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

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

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

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PASS

1,022

Murray

Kyler Murray

RUSH

458

Jones

Aaron Jones Sr.

REC

335

Jefferson

Justin Jefferson
Team Rankings

PPG

20.0

27th

OPP PPG

13.3

1st

RUSH YDS/G

113.9

17th

PASS YDS/G

185.4

29th

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TEAMWLTPCT
Vikings Vikings
6
1
0
.857
6
2
0
.750
5
2
0
.714
5
3
0
.625
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
11/9
@
8:15 PM
Sun
11/15
@
1:00 PM
Sun
11/22
@
8:20 PM
Sun
11/29
@
1:00 PM
Sun
12/6
@
4:25 PM
Last Game
MIN Vikings

6 - 1

15

Final

19

DET Lions

5 - 2

Sun 1 Nov 2026

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NFL 2026 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2026

NFL 2026 Betting

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC EastWLTPCT
4
2
1
.643
3
5
0
.375
2
4
1
.357
2
6
0
.250
NFC NorthWLTPCT
6
1
0
.857
6
2
0
.750
5
2
0
.714
5
3
0
.625
NFC SouthWLTPCT
3
4
0
.429
3
5
0
.375
3
6
0
.333
2
5
0
.286
NFC WestWLTPCT
6
1
0
.857
4
4
0
.500
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
6
2
0
.750
5
3
0
.625
4
5
0
.444
AFC SouthWLTPCT
6
2
0
.750
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
@
59-37
Sun
9/13
@
41-23
Sun
9/13
@
13-20

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DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
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11/8
@
4:05 PM
Sun
11/8
@
4:25 PM
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11/8
@
4:25 PM
Sun
11/8
@
4:25 PM
Sun
11/8
@
8:20 PM