who has the most rushing yards in a game washington

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:
Who has the most rushing yards in a regular-season game washington?
NAMERUSH YDSDATETMOPPATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Gerald Riggs
G. Riggs
221
9/17/1989
vs
29
7.6
1
0
0
0
2Cliff Battles
C. Battles
215
10/8/1933
vs
16
13.4
1
3George Rogers
G. Rogers
206
12/21/1985
@
34
6.1
1
0
0
0
4Alfred Morris
A. Morris
200
12/30/2012
vs
33
6.1
3
12
2
2
6.0
0
5Clinton Portis
C. Portis
196
11/4/2007
@
36
5.4
1
0
0
1
0
6Mike Thomas
M. Thomas
195
11/21/1976
@
31
6.3
1
21
2
10.5
0
7Larry Brown
L. Brown
191
10/29/1972
@
29
6.6
1
42
2
21.0
1
8Johnny Olszewski
J. Olszewski
190
11/15/1959
vs
18
10.6
1
0
1
0.0
0
9Stephen Davis
S. Davis
189
12/12/1999
vs
37
5.1
1
0
0
0
0
10Stephen Davis
S. Davis
183
11/21/1999
vs
33
5.5
1
5
3
3
1.7
0
11Clinton Portis
C. Portis
175
10/19/2008
vs
27
6.5
1
8
1
1
8.0
0
12Ryan Torain
R. Torain
172
12/12/2010
vs
24
7.2
0
10
2
2
5.0
0
13Ladell Betts
L. Betts
171
12/10/2006
vs
33
5.2
0
14
2
3
7.0
0
14Clinton Portis
C. Portis
171
10/17/2004
@
36
4.8
0
11
1
1
11.0
0
15Don Bosseler
D. Bosseler
168
11/1/1959
@
23
7.3
2
16Frank Akins
F. Akins
168
10/21/1945
vs
24
7.0
2
17Andy Farkas
A. Farkas
166
11/1/1942
vs
24
6.9
1
18John Riggins
J. Riggins
165
10/14/1984
vs
32
5.2
0
0
0
0
19Johnny Olszewski
J. Olszewski
165
10/19/1958
vs
21
7.9
1
7
1
7.0
0
20Cliff Battles
C. Battles
165
12/5/1937
@
25
6.6
2
21Keith Griffin
K. Griffin
164
11/3/1985
@
16
10.3
2
8
1
8.0
0
22Earnest Byner
E. Byner
157
12/2/1990
vs
32
4.9
3
9
1
9.0
0
23Ladell Betts
L. Betts
155
12/3/2006
vs
28
5.5
1
18
3
4
6.0
0
24Reggie Brooks
R. Brooks
154
9/19/1993
@
22
7.0
1
9
1
9.0
0
25Earnest Byner
E. Byner
154
12/22/1990
@
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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