 0 | ||
| 14 | Running Back | 455 | 11/25/1976 | vs | 77 | 5.9 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | |||
| 15 | Running Back | 455 | 11/23/1950 | @ | 58 | 7.8 | 3 | |||||||
| 16 | Running Back | 452 | 12/17/1978 | vs | 77 | 5.9 | 4 | 97 | 9 | 10.8 | 0 | |||
| 17 | Running Back | 450 | 10/7/1979 | @ | 67 | 6.7 | 4 | 120 | 10 | 12.0 | 2 | |||
| 18 | Running Back | 449 | 9/10/1978 | @ | 78 | 5.8 | 4 | 64 | 11 | 5.8 | 0 | |||
| 19 | Running Back | 449 | 9/16/1973 | @ | 70 | 6.4 | 6 | 151 | 8 | 18.9 | 0 | |||
| 20 | Running Back | 447 | 10/30/1977 | vs | 80 | 5.6 | 3 | 28 | 5 | 5.6 | 0 | |||
| 21 | Running Back | 447 | 11/23/1972 | vs | 67 | 6.7 | 2 | 57 | 3 | 19.0 | 0 | |||
| 22 | Running Back | 447 | 12/18/1966 | @ | 76 | 5.9 | 2 | 137 | 7 | 19.6 | 1 | |||
| 23 | Running Back | 445 | 12/2/1951 | @ | 80 | 5.6 | 6 | |||||||
| 24 | Running Back | 444 | 10/30/1977 | @ | 71 | 6.3 | 2 | 139 | 8 | 17.4 | 1 | |||
| 25 | Running Back | 10/12/1958 | @ | |||||||||||
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PASS
754
Jones
RUSH
353
Taylor
REC
202
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Team Rankings
PPG
25.5
13th
OPP PPG
26.0
22nd
RUSH YDS/G
109.5
14th
PASS YDS/G
188.5
27th
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
Commanders
Bears
Panthers
Buccaneers
49ers
Rams
Cardinals| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
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