Mobile Site You Are Here > Home > Leaders > NFL Single Game Rushing Yards Leaders

News: s-r blog:Approximate Value Added for Kickers and Punters

Football Leaders & Football Records : Single-Season  · Career  · Active  · Year-by-Year  · Single Game

NFL Single Game Rushing Yards Leaders

Single game leaders only reflect years for which we have complete boxscore data (1960 onward) and all 100 yard rushing/receiving or 300 yard passing games from 1940-1959. Create your own leader lists using the Player Game Finder tool!

Rank Player (age), + - HOFer, Bold - Active Yds Boxscore
1. Adrian Peterson (22) 296  Minnesota Vikings vs. San Diego Chargers, November 4, 2007 
2. Jamal Lewis 295  Baltimore Ravens vs. Cleveland Browns, September 14, 2003 
3. Jerome Harrison 286  Cleveland Browns vs. Kansas City Chiefs, December 20, 2009 
4. Corey Dillon 278  Cincinnati Bengals vs. Denver Broncos, October 22, 2000 
5. Walter Payton+ 275  Chicago Bears vs. Minnesota Vikings, November 20, 1977 
6. O.J. Simpson+ 273  Buffalo Bills vs. Detroit Lions, November 25, 1976 
7. Shaun Alexander 266  Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders, November 11, 2001 
8. Jamaal Charles (23) 259  Kansas City Chiefs vs. Denver Broncos, January 3, 2010 
9. DeMarco Murray (23) 253  Dallas Cowboys vs. St. Louis Rams, October 23, 2011 
10. Mike Anderson 251  Denver Broncos vs. New Orleans Saints, December 3, 2000 
Doug Martin (23) 251  Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Oakland Raiders, November 4, 2012 
12. O.J. Simpson+ 250  Buffalo Bills vs. New England Patriots, September 16, 1973 
Spec Sanders 250  New York Yankees vs. Chicago Rockets, October 24, 1947 
14. Eric Dickerson+ 248  Los Angeles Rams vs. Dallas Cowboys, January 4, 1986 
15. Willie Ellison 247  Los Angeles Rams vs. New Orleans Saints, December 5, 1971 
16. Corey Dillon 246  Cincinnati Bengals vs. Tennessee Oilers, December 4, 1997 
17. Cookie Gilchrist 243  Buffalo Bills vs. New York Jets, December 8, 1963 
LaDainian Tomlinson 243  San Diego Chargers vs. Oakland Raiders, December 28, 2003 
19. Jim Brown+ 237  Cleveland Browns vs. Philadelphia Eagles, November 19, 1961 
Jim Brown+ 237  Cleveland Browns vs. Los Angeles Rams, November 24, 1957 
Barry Sanders+ 237  Detroit Lions vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, November 13, 1994 
Emmitt Smith+ 237  Dallas Cowboys vs. Philadelphia Eagles, October 31, 1993 
23. Fred Taylor 234  Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, November 19, 2000 
Tiki Barber 234  New York Giants vs. Washington Redskins, December 30, 2006 
25. Jamaal Charles (26) 233  Kansas City Chiefs vs. New Orleans Saints, September 23, 2012 
26. Jim Brown+ 232  Cleveland Browns vs. Dallas Cowboys, September 22, 1963 
Bobby Mitchell+ 232  Cleveland Browns vs. Washington Redskins, November 15, 1959 
28. Arian Foster (24) 231  Houston Texans vs. Indianapolis Colts, September 12, 2010 
29. Ricky Williams 228  Miami Dolphins vs. Buffalo Bills, December 1, 2002 
Clinton Portis 228  Denver Broncos vs. Arizona Cardinals, December 29, 2002 
Chris Wells (23) 228  Arizona Cardinals vs. St. Louis Rams, November 27, 2011 
Chris Johnson (24) 228  Tennessee Titans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, November 1, 2009 
33. Napoleon Kaufman 227  Oakland Raiders vs. Denver Broncos, October 19, 1997 
Priest Holmes 227  Baltimore Ravens vs. Cincinnati Bengals, November 22, 1998 
O.J. Simpson+ 227  Buffalo Bills vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, September 28, 1975 
36. Jamaal Charles (26) 226  Kansas City Chiefs vs. Indianapolis Colts, December 23, 2012 
37. Adrian Peterson (22) 224  Minnesota Vikings vs. Chicago Bears, October 14, 2007 
38. Willie Parker 223  Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Cleveland Browns, December 7, 2006 
Jim Brown+ 223  Cleveland Browns vs. Philadelphia Eagles, November 3, 1963 
Tommy Wilson 223  Los Angeles Rams vs. Green Bay Packers, December 16, 1956 
41. Greg Bell 221  Los Angeles Rams vs. Green Bay Packers, September 24, 1989 
Bo Jackson 221  Los Angeles Raiders vs. Seattle Seahawks, November 30, 1987 
Gerald Riggs 221  Washington Redskins vs. Philadelphia Eagles, September 17, 1989 
44. Michael Turner (26) 220  Atlanta Falcons vs. Detroit Lions, September 7, 2008 
Tiki Barber 220  New York Giants vs. Kansas City Chiefs, December 17, 2005 
LaDainian Tomlinson 220  San Diego Chargers vs. Denver Broncos, December 1, 2002 
Marshall Faulk+ 220  St. Louis Rams vs. New Orleans Saints, December 24, 2000 
Barry Sanders+ 220  Detroit Lions vs. Minnesota Vikings, November 24, 1991 
49. O.J. Simpson+ 219  Buffalo Bills vs. New England Patriots, December 9, 1973 
Edgerrin James 219  Indianapolis Colts vs. Seattle Seahawks, October 15, 2000