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First 200 yard rushing game: Cliff Battles, 215 rushing yards, Boston Braves vs. New York Giants; October 8, 1933 [165] First 250 yard rushing game: Spec Sanders, 250 rushing yards, New York Yankees vs. Chicago Rockets; October 24, 1947; First 5 rushing touchdown game: Jimmy Conzelman, 5 rushing touchdowns, Rock Island vs. Evansville; October ...
The first 2,000-yard season was recorded in 1973 by Buffalo Bills running back O. J. Simpson, who is the only player ever to have surpassed 2,000 yards in a 14-game season; all others occurred in 16-game seasons. Simpson finished with 2,003 rushing yards, averaging six yards per carry and an NFL-record 143.1 rushing yards per game. [4]
Since reliable yardage statistics were not recorded prior to 1932, the first NFL player recognized as the career leader in rushing yards was Cliff Battles, who played from 1932 to 1937 for the Boston Braves / Boston Redskins / Washington Redskins. [2] He led the NFL with 576 yards in 1932 and held on to the record throughout his career.
Between Week 11 and Week 17, Barkley surpassed 100 yards in every game except one – he even found time to break the Eagles’ franchise single-game rushing record with 255 yards against the Los ...
On the final play of the first half in Super Bowl LIX, Barkley amassed the most rushing yards in NFL history between the regular season and playoffs, breaking a record held by Terrell Davis. The ...
Barkley's 255 rushing yards were the ninth-most in a single game in NFL history, and the most by an NFL player since Jonathan Taylor's 253-yard outing against the Jacksonville Jaguars in 2021.
Most yards gained rushing, single team, game, 426 Detroit Lions (vs. Pittsburgh Pirates ) Nov 4, 1934 Most yards gained rushing, single team, game, since 1951 , 407
Teams are averaging 121.7 rushing yards per game – the most since 1987. ... Hall of Fame running back LaDainian Tomlinson holds the NFL single-season rushing touchdown record with 28 in 2006.