most rushing attempts single game barry sanders

Barry Sanders had his most rush attempts in a game versus the Cowboys on September 19, 1994, with 40 carries.

Interpreted as:
most rushing attempts single regular-season game Barry Sanders
NAMEATTDATETMOPPRUSH YDSYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
40
9/19/1994
DET DET
@
DAL DAL
194
4.9
0
0
0
0
2Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
32
9/12/1993
DET DET
@
NE NE
148
4.6
0
15
2
7.5
0
3Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
32
9/15/1991
DET DET
vs
MIA MIA
143
4.5
0
14
1
14.0
0
4Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
30
12/7/1997
DET DET
@
MIA MIA
137
4.6
1
2
1
2.0
0
5Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
30
12/13/1992
DET DET
vs
CLE CLE
87
2.9
1
18
2
9.0
0
6Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
30
9/22/1991
DET DET
@
IND IND
179
6.0
2
10
3
3.3
0
7Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
30
10/29/1989
DET DET
@
GB GB
184
6.1
0
0
0
0
8Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
29
11/7/1993
DET DET
vs
TB TB
187
6.4
0
2
2
1.0
0
9Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
29
11/22/1992
DET DET
@
CIN CIN
151
5.2
1
3
1
3.0
0
10Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
28
9/28/1997
DET DET
vs
GB GB
139
5.0
0
20
1
20.0
0
11Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
28
12/23/1996
DET DET
@
SF SF
175
6.3
1
4
1
4.0
0
12Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
28
11/23/1989
DET DET
vs
CLE CLE
145
5.2
0
44
2
22.0
0
13Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
27
11/1/1998
DET DET
vs
ARI ARI
107
4.0
0
17
6
2.8
0
14Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
27
9/28/1998
DET DET
vs
TB TB
131
4.9
0
23
4
5.8
0
15Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
27
9/4/1994
DET DET
vs
ATL ATL
120
4.4
0
7
2
3.5
0
16Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
27
12/15/1991
DET DET
@
GB GB
85
3.1
0
13
2
6.5
0
17Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
27
9/29/1991
DET DET
vs
TB TB
160
5.9
3
2
2
1.0
0
18Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
26
9/13/1998
DET DET
vs
CIN CIN
185
7.1
3
44
1
44.0
0
19Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
26
10/6/1996
DET DET
vs
ATL ATL
86
3.3
0
13
3
4.3
0
20Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
26
11/13/1994
DET DET
vs
TB TB
237
9.1
0
16
1
16.0
0
21Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
26
10/30/1994
DET DET
@
NYG NYG
146
5.6
0
22
2
11.0
0
22Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
26
10/24/1993
DET DET
@
RAM RAM
91
3.5
1
25
4
6.3
0
23Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
26
9/5/1993
DET DET
vs
ATL ATL
90
3.5
1
27
2
13.5
0
24Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
26
9/13/1992
DET DET
vs
MIN MIN
66
2.5
0
14
2
7.0
0
25Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
26
12/22/1991
DET DET
@
BUF BUF
108
4.2
1
53
3
17.7
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rush attempts going back to the 1960 season.

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30.3

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OPP PPG

23.4

18th

RUSH YDS/G

135.8

5th

PASS YDS/G

256.7

6th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
Lions Lions
8
5
0
.615
Vikings Vikings
5
8
0
.385
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
DET DET
@
LAR LAR
4:25 PM
Sun
12/21
PIT PIT
@
DET DET
4:25 PM
Thu
12/25
DET DET
@
MIN MIN
4:30 PM
Sun
1/4
DET DET
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Last Game
DAL Cowboys

6 - 6 - 1

30

Final

44

DET Lions

8 - 5

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
0
.692
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
6
7
0
.462
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
9
4
0
.692
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
0
.846
Chargers Chargers
9
4
0
.692
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
5
0
.615
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
7
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
10
3
0
.769
Seahawks Seahawks
10
3
0
.769

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/6
ARI ARI
@
NO NO
20-13
Sat
9/6
TEN TEN
@
DEN DEN
12-20
Sat
9/6
SF SF
@
SEA SEA
17-13
Sat
9/6
HOU HOU
@
LAR LAR
9-14
Sat
9/6
DET DET
@
GB GB
13-27

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BAL BAL
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
ARI ARI
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BUF BUF
@
NE NE
1:00 PM