Hugh McElhenny has the most rushing yards per attempt in a game when rushing for >150 yards, with 24.3 per attempt against the Dallas Texans on October 5, 1952.
| NAME | YPC | RUSH YDS | DATE | TM | OPP | ATT | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | H. McElhenny | 24.3 | 170 | 10/5/1952 | @ | 7 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 33.0 | 1 | |||
| 2 | | M. Jones-Drew | 22.1 | 177 | 11/1/2009 | @ | 8 | 2 | -4 | 1 | 4 | -4.0 | 0 | ||
| 3 |  | C. Kaepernick | 21.6 | 151 | 12/20/2014 | vs | 7 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 4 | | O. Matson | 20.4 | 163 | 11/21/1954 | vs | 8 | 3 | 64 | 5 | 12.8 | 1 | |||
| 5 | | J. Hill | 18.7 | 168 | 10/23/2016 | vs | 9 | 1 | 24 | 2 | 2 | 12.0 | 0 | ||
| 6 |  | M. Vick | 17.3 | 173 | 12/1/2002 | @ | 10 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 7 | | M. Motley | 17.1 | 188 | 10/29/1950 | vs | 11 | 1 | 33 | 1 | 33.0 | 1 | |||
| 8 | | B. Grimes | 16.7 | 167 | 10/8/1950 | vs | 10 | 1 | 20 | 1 | 20.0 | 0 | |||
| 9 | | B. Mitchell | 16.6 | 232 | 11/15/1959 | @ | 14 | 3 | -6 | 2 | -3.0 | 0 | |||
| 10 | | D. Towler | 14.6 | 205 | 11/22/1953 | @ | 14 | 1 | 8 | 1 | 8.0 | 0 | |||
| 11 |  | J. Gibbs | 14.6 | 219 | 11/23/2025 | vs | 15 | 2 | 45 | 11 | 12 | 4.1 | 1 | ||
| 12 | | I. Crowell | 14.6 | 219 | 10/7/2018 | vs | 15 | 1 | 12 | 1 | 1 | 12.0 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | D. Ward | 14.3 | 215 | 12/21/2008 | vs | 15 | 0 | -5 | 1 | 2 | -5.0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | A. Haynes | 14.3 | 157 | 11/24/1960 | @ | 11 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | |||
| 15 | | L. Moore | 14.2 | 185 | 10/28/1956 | vs | 13 | 2 | 27 | 1 | 27.0 | 0 | |||
| 16 |  | D. Henry | 14.0 | 238 | 12/6/2018 | vs | 17 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 17 | | M. Vick | 13.8 | 166 | 11/26/2006 | vs | 12 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 18 | | K. Lincoln | 13.8 | 166 | 9/30/1962 | @ | 12 | 1 | 29 | 1 | 29.0 | 0 | |||
| 19 | | G. Taliaferro | 13.8 | 166 | 11/18/1951 | @ | 12 | 2 | 4 | 1 | 4.0 | 0 | |||
| 20 |  | D. Achane | 13.7 | 151 | 10/8/2023 | vs | 11 | 1 | 14 | 1 | 1 | 14.0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | J. Best | 13.6 | 163 | 10/10/2011 | vs | 12 | 1 | 9 | 4 | 4 | 2.3 | 0 | ||
| 22 |  | L. Miller | 13.5 | 162 | 11/26/2018 | vs | 12 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | ||
| 23 | | C. Battles | 13.4 | 215 | 10/8/1933 | vs | 16 | 1 | |||||||
| 24 | | J. Perry | 13.4 | 174 | 11/2/1958 | vs | 13 | 1 | 22 | 2 | 11.0 | 0 | |||
| 25 | | M. Morris | 13.1 | 197 | 9/30/1973 | vs | 15 | 3 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
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128.6
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 1 | .700 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 3 | 1 | .300 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
5 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 |
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Bears
Buccaneers| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 1 | 0 | .800 | |
2 | 3 | 0 | .400 | |
1 | 4 | 0 | .200 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
3 | 2 | 0 | .600 | |
0 | 5 | 0 | .000 |
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