most points scored by a rb in a game

Alvin Kamara and Gale Sayers are tied for the most points by a running back in a game, with 36 points.

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  • Data note: Points: player game data may be incomplete before 1960
NAMEPTSDATETMOPPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
36
12/25/2020
vs
155
22
7.0
6
17
3
5
5.7
0
2Gale Sayers
G. Sayers
36
12/12/1965
vs
113
9
12.6
4
89
2
44.5
1
3Paul Hornung
P. Hornung
33
10/8/1961
vs
111
11
10.1
3
28
3
9.3
1
4Joe Mixon
J. Mixon
30
11/6/2022
vs
153
22
7.0
4
58
4
5
14.5
1
5Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
30
11/21/2021
@
185
32
5.8
4
19
3
3
6.3
1
6Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
30
12/15/2013
@
20
8
2.5
1
195
8
8
24.4
4
7Clinton Portis
C. Portis
30
12/7/2003
vs
218
22
9.9
5
36
2
3
18.0
0
8Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
30
9/29/2002
vs
139
24
5.8
4
92
3
5
30.7
1
9James Stewart
J. Stewart
30
10/12/1997
vs
102
15
6.8
5
7
2
3.5
0
10Paul Hornung
P. Hornung
30
12/12/1965
@
61
15
4.1
3
115
2
57.5
2
11Cookie Gilchrist
C. Gilchrist
30
12/8/1963
vs
243
36
6.8
5
0
0
0
12Billy Cannon
B. Cannon
30
12/10/1961
@
216
25
8.6
3
114
5
22.8
2
13Abner Haynes
A. Haynes
30
11/26/1961
vs
158
14
11.3
4
84
2
42.0
1
14Paul Hornung
P. Hornung
28
9/16/1962
vs
67
10
6.7
3
2
2
1.0
0
15Derrick Henry
D. Henry
24
12/27/2025
@
216
36
6.0
4
0
0
0
0
16Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
24
1/5/2025
vs
139
23
6.0
3
31
5
5
6.2
1
17Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
24
9/15/2024
@
115
20
5.8
3
65
2
3
32.5
1
18Christian McCaffrey
C. McCaffrey
24
10/1/2023
vs
106
20
5.3
3
71
7
8
10.1
1
19Raheem Mostert
R. Mostert
24
9/24/2023
vs
82
13
6.3
3
60
7
7
8.6
1
20De'Von Achane
D. Achane
24
9/24/2023
vs
203
18
11.3
2
30
4
4
7.5
2
21Leonard Fournette
L. Fournette
24
11/28/2021
@
100
17
5.9
3
31
7
8
4.4
1
22Austin Ekeler
A. Ekeler
24
11/21/2021
vs
50
11
4.5
2
65
6
7
10.8
2
23Aaron Jones Sr.
A. Jones Sr.
24
9/20/2021
vs
67
17
3.9
1
48
6
6
8.0
3
24Dalvin Cook
D. Cook
24
11/1/2020
@
163
30
5.4
3
63
2
3
31.5
1
25Kenyan Drake
K. Drake
24
12/15/2019
vs
137
22
6.2
4
9
1
1
9.0
0

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