Answers:

1. Adrian Peterson Minnesota 296 yards

2. Jamal Lewis  Baltimore Ravens  295

3. Jerome Harrison,  Browns   286

4. Corey Dillon  Bengals  278

5. Walter Payton  Bears  275

6. OJ Simpson,  Bills  273

7. Shaun Alexander  Seattle  266

8. Jamal Charles  Chiefs  259

9. Demarco Murray  Dallas  253 yards

10. Doug Martin  Bucs  251

t10. Mike Anderson  Denver  251

FYI,  Jim Brown's highest game was  237 yards.....which he actually accomplise twice  (he does have more 200 yard games than anyone in history)

Also, the most yards gained by a Browns player in the postseason was  161 yards by Ernest Byner  against the Dolphins. 

@mjp28 said:

I think that you did one of these way back in your trivia contests and they are tricky not a lot of popular names.

I do remember Corey Dillion for Cincinnati had a great game. 

.........I knew OJ and Sweetness but am drawing blanks.

check on Dillon  #4 game.

And I am sure that I may have at times come up with a similarly themed question.  When you do these either every week, or almost every day for 15 years that can happen. 

@texasag1969 said:

Earl Campbell

nope

I do remember Corey Dillion for Cincinnati had a great game. 

.........I knew OJ and Sweetness but am drawing blanks.

@dutch-oven said:

Jerome Harrison of the Browns has to be on this list. That game vs the Chiefs was B-A-N-A-N-A-S. 

Walter Payton had a monster game that had to be Top 10. 

I'm guessing O.J. Simpson too. *

*still not a Jew. 

Harrison had the #3 game.  Payton #5,  OJ  #6

Check on all.

@ibleedbrown said:

Somebody has to guess Jim Brown. Even if it’s wrong, it must be right.

It is wrong.  None of his games were in Top Ten/11

Walter Payton had a monster game that had to be Top 10. 

I'm guessing O.J. Simpson too. *

*still not a Jew. 

@ibleedbrown said:

I remember that dayJamal Lewis did it against us, so there’s one. Is that still the single day record?

That is  #2.

But that is a check for the answer. 

Name the Top Ten...actually 11 because of a tie for 10th place,  Running Backs who gained the most yards in a single game.

Answers:

1. Norm Van Brocklin   554 yards  in 1951.  For Rams

2. Matt Schaub  527   Texans

t2.  Warren Moon   527  Oilers

4. Ben R.   522 Steelers

t4. Boomer Esiason  522   Cardinals

6. Dan Marino  521  Dolphins

7.  Matt Stafford  520   Lions

8.  Tom Brady  517  Pats

t8. Jared Goff  517  Rams

10.  Derek Carr  513  Raiders

t10.  Phil Simms  513  Giants

Best game by Browns QB was the 489 yards by Bernie Kosar in postseason vs. Jets.  That ranks 31st overall.    But that is 2d in postseason play to Tom Brady's 505  in the Super Bowl vs. Eagles.

Kelly Holcomb's  429 vs. Steelers is 10th best in postseason

@frenchie said:

There’s a KC QB on that list not named Montana or Mahomes: I would tell you but I can’t remember his name - LOL. 

No, no one from the Chiefs is in the Top  10/11

Top game for KC was  20th....Elvis Grbac. 

@londonbrown said:

Stafford

Check

I really hope he's in there

@the-gipper said:

Esiason is correct.  And I think that may be the one that Tex had been thinking of.....because he did not do it for the Bengals!!!   but as a member of the Arizona Cardinals. 

No it was another who is still an active player though not a starter.

@mjp28 said:

I was just thinking that a small few might be the one hit wonder type.

I remember Boomer Esiason had some monster games.  Most others I remember are already given.

Esiason is correct.  And I think that may be the one that Tex had been thinking of.....because he did not do it for the Bengals!!!   but as a member of the Arizona Cardinals. 

@texasag1969 said:

Without giving anything away I looked it up and there is one high up in there I never would have guessed in a million years. Especially with that team.

I was just thinking that a small few might be the one hit wonder type.

I remember Boomer Esiason had some monster games.  Most others I remember are already given.

@the-gipper said:

Well  No, none of these are correct.    Sorry dude. Nice try. 

Without giving anything away I looked it up and there is one high up in there I never would have guessed in a million years. Especially with that team.

@texasag1969 said:

Rodgers, Rivers, J. Allen, Mahomes, Ryan

Well  No, none of these are correct.    Sorry dude. Nice try.