most rushing yards first creer game by a player

Adrian Peterson ran for 296 yards versus the San Diego Chargers on November 4, 2007.

NAMERUSH YDSDATETMOPPATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
296
11/4/2007
vs
30
9.9
3
19
1
2
19.0
0
2Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
295
9/14/2003
vs
30
9.8
2
0
0
1
0
3Jerome Harrison
J. Harrison
286
12/20/2009
@
34
8.4
3
12
2
3
6.0
0
4Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
278
10/22/2000
vs
22
12.6
2
0
0
0
0
5Walter Payton
W. Payton
275
11/20/1977
vs
40
6.9
1
6
1
6.0
0
6O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
273
11/25/1976
@
29
9.4
2
0
0
0
7Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
266
11/11/2001
vs
35
7.6
3
7
1
1
7.0
0
8Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
259
1/3/2010
@
25
10.4
2
3
1
1
3.0
0
9Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
255
11/24/2024
@
26
9.8
2
47
4
4
11.8
0
10DeMarco Murray
D. Murray
253
10/23/2011
vs
25
10.1
1
0
0
2
0
11Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
253
1/3/2021
vs
30
8.4
2
1
1
2
1.0
0
12Mike Anderson
M. Anderson
251
12/3/2000
@
37
6.8
4
5
1
1
5.0
0
13Doug Martin
D. Martin
251
11/4/2012
@
25
10.0
4
21
4
5
5.3
0
14O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
250
9/16/1973
@
29
8.6
2
0
0
0
15Derrick Henry
D. Henry
250
1/3/2021
@
34
7.4
2
0
0
0
0
16Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
248
1/4/1986
vs
34
7.3
2
-4
1
-4.0
0
17Willie Ellison
W. Ellison
247
12/5/1971
vs
26
9.5
1
0
0
0
18Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
246
12/4/1997
vs
39
6.3
4
30
2
15.0
0
19Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
244
11/9/2025
vs
32
7.6
3
42
3
3
14.0
0
20Cookie Gilchrist
C. Gilchrist
243
12/8/1963
vs
36
6.8
5
0
0
0
21LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
243
12/28/2003
vs
31
7.8
2
17
8
15
2.1
0
22Derrick Henry
D. Henry
238
12/6/2018
vs
17
14.0
4
0
0
0
0
23Jim Brown
J. Brown
237
11/24/1957
vs
31
7.6
4
21
3
7.0
0
24Jim Brown
J. Brown
237
11/19/1961
vs
34
7.0
4
52
3
17.3
0
25Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
237
10/31/1993
@
30
7.9
1
0
0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1960 season.

More Vikings Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,450

McCarthy

J.J. McCarthy

RUSH

664

Mason

Jordan Mason

REC

947

Jefferson

Justin Jefferson
Team Rankings

PPG

20.5

26th

OPP PPG

20.6

10th

RUSH YDS/G

106.5

25th

PASS YDS/G

185.6

31st

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
11
5
0
.688
9
6
1
.594
8
8
0
.500
Vikings Vikings
8
8
0
.500
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
1/4
@
1:00 PM
Last Game
DET Lions

8 - 8

10

Final

23

MIN Vikings

8 - 8

Thu 25 Dec 2025

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NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Standings

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13
3
0
.813
Bills Bills - w
11
5
0
.688
7
9
0
.438
Jets Jets - e
3
13
0
.188
AFC NorthWLTPCT
9
7
0
.563
8
8
0
.500
6
10
0
.375
4
12
0
.250
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12
4
0
.750
11
5
0
.688
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8
8
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.500
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13
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10
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14
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11
5
0
.688
7
8
1
.469
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12
0
.250
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13
0
.188
NFC NorthWLTPCT
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11
5
0
.688
9
6
1
.594
8
8
0
.500
Lions Lions - e
8
8
0
.500
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
8
0
.500
7
9
0
.438
7
9
0
.438
6
10
0
.375
NFC WestWLTPCT
13
3
0
.813
49ers 49ers - x
12
4
0
.750
Rams Rams - w
11
5
0
.688
3
13
0
.188

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Sat
9/27
@
18-21
Sat
9/27
@
26-21
Sat
9/27
@
20-27
Sat
9/27
@
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Sat
9/27
@
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1/3
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1/3
@
8:00 PM
Sun
1/4
@
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
@
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
@
1:00 PM