November 4, 2007: The Minnesota Vikings beat the San Diego Chargers, 35-17 at the Metrodome in Minneapolis. Adrian Peterson rushed 30 times for 296 yards, a new NFL record. Included were 3 touchdowns.
In the same game, Antonio Cromartie of the Chargers returned a missed field goal 109 yards. It set a record for the longest play in NFL history. It is a record that can be tied, but never broken.
In 1947, Orban "Spec" Sanders of the New York Yankees rushed for 250 yards in a game. But that was in the All-America Football Conference, and the NFL didn't recognize that as a record. At that point, the NFL record for rushing yards in a game was 215, by Cliff Battles with the Boston Redskins in 1933.
The NFL record rose from 218 yards by Gene Roberts of the New York Giants in 1950, to 223 by Tommy Wilson of the Los Angeles Rams in 1956, to 237 by Jim Brown of the Cleveland Browns in 1957, and Brown did 237 again in 1961. In 1963, Carlton "Cookie" Gilchrist of the Buffalo Bills rushed for 243 in an AFL game. In 1970, after the AFL-NFL merger, the NFL decided to retroactively count AFL records as NFL records. But the actual NFL record was still Brown's 237.
It was raised to 247 by Willie Ellison of the Los Angeles Rams in 1971, to 273 by O.J. Simpson of the Bills in 1976, to 275 by Walter Payton of the Chicago Bears in 1977, to 278 by Corey Dillon of the Cincinnati Bengals in 2000, to 295 by Jamal Lewis of the Baltimore Ravens in 2003, and then came this game, when Peterson raised it to 296, which still stands.
In 2012, Peterson rushed for 2,097 yards on the season, just 8 yards short of the record of 2,105 set by Eric Dickerson with the Rams in 1984. Peterson has not played in the 2022 season, but has not officially announced his retirement. He currently has 14,918 rushing yards, placing him 5th on the all-time list, behind Emmitt Smith (the all-time leader with 18,355), Walter Payton, Frank Gore and Barry Sanders.
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November 4, 2007 was a Sunday. These other games were played in the NFL that day:
* The New York Jets lost to the Washington Redskins, 23-20 at Giants Stadium in the Meadowlands. Shaun Suisham kicked a 46-yard field goal with 7:43 left in overtime.
* The Dallas Cowboys beat the Philadelphia Eagles, 38-17 at Lincoln Financial Field in Philadelphia.
* The Atlanta Falcons beat the San Francisco 49ers, 20-16 at the Georgia Dome in Atlanta.
* The Tampa Bay Buccaneers beat the Arizona Cardinals, 17-10 at Raymond James Stadium in Tampa.
* The Tennessee Titans beat the Carolina Panthers, 20-7 at LP Field (now Nissan Stadium) in Nashville.
* The New Orleans Saints beat the Jacksonville Jaguars, 41-24 at the Superdome in New Orleans.
* The Buffalo Bills beat the Cincinnati Bengals, 33-21 at Ralph Wilson Stadium (formerly Rich Stadium) in the Buffalo suburb of Orchard Park, New York.
* The Cleveland Browns beat the Seattle Seahawks, 33-30 at Cleveland Browns Stadium (now named Huntington Bank Field). Phil Dawson kicked a 25-yard field goal with 9:19 left in overtime to win it.
* The Detroit Lions beat the Denver Broncos, 44-7 at Ford Field in Detroit.
* The New England Patriots beat the Indianapolis Colts, 24-20 at the RCA Dome in Indianapolis.
* The Green Bay Packers beat the Kansas City Chiefs, 33-2 at Arrowhead Stadium in Kansas City.
* The Houston Texans beat the Oakland Raiders, 24-17 at the Oakland Coliseum.
* The next night, on Monday Night Football, the Pittsburgh Steelers beat the Baltimore Ravens, 38-7 at Heinz Field (now Acrisure Stadium) in Pittsburgh.
* And the New York Giants, the Chicago Bears, the Miami Dolphins and the St. Louis Rams had a bye week.
There were 8 games in the NBA that day:
* The New York Knicks beat the Minnesota Timberwolves, 97-93 at Madison Square Garden.
* The Charlotte Bobcats beat the Miami Heat, 90-88 at the American Airlines Arena (now the Kaseya Center) in Miami.
* The Boston Red Sox beat the Toronto Raptors, 98-95 in overtime at the Air Canada Centre (now the Scotiabank Arena) in Toronto.
* The Detroit Pistons beat the Atlanta Hawks, 92-91 at The Palace in the Detroit suburb of Auburn Hills, Michigan.
* The New Orleans Hornets beat the Denver Nuggets, 93-88 at the Pepsi Center (now the Ball Arena) in Denver.
* The Phoenix Suns beat the Cleveland Cavaliers, 103-92 at the US Airways Center (now the Mortgage Matchup Center) in Phoenix.
* In a doubleheader at the Staples Center (now the Crypto.com Arena) in Los Angeles, the Los Angeles Lakers beat the Utah Jazz, 119-109; and the Los Angeles Clippers beat the Seattle SuperSonics, 115-101.
And there were 3 games in the NHL:
* The Ottawa Senators beat the Boston Bruins, 2-1 in a shootout at the TD Banknorth Garden (now the TD Garden) in Boston.
* The Columbus Blue Jackets beat the St. Louis Blues, 3-0 at the Nationwide Arena in Columbus.
* And the Nashville Predators beat the Chicago Blackhawks, 5-2 at the United Center in Chicago.
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