Adrian Peterson is the youngest running back in a game with 255+ rushing yards. He was 22 years and 228 days old versus the San Diego Chargers on November 4, 2007.
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youngest running backs with 255 or more rushing yards in a regular-season game| NAME | Age | RUSH YDS | DATE | TM | OPP | ATT | YPC | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | A. Peterson | 22-228 | 296 | 11/4/2007 | vs | 30 | 9.9 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 19.0 | 0 | ||
| 2 |  | J. Charles | 23-007 | 259 | 1/3/2010 | @ | 25 | 10.4 | 2 | 3 | 1 | 1 | 3.0 | 0 | ||
| 3 |  | W. Payton | 23-118 | 275 | 11/20/1977 | vs | 40 | 6.9 | 1 | 6 | 1 | 6.0 | 0 | |||
| 4 | | J. Lewis | 24-019 | 295 | 9/14/2003 | vs | 30 | 9.8 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 | |||
| 5 | | S. Alexander | 24-073 | 266 | 11/11/2001 | vs | 35 | 7.6 | 3 | 7 | 1 | 1 | 7.0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | C. Dillon | 25-364 | 278 | 10/22/2000 | vs | 22 | 12.6 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 7 | | J. Harrison | 26-297 | 286 | 12/20/2009 | @ | 34 | 8.4 | 3 | 12 | 2 | 3 | 6.0 | 0 | ||
| 8 |  | S. Barkley | 27-289 | 255 | 11/24/2024 | @ | 26 | 9.8 | 2 | 47 | 4 | 4 | 11.8 | 0 | ||
| 9 |  | O.J. Simpson | 29-139 | 273 | 11/25/1976 | @ | 29 | 9.4 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
CHIResults may be incomplete. StatMuse has complete game-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1960 season.
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |