nfl most rush yards by a player in a single game since 1990

Since 1990, Adrian Peterson has rushed for the most yards in a game, with 296 yards versus the San Diego Chargers on November 4, 2007.

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NFL most rush yards by a player in a single regular-season game since 1990
NAMERUSH YDSDATETMOPPATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
296
11/4/2007
vs
30
9.9
3
19
1
2
19.0
0
2Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
295
9/14/2003
vs
30
9.8
2
0
0
1
0
3Jerome Harrison
J. Harrison
286
12/20/2009
@
34
8.4
3
12
2
3
6.0
0
4Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
278
10/22/2000
vs
22
12.6
2
0
0
0
0
5Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
266
11/11/2001
vs
35
7.6
3
7
1
1
7.0
0
6Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
259
1/3/2010
@
25
10.4
2
3
1
1
3.0
0
7Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
255
11/24/2024
@
26
9.8
2
47
4
4
11.8
0
8Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
253
1/3/2021
vs
30
8.4
2
1
1
2
1.0
0
9DeMarco Murray
D. Murray
253
10/23/2011
vs
25
10.1
1
0
0
2
0
10Doug Martin
D. Martin
251
11/4/2012
@
25
10.0
4
21
4
5
5.3
0
11Mike Anderson
M. Anderson
251
12/3/2000
@
37
6.8
4
5
1
1
5.0
0
12Derrick Henry
D. Henry
250
1/3/2021
@
34
7.4
2
0
0
0
0
13Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
246
12/4/1997
vs
39
6.3
4
30
2
15.0
0
14Jonathan Taylor
J. Taylor
244
11/9/2025
vs
32
7.6
3
42
3
3
14.0
0
15LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
243
12/28/2003
vs
31
7.8
2
17
8
15
2.1
0
16Derrick Henry
D. Henry
238
12/6/2018
vs
17
14.0
4
0
0
0
0
17Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
237
11/13/1994
vs
26
9.1
0
16
1
16.0
0
18Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
237
10/31/1993
@
30
7.9
1
0
0
0
19Le'Veon Bell
L. Bell
236
12/11/2016
@
38
6.2
3
62
4
5
15.5
0
20Doug Martin
D. Martin
235
11/22/2015
@
27
8.7
0
0
0
1
0
21Tiki Barber
T. Barber
234
12/30/2006
@
23
10.2
3
24
3
4
8.0
0
22Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
234
11/19/2000
@
30
7.8
3
14
3
7
4.7
1
23Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
233
9/23/2012
@
33
7.1
1
55
6
8
9.2
0
24Arian Foster
A. Foster
231
9/12/2010
vs
33
7.0
3
7
1
1
7.0
0
25Josh Jacobs
J. Jacobs
229
11/27/2022
@
33
6.9
2
74
6
7
12.3
0

More Vikings Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,632

McCarthy

J.J. McCarthy

RUSH

758

Mason

Jordan Mason

REC

1,048

Jefferson

Justin Jefferson
Team Rankings

PPG

20.2

26th

OPP PPG

19.6

7th

RUSH YDS/G

108.3

23rd

PASS YDS/G

188.7

30th

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Last Game
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16

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10
7
0
.588
8
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7
9
1
.441
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12
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13
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11
6
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9
7
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8
9
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.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
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.471
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11
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.353
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14
3
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Rams Rams - w
12
5
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5
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14
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