oldest rb to have 40 yards rushing game

Marcus Allen is the oldest running back in a game with 40+ rushing yards. He was 37 years and 270 days old against the Saints on December 21, 1997.

Interpreted as:
oldest rb to have 40 or more yards rushing regular-season game
NAME AGE RUSH YDS DATE TM OPP ATT YPC RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC TD
1 Marcus Allen
M. Allen
37-270
50
12/21/1997
KC KC
vs
NO NO
9
5.6
1
5
1
5.0
0
2 Marcus Allen
M. Allen
37-263
44
12/14/1997
KC KC
@
SD SD
8
5.5
1
0
0
0
3 Marcus Allen
M. Allen
37-249
48
11/30/1997
KC KC
vs
SF SF
13
3.7
1
0
0
0
4 Marcus Allen
M. Allen
37-235
43
11/16/1997
KC KC
vs
DEN DEN
16
2.7
2
19
2
9.5
0
5 Frank Gore
F. Gore
37-227
48
12/27/2020
NYJ NYJ
vs
CLE CLE
14
3.4
0
5
1
1
5.0
0
6 Marcus Allen
M. Allen
37-222
49
11/3/1997
KC KC
vs
PIT PIT
10
4.9
0
0
0
0
7 Frank Gore
F. Gore
37-220
59
12/20/2020
NYJ NYJ
@
LAR LAR
23
2.6
1
6
1
1
6.0
0
8 Frank Gore
F. Gore
37-199
74
11/29/2020
NYJ NYJ
vs
MIA MIA
18
4.1
0
12
3
3
4.0
0
9 Frank Gore
F. Gore
37-192
61
11/22/2020
NYJ NYJ
@
LAC LAC
15
4.1
1
10
2
2
5.0
0
10 Marcus Allen
M. Allen
37-186
78
9/28/1997
KC KC
vs
SEA SEA
19
4.1
2
18
2
9.0
0
11 Frank Gore
F. Gore
37-179
46
11/9/2020
NYJ NYJ
vs
NE NE
12
3.8
0
13
2
2
6.5
0
12 Frank Gore
F. Gore
37-164
60
10/25/2020
NYJ NYJ
vs
BUF BUF
11
5.5
0
0
0
0
0
13 Frank Gore
F. Gore
37-157
46
10/18/2020
NYJ NYJ
@
MIA MIA
11
4.2
0
24
4
4
6.0
0
14 Frank Gore
F. Gore
37-136
57
9/27/2020
NYJ NYJ
@
IND IND
15
3.8
0
5
1
1
5.0
0
15 Frank Gore
F. Gore
37-129
63
9/20/2020
NYJ NYJ
vs
SF SF
21
3.0
0
0
0
2
0
16 John Henry Johnson
J. Henry Johnson
36-326
63
10/16/1966
HOU HOU
vs
NYJ NYJ
13
4.8
1
7
1
7.0
0
17 Joe Perry
J. Perry
36-326
47
12/14/1963
SF SF
vs
GB GB
10
4.7
0
0
0
0
18 Marcus Allen
M. Allen
36-271
87
12/22/1996
KC KC
@
BUF BUF
20
4.4
0
6
1
6.0
0
19 Marcus Allen
M. Allen
36-264
51
12/15/1996
KC KC
vs
IND IND
12
4.3
0
7
1
7.0
0
20 Marcus Allen
M. Allen
36-258
64
12/9/1996
KC KC
@
OAK OAK
14
4.6
0
4
1
4.0
0
21 Marcus Allen
M. Allen
36-247
73
11/28/1996
KC KC
@
DET DET
15
4.9
2
0
0
0
22 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
36-245
40
11/21/2021
TEN TEN
vs
HOU HOU
9
4.4
0
4
2
2
2.0
0
23 Marcus Allen
M. Allen
36-236
64
11/17/1996
KC KC
vs
CHI CHI
16
4.0
0
0
0
0
24 Marcus Allen
M. Allen
36-229
48
11/10/1996
KC KC
vs
GB GB
10
4.8
0
0
0
0
25 Marcus Allen
M. Allen
36-222
89
11/3/1996
KC KC
@
MIN MIN
18
4.9
1
2
1
2.0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1960 season.

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PPG

22.6

15th

OPP PPG

19.2

4th

RUSH YDS/G

105.3

22nd

PASS YDS/G

238.0

12th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647
Broncos Broncos
10
7
0
.588
Raiders Raiders
4
13
0
.235
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Fri
9/5
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
8:00 PM
Sun
9/14
PHI PHI
@
KC KC
4:25 PM
Sun
9/21
KC KC
@
NYG NYG
8:20 PM
Sun
9/28
BAL BAL
@
KC KC
4:25 PM
Mon
10/6
KC KC
@
JAX JAX
8:15 PM
Last Game
PHI Eagles

4 - 0 - 0

40

Final

22

KC Chiefs

2 - 1 - 0

Sun 9 Feb 2025

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
10/12
WAS WAS
@
BAL BAL
23-30
Sat
10/12
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
23-16
Sat
10/12
PIT PIT
@
LV LV
32-13
Sat
10/12
ATL ATL
@
CAR CAR
38-20
Sat
10/12
DET DET
@
DAL DAL
47-9

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Fri
9/5
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
8:00 PM
Sun
9/7
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
LV LV
@
NE NE
1:00 PM