most yards in a thursday night football

Jim Benton has gained the most all-purpose yards in a day on Thursdays, with 303 yards on November 22, 1945.

Interpreted as:
most yards by a player in a thursday night football
NAMEYDSDAYYDS/GTDRUSH YDSRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSREC YDS/GREC TDKR YDSKR YDS/GKR TDPR YDSPR YDS/GPR TD
1Jim Benton
J. Benton
303
11/22/1945
303
303.0
1
2Walter Stanley
W. Stanley
287
11/27/1986
3
0
0.0
0
124
124.0
2
50
50.0
0
113
113.0
1
3Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
276
12/4/1997
4
246
246.0
4
30
30.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
4O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
273
11/25/1976
2
273
273.0
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
5Buster Rhymes
B. Rhymes
271
9/19/1985
0
0
0.0
0
89
89.0
0
182
182.0
0
0
0.0
0
6Ja'Marr Chase
J. Chase
264
11/7/2024
264.0
3
0
0.0
0
264
264.0
3
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
7Terry Metcalf
T. Metcalf
257
11/27/1975
2
7
7.0
1
52
52.0
1
174
174.0
0
24
24.0
0
8Darren Sproles
D. Sproles
250
9/8/2011
1
7
7.0
0
75
75.0
0
76
76.0
0
92
92.0
1
9Aveion Cason
A. Cason
249
11/22/2007
0
3
3.0
0
58
58.0
0
188
188.0
0
0
0.0
0
10Eddie George
E. George
249
12/9/1999
2
199
199.0
2
50
50.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
11Kareem Hunt
K. Hunt
246
9/7/2017
246.0
3
148
148.0
1
98
98.0
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
12Glyn Milburn
G. Milburn
246
11/27/1997
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
189
189.0
0
57
57.0
0
13Deion Sanders
D. Sanders
245
12/3/1992
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
190
190.0
0
0
0.0
0
14Walter Payton
W. Payton
244
11/24/1977
2
137
137.0
1
107
107.0
1
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
15Isaac Bruce
I. Bruce
243
10/12/1995
2
0
0.0
0
191
191.0
2
0
0.0
0
52
52.0
0
16Michael Bush
M. Bush
242
11/10/2011
1
157
157.0
1
85
85.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
17Derrick Henry
D. Henry
238
12/6/2018
238.0
4
238
238.0
4
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
18Eddie Royal
E. Royal
238
11/6/2008
1
0
0.0
0
164
164.0
1
72
72.0
0
2
2.0
0
19Qadry Ismail
Q. Ismail
238
11/23/1995
0
0
0.0
0
31
31.0
0
207
207.0
0
0
0.0
0
20DJ Moore
DJ Moore
230
10/5/2023
230.0
3
0
0.0
0
230
230.0
3
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
21Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
229
10/11/2018
229.0
1
130
130.0
1
99
99.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
22Derek Stanley
D. Stanley
229
12/20/2007
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
229
229.0
0
0
0.0
0
23DeMarco Murray
D. Murray
228
12/4/2014
1
179
179.0
1
49
49.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
24Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
228
11/24/1994
2
133
133.0
2
95
95.0
0
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0
25Puka Nacua
P. Nacua
225
12/18/2025
225.0
2
0
0.0
0
225
225.0
2
0
0.0
0
0
0.0
0

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