Walter Payton is the youngest running back in a game with 300+ yards. He was 21 years and 149 days old against the Saints on December 21, 1975.
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youngest running backs with 300 or more total yards in a regular-season game| NAME | Age | YDS | DATE | TM | OPP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC TD | |||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | W. Payton | 21-149 | 300 | 12/21/1975 | @ | 134 | 25 | 5.4 | 1 | 62 | 5 | 12.4 | 0 | |||
| 2 |  | D. Wilson | 21-177 | 327 | 12/9/2012 | vs | 100 | 13 | 7.7 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 3 | | M. Jones-Drew | 21-262 | 303 | 12/10/2006 | vs | 166 | 15 | 11.1 | 2 | 15 | 1 | 1 | 15.0 | 0 | ||
| 4 | | G. Sayers | 22-196 | 336 | 12/12/1965 | vs | 113 | 9 | 12.6 | 4 | 89 | 2 | 44.5 | 1 | |||
| 5 |  | A. Peterson | 22-207 | 361 | 10/14/2007 | @ | 224 | 20 | 11.2 | 3 | 9 | 1 | 2 | 9.0 | 0 | ||
| 6 | | A. Peterson | 22-228 | 315 | 11/4/2007 | vs | 296 | 30 | 9.9 | 3 | 19 | 1 | 2 | 19.0 | 0 | ||
| 7 |  | O.J. Simpson | 23-087 | 303 | 10/4/1970 | vs | 99 | 21 | 4.7 | 1 | 63 | 3 | 21.0 | 0 | |||
| 8 | | L. James | 23-120 | 316 | 9/22/1985 | @ | 127 | 12 | 10.6 | 1 | 118 | 5 | 23.6 | 1 | |||
| 9 | | L. James | 23-169 | 345 | 11/10/1985 | vs | 51 | 7 | 7.3 | 1 | 168 | 11 | 15.3 | 1 | |||
| 10 | | G. Sayers | 23-202 | 339 | 12/18/1966 | vs | 197 | 17 | 11.6 | 1 | 26 | 1 | 26.0 | 0 | |||
| 11 | | T. Williams | 23-292 | 314 | 11/2/1969 | @ | 48 | 5 | 9.6 | 1 | 19 | 1 | 19.0 | 0 | |||
| 12 | | M. Morris | 23-300 | 302 | 11/1/1970 | @ | 89 | 8 | 11.1 | 0 | 68 | 3 | 22.7 | 0 | |||
| 13 | | G. Pruitt | 24-097 | 304 | 11/23/1975 | vs | 121 | 17 | 7.1 | 1 | 106 | 7 | 15.1 | 1 | |||
| 14 | | B. Cannon | 24-130 | 373 | 12/10/1961 | @ | 216 | 25 | 8.6 | 3 | 114 | 5 | 22.8 | 2 | |||
| 15 |  | J. Jacobs | 24-289 | 303 | 11/27/2022 | @ | 229 | 33 | 6.9 | 2 | 74 | 6 | 7 | 12.3 | 0 | ||
| 16 | | G. Milburn | 24-294 | 404 | 12/10/1995 | vs | 131 | 18 | 7.3 | 0 | 45 | 5 | 9.0 | 0 | |||
| 17 | | D. Sproles | 25-086 | 317 | 9/14/2008 | @ | 53 | 7 | 7.6 | 0 | 72 | 2 | 2 | 36.0 | 1 | ||
| 18 | | T. Brown | 25-206 | 341 | 12/16/1962 | @ | 50 | 10 | 5.0 | 0 | 199 | 5 | 39.8 | 2 | |||
| 19 |  | J. Brown | 25-275 | 313 | 11/19/1961 | vs | 237 | 34 | 7.0 | 4 | 52 | 3 | 17.3 | 0 | |||
| 20 |  | L. Blount | 27-024 | 334 | 12/29/2013 | vs | 189 | 24 | 7.9 | 2 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | |||
| 21 |  | S. Barkley | 27-289 | 302 | 11/24/2024 | @ | 255 | 26 | 9.8 | 2 | 47 | 4 | 4 | 11.8 | 0 | ||
| 22 | | P. Holmes | 29-048 | 307 | 11/24/2002 | @ | 197 | 23 | 8.6 | 2 | 110 | 7 | 7 | 15.7 | 1 |
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|---|---|---|---|---|
 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 |