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ShareThisRandom trivia: Adrian Peterson edition
What is the fewest carries in a game for a player who rushed for 200 or more yards?
ANSWER EDIT:
This is regular season only.
+----------------+------------+-----+-----+ | name | date | rsh | yd | +----------------+------------+-----+-----+ | Bobby Mitchell | 1959-11-15 | 14 | 232 | | Dan Towler | 1953-11-22 | 14 | 205 | | Cliff Battles | 1933-10-08 | 16 | 215 | | Thurman Thomas | 1990-09-24 | 18 | 214 | | Barry Word | 1990-10-14 | 18 | 200 | | Bo Jackson | 1987-11-30 | 18 | 221 | | John Fuqua | 1970-12-20 | 20 | 218 | | Jim Brown | 1963-09-22 | 20 | 232 | | Adrian Peterson| 2007-10-14 | 20 | 224 | | Ahman Green | 2003-12-28 | 20 | 218 | | James Brooks | 1990-12-23 | 20 | 201 | | LeShon Johnson | 1996-09-22 | 21 | 214 | | Terry Miller | 1978-11-26 | 21 | 208 | | Eric Dickerson | 1984-11-04 | 21 | 208 | | O.J. Simpson | 1973-12-09 | 22 | 219 | | Jamal Lewis | 2003-12-21 | 22 | 205 | | Clinton Portis | 2003-12-07 | 22 | 218 | | Corey Dillon | 2000-10-22 | 22 | 278 | | Warrick Dunn | 2000-12-03 | 22 | 210 | | Willie Parker | 2006-11-12 | 22 | 213 | | Walter Payton | 1977-10-30 | 23 | 205 | +----------------+------------+-----+-----+
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timmy smith in 1987 superbowl.
Timmy Smith was 20 for 204.
If you're counting AFL Playoff Games, I think it's Keith Lincoln for the San Diego Chargers in the 1963 AFL Championship against the Patriots. He had 13 carries for 206 yards. He also had 123 yards receiving and even threw a pass for 20 yards.
Doug - I think Timmy Smith had 22 carries, not 20.
Follow-up question - what is the MOST carries someone has ever had in a 200 yard game?
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I can still see Thurman gashing the Jets that fine Monday night!
At one point in the game Peterson was 11 for 176 I believe, and then shortly after that he surpassed 200 yards- might have been his 13-14th carry actually. Too bad the rest of the way watered down his stats
So does this mean you have individual game data prior to 1995 now?
How many of the other 200 yard games featured a back who was not even the leading rusher, in terms of attempts, for his own team that game?
Need to update this one with Derrick Ward based on tonight's result...