washington redskins record for most rushing yards in a single game by a single player

Gerald Riggs has the most rushing yards for the Washington Redskins in a game, with 221 yards versus the Eagles on September 17, 1989.

Interpreted as:
washington redskins record for most rushing yards in a single regular-season game by a single player
NAME RUSH YDS DATE TM OPP ATT YPC RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC TD
1 Gerald Riggs
G. Riggs
221
9/17/1989
WAS WAS
vs
PHI PHI
29
7.6
1
0
0
0
2 Cliff Battles
C. Battles
215
10/8/1933
BOS BOS
vs
NYG NYG
16
13.4
1
3 George Rogers
G. Rogers
206
12/21/1985
WAS WAS
@
STL STL
34
6.1
1
0
0
0
4 Alfred Morris
A. Morris
200
12/30/2012
WAS WAS
vs
DAL DAL
33
6.1
3
12
2
2
6.0
0
5 Clinton Portis
C. Portis
196
11/4/2007
WAS WAS
@
NYJ NYJ
36
5.4
1
0
0
1
0
6 Mike Thomas
M. Thomas
195
11/21/1976
WAS WAS
@
STL STL
31
6.3
1
21
2
10.5
0
7 Larry Brown
L. Brown
191
10/29/1972
WAS WAS
@
NYG NYG
29
6.6
1
42
2
21.0
1
8 Johnny Olszewski
J. Olszewski
190
11/15/1959
WAS WAS
vs
CLE CLE
18
10.6
1
0
1
0.0
0
9 Stephen Davis
S. Davis
189
12/12/1999
WAS WAS
vs
ARI ARI
37
5.1
1
0
0
0
0
10 Stephen Davis
S. Davis
183
11/21/1999
WAS WAS
vs
NYG NYG
33
5.5
1
5
3
3
1.7
0
11 Clinton Portis
C. Portis
175
10/19/2008
WAS WAS
vs
CLE CLE
27
6.5
1
8
1
1
8.0
0
12 Ryan Torain
R. Torain
172
12/12/2010
WAS WAS
vs
TB TB
24
7.2
0
10
2
2
5.0
0
13 Ladell Betts
L. Betts
171
12/10/2006
WAS WAS
vs
PHI PHI
33
5.2
0
14
2
3
7.0
0
14 Clinton Portis
C. Portis
171
10/17/2004
WAS WAS
@
CHI CHI
36
4.8
0
11
1
1
11.0
0
15 Don Bosseler
D. Bosseler
168
11/1/1959
WAS WAS
@
PHI PHI
23
7.3
2
16 Frank Akins
F. Akins
168
10/21/1945
WAS WAS
vs
PHI PHI
24
7.0
2
17 Andy Farkas
A. Farkas
166
11/1/1942
WAS WAS
vs
PHI PHI
24
6.9
1
18 John Riggins
J. Riggins
165
10/14/1984
WAS WAS
vs
DAL DAL
32
5.2
0
0
0
0
19 Johnny Olszewski
J. Olszewski
165
10/19/1958
WAS WAS
vs
GB GB
21
7.9
1
7
1
7.0
0
20 Cliff Battles
C. Battles
165
12/5/1937
WAS WAS
@
NYG NYG
25
6.6
2
21 Keith Griffin
K. Griffin
164
11/3/1985
WAS WAS
@
ATL ATL
16
10.3
2
8
1
8.0
0
22 Earnest Byner
E. Byner
157
12/2/1990
WAS WAS
vs
MIA MIA
32
4.9
3
9
1
9.0
0
23 Ladell Betts
L. Betts
155
12/3/2006
WAS WAS
vs
ATL ATL
28
5.5
1
18
3
4
6.0
0
24 Reggie Brooks
R. Brooks
154
9/19/1993
WAS WAS
@
PHI PHI
22
7.0
1
9
1
9.0
0
25 Earnest Byner
E. Byner
154
12/22/1990
WAS WAS
@
IND IND
31
5.0
0
37
2
18.5
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

28.9

4th

OPP PPG

22.8

17th

RUSH YDS/G

156.9

3rd

PASS YDS/G

232.5

18th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
11
2
0
.846
Commanders Commanders
8
5
0
.615
Cowboys Cowboys
5
8
0
.385
Giants Giants
2
11
0
.154
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
1/5
WAS WAS
@
DAL DAL
1:00 PM
Sun
12/29
ATL ATL
@
WAS WAS
1:00 PM
Sun
12/22
PHI PHI
@
WAS WAS
1:00 PM
Sun
12/15
WAS WAS
@
NO NO
1:00 PM
Last Game
WAS Commanders

8 - 5 - 0

42

Final

19

TEN Titans

3 - 9 - 0

Sun 1 Dec 2024

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NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
11
2
0
.846
Commanders Commanders
8
5
0
.615
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
12
1
0
.923
Vikings Vikings
11
2
0
.846
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
6
0
.538
Falcons Falcons
6
7
0
.462
NFC West W L T PCT
Seahawks Seahawks
8
5
0
.615
Rams Rams
7
6
0
.538
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
10
3
0
.769
Dolphins Dolphins
6
7
0
.462
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
10
3
0
.769
Ravens Ravens
8
5
0
.615
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
8
5
0
.615
Colts Colts
6
7
0
.462
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
12
1
0
.923
Chargers Chargers
8
5
0
.615

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sun
12/8
CIN CIN
@
DAL DAL
27-20
Sat
12/7
LAC LAC
@
KC KC
17-19
Sat
12/7
CHI CHI
@
SF SF
13-38
Sat
12/7
BUF BUF
@
LAR LAR
42-44
Sat
12/7
SEA SEA
@
ARI ARI
30-18

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
12/22
SF SF
@
MIA MIA
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
JAX JAX
@
LV LV
4:25 PM
Sun
12/22
MIN MIN
@
SEA SEA
4:05 PM
Sun
12/22
LAR LAR
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
12/22
PHI PHI
@
WAS WAS
1:00 PM