nfl player most rushing yards in a game 2008

Michael Turner had the most rushing yards in a game in 2008, with 220 yards versus the Lions on September 7, 2008.

Interpreted as:
NFL player most rushing yards in a regular-season game 2008
NAMERUSH YDSDATETMOPPATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Michael Turner
M. Turner
220
9/7/2008
vs
22
10.0
2
6
1
1
6.0
0
2Derrick Ward
D. Ward
215
12/21/2008
vs
15
14.3
0
-5
1
2
-5.0
0
3Michael Turner
M. Turner
208
12/28/2008
vs
25
8.3
1
0
0
0
0
4Larry Johnson
L. Johnson
198
9/28/2008
vs
28
7.1
2
0
5
5
0.0
0
5Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
192
11/9/2008
vs
30
6.4
1
33
3
4
11.0
0
6DeAngelo Williams
D. Williams
186
12/8/2008
vs
19
9.8
2
6
1
1
6.0
0
7DeAngelo Williams
D. Williams
178
12/28/2008
@
25
7.1
0
0
0
0
0
8Michael Bush
M. Bush
177
12/28/2008
@
27
6.6
2
6
1
1
6.0
0
9Clinton Portis
C. Portis
175
10/19/2008
vs
27
6.5
1
8
1
1
8.0
0
10Cedric Benson
C. Benson
171
12/21/2008
@
38
4.5
0
0
0
0
0
11Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
168
10/19/2008
@
18
9.3
1
4
2
3
2.0
0
12Brian Westbrook
B. Westbrook
167
10/26/2008
vs
22
7.6
2
42
6
6
7.0
0
13Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
165
12/14/2008
@
28
5.9
0
0
0
1
0
14Darren McFadden
D. McFadden
164
9/14/2008
@
21
7.8
1
9
1
1
9.0
0
15Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
161
12/28/2008
@
30
5.4
2
54
4
6
13.5
0
16Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
160
10/19/2008
vs
25
6.4
3
16
2
3
8.0
0
17Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
160
9/14/2008
vs
29
5.5
0
20
4
4
5.0
0
18Thomas Jones
T. Jones
159
10/19/2008
@
24
6.6
0
0
1
1
0.0
0
19Steve Slaton
S. Slaton
156
11/16/2008
@
14
11.1
1
0
0
0
0
20Ray Rice
R. Rice
154
11/2/2008
@
21
7.3
0
22
3
4
7.3
0
21Michael Turner
M. Turner
152
12/14/2008
vs
32
4.8
1
30
2
2
15.0
0
22Thomas Jones
T. Jones
149
11/9/2008
vs
26
5.7
3
0
0
0
0
23LenDale White
L. White
149
10/19/2008
@
17
8.8
3
7
1
1
7.0
0
24Ryan Grant
R. Grant
145
11/16/2008
vs
25
5.8
1
6
1
1
6.0
0
25Clinton Portis
C. Portis
145
10/5/2008
@
29
5.0
1
13
2
2
6.5
0

More Falcons Stats

Team Leaders

PASS

1,982

Penix

Michael Penix Jr.

RUSH

1,478

Robinson

Bijan Robinson

REC

928

Pitts

Kyle Pitts Sr.
Team Rankings

PPG

20.8

24th

OPP PPG

23.6

19th

RUSH YDS/G

125.8

8th

PASS YDS/G

217.8

20th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
Last Game
NO Saints

6 - 11

17

Final

19

ATL Falcons

8 - 9

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AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176