most rushing yards in a game by a 32 year old player

Walter Payton has rushed for the most yards by a 32-year-old player in a game, with 177 yards against the Eagles on September 14, 1986.

Interpreted as:
most rushing yards in a regular-season game by a 32 year old player
NAMERUSH YDSAgeDATETMOPPATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Walter Payton
W. Payton
177
32-051
9/14/1986
vs
34
5.2
1
-2
1
-2.0
0
2DeAngelo Williams
D. Williams
170
32-197
11/8/2015
vs
27
6.3
2
55
2
4
27.5
0
3Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
159
32-229
11/5/2017
@
37
4.3
0
8
2
4
4.0
0
4Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
149
32-265
11/7/2004
vs
33
4.5
0
0
0
0
0
5Curtis Martin
C. Martin
148
32-168
10/16/2005
@
18
8.2
1
3
2
2
1.5
0
6Joe Perry
J. Perry
145
32-269
10/18/1959
@
15
9.7
0
3
1
3.0
0
7Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
140
32-306
12/18/2004
@
36
3.9
1
3
1
2
3.0
0
8Walter Payton
W. Payton
139
32-107
11/9/1986
@
20
7.0
0
69
3
23.0
0
9John Henry Johnson
J. Henry Johnson
138
32-352
11/11/1962
@
25
5.5
1
10
1
10.0
0
10Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
134
32-208
10/15/2017
vs
26
5.2
2
0
0
0
0
11DeAngelo Williams
D. Williams
134
32-225
12/6/2015
vs
26
5.2
0
31
5
6
6.2
0
12Zack Crockett
Z. Crockett
134
32-031
1/2/2005
vs
21
6.4
0
12
3
3
4.0
0
13Latavius Murray
L. Murray
130
32-334
12/18/2022
vs
24
5.4
1
12
1
1
12.0
0
14Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
130
32-161
9/30/2018
vs
20
6.5
0
27
3
5
9.0
0
15Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
129
32-279
11/21/2004
@
29
4.4
0
3
1
2
3.0
0
16Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
128
32-222
12/23/2001
@
26
4.9
0
11
1
1
11.0
0
17John Henry Johnson
J. Henry Johnson
128
32-316
10/6/1962
vs
22
5.8
0
32
5
6.4
0
18DeAngelo Williams
D. Williams
127
32-138
9/10/2015
@
21
6.0
0
5
1
1
5.0
0
19Mike Anderson
M. Anderson
126
32-039
10/30/2005
vs
21
6.0
1
16
1
1
16.0
0
20Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
126
32-229
12/30/2001
vs
26
4.8
0
4
1
1
4.0
0
21John Riggins
J. Riggins
126
32-068
10/11/1981
@
23
5.5
2
0
0
0
22Thomas Jones
T. Jones
125
32-066
10/24/2010
vs
20
6.3
1
0
0
0
0
23John Henry Johnson
J. Henry Johnson
123
32-324
10/14/1962
@
22
5.6
0
5
1
5.0
1
24Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
121
32-238
9/21/2008
@
26
4.7
0
9
2
2
4.5
0
25Mike Anderson
M. Anderson
120
32-032
10/23/2005
@
24
5.0
1
0
0
0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1960 season.

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