what running back ran the most yards in a single game

What running back ran the most rushing yards in a single regular-season game?

Interpreted as:
What running back ran the most rushing yards in a single regular-season game?
POSITIONATTRUSH YDSDATETMOPPYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1
Running Back
11/22/1953
@
2
Running Back
11/15/1959
vs
3
Running Back
10/8/1950
@
4
Running Back
11/6/1955
vs
5
Running Back
83
488
12/6/1981
@
5.9
5
31
6
5.2
1
6
Running Back
11/24/1957
@
7
Running Back
76
479
10/7/1973
vs
6.3
1
87
10
8.7
1
8
Running Back
78
475
11/25/1973
vs
6.1
1
87
11
7.9
1
9
Running Back
73
474
12/24/2016
vs
6.5
3
85
10
12
8.5
0
10
Running Back
79
468
11/26/1978
@
5.9
5
81
9
9.0
1
11
Running Back
49
463
11/1/2009
vs
9.4
4
8
4
8
2.0
0
12
Running Back
69
462
12/20/2009
vs
6.7
4
36
5
8
7.2
0
13
Running Back
64
461
12/28/2008
vs
7.2
5
85
7
12
12.1
0
14
Running Back
77
455
11/25/1976
vs
5.9
3
7
1
7.0
0
15
Running Back
58
455
11/23/1950
@
7.8
3
16
Running Back
77
452
12/17/1978
vs
5.9
4
97
9
10.8
0
17
Running Back
67
450
10/7/1979
@
6.7
4
120
10
12.0
2
18
Running Back
78
449
9/10/1978
@
5.8
4
64
11
5.8
0
19
Running Back
70
449
9/16/1973
@
6.4
6
151
8
18.9
0
20
Running Back
80
447
10/30/1977
vs
5.6
3
28
5
5.6
0
21
Running Back
67
447
11/23/1972
vs
6.7
2
57
3
19.0
0
22
Running Back
76
447
12/18/1966
@
5.9
2
137
7
19.6
1
23
Running Back
80
445
12/2/1951
@
5.6
6
24
Running Back
71
444
10/30/1977
@
6.3
2
139
8
17.4
1
25
Running Back
10/12/1958
@
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rush attempts and rushing yards going back to the 1960 season.

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