Before 1988, Walter Payton rushed for the most yards in a game, with 275 yards against the Vikings on November 20, 1977.
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most rushing yards in a regular-season game by a player before 1988| NAME | RUSH YDS | DATE | TM | OPP | ATT | YPC | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | W. Payton | 275 | 11/20/1977 | vs | 40 | 6.9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | |||
| 2 |  | O.J. Simpson | 273 | 11/25/1976 | @ | 29 | 9.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 3 | | O.J. Simpson | 250 | 9/16/1973 | @ | 29 | 8.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 4 |  | W. Ellison | 247 | 12/5/1971 | vs | 26 | 9.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 5 | | C. Gilchrist | 243 | 12/8/1963 | vs | 36 | 6.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 6 |  | J. Brown | 237 | 11/19/1961 | vs | 34 | 7.0 | 4 | 52 | 3 | 17.3 | 0 | |||
| 7 | | J. Brown | 237 | 11/24/1957 | vs | 31 | 7.6 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 7.0 | 0 | |||
| 8 | | J. Brown | 232 | 9/22/1963 | @ | 20 | 11.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 9 | | B. Mitchell | 232 | 11/15/1959 | @ | 14 | 16.6 | 3 | -6 | 2 | -3.0 | 0 | |||
| 10 | | O.J. Simpson | 227 | 9/28/1975 | @ | 28 | 8.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 11 | | J. Brown | 223 | 11/3/1963 | @ | 28 | 8.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 12 | | T. Wilson | 223 | 12/16/1956 | vs | 23 | 9.7 | 0 | 5 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | |||
| 13 | | B. Jackson | 221 | 11/30/1987 | @ | 18 | 12.3 | 2 | 14 | 1 | 14.0 | 1 | |||
| 14 | | J. Wilder | 219 | 11/6/1983 | @ | 31 | 7.1 | 1 | 20 | 5 | 4.0 | 0 | |||
| 15 | | O.J. Simpson | 219 | 12/9/1973 | vs | 22 | 10.0 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 16 | | J. Fuqua | 218 | 12/20/1970 | @ | 20 | 10.9 | 2 | 38 | 3 | 12.7 | 0 | |||
| 17 | | G. Roberts | 218 | 11/12/1950 | vs | 26 | 8.4 | 2 | |||||||
| 18 | | B. Cannon | 216 | 12/10/1961 | @ | 25 | 8.6 | 3 | 114 | 5 | 22.8 | 2 | |||
| 19 |  | E. Dickerson | 215 | 12/9/1984 | vs | 27 | 8.0 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 20 | | C. Battles | 215 | 10/8/1933 | vs | 16 | 13.4 | 1 | |||||||
| 21 | | G. Pruitt | 214 | 12/14/1975 | vs | 26 | 8.2 | 3 | 23 | 3 | 7.7 | 0 | |||
| 22 | | C. White | 213 | 11/15/1987 | @ | 34 | 6.3 | 1 | 8 | 2 | 4.0 | 0 | |||
| 23 | | T. Collins | 212 | 9/18/1983 | vs | 23 | 9.2 | 3 | 5 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | |||
| 24 | | E. Dickerson | 208 | 11/4/1984 | @ | 21 | 9.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 25 | | T. Miller | 208 | 11/26/1978 | vs | 21 | 9.9 | 2 | 7 | 2 | 3.5 | 0 | |||
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
