most career 50 yard rushing games

Emmitt Smith had the most games with 50+ rushing yards, with 173 games.

Interpreted as:
most career 50 or more yard rushing regular-season games by a player
NAME GP RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
173
16,920
3,832
4.4
97.8
147
2,784
446
95
6.2
16.1
10
2 Frank Gore
F. Gore
155
13,473
2,827
4.8
86.9
75
2,840
338
485
8.4
18.3
11
3 Walter Payton
W. Payton
148
15,392
3,333
4.6
104.0
100
3,537
384
9.2
23.9
11
4 Curtis Martin
C. Martin
135
13,102
3,099
4.2
97.1
83
2,705
386
323
7.0
20.0
10
5 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
128
14,443
2,726
5.3
112.8
93
2,328
276
8.4
18.2
9
6 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
127
13,467
2,659
5.1
106.0
108
1,916
232
323
8.3
15.1
6
7 Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
127
12,166
2,889
4.2
95.8
69
1,087
146
71
7.4
8.6
3
8 LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
125
12,324
2,680
4.6
98.6
132
3,516
451
622
7.8
28.1
15
9 Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
119
11,025
2,327
4.7
92.6
70
2,657
291
9.1
22.3
11
10 Franco Harris
F. Harris
119
10,562
2,353
4.5
88.8
83
1,569
203
7.7
13.2
5
11 Edgerrin James
E. James
116
11,451
2,746
4.2
98.7
75
2,972
375
499
7.9
25.6
10
12 Marcus Allen
M. Allen
115
9,334
2,102
4.4
81.2
84
3,159
367
8.6
27.5
14
13 Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
114
10,038
2,277
4.4
88.1
57
2,908
358
484
8.1
25.5
6
14 Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
113
12,352
2,653
4.7
109.3
82
1,738
227
7.7
15.4
4
15 Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
111
10,610
2,176
4.9
95.6
82
5,019
520
405
9.7
45.2
33
16 Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
110
10,240
2,284
4.5
93.1
58
3,223
323
2
10.0
29.3
20
17 Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
108
10,605
2,170
4.9
98.2
60
2,007
237
284
8.5
18.6
6
18 Ricky Watters
R. Watters
108
9,513
2,201
4.3
88.1
67
3,241
369
159
8.8
30.0
10
19 John Riggins
J. Riggins
106
9,373
2,228
4.2
88.4
88
1,206
150
8.0
11.4
8
20 Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
101
9,003
1,958
4.6
89.1
71
1,614
201
274
8.0
16.0
8
21 Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
101
8,701
1,843
4.7
86.1
40
1,834
227
266
8.1
18.2
6
22 Eddie George
E. George
100
9,268
2,396
3.9
92.7
59
1,648
197
195
8.4
16.5
7
23 Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
99
9,737
2,076
4.7
98.4
68
1,406
183
201
7.7
14.2
6
24 Derrick Henry
D. Henry
98
10,605
2,017
5.3
108.2
99
1,327
132
170
10.1
13.5
5
25 Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
98
8,976
2,036
4.4
91.6
57
2,246
263
8.5
22.9
4
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PPG

24.7

10th

OPP PPG

30.7

27th

RUSH YDS/G

125.0

11th

PASS YDS/G

280.3

2nd

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TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
3
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
1
0
.667
Cowboys Cowboys
1
2
0
.333
Giants Giants
0
3
0
.000
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/28
GB GB
@
DAL DAL
8:20 PM
Sun
10/5
DAL DAL
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
10/12
DAL DAL
@
CAR CAR
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
WAS WAS
@
DAL DAL
4:25 PM
Sun
10/26
DAL DAL
@
DEN DEN
4:25 PM
Last Game
CHI Bears

1 - 2 - 0

31

Final

14

DAL Cowboys

1 - 2 - 0

Sun 21 Sep 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
3
0
0
1.000
Commanders Commanders
2
1
0
.667
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
2
1
0
.667
Vikings Vikings
2
1
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
3
0
0
1.000
Panthers Panthers
1
2
0
.333
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
3
0
0
1.000
Seahawks Seahawks
3
1
0
.750
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
3
0
0
1.000
Patriots Patriots
1
2
0
.333
AFC North W L T PCT
Bengals Bengals
2
1
0
.667
Steelers Steelers
2
1
0
.667
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
3
0
0
1.000
Jaguars Jaguars
2
1
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
3
0
0
1.000
Raiders Raiders
1
2
0
.333

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
9/28
MIN MIN
@
PIT PIT
9:30 AM
Sun
9/28
NO NO
@
BUF BUF
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
TEN TEN
@
HOU HOU
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
CLE CLE
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
9/28
WAS WAS
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM