Jamie Morris has the most rush attempts by a running back in a game, with 45 rush attempts against the Bengals on December 17, 1988.
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most rush attempts running back single regular-season game NFL| NAME | ATT | DATE | TM | OPP | RUSH YDS | YPC | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | J. Morris | 45 | 12/17/1988 | @ | 152 | 3.4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 2 | | R. Johnson | 43 | 11/9/2003 | vs | 182 | 4.2 | 2 | 18 | 2 | 2 | 9.0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | | J. Wilder | 43 | 9/30/1984 | vs | 172 | 4.0 | 1 | 44 | 4 | 11.0 | 0 | |||
| 4 | | B. Woolfolk | 43 | 11/20/1983 | @ | 159 | 3.7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | | R. Williams | 42 | 9/21/2003 | vs | 153 | 3.6 | 1 | -4 | 3 | 4 | -1.3 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | T. Davis | 42 | 10/26/1997 | @ | 207 | 4.9 | 1 | 29 | 5 | 5.8 | 0 | |||
| 7 | | J. Wilder | 42 | 10/30/1983 | @ | 126 | 3.0 | 0 | 48 | 6 | 8.0 | 0 | |||
| 8 | | R. Hampton | 41 | 9/19/1993 | vs | 134 | 3.3 | 1 | 40 | 3 | 13.3 | 0 | |||
| 9 | | G. Riggs | 41 | 11/17/1985 | vs | 123 | 3.0 | 3 | 16 | 5 | 3.2 | 0 | |||
| 10 | | F. Harris | 41 | 10/17/1976 | vs | 143 | 3.5 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | | S. Alexander | 40 | 11/27/2006 | vs | 201 | 5.0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 12 | | R. Williams | 40 | 10/31/1999 | vs | 179 | 4.5 | 0 | 8 | 3 | 3 | 2.7 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | A. Murrell | 40 | 9/28/1997 | @ | 156 | 3.9 | 1 | 4 | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | |||
| 14 |  | C. Martin | 40 | 9/14/1997 | vs | 199 | 5.0 | 1 | 15 | 2 | 7.5 | 0 | |||
| 15 | | E. Rhett | 40 | 12/4/1994 | vs | 192 | 4.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 16 |  | B. Sanders | 40 | 9/19/1994 | @ | 194 | 4.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 17 | | J. Hector | 40 | 10/12/1986 | @ | 143 | 3.6 | 3 | 8 | 2 | 4.0 | 0 | |||
| 18 |  | W. Payton | 40 | 11/20/1977 | vs | 275 | 6.9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | |||
| 19 | | L. Mitchell | 40 | 10/20/1974 | @ | 156 | 3.9 | 1 | 6 | 2 | 3.0 | 0 | |||
| 20 | | J. Harrison | 39 | 12/27/2009 | vs | 148 | 3.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 21 | | L. Johnson | 39 | 10/29/2006 | vs | 155 | 4.0 | 3 | 26 | 2 | 5 | 13.0 | 1 | ||
| 22 |  | L. Tomlinson | 39 | 10/20/2002 | @ | 153 | 3.9 | 1 | 28 | 5 | 6 | 5.6 | 1 | ||
| 23 | | C. Dillon | 39 | 12/4/1997 | vs | 246 | 6.3 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 15.0 | 0 | |||
| 24 |  | J. Bettis | 39 | 1/2/1994 | vs | 146 | 3.7 | 1 | 71 | 5 | 14.2 | 0 | |||
| 25 | | E. Byner | 39 | 12/15/1990 | @ | 149 | 3.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
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 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
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 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
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 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
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 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
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 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
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 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
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 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
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