most rushing yards in a game 1920 to 2007

From 1920 through 2007, Adrian Peterson rushed for the most yards in a game, with 296 yards against the San Diego Chargers on November 4, 2007.

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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
3Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
278
10/22/2000
vs
22
12.6
2
0
0
0
0
4Walter Payton
W. Payton
275
11/20/1977
vs
40
6.9
1
6
1
6.0
0
5O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
273
11/25/1976
@
29
9.4
2
0
0
0
6Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
266
11/11/2001
vs
35
7.6
3
7
1
1
7.0
0
7Mike Anderson
M. Anderson
251
12/3/2000
@
37
6.8
4
5
1
1
5.0
0
8O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
250
9/16/1973
@
29
8.6
2
0
0
0
9Willie Ellison
W. Ellison
247
12/5/1971
vs
26
9.5
1
0
0
0
10Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
246
12/4/1997
vs
39
6.3
4
30
2
15.0
0
11LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
243
12/28/2003
vs
31
7.8
2
17
8
15
2.1
0
12Cookie Gilchrist
C. Gilchrist
243
12/8/1963
vs
36
6.8
5
0
0
0
13Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
237
11/13/1994
vs
26
9.1
0
16
1
16.0
0
14Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
237
10/31/1993
@
30
7.9
1
0
0
0
15Jim Brown
J. Brown
237
11/19/1961
vs
34
7.0
4
52
3
17.3
0
16Jim Brown
J. Brown
237
11/24/1957
vs
31
7.6
4
21
3
7.0
0
17Tiki Barber
T. Barber
234
12/30/2006
@
23
10.2
3
24
3
4
8.0
0
18Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
234
11/19/2000
@
30
7.8
3
14
3
7
4.7
1
19Jim Brown
J. Brown
232
9/22/1963
@
20
11.6
2
0
0
0
20Bobby Mitchell
B. Mitchell
232
11/15/1959
@
14
16.6
3
-6
2
-3.0
0
21Clinton Portis
C. Portis
228
12/29/2002
vs
24
9.5
2
18
2
2
9.0
0
22Ricky Williams
R. Williams
228
12/1/2002
@
27
8.4
2
7
4
6
1.8
0
23Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
227
11/22/1998
@
36
6.3
1
0
0
0
24Napoleon Kaufman
N. Kaufman
227
10/19/1997
vs
28
8.1
1
0
0
0
25O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
227
9/28/1975
@
28
8.1
1
0
0
0

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