most scrimmage yards in a game by a lion

Calvin Johnson has gained the most scrimmage yards for the Lions in a game, with 329 yards against the Cowboys on October 27, 2013.

Interpreted as:
most scrimmage yards in a regular-season game by a lion
NAMEYDSDATETMOPPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Calvin Johnson
C. Johnson
329
10/27/2013
vs
0
0
0
329
14
17
23.5
1
2Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
264
11/23/2025
vs
219
15
14.6
2
45
11
12
4.1
1
3Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
253
11/13/1994
vs
237
26
9.1
0
16
1
16.0
0
4Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
251
11/24/1991
@
220
23
9.6
4
31
4
7.8
0
5Richard Johnson
R. Johnson
248
12/3/1989
vs
0
0
0
248
8
31.0
1
6Calvin Johnson
C. Johnson
244
1/1/2012
@
0
0
0
244
11
17
22.2
1
7Billy Sims
B. Sims
236
11/20/1983
@
189
36
5.3
0
47
5
9.4
0
8Jahvid Best
J. Best
232
9/19/2010
vs
78
17
4.6
2
154
9
14
17.1
1
9Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
229
9/13/1998
vs
185
26
7.1
3
44
1
44.0
0
10Billy Sims
B. Sims
228
9/14/1980
@
134
20
6.7
1
94
2
47.0
1
11Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
226
11/23/1997
vs
216
24
9.0
2
10
2
5.0
0
12Calvin Johnson
C. Johnson
225
12/22/2012
vs
0
0
0
225
11
16
20.5
0
13Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
225
10/14/1990
@
90
16
5.6
1
135
5
27.0
1
14Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
222
10/12/1997
@
215
24
9.0
2
7
1
7.0
1
15Billy Sims
B. Sims
222
9/19/1982
@
119
25
4.8
0
103
5
20.6
0
16Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
218
10/20/2025
vs
136
17
8.0
2
82
3
3
27.3
0
17Kevin Jones
K. Jones
218
12/5/2004
vs
196
26
7.5
1
22
4
5
5.5
0
18Billy Sims
B. Sims
217
9/7/1980
@
153
22
7.0
3
64
2
32.0
0
19Calvin Johnson
C. Johnson
214
12/18/2011
@
0
0
0
214
9
14
23.8
2
20Mel Farr
M. Farr
211
10/13/1968
@
138
18
7.7
2
73
6
12.2
1
21Calvin Johnson
C. Johnson
207
11/11/2012
@
0
0
0
207
12
13
17.3
1
22Mel Farr
M. Farr
207
11/12/1967
@
197
24
8.2
0
10
2
5.0
0
23Marvin Jones
M. Jones
205
9/25/2016
@
0
0
0
205
6
8
34.2
2
24Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
205
12/4/1994
vs
188
20
9.4
1
17
3
5.7
0
25Roy Williams
R. Williams
204
9/23/2007
@
0
0
0
204
9
16
22.7
1

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