DeMarco Murray has rushed for the most yards for the Cowboys in a game, with 253 yards against the St. Louis Rams on October 23, 2011.
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most rushing yards by a player in a regular-season game cowboys| NAME | RUSH YDS | DATE | TM | OPP | ATT | YPC | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | D. Murray | 253 | 10/23/2011 | vs | 25 | 10.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 2 |  | E. Smith | 237 | 10/31/1993 | @ | 30 | 7.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 3 |  | T. Dorsett | 206 | 12/4/1977 | vs | 23 | 9.0 | 2 | 24 | 3 | 8.0 | 0 | |||
| 4 | | J. Jones | 198 | 12/6/2004 | @ | 30 | 6.6 | 3 | 11 | 3 | 7 | 3.7 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | J. Jones | 194 | 12/24/2005 | @ | 34 | 5.7 | 2 | 17 | 2 | 2 | 8.5 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | T. Hambrick | 189 | 12/14/2003 | @ | 33 | 5.7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 7 | | T. Dorsett | 183 | 11/9/1980 | @ | 24 | 7.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 8 | | E. Smith | 182 | 9/22/1991 | @ | 23 | 7.9 | 2 | 19 | 3 | 6.3 | 0 | |||
| 9 | | D. Murray | 179 | 12/4/2014 | @ | 32 | 5.6 | 1 | 49 | 9 | 10 | 5.4 | 0 | ||
| 10 | | D. Murray | 175 | 9/22/2013 | vs | 26 | 6.7 | 1 | 28 | 3 | 3 | 9.3 | 0 | ||
| 11 | | T. Dorsett | 175 | 12/6/1981 | @ | 30 | 5.8 | 0 | 10 | 1 | 10.0 | 0 | |||
| 12 | | E. Smith | 174 | 12/21/1992 | @ | 24 | 7.3 | 2 | 5 | 2 | 2.5 | 0 | |||
| 13 | | H. Walker | 173 | 11/15/1987 | @ | 28 | 6.2 | 1 | 59 | 5 | 11.8 | 0 | |||
| 14 | | E. Smith | 172 | 12/6/1993 | vs | 23 | 7.5 | 0 | 26 | 4 | 6.5 | 0 | |||
| 15 | | E. Smith | 171 | 9/4/1994 | @ | 31 | 5.5 | 1 | 3 | 3 | 1.0 | 0 | |||
| 16 | | E. Smith | 168 | 1/2/1994 | @ | 32 | 5.3 | 0 | 61 | 10 | 6.1 | 1 | |||
| 17 | | D. Murray | 167 | 9/14/2014 | @ | 29 | 5.8 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 2 | 6.0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | E. Smith | 167 | 10/29/1995 | @ | 26 | 6.4 | 1 | 30 | 5 | 6.0 | 0 | |||
| 19 | | E. Smith | 163 | 11/8/1998 | vs | 29 | 5.6 | 0 | 19 | 5 | 3.8 | 0 | |||
| 20 | | E. Smith | 163 | 9/4/1995 | @ | 21 | 7.8 | 4 | 0 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | |||
| 21 | | E. Smith | 163 | 11/7/1994 | vs | 35 | 4.7 | 2 | 13 | 3 | 4.3 | 0 | |||
| 22 | | E. Smith | 163 | 11/1/1992 | vs | 30 | 5.4 | 0 | 9 | 1 | 9.0 | 0 | |||
| 23 | | T. Dorsett | 162 | 9/21/1981 | @ | 19 | 8.5 | 1 | 22 | 4 | 5.5 | 0 | |||
| 24 | | E. Smith | 160 | 12/22/1991 | vs | 32 | 5.0 | 2 | 13 | 1 | 13.0 | 0 | |||
| 25 |  | E. Elliott | 159 | 12/18/2016 | vs | 23 | 6.9 | 1 | 29 | 3 | 3 | 9.7 | 0 | ||
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|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | |
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5 | 12 | 0 | .294 | |
4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
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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 |