nfl player highest rushing average with a minimum of 10 rushing attempts in a game

Michael Vick has the most rushing yards per attempt in a game with 10+ rush attempts, with 17.3 per attempt versus the Vikings on December 1, 2002.

Interpreted as:
NFL player highest rushing average with a minimum of 10 rushing attempts in a regular-season game
NAMEYPCATTDATETMOPPRUSH YDSRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Michael Vick
M. Vick
17.3
10
12/1/2002
ATL ATL
@
MIN MIN
173
2
0
0
0
0
2Marion Motley
M. Motley
17.1
11
10/29/1950
CLE CLE
vs
PIT PIT
188
1
33
1
33.0
1
3Billy Grimes
B. Grimes
16.7
10
10/8/1950
GB GB
vs
NYY NYY
167
1
20
1
20.0
0
4Bobby Mitchell
B. Mitchell
16.6
14
11/15/1959
CLE CLE
@
WAS WAS
232
3
-6
2
-3.0
0
5Michael Turner
M. Turner
14.7
10
10/7/2007
SD SD
@
DEN DEN
147
1
0
0
0
0
6Tom Colella
T. Colella
14.7
10
10/22/1944
CLE CLE
@
GB GB
147
2
7Dan Towler
D. Towler
14.6
14
11/22/1953
LA LA
@
BAL BAL
205
1
8
1
8.0
0
8Jahmyr Gibbs
J. Gibbs
14.6
15
11/23/2025
DET DET
vs
NYG NYG
219
2
45
11
12
4.1
1
9Isaiah Crowell
I. Crowell
14.6
15
10/7/2018
NYJ NYJ
vs
DEN DEN
219
1
12
1
1
12.0
0
10Derrick Ward
D. Ward
14.3
15
12/21/2008
NYG NYG
vs
CAR CAR
215
0
-5
1
2
-5.0
0
11Abner Haynes
A. Haynes
14.3
11
11/24/1960
DLT DLT
@
NYT NYT
157
2
3
1
3.0
0
12Lenny Moore
L. Moore
14.2
13
10/28/1956
BAL BAL
vs
GB GB
185
2
27
1
27.0
0
13Derrick Henry
D. Henry
14.0
17
12/6/2018
TEN TEN
vs
JAX JAX
238
4
0
0
0
0
14Michael Vick
M. Vick
13.8
12
11/26/2006
ATL ATL
vs
NO NO
166
0
0
0
0
0
15Keith Lincoln
K. Lincoln
13.8
12
9/30/1962
SD SD
@
OAK OAK
166
1
29
1
29.0
0
16George Taliaferro
G. Taliaferro
13.8
12
11/18/1951
NYY NYY
@
LA LA
166
2
4
1
4.0
0
17De'Von Achane
D. Achane
13.7
11
10/8/2023
MIA MIA
vs
NYG NYG
151
1
14
1
1
14.0
0
18Jahvid Best
J. Best
13.6
12
10/10/2011
DET DET
vs
CHI CHI
163
1
9
4
4
2.3
0
19J.K. Dobbins
J.K. Dobbins
13.5
10
9/8/2024
LAC LAC
vs
LV LV
135
1
4
3
3
1.3
0
20Lamar Miller
L. Miller
13.5
12
11/26/2018
HOU HOU
vs
TEN TEN
162
1
5
1
1
5.0
0
21Terdell Middleton
T. Middleton
13.5
11
10/1/1978
GB GB
vs
DET DET
148
1
38
2
19.0
0
22Wray Carlton
W. Carlton
13.5
11
12/5/1965
BUF BUF
@
HOU HOU
148
1
0
0
0
23Cliff Battles
C. Battles
13.4
16
10/8/1933
BOS BOS
vs
NYG NYG
215
1
24Joe Perry
J. Perry
13.4
13
11/2/1958
SF SF
vs
DET DET
174
1
22
2
11.0
0
25Bobby Mitchell
B. Mitchell
13.4
11
10/12/1958
CLE CLE
vs
CHC CHC
147
1
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rush attempts and rushing yards per attempt going back to the 1960 season.

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Team Rankings

PPG

20.1

25th

OPP PPG

24.4

21st

RUSH YDS/G

122.7

13th

PASS YDS/G

228.6

16th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
7
0
.500
Falcons Falcons
5
9
0
.357
Saints Saints
3
10
0
.231
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/21
ATL ATL
@
ARI ARI
4:05 PM
Mon
12/29
LAR LAR
@
ATL ATL
8:15 PM
Sun
1/4
NO NO
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Last Game
ATL Falcons

5 - 9

29

Final

28

Thu 11 Dec 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
2
0
.846
Bills Bills
9
4
0
.692
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
7
6
0
.538
Ravens Ravens
6
7
0
.462
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
9
4
0
.692
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
11
2
0
.846
Chargers Chargers
9
4
0
.692
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
5
0
.615
Cowboys Cowboys
6
6
1
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
9
3
1
.731
Bears Bears
9
4
0
.692
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Panthers Panthers
7
6
0
.538
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
7
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
10
3
0
.769
Seahawks Seahawks
10
3
0
.769

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/6
ARI ARI
@
NO NO
20-13
Sat
9/6
TEN TEN
@
DEN DEN
12-20
Sat
9/6
SF SF
@
SEA SEA
17-13
Sat
9/6
HOU HOU
@
LAR LAR
9-14
Sat
9/6
DET DET
@
GB GB
13-27

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BAL BAL
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
CLE CLE
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
ARI ARI
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
BUF BUF
@
NE NE
1:00 PM