most rushing yards in first game since 1980

Since 1980, Billy Sims has the most rushing yards in a game in his first game, with 153 yards.

	NAME	RUSH YDS	DATE	TM		OPP	ATT	YPC	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC TD
1	Billy Sims B. Sims	153	9/7/1980	DET	@	LA	22	7.0	3	64	2		32.0	0
2	Kareem Hunt K. Hunt	148	9/7/2017	KC	@	NE	17	8.7	1	98	5	5	19.6	2
3	Cadillac Williams C. Williams	148	9/11/2005	TB	@	MIN	27	5.5	1	0	0	0		0
4	Randy McMillan R. McMillan	146	9/6/1981	BAL	@	NE	16	9.1	2	13	3		4.3	0
5	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	143	9/4/1994	IND	vs	HOU	23	6.2	3	31	1		31.0	0
6	Clyde Edwards-Helaire C. Edwards-Helaire	138	9/10/2020	KC	vs	HOU	25	5.5	1	0	0	2		0
7	Larry Mason L. Mason	133	10/4/1987	CLE	@	NE	32	4.2	2	-2	1		-2.0	0
8	Joe Dudek J. Dudek	128	10/12/1987	DEN	vs	RAI	23	5.6	2	19	2		9.5	0
9	Dalvin Cook D. Cook	127	9/11/2017	MIN	vs	NO	22	5.8	0	10	3	5	3.3	0
10	Matt Forte M. Forte	123	9/7/2008	CHI	@	IND	23	5.3	1	18	3	3	6.0	0
11	Lynn Cain L. Cain	123	9/7/1980	ATL	@	MIN	24	5.1	1	0	0			0
12	Ben Tate B. Tate	116	9/11/2011	HOU	vs	IND	24	4.8	1	0	0	0		0
13	Marcus Allen M. Allen	116	9/12/1982	RAI	@	SF	23	5.0	1	64	4		16.0	0
14	Abdul-Karim al-Jabbar A. al-Jabbar	115	9/1/1996	MIA	vs	NE	26	4.4	1	2	2		1.0	0
15	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	113	9/9/2001	SD	vs	WAS	36	3.1	2	12	1	1	12.0	0
16	Edgerrin James E. James	112	9/12/1999	IND	vs	BUF	26	4.3	1	14	4	4	3.5	0
17	John Cappelletti J. Cappelletti	112	9/7/1980	SD	@	SEA	16	7.0	0	15	2		7.5	0
18	Charlie Garner C. Garner	111	10/2/1994	PHI	@	SF	16	6.9	2	28	1		28.0	0
19	Dexter Bussey D. Bussey	111	9/7/1980	DET	@	LA	14	7.9	1	0	0			0
20	Daniel Thomas D. Thomas	107	9/18/2011	MIA	vs	HOU	18	5.9	0	10	1	1	10.0	0
21	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	106	9/9/2018	NYG	vs	JAX	18	5.9	1	22	2	6	11.0	0
22	Christian Okoye C. Okoye	105	9/13/1987	KC	vs	SD	21	5.0	1	0	0			0
23	Elijah Mitchell E. Mitchell	104	9/12/2021	SF	@	DET	19	5.5	1	0	0	0		0
24	Kevin Hogan K. Hogan	104	10/23/2016	CLE	@	CIN	7	14.9	1	0	0	0		0
25	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	103	9/9/2007	MIN	vs	ATL	19	5.4	0	60	1	1	60.0	1

Unlock 2x data

More NFL News

Patriots holding onto positives after 3-game win streak is snapped by Bears

Oct 23, 2026

Falcons All-Pro Bijan Robinson's leadership includes praying for frustrated teammates on sideline

Oct 23, 2026

Dolphins rookie WR Caleb Douglas set to return vs. the Jets after missing 3 games with ankle injury

Oct 23, 2026

Atlanta Falcons' social media post of their throwback logo causes a stir online

Oct 23, 2026

Traffic stop leads to misdemeanor marijuana possession charge against Colts QB Anthony Richardson

Oct 23, 2026

Bills' Sam Franklin wins appeal of one-game spitting suspension, has it reduced to a fine

Oct 23, 2026

More Lions Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,485

Goff

RUSH

504

Gibbs

REC

372

St. Brown

Team Rankings

PPG

32.8

2nd

OPP PPG

29.6

30th

RUSH YDS/G

114.2

13th

PASS YDS/G

297.0

3rd

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Vikings	5	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	.714
Packers	4	2	.667
Lions	3	2	.600

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	GB	@	DET	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	MIN	@	DET	1:00 PM
Sun 11/8	DET	@	MIA	1:00 PM
Sun 11/15	NE	@	DET	9:30 AM
Sun 11/22	TB	@	DET	1:00 PM

Last Game

Lions

3 - 2

Final

Cardinals

1 - 4

Sun 11 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,794

Stafford

1,784

Maye

1,714

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

665

Walker

641

Robinson

627

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

717

Smith-Njigba

580

Olave

577

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

14

Purdy

14

Lawrence

14

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

8

Allen

7

Gibbs

7

Williams

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

Likely

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

Jackson

118.1

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

Anderson

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Ponder

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.8

29.5

29.2

28.0

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

16.6

17.3

18.3

20.3

Total Yards Rankings

414.0

404.4

401.3

393.8

390.7

387.7

Rush Yards Rankings

159.8

154.3

151.5

149.5

148.8

128.2

Pass Yards Rankings

309.8

301.2

297.0

285.7

280.7

273.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

19.0

18.0

17.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

124

Walker

108.5

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

115.9

Smith-Njigba

89.8

Watson

83.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

70.3

Likely

63.7

Kittle

54.2

Bowers

Fantasy K Rankings

84

Shrader

68

Reichard

65

McLaughlin

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

5-1

4-1

4-1-1

5-2

4-2

Worst Record ATS

0-5-1

1-5

1-3-1

2-4

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	2	1	.583
Eagles	2	4	0	.333
Cowboys	2	4	0	.333
Commanders	1	4	1	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Bears	5	2	0	.714
Packers	4	2	0	.667
Lions	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	3	2	0	.600
Falcons	2	4	0	.333
Saints	2	4	0	.333
Buccaneers	1	5	0	.167
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	6	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	3	0	.500
Cardinals	2	4	0	.333
Rams	2	4	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	5	1	0	.833
Patriots	4	3	0	.571
Jets	2	4	0	.333
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	4	2	0	.667
Steelers	4	2	0	.667
Ravens	4	2	0	.667
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	2	0	.667
Colts	2	4	0	.333
Texans	2	4	0	.333
Titans	1	5	0	.167
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	5	0	0	1.000
Broncos	4	2	0	.667
Raiders	3	3	0	.500
Chargers	0	6	0	.000

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/25	PIT	@	NO	9:30 AM
Sun 10/25	IND	@	MIN	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	MIA	@	NYJ	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	CIN	@	BAL	1:00 PM
Sun 10/25	CLE	@	TEN	1:00 PM

Since 1980, Billy Sims has the most rushing yards in a game in his first game, with 153 yards.

Related Searches

More NFL News

More Lions Stats

1,485

504

372

NFL 2026 Leaders

1,794

1,784

1,714

665

641

627

717

580

577

14

14

14

8

7

7

7

6

5

119.6

118.1

111.3

7.5

6.0

5.5

NFL 2026 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2026

126.7

124

108.5

115.9

89.8

83.1

70.3

63.7

54.2

84

68

65

NFL 2026 Betting

NFL 2026 Standings

NFL 2026 Scores & Schedule

Scores

Schedule