NFL Rushing Attempts Single Game Leaders (since 1933)
All-Time Rushing Attempts Leaders
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Leaders Table
Rank |
Player |
Att |
Tm |
Boxscore |
1 | Jamie Morris | 45 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Cincinnati Bengals, December 17, 1988 |
2 | Rudi Johnson | 43 | CIN | Cincinnati Bengals vs. Houston Texans, November 9, 2003 |
| James Wilder | 43 | TAM | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Green Bay Packers, September 30, 1984 |
| Butch Woolfolk | 43 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles, November 20, 1983 |
5 | Ricky Williams | 42 | MIA | Miami Dolphins vs. Buffalo Bills, September 21, 2003 |
| Terrell Davis+ | 42 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Buffalo Bills, October 26, 1997 |
| James Wilder | 42 | TAM | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, October 30, 1983 |
8 | Rodney Hampton | 41 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Los Angeles Rams, September 19, 1993 |
| Gerald Riggs | 41 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. Los Angeles Rams, November 17, 1985 |
| Franco Harris+ | 41 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cincinnati Bengals, October 17, 1976 |
11 | Shaun Alexander | 40 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Green Bay Packers, November 27, 2006 |
| Ricky Williams | 40 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Cleveland Browns, October 31, 1999 |
| Adrian Murrell | 40 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Cincinnati Bengals, September 28, 1997 |
| Curtis Martin+ | 40 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. New York Jets, September 14, 1997 |
| Errict Rhett | 40 | TAM | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Washington Redskins, December 4, 1994 |
| Barry Sanders+ | 40 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Dallas Cowboys, September 19, 1994 |
| Johnny Hector | 40 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. New England Patriots, October 12, 1986 |
| Walter Payton+ | 40 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Minnesota Vikings, November 20, 1977 |
| Lydell Mitchell | 40 | BAL | Baltimore Colts vs. New York Jets, October 20, 1974 |
20 | Jerome Harrison | 39 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Oakland Raiders, December 27, 2009 |
| Larry Johnson | 39 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Seattle Seahawks, October 29, 2006 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson+ | 39 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Oakland Raiders, October 20, 2002 |
| Corey Dillon | 39 | CIN | Cincinnati Bengals vs. Tennessee Oilers, December 4, 1997 |
| Jerome Bettis+ | 39 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. Chicago Bears, January 2, 1994 |
| Earnest Byner | 39 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. New England Patriots, December 15, 1990 |
| Marion Butts | 39 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Kansas City Chiefs, December 17, 1989 |
| Gerald Riggs | 39 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. New Orleans Saints, December 22, 1985 |
| Earl Campbell+ | 39 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. Seattle Seahawks, October 11, 1981 |
| Ricky Bell | 39 | TAM | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Kansas City Chiefs, December 16, 1979 |
| Walter Payton+ | 39 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Buffalo Bills, October 7, 1979 |
| Terdell Middleton | 39 | GNB | Green Bay Packers vs. Minnesota Vikings, November 26, 1978 |
| O.J. Simpson+ | 39 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Kansas City Chiefs, October 29, 1973 |
33 | Le'Veon Bell | 38 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Buffalo Bills, December 11, 2016 |
| Cedric Benson | 38 | CIN | Cincinnati Bengals vs. Cleveland Browns, December 21, 2008 |
| Lee Suggs | 38 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Miami Dolphins, December 26, 2004 |
| Reuben Droughns | 38 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Oakland Raiders, October 17, 2004 |
| Clinton Portis | 38 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Cleveland Browns, December 14, 2003 |
| Stephen Davis | 38 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Arizona Cardinals, January 6, 2002 |
| Edgerrin James+ | 38 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Seattle Seahawks, October 15, 2000 |
| Ricky Williams | 38 | NOR | New Orleans Saints vs. Carolina Panthers, October 15, 2000 |
| Joe Montgomery | 38 | NYG | New York Giants vs. New York Jets, December 5, 1999 |
| Curtis Martin+ | 38 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. Arizona Cardinals, November 7, 1999 |
| Christian Okoye | 38 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Green Bay Packers, December 10, 1989 |
| Jamie Morris | 38 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Philadelphia Eagles, November 12, 1989 |
| Eric Dickerson+ | 38 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. St. Louis Cardinals, September 7, 1986 |
| Pete Johnson | 38 | CIN | Cincinnati Bengals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, December 4, 1983 |
| Walter Payton+ | 38 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Dallas Cowboys, November 26, 1981 |
| Earl Campbell+ | 38 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. Kansas City Chiefs, October 12, 1980 |
| Jim Nance | 38 | BOS | Boston Patriots vs. Oakland Raiders, October 30, 1966 |
| Harry Newman | 38 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Green Bay Packers, November 11, 1934 |
51 | Breece Hall | 37 | NYJ | New York Jets vs. New England Patriots, January 7, 2024 |
| Adrian Peterson | 37 | ARI | Arizona Cardinals vs. San Francisco 49ers, November 5, 2017 |
| Jonas Gray | 37 | NWE | New England Patriots vs. Indianapolis Colts, November 16, 2014 |
| Knowshon Moreno | 37 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. New England Patriots, November 24, 2013 |
| Cedric Benson | 37 | CIN | Cincinnati Bengals vs. Chicago Bears, October 25, 2009 |
| Willie Parker | 37 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cincinnati Bengals, December 31, 2006 |
| Fred Taylor | 37 | JAX | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. New York Jets, September 25, 2005 |
| Cadillac Williams | 37 | TAM | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Green Bay Packers, September 25, 2005 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson+ | 37 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Oakland Raiders, November 21, 2004 |
| Willis McGahee | 37 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. New York Jets, November 7, 2004 |
| LaDainian Tomlinson+ | 37 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Denver Broncos, December 1, 2002 |
| Amos Zereoue | 37 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Atlanta Falcons, November 10, 2002 |
| James Stewart | 37 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. New York Jets, December 17, 2000 |
| James Allen | 37 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. New England Patriots, December 10, 2000 |
| Mike Anderson | 37 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. New Orleans Saints, December 3, 2000 |
| Stephen Davis | 37 | WAS | Washington Redskins vs. Arizona Cardinals, December 12, 1999 |
| Olandis Gary | 37 | DEN | Denver Broncos vs. Green Bay Packers, October 17, 1999 |
| Natrone Means | 37 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Oakland Raiders, October 11, 1998 |
| Erric Pegram | 37 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. Cincinnati Bengals, December 26, 1993 |
| Thurman Thomas+ | 37 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, November 8, 1992 |
| Christian Okoye | 37 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Seattle Seahawks, November 5, 1989 |
| Earl Campbell+ | 37 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. Cincinnati Bengals, October 4, 1981 |
| Jim Brown+ | 37 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Chicago Cardinals, October 4, 1959 |
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