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top 5 single game rushing yards by a player all-time| NAME | RUSH YDS | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | E. Smith | 18,359 | 224 | 4,402 | 4.2 | 82.0 | 164 | 3,217 | 512 | 127 | 6.3 | 14.4 | 11 |
| 2 |  | W. Payton | 16,726 | 188 | 3,820 | 4.4 | 89.0 | 110 | 4,539 | 487 | 9.3 | 24.1 | 15 | |
| 3 |  | F. Gore | 16,000 | 239 | 3,729 | 4.3 | 66.9 | 81 | 3,977 | 483 | 695 | 8.2 | 16.6 | 18 |
| 4 |  | B. Sanders | 15,269 | 153 | 3,062 | 5.0 | 99.8 | 99 | 2,921 | 352 | 8.3 | 19.1 | 10 | |
| 5 |  | A. Peterson | 14,918 | 183 | 3,226 | 4.6 | 81.5 | 120 | 2,474 | 305 | 423 | 8.1 | 13.5 | 6 |
| 6 |  | C. Martin | 14,101 | 168 | 3,518 | 4.0 | 83.9 | 90 | 3,329 | 484 | 409 | 6.9 | 19.8 | 10 |
| 7 |  | L. Tomlinson | 13,687 | 169 | 3,171 | 4.3 | 81.0 | 145 | 4,768 | 623 | 865 | 7.7 | 28.2 | 17 |
| 8 |  | J. Bettis | 13,662 | 189 | 3,477 | 3.9 | 72.3 | 91 | 1,449 | 200 | 100 | 7.2 | 7.7 | 3 |
| 9 |  | E. Dickerson | 13,262 | 144 | 2,994 | 4.4 | 92.1 | 90 | 2,128 | 280 | 7.6 | 14.8 | 6 | |
| 10 |  | T. Dorsett | 12,739 | 172 | 2,936 | 4.3 | 74.1 | 77 | 3,554 | 398 | 8.9 | 20.7 | 13 | |
| 11 |  | D. Henry | 12,548 | 149 | 2,588 | 4.8 | 84.2 | 116 | 1,801 | 189 | 244 | 9.5 | 12.1 | 5 |
| 12 |  | M. Faulk | 12,279 | 173 | 2,835 | 4.3 | 71.0 | 100 | 6,818 | 761 | 598 | 9.0 | 39.4 | 36 |
| 13 |  | E. James | 12,249 | 146 | 3,026 | 4.0 | 83.9 | 80 | 3,364 | 433 | 584 | 7.8 | 23.0 | 11 |
| 14 | | M. Allen | 12,248 | 217 | 3,005 | 4.1 | 56.4 | 123 | 5,347 | 580 | 9.2 | 24.6 | 21 | |
| 15 | | F. Harris | 12,120 | 172 | 2,949 | 4.1 | 70.5 | 91 | 2,285 | 306 | 7.5 | 13.3 | 9 | |
| 16 | | T. Thomas | 12,074 | 178 | 2,872 | 4.2 | 67.8 | 65 | 4,434 | 469 | 27 | 9.5 | 24.9 | 22 |
| 17 | | F. Taylor | 11,706 | 151 | 2,527 | 4.6 | 77.5 | 66 | 2,384 | 290 | 346 | 8.2 | 15.8 | 8 |
| 18 | | S. Jackson | 11,438 | 159 | 2,761 | 4.1 | 71.9 | 69 | 3,675 | 460 | 625 | 8.0 | 23.1 | 8 |
| 19 | | J. Riggins | 11,352 | 173 | 2,916 | 3.9 | 65.6 | 104 | 2,090 | 250 | 8.4 | 12.1 | 12 | |
| 20 |  | O.J. Simpson | 11,246 | 134 | 2,397 | 4.7 | 83.9 | 61 | 2,128 | 201 | 10.6 | 15.9 | 14 | |
| 21 | | C. Dillon | 11,241 | 147 | 2,618 | 4.3 | 76.5 | 82 | 1,913 | 244 | 278 | 7.8 | 13.0 | 7 |
| 22 |  | L. McCoy | 11,107 | 162 | 2,456 | 4.5 | 68.6 | 73 | 3,786 | 504 | 647 | 7.5 | 23.4 | 16 |
| 23 | | W. Dunn | 10,967 | 180 | 2,668 | 4.1 | 60.9 | 49 | 4,331 | 508 | 591 | 8.5 | 24.1 | 15 |
| 24 | | R. Watters | 10,643 | 144 | 2,622 | 4.1 | 73.9 | 78 | 4,248 | 467 | 176 | 9.1 | 29.5 | 13 |
| 25 | | J. Lewis | 10,607 | 131 | 2,542 | 4.2 | 81.0 | 58 | 1,879 | 221 | 298 | 8.5 | 14.3 | 4 |
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