A Rush to 200

Before Sunday, there had never there been three--much less four--200 yard rushing performances in a one NFL weekend. But that’s what happened Sunday, bringing the number of 200-yard games to 10 this season and breaking the previous NFL record of seven set in 1997. The 200-yard rushers this season:

Yards Player Team Opponent/Date

278 Corey Dillon Cincinnati vs. Denver, Oct. 22

251 Mike Anderson Denver at New Orleans, Dec. 3

234 Fred Taylor Jacksonville at Pittsburgh, Nov. 19

219 Edgerrin James Indianapolis at Seattle, Oct. 15

216 Corey Dillon Cincinnati vs. Arizona, Dec. 3

210 Warrick Dunn Tampa Bay vs. Dallas, Dec. 3

208 Marshall Faulk St. Louis vs. Atlanta, Oct. 15

203 Curtis Martin New York Jets vs. Indianapolis, Dec. 3

201 Duce Staley Philadelphia at Dallas, Sep. 3

201 Charlie Garner San Francisco at Dallas, Sep. 24

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Mike Anderson’s 251 rushing yards Sunday broke Corey Dillon’s rookie record of 246 yards and was the fourth-best total in NFL history. The all-time rushing leaders in a game:

Yards Running back Team Opponent/Date

278 Corey Dillon Cincinnati Denver, Oct. 21, 2000

275 Walter Payton Chicago Minnesota, Nov. 20, 1977

273 O.J. Simpson Buffalo Detroit, Nov. 25, 1976

251 Mike Anderson Denver New Orleans, Dec. 3, 2000

250 O.J. Simpson Buffalo New England, Sept. 16, 1973

247 Willie Ellison Los Angeles New Orleans, Dec. 5, 1971

246 Corey Dillon Cincinnati Tennessee, Dec. 4, 1997

243 Cookie Gilchrist Buffalo New York Jets, Dec. 8, 1963

237 Jim Brown Cleveland Los Angeles, Nov. 24, 1957

237 Jim Brown Cleveland Pittsburgh, Nov. 19, 1961

237 Emmitt Smith Dallas Philadelphia, Oct. 31, 1993

237 Barry Sanders Detroit Tampa Bay, Nov. 13, 1994