The top individual rushing, passing and receiving performances in NFL regular season opening games over the past 10 seasons
Most Yards Rushing
Player | Game | Date | Yards | Att | Long | TD |
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Source: NFL | ||||||
Arian Foster | Houston vs. Indianapolis | 9/12/10 | 231 | 33 | 42 | 3 |
Michael Turner | Atlanta vs. Detroit | 9/7/08 | 220 | 22 | 66t | 2 |
Curtis Martin | N.Y. Jets vs. Cincinnati | 9/12/04 | 196 | 29 | 24t | 1 |
Adrian Peterson | Minnesota vs. Cleveland | 9/13/09 | 180 | 25 | 64t | 3 |
Chris Brown | Tennessee vs. Jacksonville | 9/9/07 | 175 | 19 | 42 | 0 |
C.J. Spiller | Buffalo vs. N.Y. Jets | 9/9/12 | 169 | 14 | 56t | 1 |
Willie Parker | Pittsburgh vs. Tennessee | 9/11/05 | 161 | 22 | 45 | 1 |
Quentin Griffin | Denver vs. Kansas City | 9/12/04 | 156 | 23 | 47t | 2 |
Priest Holmes | Kansas City vs. Denver | 9/12/04 | 151 | 26 | 33t | 3 |
Darren McFadden | Oakland vs. Denver | 9/12/11 | 150 | 22 | 47 | 0 |
Most Yards Passing
Player | Game | Date | Yards | Att | Comp | TD | INT |
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Source: NFL | |||||||
Tom Brady | New England vs. Miami | 9/12/11 | 517 | 48 | 32 | 4 | 1 |
Peyton Manning | Indianapolis vs. Houston | 9/12/10 | 433 | 57 | 40 | 3 | 0 |
Cam Newton | Carolina vs. Arizona | 9/11/11 | 422 | 37 | 24 | 2 | 1 |
Drew Brees | New Orleans vs. Green Bay | 9/8/11 | 419 | 49 | 32 | 3 | 0 |
Chad Henne | Miami vs. New England | 9/12/11 | 416 | 49 | 30 | 2 | 1 |
Tom Brady | New England vs. Buffalo | 9/14/09 | 378 | 53 | 39 | 2 | 1 |
Jay Cutler | Chicago vs. Detroit | 9/12/10 | 372 | 35 | 23 | 2 | 1 |
Ben Roethlisberger | Pittsburgh vs. Tennessee | 9/10/09 | 363 | 43 | 33 | 1 | 2 |
Marc Bulger | St. Louis vs. San Francisco | 9/11/05 | 362 | 56 | 34 | 2 | 1 |
Donovan McNabb | Philadelphia vs. St. Louis | 9/7/08 | 361 | 33 | 21 | 3 | 0 |
Most Yards Receiving
Player | Game | Date | Yards | Rec | Long | TD |
---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
Source: NFL | ||||||
Anquan Boldin | Arizona vs. Detroit | 9/7/03 | 217 | 10 | 71t | 2 |
Randy Moss | New England vs. N.Y. Jets | 9/9/07 | 183 | 9 | 51t | 1 |
Steve Smith | Carolina vs. Arizona | 9/11/11 | 178 | 8 | 77t | 2 |
Austin Collie | Indianapolis vs. Houston | 9/12/10 | 163 | 11 | 73t | 1 |
Reggie Wayne | Indianapolis vs. Jacksonville | 9/13/09 | 162 | 10 | 39 | 1 |
Antwaan Randle El | Washington vs. Miami | 9/9/07 | 162 | 5 | 54 | 0 |
Wes Welker | New England vs. Miami | 9/12/11 | 160 | 8 | 99t | 2 |
Chad Johnson | Cincinnati vs. New England | 9/12/10 | 159 | 12 | 28t | 1 |
Larry Fitzgerald | Arizona vs. N.Y. Giants | 9/11/05 | 155 | 13 | 30 | 1 |
Laveranues Coles | N.Y. Jets vs. Tennessee | 9/10/06 | 153 | 8 | 41 | 0 |
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