most rushing yards in one game nfl history

Emmitt Smith has rushed for the most career yards, with 18,355 yards.

Interpreted as:

most rushing yards by a player in one game NFL history

	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	18,355	226	4,409	4.2	81.2	164	3,224	515	130	6.3	14.3	11
2	Walter Payton W. Payton	16,726	190	3,838	4.4	88.0	110	4,538	492		9.2	23.9	15
3	Frank Gore F. Gore	16,000	241	3,735	4.3	66.4	81	3,985	484	696	8.2	16.5	18
4	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	15,269	153	3,062	5.0	99.8	99	2,921	352		8.3	19.1	10
5	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	14,918	184	3,230	4.6	81.1	120	2,474	305	423	8.1	13.4	6
6	Curtis Martin C. Martin	14,101	168	3,518	4.0	83.9	90	3,329	484	409	6.9	19.8	10
7	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	13,684	170	3,174	4.3	80.5	145	4,772	624	868	7.6	28.1	17
8	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	13,662	192	3,479	3.9	71.2	91	1,449	200	100	7.2	7.5	3
9	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	13,259	146	2,996	4.4	90.8	90	2,137	281		7.6	14.6	6
10	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	12,739	173	2,936	4.3	73.6	77	3,554	398		8.9	20.5	13
11	Jim Brown J. Brown	12,312	118	2,359	5.2	104.3	106	2,499	262		9.5	21.2	20
12	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	12,279	176	2,836	4.3	69.8	100	6,875	767	606	9.0	39.1	36
13	Edgerrin James E. James	12,246	148	3,028	4.0	82.7	80	3,364	433	584	7.8	22.7	11
14	Marcus Allen M. Allen	12,243	222	3,022	4.1	55.1	123	5,411	587		9.2	24.4	21
15	Franco Harris F. Harris	12,120	173	2,949	4.1	70.1	91	2,287	307		7.4	13.2	9
16	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	12,074	182	2,877	4.2	66.3	65	4,458	472	29	9.4	24.5	23
17	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	11,695	153	2,534	4.6	76.4	66	2,384	290	348	8.2	15.6	8
18	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	11,438	160	2,764	4.1	71.5	69	3,683	461	627	8.0	23.0	9
19	John Riggins J. Riggins	11,352	175	2,916	3.9	64.9	104	2,090	250		8.4	11.9	12
20	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	11,241	150	2,618	4.3	74.9	82	1,913	244	278	7.8	12.8	7
21	O.J. Simpson	11,236	135	2,404	4.7	83.2	61	2,142	203		10.6	15.9	14
22	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	11,102	170	2,457	4.5	65.3	73	3,898	518	665	7.5	22.9	16
23	Warrick Dunn W. Dunn	10,967	181	2,669	4.1	60.6	49	4,339	510	594	8.5	24.0	15
24	Derrick Henry D. Henry	10,687	130	2,227	4.8	82.2	103	1,554	165	214	9.4	12.0	5
25	Ricky Watters R. Watters	10,643	144	2,622	4.1	73.9	78	4,248	467	176	9.1	29.5	13

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NFL 2024 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

3,035

Smith

3,028

Burrow

2,876

Jackson

Rush Yards Leaders

1,185

Henry

1,137

Barkley

944

Jacobs

Rec Yards Leaders

1,056

Chase

939

Jefferson

841

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

27

Burrow

25

Jackson

24

Mayfield

Rush TD Leaders

13

Henry

11

Hurts

11

Montgomery

Rec TD Leaders

12

Chase

9

St. Brown

8

Kittle

QB Rating Leaders

117.3

Jackson

109.9

Goff

106.9

Burrow

Sack Leaders

11.5

Hendrickson

10.5

Hunter

10.0

Garrett

NFL 2024 Rankings

PPG Rankings

32.7

30.4

29.1

28.1

27.8

27.0

Opp PPG Rankings

14.5

16.6

16.8

16.9

17.9

Total Yards Rankings

430.1

394.3

384.5

382.4

379.9

370.5

Rush Yards Rankings

181.3

177.3

151.6

150.8

147.8

140.3

Pass Yards Rankings

279.1

275.3

261.5

259.1

258.6

256.0

Sack Leaders

44.0

42.0

38.0

36.0

35.0

34.0

NFL Fantasy 2024

Fantasy RB Rankings

216.1

Henry

196.7

Barkley

181.1

Gibbs

Fantasy WR Rankings

178.7

Chase

132.6

St. Brown

125.1

Jefferson

Fantasy TE Rankings

112.2

Kittle

93.3

Bowers

80.7

McBride

Fantasy K Rankings

138

Fairbairn

138

Boswell

122

Aubrey

NFL 2024 Betting

Best Record ATS

9-2

7-2-1

9-3

8-3

7-3-1

8-4

Worst Record ATS

2-9

3-8

4-7

NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	8	2	0	.800
Commanders	7	5	0	.583
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Lions	10	1	0	.909
Vikings	9	2	0	.818
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Falcons	6	5	0	.545
Buccaneers	5	6	0	.455
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks	6	5	0	.545
Cardinals	6	5	0	.545

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	9	2	0	.818
Dolphins	5	6	0	.455
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	8	3	0	.727
Ravens	7	4	0	.636
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Texans	7	5	0	.583
Colts	5	7	0	.417
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	10	1	0	.909
Chargers	7	3	0	.700