5 players had 30 rush attempts. The first three are Adrian Peterson on November 4, 2007, Jamal Lewis on September 14, 2003 and Jonathan Taylor on January 3, 2021.
Interpreted as:
most rushing yards on first 3 carries in a game by a player| NAME | ATT | RUSH YDS | DATE | TM | OPP | YPC | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | A. Peterson | 30 | 296 | 11/4/2007 | vs | 9.9 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 19.0 | 0 | ||
| 2 |  | J. Lewis | 30 | 295 | 9/14/2003 | vs | 9.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 3 | | J. Harrison | 34 | 286 | 12/20/2009 | @ | 8.4 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 6.0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | C. Dillon | 22 | 278 | 10/22/2000 | vs | 12.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 5 |  | W. Payton | 40 | 275 | 11/20/1977 | vs | 6.9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | |||
| 6 |  | O.J. Simpson | 29 | 273 | 11/25/1976 | @ | 9.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 7 | | S. Alexander | 35 | 266 | 11/11/2001 | vs | 7.6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | J. Charles | 25 | 259 | 1/3/2010 | @ | 10.4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | ||
| 9 |  | S. Barkley | 26 | 255 | 11/24/2024 | @ | 9.8 | 2 | 47 | 4 | 4 | 11.8 | 0 | ||
| 10 |  | D. Murray | 25 | 253 | 10/23/2011 | vs | 10.1 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 0 | |||
| 11 |  | J. Taylor | 30 | 253 | 1/3/2021 | vs | 8.4 | 2 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1.0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | M. Anderson | 37 | 251 | 12/3/2000 | @ | 6.8 | 4 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | ||
| 13 |  | D. Martin | 25 | 251 | 11/4/2012 | @ | 10.0 | 4 | 21 | 4 | 5 | 5.3 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | O.J. Simpson | 29 | 250 | 9/16/1973 | @ | 8.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 15 |  | D. Henry | 34 | 250 | 1/3/2021 | @ | 7.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 16 |  | E. Dickerson | 34 | 248 | 1/4/1986 | vs | 7.3 | 2 | -4 | 1 | -4.0 | 0 | |||
| 17 | | W. Ellison | 26 | 247 | 12/5/1971 | vs | 9.5 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 18 | | C. Dillon | 39 | 246 | 12/4/1997 | vs | 6.3 | 4 | 30 | 2 | 15.0 | 0 | |||
| 19 | | J. Taylor | 32 | 244 | 11/9/2025 | vs | 7.6 | 3 | 42 | 3 | 3 | 14.0 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | C. Gilchrist | 36 | 243 | 12/8/1963 | vs | 6.8 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 21 |  | L. Tomlinson | 31 | 243 | 12/28/2003 | vs | 7.8 | 2 | 17 | 8 | 15 | 2.1 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | D. Henry | 17 | 238 | 12/6/2018 | vs | 14.0 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 23 |  | J. Brown | 31 | 237 | 11/24/1957 | vs | 7.6 | 4 | 21 | 3 | 7.0 | 0 | |||
| 24 | | J. Brown | 34 | 237 | 11/19/1961 | vs | 7.0 | 4 | 52 | 3 | 17.3 | 0 | |||
| 25 |  | E. Smith | 30 | 237 | 10/31/1993 | @ | 7.9 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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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 |
