Friday, May 8, 2020

List of running backs with at least 250 rushing yards in a game


Photo source: Wikimedia Commons, Joe Bielawa
Photo license: CC BY 2.0

This post is a list of NFL running backs with at least 250 rushing yards in a game as of May 8th, 2020. There are 13 games listed below. The photo above is Adrian Peterson in 2012. Data source: Pro-football-reference.com

1. Adrian Peterson (2007) - 296
2. Jamal Lewis (2003) - 295
3. Jerome Harrison (2009) - 286
4. Corey Dillon (2000) - 278
5. Walter Payton (1977) - 275
6. O. J. Simpson (1976) - 273
7. Shaun Alexander (2001) - 266
8. Jamaal Charles (2010) - 259
9. Demarco Murray (2011) - 253
10. Mike Anderson (2000) - 251
10. Doug Martin (2012) - 251
12. Spec Sanders (1947) - 250
12. O. J. Simpson (1973) - 250