cowboys most receptions by a running back in a game

Ezekiel Elliott and Emmitt Smith are tied for the most catches by a Cowboys running back in a game, with 12 catches.

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cowboys most receptions by a running back in a regular-season game

	NAME	REC	DATE	TM		OPP	TRG	REC YDS	AVG	REC TD	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH TD
1	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	12	12/9/2018	DAL	vs	PHI	13	79	6.6	0	113	28	4.0	0
2	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	12	11/22/1992	DAL	@	PHX		67	5.6	0	84	23	3.7	0
3	Marion Barber M. Barber	11	10/12/2008	DAL	@	ARI	12	128	11.6	1	45	17	2.6	0
4	Daryl Johnston D. Johnston	11	11/25/1993	DAL	vs	MIA		75	6.8	0	3	1	3.0	0
5	Ron Springs R. Springs	11	10/9/1983	DAL	vs	TB		126	11.5	1	24	6	4.0	0
6	Ron Springs R. Springs	11	9/21/1981	DAL	@	NE		72	6.5	0	62	14	4.4	0
7	Lance Dunbar L. Dunbar	10	9/27/2015	DAL	vs	ATL	10	100	10.0	0	5	1	5.0	0
8	Felix Jones F. Jones	10	10/17/2010	DAL	@	MIN	10	61	6.1	0	32	14	2.3	0
9	Marion Barber M. Barber	10	12/9/2007	DAL	@	DET	10	61	6.1	1	43	7	6.1	2
10	Richie Anderson R. Anderson	10	12/28/2003	DAL	@	NO	12	83	8.3	1	26	6	4.3	0
11	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	10	1/2/1994	DAL	@	NYG		61	6.1	1	168	32	5.3	0
12	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	10	9/3/1984	DAL	@	RAM		66	6.6	0	81	25	3.2	1
13	Darren McFadden D. McFadden	9	10/11/2015	DAL	vs	NE	10	62	6.9	0	16	5	3.2	0
14	DeMarco Murray D. Murray	9	12/4/2014	DAL	@	CHI	10	49	5.4	0	179	32	5.6	1
15	Julius Jones J. Jones	9	12/4/2005	DAL	@	NYG	9	88	9.8	0	74	23	3.2	0
16	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	9	11/25/1993	DAL	vs	MIA		46	5.1	0	51	16	3.2	0
17	Herschel Walker H. Walker	9	10/1/1989	DAL	vs	NYG		85	9.4	1	74	27	2.7	0
18	Herschel Walker H. Walker	9	12/14/1986	DAL	vs	PHI		170	18.9	1	122	6	20.3	1
19	Herschel Walker H. Walker	9	11/2/1986	DAL	@	NYG		148	16.4	0	34	10	3.4	0
20	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	8	10/19/2020	DAL	vs	ARI	10	31	3.9	0	49	12	4.1	0
21	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	8	10/4/2020	DAL	vs	CLE	8	71	8.9	0	54	12	4.5	0
22	Lance Dunbar L. Dunbar	8	9/13/2015	DAL	vs	NYG	8	70	8.8	0	0	0		0
23	DeMarco Murray D. Murray	8	9/8/2013	DAL	vs	NYG	10	39	4.9	0	86	20	4.3	0
24	Richie Anderson R. Anderson	8	11/16/2003	DAL	@	NE	9	85	10.6	0	-3	2	-1.5	0
25	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	8	10/1/1995	DAL	@	WAS		38	4.8	0	95	22	4.3	0

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