most single rushing yards in an nfl game single person

Adrian Peterson has rushed for the most yards in a game when playing >0 games, with 296 yards against the San Diego Chargers on November 4, 2007.

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NAMERUSH YDSGPDATETMOPPATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
296
1
11/4/2007
vs
30
9.9
3
19
1
2
19.0
0
2Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
295
1
9/14/2003
vs
30
9.8
2
0
0
1
0
3Jerome Harrison
J. Harrison
286
1
12/20/2009
@
34
8.4
3
12
2
3
6.0
0
4Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
278
1
10/22/2000
vs
22
12.6
2
0
0
0
0
5Walter Payton
W. Payton
275
1
11/20/1977
vs
40
6.9
1
6
1
6.0
0
6O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
273
1
11/25/1976
@
29
9.4
2
0
0
0
7Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
266
1
11/11/2001
vs
35
7.6
3
7
1
1
7.0
0
8Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
259
1
1/3/2010
@
25
10.4
2
3
1
1
3.0
0
9Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
255
1
11/24/2024
@
26
9.8
2
47
4
4
11.8
0
10Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
253
1
1/3/2021
vs
30
8.4
2
1
1
2
1.0
0
11DeMarco Murray
D. Murray
253
1
10/23/2011
vs
25
10.1
1
0
0
2
0
12Doug Martin
D. Martin
251
1
11/4/2012
@
25
10.0
4
21
4
5
5.3
0
13Mike Anderson
M. Anderson
251
1
12/3/2000
@
37
6.8
4
5
1
1
5.0
0
14Derrick Henry
D. Henry
250
1
1/3/2021
@
34
7.4
2
0
0
0
0
15O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
250
1
9/16/1973
@
29
8.6
2
0
0
0
16Willie Ellison
W. Ellison
247
1
12/5/1971
vs
26
9.5
1
0
0
0
17Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
246
1
12/4/1997
vs
39
6.3
4
30
2
15.0
0
18Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
244
1
11/9/2025
vs
32
7.6
3
42
3
3
14.0
0
19LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
243
1
12/28/2003
vs
31
7.8
2
17
8
15
2.1
0
20Cookie Gilchrist
C. Gilchrist
243
1
12/8/1963
vs
36
6.8
5
0
0
0
21Derrick Henry
D. Henry
238
1
12/6/2018
vs
17
14.0
4
0
0
0
0
22Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
237
1
11/13/1994
vs
26
9.1
0
16
1
16.0
0
23Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
237
1
10/31/1993
@
30
7.9
1
0
0
0
24Jim Brown
J. Brown
237
1
11/19/1961
vs
34
7.0
4
52
3
17.3
0
25Jim Brown
J. Brown
237
1
11/24/1957
vs
31
7.6
4
21
3
7.0
0

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