nfl career high carries in a game

Jamie Morris has the most carries in a game, with 45 carries against the Bengals on December 17, 1988.

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  • Data note: Rush Attempts: player game data may be incomplete before 1960
NAMEATTDATETMOPPRUSH YDSYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Jamie Morris
J. Morris
45
12/17/1988
@
152
3.4
0
0
0
0
2Rudi Johnson
R. Johnson
43
11/9/2003
vs
182
4.2
2
18
2
2
9.0
0
3James Wilder
J. Wilder
43
9/30/1984
vs
172
4.0
1
44
4
11.0
0
4Butch Woolfolk
B. Woolfolk
43
11/20/1983
@
159
3.7
1
0
0
0
5Ricky Williams
R. Williams
42
9/21/2003
vs
153
3.6
1
-4
3
4
-1.3
0
6Terrell Davis
T. Davis
42
10/26/1997
@
207
4.9
1
29
5
5.8
0
7James Wilder
J. Wilder
42
10/30/1983
@
126
3.0
0
48
6
8.0
0
8Rodney Hampton
R. Hampton
41
9/19/1993
vs
134
3.3
1
40
3
13.3
0
9Gerald Riggs
G. Riggs
41
11/17/1985
vs
123
3.0
3
16
5
3.2
0
10Franco Harris
F. Harris
41
10/17/1976
vs
143
3.5
2
0
0
0
11Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
40
11/27/2006
vs
201
5.0
0
0
0
1
0
12Ricky Williams
R. Williams
40
10/31/1999
vs
179
4.5
0
8
3
3
2.7
0
13Adrian Murrell
A. Murrell
40
9/28/1997
@
156
3.9
1
4
1
4.0
0
14Curtis Martin
C. Martin
40
9/14/1997
vs
199
5.0
1
15
2
7.5
0
15Errict Rhett
E. Rhett
40
12/4/1994
vs
192
4.8
1
0
0
0
16Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
40
9/19/1994
@
194
4.9
0
0
0
0
17Johnny Hector
J. Hector
40
10/12/1986
@
143
3.6
3
8
2
4.0
0
18Walter Payton
W. Payton
40
11/20/1977
vs
275
6.9
1
6
1
6.0
0
19Lydell Mitchell
L. Mitchell
40
10/20/1974
@
156
3.9
1
6
2
3.0
0
20Jerome Harrison
J. Harrison
39
12/27/2009
vs
148
3.8
1
0
0
0
0
21Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
39
10/29/2006
vs
155
4.0
3
26
2
5
13.0
1
22LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
39
10/20/2002
@
153
3.9
1
28
5
6
5.6
1
23Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
39
12/4/1997
vs
246
6.3
4
30
2
15.0
0
24Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
39
1/2/1994
vs
146
3.7
1
71
5
14.2
0
25Earnest Byner
E. Byner
39
12/15/1990
@
149
3.8
1
0
0
0

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