most rushing attempts in a game in the 2000s

Between the 2000 and 2009 seasons, Rudi Johnson had the most carries in a game, with 43 rush attempts versus the Texans on November 9, 2003.

Interpreted as:
most rushing attempts by a player in a regular-season game in the 2000s
NAMEATTDATETMOPPRUSH YDSYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Rudi Johnson
R. Johnson
43
11/9/2003
CIN CIN
vs
HOU HOU
182
4.2
2
18
2
2
9.0
0
2Ricky Williams
R. Williams
42
9/21/2003
MIA MIA
vs
BUF BUF
153
3.6
1
-4
3
4
-1.3
0
3Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
40
11/27/2006
SEA SEA
vs
GB GB
201
5.0
0
0
0
1
0
4Jerome Harrison
J. Harrison
39
12/27/2009
CLE CLE
vs
OAK OAK
148
3.8
1
0
0
0
0
5Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
39
10/29/2006
KC KC
vs
SEA SEA
155
4.0
3
26
2
5
13.0
1
6LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
39
10/20/2002
SD SD
@
OAK OAK
153
3.9
1
28
5
6
5.6
1
7Cedric Benson
C. Benson
38
12/21/2008
CIN CIN
@
CLE CLE
171
4.5
0
0
0
0
0
8Lee Suggs
L. Suggs
38
12/26/2004
CLE CLE
@
MIA MIA
143
3.8
0
4
1
2
4.0
0
9Reuben Droughns
R. Droughns
38
10/17/2004
DEN DEN
@
OAK OAK
176
4.6
1
4
1
2
4.0
0
10Clinton Portis
C. Portis
38
12/14/2003
DEN DEN
vs
CLE CLE
139
3.7
2
6
1
3
6.0
0
11Stephen Davis
S. Davis
38
1/6/2002
WAS WAS
vs
ARI ARI
148
3.9
1
10
1
2
10.0
0
12Ricky Williams
R. Williams
38
10/15/2000
NO NO
vs
CAR CAR
144
3.8
2
35
3
4
11.7
0
13Edgerrin James
E. James
38
10/15/2000
IND IND
@
SEA SEA
219
5.8
3
9
1
1
9.0
0
14Cedric Benson
C. Benson
37
10/25/2009
CIN CIN
vs
CHI CHI
189
5.1
1
0
0
0
0
15Willie Parker
W. Parker
37
12/31/2006
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
134
3.6
2
11
2
3
5.5
0
16Cadillac Williams
C. Williams
37
9/25/2005
TB TB
@
GB GB
158
4.3
0
0
1
1
0.0
0
17Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
37
9/25/2005
JAX JAX
@
NYJ NYJ
98
2.6
1
0
0
1
0
18LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
37
11/21/2004
SD SD
@
OAK OAK
164
4.4
1
9
1
2
9.0
0
19Willis McGahee
W. McGahee
37
11/7/2004
BUF BUF
vs
NYJ NYJ
132
3.6
1
11
2
4
5.5
0
20LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
37
12/1/2002
SD SD
vs
DEN DEN
220
5.9
3
51
11
14
4.6
0
21Amos Zereoue
A. Zereoue
37
11/10/2002
PIT PIT
vs
ATL ATL
123
3.3
0
-3
2
3
-1.5
0
22James Stewart
J. Stewart
37
12/17/2000
DET DET
@
NYJ NYJ
164
4.4
0
32
1
2
32.0
0
23James Allen
J. Allen
37
12/10/2000
CHI CHI
vs
NE NE
97
2.6
1
27
3
4
9.0
1
24Mike Anderson
M. Anderson
37
12/3/2000
DEN DEN
@
NO NO
251
6.8
4
5
1
1
5.0
0
25Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
36
1/3/2010
TEN TEN
@
SEA SEA
134
3.7
2
20
3
6
6.7
0

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PPG

21.8

21st

OPP PPG

31.6

32nd

RUSH YDS/G

82.9

31st

PASS YDS/G

216.3

22nd

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TEAMWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
4
3
0
.571
Bengals Bengals
3
5
0
.375
Ravens Ravens
3
5
0
.375
Browns Browns
2
6
0
.250
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/16
CIN CIN
@
PIT PIT
1:00 PM
Sun
11/23
NE NE
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Thu
11/27
CIN CIN
@
BAL BAL
8:20 PM
Sun
12/7
CIN CIN
@
BUF BUF
4:25 PM
Sun
12/14
BAL BAL
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Last Game
NYJ Jets

1 - 7 - 0

39

Final

38

CIN Bengals

3 - 5 - 0

Sun 26 Oct 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
6
2
0
.750
Bills Bills
5
2
0
.714
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
4
3
0
.571
Bengals Bengals
3
5
0
.375
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
7
1
0
.875
Jaguars Jaguars
4
3
0
.571
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
6
2
0
.750
Chargers Chargers
5
3
0
.625
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
6
2
0
.750
Cowboys Cowboys
3
4
1
.438
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
5
1
1
.786
Lions Lions
5
2
0
.714
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
2
0
.750
Panthers Panthers
4
4
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
5
2
0
.714
Rams Rams
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2
0
.714

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/2
JAX JAX
@
LV LV
4:05 PM
Sun
11/2
NO NO
@
LAR LAR
4:05 PM
Sun
11/2
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
4:25 PM
Sun
11/2
SEA SEA
@
WAS WAS
8:20 PM
Mon
11/3
ARI ARI
@
DAL DAL
8:15 PM