most rushing yards in a game for a rookie running back in chiefs

Joe Delaney has the most rushing yards by a rookie Chiefs running back in a game, with 193 yards against the Houston Oilers on November 15, 1981.

Interpreted as:
most rushing yards in a regular-season game for a rookie running back in chiefs
NAMERUSH YDSDATETMOPPATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Joe Delaney
J. Delaney
193
11/15/1981
KC KC
vs
HOU HOU
29
6.7
1
7
1
7.0
0
2Kareem Hunt
K. Hunt
172
9/24/2017
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
17
10.1
1
11
1
1
11.0
0
3Clyde Edwards-Helaire
C. Edwards-Helaire
161
10/19/2020
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
26
6.2
0
8
4
4
2.0
0
4Mike Garrett
M. Garrett
161
12/18/1966
KC KC
@
SD SD
25
6.4
1
-6
1
-6.0
0
5Robert Holmes
R. Holmes
158
11/10/1968
KC KC
@
CIN CIN
21
7.5
1
62
5
12.4
0
6Abner Haynes
A. Haynes
157
11/24/1960
DLT DLT
@
NYT NYT
11
14.3
2
3
1
3.0
0
7Kareem Hunt
K. Hunt
155
12/16/2017
KC KC
vs
LAC LAC
24
6.5
1
51
7
9
7.3
1
8Kolby Smith
K. Smith
150
11/25/2007
KC KC
vs
OAK OAK
31
4.8
2
2
1
4
2.0
0
9Joe Delaney
J. Delaney
149
10/18/1981
KC KC
vs
DEN DEN
21
7.1
1
0
0
0
10Kareem Hunt
K. Hunt
148
9/7/2017
KC KC
@
NE NE
17
8.7
1
98
5
5
19.6
2
11Woody Green
W. Green
146
10/27/1974
KC KC
@
SD SD
23
6.3
1
98
4
24.5
1
12Clyde Edwards-Helaire
C. Edwards-Helaire
138
9/10/2020
KC KC
vs
HOU HOU
25
5.5
1
0
0
2
0
13Robert Holmes
R. Holmes
123
9/28/1968
KC KC
@
MIA MIA
13
9.5
1
32
2
16.0
0
14Tony Reed
T. Reed
119
10/3/1977
KC KC
vs
OAK OAK
12
9.9
0
7
1
7.0
0
15Joe Delaney
J. Delaney
117
11/1/1981
KC KC
@
SD SD
23
5.1
0
-6
1
-6.0
0
16Kareem Hunt
K. Hunt
116
12/10/2017
KC KC
vs
OAK OAK
25
4.6
1
22
3
3
7.3
0
17Woody Green
W. Green
114
11/18/1974
KC KC
@
DEN DEN
18
6.3
1
46
6
7.7
0
18Abner Haynes
A. Haynes
114
11/13/1960
DLT DLT
vs
DEN DEN
15
7.6
1
40
2
20.0
0
19Mike Williams
M. Williams
109
11/18/1979
KC KC
@
OAK OAK
28
3.9
0
54
4
13.5
0
20Curtis McClinton
C. McClinton
109
11/25/1962
DLT DLT
vs
OAK OAK
12
9.1
0
27
2
13.5
0
21Isiah Pacheco
I. Pacheco
107
11/20/2022
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
15
7.1
0
0
0
0
0
22Kareem Hunt
K. Hunt
107
10/8/2017
KC KC
@
HOU HOU
29
3.7
0
9
3
4
3.0
0
23Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
106
11/2/2008
KC KC
vs
TB TB
18
5.9
0
0
0
0
0
24Joe Delaney
J. Delaney
106
10/11/1981
KC KC
vs
OAK OAK
28
3.8
0
104
3
34.7
0
25Christian Okoye
C. Okoye
105
9/13/1987
KC KC
vs
SD SD
21
5.0
1
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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PPG

23.4

15th

OPP PPG

19.1

5th

RUSH YDS/G

113.9

20th

PASS YDS/G

257.8

5th

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TEAMWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
12
2
0
.857
Chargers Chargers
10
4
0
.714
Chiefs Chiefs
6
8
0
.429
Raiders Raiders
2
12
0
.143
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/21
KC KC
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Thu
12/25
DEN DEN
@
KC KC
8:15 PM
Sun
1/4
KC KC
@
LV LV
1:00 PM
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13

KC Chiefs

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Patriots Patriots
11
3
0
.786
Bills Bills
10
4
0
.714
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
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7
0
.500
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5
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7
1
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0
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4
1
.679
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7
0
.500
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7
0
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Rams Rams
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3
0
.786
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DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/13
BUF BUF
@
NYJ NYJ
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Sat
9/13
SF SF
@
NO NO
26-21
Sat
9/13
NE NE
@
MIA MIA
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Sat
9/13
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ARI ARI
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Sat
9/13
DEN DEN
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IND IND
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/15
MIA MIA
@
PIT PIT
8:15 PM
Thu
12/18
LAR LAR
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SEA SEA
8:15 PM
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12/20
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