Emmit Smith..18,355 yards..........loved the guy
The player who holds the record for the most NFL rushing yards in a single game is Adrian Peterson, who rushed for 296 yards in a game in 2007.
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Emmitt Smith with 18,355 career yards.
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In a career, Randall Cunningham holds the record for rushing yards by a Quarterback with 4928. Michael Vick does hold the single season record with 1039 yards.
As of the start of the 2007 season, Walter Payton has the second most career rushing yards in NFL history with 16,726. Emmitt Smith is first with 18,355 and Barry Sanders is third with 15,269.
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The record for the most rushing yards in a single NFL game is 296 yards, set by Adrian Peterson in 2007.
Eric Dickerson of the 1983 Los Angeles Rams with 1808.
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