Adrian Peterson has the most rushing yards for the Vikings in a game by a running back, with 296 yards against the San Diego Chargers on November 4, 2007.
| NAME | RUSH YDS | DATE | TM | OPP | ATT | YPC | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | A. Peterson | 296 | 11/4/2007 | vs | 30 | 9.9 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 19.0 | 0 | ||
| 2 | | A. Peterson | 224 | 10/14/2007 | @ | 20 | 11.2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 9.0 | 0 | ||
| 3 | | A. Peterson | 212 | 12/16/2012 | @ | 24 | 8.8 | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 4 | | A. Peterson | 211 | 12/1/2013 | vs | 35 | 6.0 | 0 | 0 | 2 | 4 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 5 | | A. Peterson | 210 | 12/2/2012 | @ | 21 | 10.0 | 1 | 10 | 1 | 2 | 10.0 | 0 | ||
| 6 |  | D. Cook | 206 | 11/8/2020 | vs | 22 | 9.4 | 2 | 46 | 2 | 2 | 23.0 | 0 | ||
| 7 | | D. Cook | 205 | 12/9/2021 | vs | 27 | 7.6 | 2 | 17 | 1 | 3 | 17.0 | 0 | ||
| 8 | | A. Peterson | 203 | 11/15/2015 | @ | 26 | 7.8 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 3 | 6.5 | 0 | ||
| 9 |  | C. Foreman | 200 | 10/24/1976 | @ | 28 | 7.1 | 2 | 65 | 6 | 10.8 | 0 | |||
| 10 | | A. Peterson | 199 | 12/30/2012 | vs | 34 | 5.9 | 1 | 2 | 1 | 2 | 2.0 | 1 | ||
| 11 | | A. Peterson | 192 | 11/9/2008 | vs | 30 | 6.4 | 1 | 33 | 3 | 4 | 11.0 | 0 | ||
| 12 | | A. Peterson | 182 | 11/4/2012 | @ | 17 | 10.7 | 2 | 11 | 3 | 4 | 3.7 | 0 | ||
| 13 | | D. Cook | 181 | 9/27/2020 | vs | 22 | 8.2 | 1 | 18 | 2 | 5 | 9.0 | 0 | ||
| 14 | | A. Peterson | 180 | 9/13/2009 | @ | 25 | 7.2 | 3 | 18 | 1 | 1 | 18.0 | 0 | ||
| 15 | | R. Smith | 179 | 9/13/1998 | @ | 23 | 7.8 | 2 | 7 | 3 | 2.3 | 0 | |||
| 16 | | T. Brown | 179 | 10/23/1983 | @ | 29 | 6.2 | 1 | 19 | 2 | 9.5 | 0 | |||
| 17 | | A. Peterson | 175 | 10/23/2011 | vs | 24 | 7.3 | 1 | 0 | 1 | 1 | 0.0 | 0 | ||
| 18 | | T. Allen | 172 | 12/20/1992 | @ | 33 | 5.2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | ||||
| 19 | | A. Peterson | 171 | 11/11/2012 | vs | 27 | 6.3 | 1 | 5 | 3 | 4 | 1.7 | 0 | ||
| 20 | | R. Smith | 170 | 10/15/2000 | @ | 23 | 7.4 | 1 | 7 | 1 | 2 | 7.0 | 0 | ||
| 21 | | C. Taylor | 169 | 10/22/2006 | @ | 26 | 6.5 | 1 | 19 | 4 | 4 | 4.8 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | R. Smith | 169 | 8/31/1997 | @ | 16 | 10.6 | 1 | 5 | 1 | 5.0 | 0 | |||
| 23 | | M. Bennett | 167 | 11/10/2002 | vs | 15 | 11.1 | 1 | 9 | 2 | 3 | 4.5 | 0 | ||
| 24 | | S. Graham | 166 | 12/26/1993 | vs | 33 | 5.0 | 1 | 13 | 2 | 6.5 | 0 | |||
| 25 | | A. Peterson | 165 | 12/14/2008 | @ | 28 | 5.9 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
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| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 |
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Rams| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
1 | 3 | 0 | .250 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 | |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
4 | 0 | 0 | 1.000 | |
3 | 1 | 0 | .750 | |
2 | 2 | 0 | .500 | |
0 | 4 | 0 | .000 |
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