nfl most games with 250 or more rushing yards in a season for a player

14 players are tied for the most games in a season when rushing for 250+ yards, with 1 game. The first three are Saquon Barkley in 2024 and Derrick Henry and Jonathan Taylor in 2020.

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  • Data note: Rushing Yards: player game data complete from 1960
NAMEGPRUSH YDSSEASONTMATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
1
255
2024
26
9.8
255.0
2
47
4
4
11.8
47.0
0
2Derrick Henry
D. Henry
1
250
2020
34
7.4
250.0
2
0
0
0
0.0
0
3Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
1
253
2020
30
8.4
253.0
2
1
1
2
1.0
1.0
0
4Doug Martin
D. Martin
1
251
2012
25
10.0
251.0
4
21
4
5
5.3
21.0
0
5DeMarco Murray
D. Murray
1
253
2011
25
10.1
253.0
1
0
0
2
0.0
0
6Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
1
259
2009
25
10.4
259.0
2
3
1
1
3.0
3.0
0
7Jerome Harrison
J. Harrison
1
286
2009
34
8.4
286.0
3
12
2
3
6.0
12.0
0
8Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
1
296
2007
30
9.9
296.0
3
19
1
2
19.0
19.0
0
9Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
1
295
2003
30
9.8
295.0
2
0
0
1
0.0
0
10Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
1
266
2001
35
7.6
266.0
3
7
1
1
7.0
7.0
0
11Mike Anderson
M. Anderson
1
251
2000
37
6.8
251.0
4
5
1
1
5.0
5.0
0
12Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
1
278
2000
22
12.6
278.0
2
0
0
0
0.0
0
13Walter Payton
W. Payton
1
275
1977
40
6.9
275.0
1
6
1
6.0
6.0
0
14O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
1
273
1976
29
9.4
273.0
2
0
0
0.0
0
15O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
1
250
1973
29
8.6
250.0
2
0
0
0.0
0

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PASS

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Hurts

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RUSH

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Barkley

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REC

310

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PPG

17.1

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25.3

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TEAMWLTPCT
4
2
1
.643
3
5
0
.375
2
4
1
.357
Eagles Eagles
2
6
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.250
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11/8
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Sun
11/22
@
4:25 PM
Thu
11/26
@
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Sun
12/6
@
4:05 PM
Sun
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@
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NFC EastWLTPCT
4
2
1
.643
3
5
0
.375
2
4
1
.357
2
6
0
.250
NFC NorthWLTPCT
6
1
0
.857
5
2
0
.714
5
2
0
.714
5
3
0
.625
NFC SouthWLTPCT
3
4
0
.429
3
5
0
.375
3
5
0
.375
2
5
0
.286
NFC WestWLTPCT
6
1
0
.857
4
3
0
.571
4
4
0
.500
3
5
0
.375
AFC EastWLTPCT
6
1
0
.857
5
3
0
.625
2
6
0
.250
1
6
0
.143
AFC NorthWLTPCT
6
2
0
.750
5
2
0
.714
5
3
0
.625
4
4
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
5
2
0
.714
2
5
0
.286
2
6
0
.250
1
7
0
.125
AFC WestWLTPCT
6
2
0
.750
5
2
0
.714
4
4
0
.500
0
7
0
.000

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Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/9
@
10-13
Thu
9/10
@
27-7
Sun
9/13
@
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Sun
9/13
@
41-23
Sun
9/13
@
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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
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@
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Thu
11/5
@
8:15 PM
Sun
11/8
@
9:30 AM
Sun
11/8
@
1:00 PM
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11/8
@
1:00 PM