most rushing yards in a week by a rookie

Adrian Peterson has rushed for the most yards by a rookie, with 296 yards in Week 9 in 2007.

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	NAME	RUSH YDS	WEEK	SEASON	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	296	WK 9	2007	1	30	9.9	296.0	3	19	1	2	19.0	19.0	0
2	Jonathan Taylor J. Taylor	253	WK 17	2020	1	30	8.4	253.0	2	1	1	2	1.0	1.0	0
3	DeMarco Murray D. Murray	253	WK 7	2011	1	25	10.1	253.0	1	0	0	2		0.0	0
4	Doug Martin D. Martin	251	WK 9	2012	1	25	10.0	251.0	4	21	4	5	5.3	21.0	0
5	Mike Anderson M. Anderson	251	WK 14	2000	1	37	6.8	251.0	4	5	1	1	5.0	5.0	0
6	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	246	WK 15	1997	1	39	6.3	246.0	4	30	2		15.0	30.0	0
7	Clinton Portis C. Portis	228	WK 17	2002	1	24	9.5	228.0	2	18	2	2	9.0	18.0	0
8	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	224	WK 6	2007	1	20	11.2	224.0	3	9	1	2	9.0	9.0	0
9	Bo Jackson B. Jackson	221	WK 12	1987	1	18	12.3	221.0	2	14	1		14.0	14.0	1
10	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	212	WK 15	1993	1	28	7.6	212.0	1	0	0			0.0	0
11	Thomas Rawls T. Rawls	209	WK 11	2015	1	30	7.0	209.0	1	46	3	3	15.3	46.0	1
12	Terry Miller T. Miller	208	WK 13	1978	1	21	9.9	208.0	2	7	2		3.5	7.0	0
13	Curt Warner C. Warner	207	WK 13	1983	1	32	6.5	207.0	3	0	0			0.0	0
14	Greg Bell G. Bell	206	WK 12	1984	1	27	7.6	206.0	1	12	2		6.0	12.0	1
15	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	206	WK 12	1977	1	23	9.0	206.0	2	24	3		8.0	24.0	0
16	De'Von Achane D. Achane	203	WK 3	2023	1	18	11.3	203.0	2	30	4	4	7.5	30.0	2
17	Rueben Mayes R. Mayes	203	WK 14	1986	1	28	7.3	203.0	2	22	2		11.0	22.0	0
18	Jonas Gray J. Gray	201	WK 11	2014	1	37	5.4	201.0	4	0	0	0		0.0	0
19	Alfred Morris A. Morris	200	WK 17	2012	1	33	6.1	200.0	3	12	2	2	6.0	12.0	0
20	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	199	WK 5	1983	1	30	6.6	199.0	3	21	3		7.0	21.0	0
21	Earl Campbell E. Campbell	199	WK 12	1978	1	28	7.1	199.0	4	0	0			0.0	0
22	Julius Jones J. Jones	198	WK 13	2004	1	30	6.6	198.0	3	11	3	7	3.7	11.0	0
23	Mel Farr M. Farr	197	WK 9	1967	1	24	8.2	197.0	0	10	2		5.0	10.0	0
24	Kevin Jones K. Jones	196	WK 13	2004	1	26	7.5	196.0	1	22	4	5	5.5	22.0	0
25	Robert Edwards R. Edwards	196	WK 15	1998	1	24	8.2	196.0	0	0	0			0.0	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

433

Murray

RUSH

297

Jones

REC

195

Hockenson

Team Rankings

PPG

21.5

18th

OPP PPG

12.8

1st

RUSH YDS/G

106.8

16th

PASS YDS/G

177.3

32nd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	4	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	.750
Packers	2	2	.500
Lions	2	2	.500

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/11	MIN	@	NO	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Mon 11/9	BUF	@	MIN	8:15 PM
Sun 11/15	MIN	@	GB	1:00 PM

Last Game

Dolphins

0 - 4

Final

Vikings

4 - 0

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,203

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000