most yards rushing in a single game before 1990

Before 1990, Walter Payton rushed for the most yards in a game, with 275 yards against the Vikings on November 20, 1977.

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  • Data note: Rushing Yards: player game data may be incomplete before 1960
NAMERUSH YDSDATETMOPPATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Walter Payton
W. Payton
275
11/20/1977
vs
40
6.9
1
6
1
6.0
0
2O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
273
11/25/1976
@
29
9.4
2
0
0
0
3O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
250
9/16/1973
@
29
8.6
2
0
0
0
4Willie Ellison
W. Ellison
247
12/5/1971
vs
26
9.5
1
0
0
0
5Cookie Gilchrist
C. Gilchrist
243
12/8/1963
vs
36
6.8
5
0
0
0
6Jim Brown
J. Brown
237
11/19/1961
vs
34
7.0
4
52
3
17.3
0
7Jim Brown
J. Brown
237
11/24/1957
vs
31
7.6
4
21
3
7.0
0
8Jim Brown
J. Brown
232
9/22/1963
@
20
11.6
2
0
0
0
9Bobby Mitchell
B. Mitchell
232
11/15/1959
@
14
16.6
3
-6
2
-3.0
0
10O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
227
9/28/1975
@
28
8.1
1
0
0
0
11Jim Brown
J. Brown
223
11/3/1963
@
28
8.0
1
0
0
0
12Tommy Wilson
T. Wilson
223
12/16/1956
vs
23
9.7
0
5
1
5.0
0
13Greg Bell
G. Bell
221
9/24/1989
vs
28
7.9
2
4
1
4.0
0
14Gerald Riggs
G. Riggs
221
9/17/1989
vs
29
7.6
1
0
0
0
15Bo Jackson
B. Jackson
221
11/30/1987
@
18
12.3
2
14
1
14.0
1
16James Wilder
J. Wilder
219
11/6/1983
@
31
7.1
1
20
5
4.0
0
17O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
219
12/9/1973
vs
22
10.0
1
0
0
0
18John Fuqua
J. Fuqua
218
12/20/1970
@
20
10.9
2
38
3
12.7
0
19Gene Roberts
G. Roberts
218
11/12/1950
vs
26
8.4
2
20Gary Anderson
G. Anderson
217
12/18/1988
vs
34
6.4
1
0
0
0
21Billy Cannon
B. Cannon
216
12/10/1961
@
25
8.6
3
114
5
22.8
2
22Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
215
12/9/1984
vs
27
8.0
2
0
0
0
23Cliff Battles
C. Battles
215
10/8/1933
vs
16
13.4
1
24Greg Pruitt
G. Pruitt
214
12/14/1975
vs
26
8.2
3
23
3
7.7
0
25Charles White
C. White
213
11/15/1987
@
34
6.3
1
8
2
4.0
0

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