Chris "Beanie" Wells rushes for franchise record

The Arizona Cardinals swept the season series with their NFC West division rival St. Louis Rams with a 23-20 victory this past Sunday in St. Louis. One of the main reasons the Cardinals were able to hold off a late rally by the Rams was the running of their former first-round draft pick Chris "Beanie" Wells.

The former Ohio State standout rushed for a franchise-record 228 yards on 27 carries for an outstanding 8.4 yards per carry average. His career day included runs of 71 and 53 yards, the latter set up the game-winning field goal with 4 minutes and 12 seconds remaining in the fourth quarter. Wells surpassed LeShon Johnson's previous mark of 214 yards with a 14-yard burst up the middle on the next to last play of the game, which secured his place in the Cardinals' record book.

Check out the chart below to see which player holds the single-game rushing yard record for each franchise.

Team Single Game Rushing Record Holders
Team	Record Holder	Yards	Date	Opponent
Arizona Cardinals	Chris Wells	228	11/27/2011	at St. Louis Rams
Atlanta Falcons	Michael Turner	220	9/7/2008	vs. Detroit Lions
Baltimore Ravens	Jamal Lewis	295	9/14/2003	vs. Cleveland Browns
Buffalo Bills	O.J. Simpson	273	11/25/1976	at Detroit Lions
Carolina Panthers	Jonathan Stewart	206	12/27/2009	at New York Giants
Chicago Bears	Walter Payton	275	11/20/1977	vs. Minnesota Vikings
Cincinnati Bengals	Corey Dillon	278	10/22/2000	vs. Denver Broncos
Cleveland Browns	Jerome Harrison	286	12/20/2009	at Kansas City Chiefs
Dallas Cowboys	DeMarco Murray	253	10/23/2011	vs. St. Louis Rams
Denver Broncos	Mike Anderson	251	12/3/2000	at New Orleans Saints
Detroit Lions	Barry Sanders	237	11/13/1994	vs. Tampa Bay Buccaneers
Green Bay Packers	Ahman Green	218	12/28/2003	vs. Denver Broncos
Houston Texans	Arian Foster	231	9/12/2010	vs. Indianapolis Colts
Indianapolis Colts	Edgerrin James	219	10/15/2000	at Seattle Seahawks
Jacksonville Jaguars	Fred Taylor	234	11/19/2000	at Pittsburgh Steelers
Kansas City Chiefs	Jamaal Charles	259	1/3/2010	at Denver Broncos
Miami Dolphins	Ricky Williams	228	12/1/2002	at Buffalo Bills
Minnesota Vikings	Adrian Peterson	296	11/4/2007	vs. San Diego Chargers
New England Patriots	Tony Collins	212	9/18/1983	vs. New York Jets
New Orleans Saints	George Rogers	206	9/4/1983	vs. St. Louis Cardinals
New York Giants	Tiki Barber	234	12/30/2006	at Washington Redskins
New York Jets	Thomas Jones	210	10/18/2009	vs. Buffalo Bills
Oakland Raiders	Napoleon Kaufman	227	10/19/1997	vs. Denver Broncos
Philadelphia Eagles	Steve Van Buren	205	11/27/1949	vs. Pittsburgh Steelers
Pittsburgh Steelers	Willie Parker	223	12/7/2006	vs. Cleveland Browns
St. Louis Rams	Willie Ellison	247	12/5/1971	vs. New Orleans Saints
San Diego Chargers	LaDainian Tomlinson	243	12/28/2003	vs. Oakland Raiders
San Francisco 49ers	Frank Gore	212	11/19/2006	vs. Seattle Seahawks
Seattle Seahawks	Shaun Alexander	266	11/11/2001	vs. Oakland Raiders
Tampa Bay Buccaneers	Doug Martin	251	11/4/2012	vs. Oakland Raiders
Tennessee Titans	Chris Johnson	228	11/1/2009	vs. Jacksonville Jaguars
Washington Redskins	Gerald Riggs	221	9/17/1989	vs. Philadelphia Eagles