NFL All-Purpose Yards Single Game Leaders (since 2008)
All-Time All-Purpose Yards Leaders
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Leaders Table
Rank |
Player |
APYd |
Tm |
Boxscore |
1 | Glyn Milburn | 404 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Seattle Seahawks, December 10, 1995 |
2 | Billy Cannon | 373 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. New York Titans, December 10, 1961 |
3 | Adrian Peterson | 361 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. Chicago Bears, October 14, 2007 |
4 | Michael Lewis | 356 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Washington Redskins, October 13, 2002 |
5 | Tyrone Hughes | 347 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Los Angeles Rams, October 23, 1994 |
6 | Lionel James | 345 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Los Angeles Raiders, November 10, 1985 |
7 | Timmy Brown | 341 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. St. Louis Cardinals, December 16, 1962 |
8 | Gale Sayers+ | 339 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Minnesota Vikings, December 18, 1966 |
9 | Flipper Anderson | 336 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. New Orleans Saints, November 26, 1989 |
| Gale Sayers+ | 336 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. San Francisco 49ers, December 12, 1965 |
11 | LeGarrette Blount | 334 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Buffalo Bills, December 29, 2013 |
12 | Jason Tucker | 331 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. New Orleans Saints, December 24, 1999 |
| Wally Triplett | 331 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Los Angeles Rams, October 29, 1950 |
14 | Calvin Johnson+ | 329 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Dallas Cowboys, October 27, 2013 |
| Jacoby Ford | 329 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Miami Dolphins, November 28, 2010 |
16 | David Wilson | 327 | NYG | New York Giants vs. New Orleans Saints, December 9, 2012 |
17 | Steve Breaston | 324 | ARI | Arizona Cardinals vs. New York Jets, September 28, 2008 |
18 | John Taylor | 321 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Los Angeles Rams, December 11, 1989 |
19 | Darren Sproles | 317 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Denver Broncos, September 14, 2008 |
| Devin Hester+ | 317 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Detroit Lions, September 30, 2007 |
21 | Josh Cribbs | 316 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Kansas City Chiefs, December 20, 2009 |
| Lionel James | 316 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Cincinnati Bengals, September 22, 1985 |
23 | Adrian Peterson | 315 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. San Diego Chargers, November 4, 2007 |
24 | Tavon Austin | 314 | STL | St. Louis Rams vs. Indianapolis Colts, November 10, 2013 |
| Travis Williams | 314 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, November 2, 1969 |
26 | Steve Smith Sr. | 313 | CAR | Carolina Panthers vs. Cincinnati Bengals, December 8, 2002 |
| Jim Brown+ | 313 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Philadelphia Eagles, November 19, 1961 |
28 | Josh Cribbs | 309 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Baltimore Ravens, November 18, 2007 |
| Stephone Paige | 309 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Diego Chargers, December 22, 1985 |
30 | Jermaine Lewis | 308 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. Seattle Seahawks, December 7, 1997 |
31 | Priest Holmes | 307 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Seattle Seahawks, November 24, 2002 |
| Kevin Williams | 307 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Arizona Cardinals, December 25, 1995 |
33 | Antonio Brown | 306 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Oakland Raiders, November 8, 2015 |
| Jacoby Ford | 306 | OAK | Oakland Raiders vs. Kansas City Chiefs, November 7, 2010 |
| Tim Brown+ | 306 | RAI | Los Angeles Raiders vs. Seattle Seahawks, November 28, 1988 |
36 | Jonathan Carter | 304 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Indianapolis Colts, November 16, 2003 |
| Greg Pruitt | 304 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Cincinnati Bengals, November 23, 1975 |
38 | Josh Jacobs | 303 | LVR | Las Vegas Raiders vs. Seattle Seahawks, November 27, 2022 |
| Domenik Hixon | 303 | NYG | New York Giants vs. New Orleans Saints, October 18, 2009 |
| Maurice Jones-Drew | 303 | JAX | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Indianapolis Colts, December 10, 2006 |
| O.J. Simpson+ | 303 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. New York Jets, October 4, 1970 |
42 | Derrick Mason | 302 | TEN | Tennessee Titans vs. Buffalo Bills, December 14, 2003 |
| Mercury Morris | 302 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Baltimore Colts, November 1, 1970 |
44 | Julio Jones | 300 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. Carolina Panthers, October 2, 2016 |
| Walter Payton+ | 300 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. New Orleans Saints, December 21, 1975 |
46 | Ted Ginn Jr. | 299 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. New York Jets, November 1, 2009 |
| Jerry Rice+ | 299 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Minnesota Vikings, December 18, 1995 |
| Eddie Payton | 299 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Minnesota Vikings, December 17, 1977 |
| Leroy Kelly+ | 299 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. New York Giants, December 4, 1966 |
50 | Le'Veon Bell | 298 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Buffalo Bills, December 11, 2016 |
| Jerome Harrison | 298 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Kansas City Chiefs, December 20, 2009 |
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