most scrimmage yards by a running back in the nfl one game last 20 years

Between October 29, 2005 and October 29, 2025, Adrian Peterson has gained the most scrimmage yards by a running back in a game, with 315 yards versus the San Diego Chargers on November 4, 2007.

Interpreted as:
most scrimmage yards by a running back in the NFL one regular-season game last 20 years
NAMEYDSDATETMOPPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
315
11/4/2007
MIN MIN
vs
SD SD
296
30
9.9
3
19
1
2
19.0
0
2Josh Jacobs
J. Jacobs
303
11/27/2022
LV LV
@
SEA SEA
229
33
6.9
2
74
6
7
12.3
0
3Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
302
11/24/2024
PHI PHI
@
LAR LAR
255
26
9.8
2
47
4
4
11.8
0
4Le'Veon Bell
L. Bell
298
12/11/2016
PIT PIT
@
BUF BUF
236
38
6.2
3
62
4
5
15.5
0
5Jerome Harrison
J. Harrison
298
12/20/2009
CLE CLE
@
KC KC
286
34
8.4
3
12
2
3
6.0
0
6Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
288
9/23/2012
KC KC
@
NO NO
233
33
7.1
1
55
6
8
9.2
0
7Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
284
9/20/2009
TEN TEN
vs
HOU HOU
197
16
12.3
2
87
9
11
9.7
1
8Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
279
12/22/2019
NYG NYG
@
WAS WAS
189
22
8.6
1
90
4
4
22.5
1
9Todd Gurley
T. Gurley
276
12/24/2017
LAR LAR
@
TEN TEN
118
22
5.4
0
158
10
13
15.8
2
10Doug Martin
D. Martin
272
11/4/2012
TB TB
@
OAK OAK
251
25
10.0
4
21
4
5
5.3
0
11Derrick Henry
D. Henry
264
10/18/2020
TEN TEN
vs
HOU HOU
212
22
9.6
2
52
2
5
26.0
0
12Tiki Barber
T. Barber
263
12/31/2005
NYG NYG
@
OAK OAK
203
28
7.3
1
60
6
7
10.0
0
13Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
262
1/3/2010
KC KC
@
DEN DEN
259
25
10.4
2
3
1
1
3.0
0
14Melvin Gordon
M. Gordon
261
11/6/2016
SD SD
vs
TEN TEN
196
32
6.1
1
65
4
4
16.3
0
15Tiki Barber
T. Barber
258
12/30/2006
NYG NYG
@
WAS WAS
234
23
10.2
3
24
3
4
8.0
0
16Thomas Rawls
T. Rawls
255
11/22/2015
SEA SEA
vs
SF SF
209
30
7.0
1
46
3
3
15.3
1
17Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
254
1/3/2021
IND IND
vs
JAX JAX
253
30
8.4
2
1
1
2
1.0
0
18Le'Veon Bell
L. Bell
254
11/30/2014
PIT PIT
vs
NO NO
95
21
4.5
1
159
8
11
19.9
0
19DeMarco Murray
D. Murray
253
10/23/2011
DAL DAL
vs
STL STL
253
25
10.1
1
0
0
2
0
20Dalvin Cook
D. Cook
252
11/8/2020
MIN MIN
vs
DET DET
206
22
9.4
2
46
2
2
23.0
0
21Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
252
12/24/2006
STL STL
vs
WAS WAS
150
33
4.5
1
102
6
8
17.0
1
22Derrick Henry
D. Henry
250
1/3/2021
TEN TEN
@
HOU HOU
250
34
7.4
2
0
0
0
0
23Tiki Barber
T. Barber
249
12/17/2005
NYG NYG
vs
KC KC
220
29
7.6
2
29
5
5
5.8
0
24Kareem Hunt
K. Hunt
246
9/7/2017
KC KC
@
NE NE
148
17
8.7
1
98
5
5
19.6
2
25Frank Gore
F. Gore
246
9/20/2009
SF SF
vs
SEA SEA
207
16
12.9
2
39
5
5
7.8
0

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23.1

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PASS YDS/G

227.3

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TEAMWLTPCT
Packers Packers
5
1
1
.786
Lions Lions
5
2
0
.714
Bears Bears
4
3
0
.571
Vikings Vikings
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4
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11/2
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/9
BAL BAL
@
MIN MIN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/16
CHI CHI
@
MIN MIN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/23
MIN MIN
@
GB GB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/30
MIN MIN
@
SEA SEA
4:05 PM
Last Game
MIN Vikings

3 - 4 - 0

10

Final

37

LAC Chargers

5 - 3 - 0

Thu 23 Oct 2025

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Patriots Patriots
6
2
0
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Bills Bills
5
2
0
.714
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
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3
0
.571
Bengals Bengals
3
5
0
.375
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
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1
0
.875
Jaguars Jaguars
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3
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.571
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
6
2
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.750
Chargers Chargers
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3
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.625
NFC EastWLTPCT
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6
2
0
.750
Cowboys Cowboys
3
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1
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1
1
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Lions Lions
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2
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NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
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2
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.750
Panthers Panthers
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4
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Seahawks Seahawks
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2
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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
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Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
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Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
10/30
BAL BAL
@
MIA MIA
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Sun
11/2
CAR CAR
@
GB GB
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
MIN MIN
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/2
CHI CHI
@
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Sun
11/2
DEN DEN
@
HOU HOU
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