which running back has the most yards per carry in a game

Shawn Bryson has the most rushing yards per attempt by a running back in a game, with 77.0 per attempt against the Ravens on October 9, 2005.

Interpreted as:
Which running back has the most yards per carry in a regular-season game?
NAMEYPCDATETMOPPRUSH YDSATTRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Shawn Bryson
S. Bryson
77.0
10/9/2005
vs
77
1
1
18
1
1
18.0
0
2Herman Hunter
H. Hunter
74.0
11/24/1985
@
74
1
1
2
1
2.0
0
3Anthony Lynn
A. Lynn
67.0
9/29/1996
vs
67
1
0
0
0
0
4Michael Pittman
M. Pittman
64.0
1/1/2006
vs
64
1
0
35
3
3
11.7
0
5Aaron Stecker
A. Stecker
59.0
11/3/2002
vs
59
1
0
12
1
1
12.0
0
6Corey Grant
C. Grant
56.0
11/12/2017
vs
56
1
1
0
0
0
0
7Jorvorskie Lane
J. Lane
54.0
9/7/2014
vs
54
1
0
0
0
0
0
8Deuce McAllister
D. McAllister
54.0
12/9/2001
@
54
1
1
8
1
2
8.0
0
9Andy Uram
A. Uram
54.0
10/8/1939
vs
108
2
1
10Jordan Wilkins
J. Wilkins
53.0
11/11/2018
vs
53
1
0
0
0
0
0
11C.J. Spiller
C.J. Spiller
53.0
10/19/2014
vs
53
1
0
3
1
1
3.0
0
12Fred McAfee
F. McAfee
53.0
10/17/2004
vs
53
1
0
0
0
0
0
13Sherman Howard
S. Howard
53.0
12/10/1950
vs
53
1
1
14Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
52.5
10/1/2000
vs
105
2
1
35
3
3
11.7
0
15Kyle Rote
K. Rote
52.0
9/28/1952
@
52
1
1
16Bob Jackson
B. Jackson
52.0
12/3/1950
vs
52
1
1
17Kenneth Darby
K. Darby
51.0
12/13/2009
@
51
1
0
7
5
6
1.4
0
18Larry Todd
L. Todd
51.0
12/7/1969
vs
51
1
0
0
0
0
19Larry Centers
L. Centers
50.0
12/23/2001
@
50
1
0
21
3
3
7.0
0
20Dexter Carter
D. Carter
50.0
12/19/1993
@
50
1
1
0
0
0
21Artose Pinner
A. Pinner
49.0
10/7/2007
@
49
1
0
0
0
0
0
22Cedric Peerman
C. Peerman
48.0
9/30/2012
@
48
1
0
0
0
0
0
23Leon Washington
L. Washington
47.0
12/14/2008
vs
47
1
1
7
1
3
7.0
0
24Michael Wiley
M. Wiley
46.0
9/8/2002
@
46
1
1
0
0
1
0
25LaMont Jordan
L. Jordan
46.0
1/6/2002
@
46
1
1
0
0
0
0
Results may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rushing yards per attempt going back to the 1960 season.

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