which rb has the most rushing yards in a loss

O.J. Simpson has the most rushing yards by a running back in a loss, with 273 yards versus the Lions on November 25, 1976.

Interpreted as:
Which rb has the most rushing yards in a regular-season loss?
NAMERUSH YDSLDATETMOPPATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
273
1
11/25/1976
@
29
9.4
2
0
0
0
2Ricky Williams
R. Williams
228
1
12/1/2002
@
27
8.4
2
7
4
6
1.8
0
3Jamaal Charles
J. Charles
226
1
12/23/2012
vs
22
10.3
1
4
1
3
4.0
0
4Knowshon Moreno
K. Moreno
224
1
11/24/2013
@
37
6.1
1
6
1
1
6.0
0
5Gerald Riggs
G. Riggs
221
1
9/17/1989
vs
29
7.6
1
0
0
0
6John Fuqua
J. Fuqua
218
1
12/20/1970
@
20
10.9
2
38
3
12.7
0
7Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
210
1
12/2/2012
@
21
10.0
1
10
1
2
10.0
0
8Thomas Jones
T. Jones
210
1
10/18/2009
vs
22
9.5
1
17
2
2
8.5
0
9Rueben Mayes
R. Mayes
203
1
12/7/1986
vs
28
7.3
2
22
2
11.0
0
10O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
203
1
12/5/1976
@
24
8.5
1
12
2
6.0
0
11Chris Johnson
C. Johnson
197
1
9/20/2009
vs
16
12.3
2
87
9
11
9.7
1
12Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
197
1
11/24/2002
@
23
8.6
2
110
7
7
15.7
1
13Gerald Riggs
G. Riggs
197
1
12/8/1985
@
26
7.6
1
22
3
7.3
0
14Wilbert Montgomery
W. Montgomery
197
1
11/4/1979
vs
30
6.6
1
40
3
13.3
0
15O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
197
1
11/17/1975
@
17
11.6
2
21
2
10.5
0
16Robert Edwards
R. Edwards
196
1
12/13/1998
@
24
8.2
0
0
0
0
17Delvin Williams
D. Williams
194
1
10/31/1976
@
34
5.7
3
8
1
8.0
0
18Carlos Hyde
C. Hyde
193
1
12/11/2016
vs
17
11.4
0
7
1
1
7.0
1
19Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
193
1
9/2/1979
vs
21
9.2
1
0
0
0
20Ahman Green
A. Green
192
1
11/10/2003
vs
29
6.6
1
32
3
4
10.7
1
21Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
192
1
11/29/1998
@
17
11.3
1
75
7
10.7
1
22Erric Pegram
E. Pegram
192
1
9/19/1993
@
27
7.1
0
5
1
5.0
0
23Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
192
1
9/25/1983
@
28
6.9
2
45
5
9.0
0
24Johnny Olszewski
J. Olszewski
190
1
11/15/1959
vs
18
10.6
1
0
1
0.0
0
25O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
189
1
10/29/1972
vs
22
8.6
1
7
3
2.3
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1960 season.

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