most yards by a running back falcons

The Atlanta Falcons rushed for their most yards in a game versus the Lions on September 7, 2008, with 313 yards.

Interpreted as:
most rushing yards in a regular-season game by a running back falcons
TEAMRUSH YDSDATETMOPPATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Falcons
Falcons
313
9/7/2008
vs
36
8.7
3
15
4
6
3.8
0
2Falcons
Falcons
276
10/24/1971
vs
50
5.5
1
52
5
10.4
1
3Falcons
Falcons
264
12/28/2008
vs
28
9.4
3
22
1
3
22.0
0
4Falcons
Falcons
264
10/1/1972
vs
47
5.6
2
0
0
0
5Falcons
Falcons
251
9/2/1984
@
45
5.6
2
0
0
0
6Falcons
Falcons
249
12/18/2016
vs
40
6.2
3
24
4
4
6.0
0
7Falcons
Falcons
249
11/2/2008
@
52
4.8
1
55
5
7
11.0
0
8Falcons
Falcons
246
1/1/2012
vs
34
7.2
3
9
2
3
4.5
0
9Falcons
Falcons
238
9/2/1979
@
45
5.3
1
65
6
10.8
0
10Falcons
Falcons
233
12/19/1982
@
53
4.4
1
99
7
14.1
0
11Falcons
Falcons
231
9/21/1975
@
46
5.0
2
30
5
6.0
0
12Falcons
Falcons
227
12/18/1977
vs
47
4.8
3
40
4
10.0
1
13Falcons
Falcons
222
1/5/2025
vs
37
6.0
2
20
4
7
5.0
0
14Falcons
Falcons
222
12/18/1983
vs
38
5.8
2
64
9
7.1
1
15Falcons
Falcons
220
9/19/2010
vs
38
5.8
2
66
7
7
9.4
1
16Falcons
Falcons
219
9/14/2025
@
38
5.8
1
29
4
6
7.3
0
17Falcons
Falcons
218
12/29/2025
vs
32
6.8
1
34
5
8
6.8
1
18Falcons
Falcons
217
9/28/1986
@
38
5.7
1
34
4
8.5
0
19Falcons
Falcons
216
9/16/1973
@
47
4.6
3
57
4
14.3
1
20Falcons
Falcons
211
11/9/2003
@
32
6.6
3
2
3
8
0.7
1
21Falcons
Falcons
210
9/7/1986
@
50
4.2
2
20
3
6.7
0
22Falcons
Falcons
208
11/20/1977
@
44
4.7
0
9
1
9.0
0
23Falcons
Falcons
206
11/9/1980
@
37
5.6
3
75
9
8.3
0
24Falcons
Falcons
204
9/10/2006
@
40
5.1
0
26
2
3
13.0
0
25Falcons
Falcons
204
12/8/1985
@
27
7.6
1
28
4
7.0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1960 season.

More Falcons Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,982

Penix

Michael Penix Jr.

RUSH

1,478

Robinson

Bijan Robinson

REC

928

Pitts

Kyle Pitts Sr.
Team Rankings

PPG

20.8

24th

OPP PPG

23.6

19th

RUSH YDS/G

125.8

8th

PASS YDS/G

217.8

20th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
Last Game
NO Saints

6 - 11

17

Final

19

ATL Falcons

8 - 9

Sun 4 Jan 2026

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176