NFL Yards From Scrimmage Single Game Leaders
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Leaders
- + indicates Hall of Famer, season age in parentheses
Leaders Table
Rank |
Player |
YScm |
Tm |
Boxscore |
1 | Flipper Anderson | 336 | RAM | Los Angeles Rams vs. New Orleans Saints, November 26, 1989 |
2 | Billy Cannon | 330 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. New York Titans, December 10, 1961 |
3 | Keith Lincoln | 329 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Boston Patriots, January 5, 1964 |
| Calvin Johnson + | 329 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Dallas Cowboys, October 27, 2013 |
5 | Adrian Peterson | 315 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. San Diego Chargers, November 4, 2007 |
6 | Stephone Paige | 309 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. San Diego Chargers, December 22, 1985 |
7 | Priest Holmes | 307 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Seattle Seahawks, November 24, 2002 |
8 | Antonio Brown | 306 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Oakland Raiders, November 8, 2015 |
9 | Jim Benton | 303 | RAM | Cleveland Rams vs. Detroit Lions, November 22, 1945 |
10 | Cloyce Box | 302 | DET | Detroit Lions vs. Baltimore Colts, December 3, 1950 |
11 | Julio Jones | 300 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. Carolina Panthers, October 2, 2016 |
12 | Jerry Rice + | 299 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Minnesota Vikings, December 18, 1995 |
13 | Jerome Harrison | 298 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Kansas City Chiefs, December 20, 2009 |
| Le'Veon Bell | 298 | PIT | Pittsburgh Steelers vs. Buffalo Bills, December 11, 2016 |
15 | Jamal Lewis | 295 | BAL | Baltimore Ravens vs. Cleveland Browns, September 14, 2003 |
16 | Herschel Walker | 292 | DAL | Dallas Cowboys vs. Philadelphia Eagles, December 14, 1986 |
17 | Jimmy Smith | 291 | JAX | Jacksonville Jaguars vs. Baltimore Ravens, September 10, 2000 |
18 | Jim Brown+ | 289 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Philadelphia Eagles, November 19, 1961 |
19 | Jamaal Charles | 288 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. New Orleans Saints, September 23, 2012 |
| Terrell Owens+ | 288 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Chicago Bears, December 17, 2000 |
21 | John Taylor | 286 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Los Angeles Rams, December 11, 1989 |
| Marshall Faulk+ | 286 | STL | St. Louis Rams vs. Atlanta Falcons, October 15, 2000 |
23 | Chris Johnson | 284 | TEN | Tennessee Titans vs. Houston Texans, September 20, 2009 |
24 | Walter Payton+ | 281 | CHI | Chicago Bears vs. Minnesota Vikings, November 20, 1977 |
25 | Delvin Williams | 279 | SFO | San Francisco 49ers vs. Washington Redskins, November 7, 1976 |
| Saquon Barkley | 279 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Washington Redskins, December 22, 2019 |
27 | Corey Dillon | 278 | CIN | Cincinnati Bengals vs. Denver Broncos, October 22, 2000 |
28 | Priest Holmes | 277 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Oakland Raiders, December 9, 2001 |
29 | Corey Dillon | 276 | CIN | Cincinnati Bengals vs. Tennessee Oilers, December 4, 1997 |
| Tiki Barber | 276 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Philadelphia Eagles, December 28, 2002 |
| Todd Gurley | 276 | LAR | Los Angeles Rams vs. Tennessee Titans, December 24, 2017 |
| Ollie Matson+ | 276 | CRD | Chicago Cardinals vs. Pittsburgh Steelers, November 28, 1954 |
33 | O.J. Simpson+ | 273 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Detroit Lions, November 25, 1976 |
| Andre Johnson | 273 | HOU | Houston Texans vs. Jacksonville Jaguars, November 18, 2012 |
| Shaun Alexander | 273 | SEA | Seattle Seahawks vs. Oakland Raiders, November 11, 2001 |
36 | Charley Hennigan | 272 | HOU | Houston Oilers vs. Boston Patriots, October 13, 1961 |
| Doug Martin | 272 | TAM | Tampa Bay Buccaneers vs. Oakland Raiders, November 4, 2012 |
38 | LaDainian Tomlinson+ | 271 | SDG | San Diego Chargers vs. Denver Broncos, December 1, 2002 |
39 | Del Shofner | 269 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Washington Redskins, October 28, 1962 |
| Tyreek Hill | 269 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, November 29, 2020 |
41 | Thurman Thomas+ | 268 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Miami Dolphins, September 1, 1991 |
| Julio Jones | 268 | ATL | Atlanta Falcons vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers, November 26, 2017 |
43 | Marshall Faulk+ | 267 | IND | Indianapolis Colts vs. Baltimore Ravens, November 29, 1998 |
| Jerry Butler | 267 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. New York Jets, September 23, 1979 |
45 | Lee Evans | 265 | BUF | Buffalo Bills vs. Houston Texans, November 19, 2006 |
| Chuck Foreman | 265 | MIN | Minnesota Vikings vs. Philadelphia Eagles, October 24, 1976 |
47 | Derrick Henry | 264 | TEN | Tennessee Titans vs. Houston Texans, October 18, 2020 |
| James Brooks | 264 | CIN | Cincinnati Bengals vs. New England Patriots, December 7, 1986 |
49 | Tiki Barber | 263 | NYG | New York Giants vs. Oakland Raiders, December 31, 2005 |
50 | Jamaal Charles | 262 | KAN | Kansas City Chiefs vs. Denver Broncos, January 3, 2010 |
| Jim Brown+ | 262 | CLE | Cleveland Browns vs. Washington Redskins, September 15, 1963 |
| Duce Staley | 262 | PHI | Philadelphia Eagles vs. Dallas Cowboys, September 3, 2000 |
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