most rushing yards in a game by a rb since 1980

Since 1980, Adrian Peterson has the most rushing yards by a running back in a game, with 296 yards against the San Diego Chargers on November 4, 2007.

Interpreted as:
most rushing yards in a regular-season game by a rb since 1980
NAME RUSH YDS DATE TM OPP ATT YPC RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC TD
1 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
296
11/4/2007
MIN MIN
vs
SD SD
30
9.9
3
19
1
2
19.0
0
2 Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
295
9/14/2003
BAL BAL
vs
CLE CLE
30
9.8
2
0
0
1
0
3 Jerome Harrison
J. Harrison
286
12/20/2009
CLE CLE
@
KC KC
34
8.4
3
12
2
3
6.0
0
4 Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
278
10/22/2000
CIN CIN
vs
DEN DEN
22
12.6
2
0
0
0
0
5 Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
266
11/11/2001
SEA SEA
vs
OAK OAK
35
7.6
3
7
1
1
7.0
0
6 Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
259
1/3/2010
KC KC
@
DEN DEN
25
10.4
2
3
1
1
3.0
0
7 Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
255
11/24/2024
PHI PHI
@
LAR LAR
26
9.8
2
47
4
4
11.8
0
8 Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
253
1/3/2021
IND IND
vs
JAX JAX
30
8.4
2
1
1
2
1.0
0
9 DeMarco Murray
D. Murray
253
10/23/2011
DAL DAL
vs
STL STL
25
10.1
1
0
0
2
0
10 Doug Martin
D. Martin
251
11/4/2012
TB TB
@
OAK OAK
25
10.0
4
21
4
5
5.3
0
11 Mike Anderson
M. Anderson
251
12/3/2000
DEN DEN
@
NO NO
37
6.8
4
5
1
1
5.0
0
12 Derrick Henry
D. Henry
250
1/3/2021
TEN TEN
@
HOU HOU
34
7.4
2
0
0
0
0
13 Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
246
12/4/1997
CIN CIN
vs
TEN TEN
39
6.3
4
30
2
15.0
0
14 LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
243
12/28/2003
SD SD
vs
OAK OAK
31
7.8
2
17
8
15
2.1
0
15 Derrick Henry
D. Henry
238
12/6/2018
TEN TEN
vs
JAX JAX
17
14.0
4
0
0
0
0
16 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
237
11/13/1994
DET DET
vs
TB TB
26
9.1
0
16
1
16.0
0
17 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
237
10/31/1993
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
30
7.9
1
0
0
0
18 Le'Veon Bell
L. Bell
236
12/11/2016
PIT PIT
@
BUF BUF
38
6.2
3
62
4
5
15.5
0
19 Doug Martin
D. Martin
235
11/22/2015
TB TB
@
PHI PHI
27
8.7
0
0
0
1
0
20 Tiki Barber
T. Barber
234
12/30/2006
NYG NYG
@
WAS WAS
23
10.2
3
24
3
4
8.0
0
21 Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
234
11/19/2000
JAX JAX
@
PIT PIT
30
7.8
3
14
3
7
4.7
1
22 Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
233
9/23/2012
KC KC
@
NO NO
33
7.1
1
55
6
8
9.2
0
23 Arian Foster
A. Foster
231
9/12/2010
HOU HOU
vs
IND IND
33
7.0
3
7
1
1
7.0
0
24 Josh Jacobs
J. Jacobs
229
11/27/2022
LV LV
@
SEA SEA
33
6.9
2
74
6
7
12.3
0
25 Beanie Wells
B. Wells
228
11/27/2011
ARI ARI
@
STL STL
27
8.4
1
0
0
0
0

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Team Rankings

PPG

26.1

9th

OPP PPG

18.5

6th

RUSH YDS/G

113.2

17th

PASS YDS/G

258.4

4th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12
1
0
.923
Vikings Vikings
11
2
0
.846
Packers Packers
9
4
0
.692
Bears Bears
4
9
0
.308
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
1/5
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
12/29
GB GB
@
MIN MIN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/22
MIN MIN
@
SEA SEA
4:05 PM
Mon
12/16
CHI CHI
@
MIN MIN
8:00 PM
Last Game
MIN Vikings

11 - 2 - 0

42

Final

21

ATL Falcons

6 - 7 - 0

Sun 8 Dec 2024

NFL 2024 Leaders

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NFL Fantasy 2024

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NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
11
2
0
.846
Commanders Commanders
8
5
0
.615
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12
1
0
.923
Vikings Vikings
11
2
0
.846
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Falcons Falcons
6
7
0
.462
NFC West W L T PCT
Seahawks Seahawks
8
5
0
.615
Rams Rams
8
6
0
.571
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
10
3
0
.769
Dolphins Dolphins
6
7
0
.462
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
10
3
0
.769
Ravens Ravens
8
5
0
.615
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
Colts Colts
6
7
0
.462
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
12
1
0
.923
Chargers Chargers
8
5
0
.615

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
12/11
LAR LAR
@
SF SF
12-6
Sun
12/8
CIN CIN
@
DAL DAL
27-20
Sat
12/7
LAC LAC
@
KC KC
17-19
Sat
12/7
CHI CHI
@
SF SF
13-38
Sat
12/7
BUF BUF
@
LAR LAR
42-44

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
12/22
TB TB
@
DAL DAL
8:20 PM
Sun
12/22
SF SF
@
MIA MIA
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
JAX JAX
@
LV LV
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
MIN MIN
@
SEA SEA
4:05 PM
Sun
12/22
LAR LAR
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM