Alex Peek blog

List of posts    Blog archive    About

 

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