most single game rushing yards by age 28 or older player

O.J. Simpson has the most rushing yards by a player 28 or older in a game, with 273 yards against the Lions on November 25, 1976.

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NAMERUSH YDSAgeDATETMOPPATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
273
29-139
11/25/1976
@
29
9.4
2
0
0
0
2Cookie Gilchrist
C. Gilchrist
243
28-197
12/8/1963
vs
36
6.8
5
0
0
0
3Tiki Barber
T. Barber
234
31-267
12/30/2006
@
23
10.2
3
24
3
4
8.0
0
4O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
227
28-081
9/28/1975
@
28
8.1
1
0
0
0
5Gerald Riggs
G. Riggs
221
28-315
9/17/1989
vs
29
7.6
1
0
0
0
6Tiki Barber
T. Barber
220
30-254
12/17/2005
vs
29
7.6
2
29
5
5
5.8
0
7Derrick Henry
D. Henry
219
28-299
10/30/2022
@
32
6.8
2
9
1
1
9.0
0
8Derrick Henry
D. Henry
216
31-357
12/27/2025
@
36
6.0
4
0
0
0
0
9Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
216
28-021
9/16/2007
vs
27
8.0
1
0
0
1
0
10Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
216
29-130
11/23/1997
vs
24
9.0
2
10
2
5.0
0
11Derrick Ward
D. Ward
215
28-113
12/21/2008
vs
15
14.3
0
-5
1
2
-5.0
0
12Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
215
29-088
10/12/1997
@
24
9.0
2
7
1
7.0
1
13Charles White
C. White
213
29-297
11/15/1987
@
34
6.3
1
8
2
4.0
0
14Fred Jackson
F. Jackson
212
28-317
1/3/2010
vs
33
6.4
0
15
2
2
7.5
1
15Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
211
28-255
12/1/2013
vs
35
6.0
0
0
2
4
0.0
0
16DeAngelo Williams
D. Williams
210
29-249
12/30/2012
@
21
10.0
2
3
1
2
3.0
0
17Thomas Jones
T. Jones
210
31-060
10/18/2009
vs
22
9.5
1
17
2
2
8.5
0
18Tiki Barber
T. Barber
206
30-206
10/30/2005
vs
24
8.6
1
5
1
2
5.0
0
19Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
205
28-334
11/27/1949
vs
27
7.6
0
20Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
203
30-239
11/15/2015
@
26
7.8
1
13
2
3
6.5
0
21Tiki Barber
T. Barber
203
30-268
12/31/2005
@
28
7.3
1
60
6
7
10.0
0
22O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
203
29-149
12/5/1976
@
24
8.5
1
12
2
6.0
0
23Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
202
28-300
12/23/2001
@
30
6.7
2
50
3
3
16.7
0
24Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
201
29-089
11/27/2006
vs
40
5.0
0
0
0
1
0
25Charlie Garner
C. Garner
201
28-224
9/24/2000
@
36
5.6
1
34
3
4
11.3
0

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