most career 55 rushing yard games

Emmitt Smith had the most games with 55+ rushing yards, with 165 games.

Interpreted as:
most career 55 or more rushing yard 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
165
16,504
3,703
4.5
100.0
143
2,570
426
89
6.0
15.6
9
2 Frank Gore
F. Gore
142
12,794
2,634
4.9
90.1
73
2,553
297
429
8.6
18.0
8
3 Walter Payton
W. Payton
141
15,026
3,205
4.7
106.6
99
3,422
371
9.2
24.3
10
4 Curtis Martin
C. Martin
127
12,680
2,958
4.3
99.8
77
2,496
359
306
7.0
19.7
9
5 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
122
13,209
2,584
5.1
108.3
104
1,871
225
311
8.3
15.3
6
6 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
122
14,128
2,626
5.4
115.8
88
2,176
260
8.4
17.8
8
7 LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
120
12,066
2,585
4.7
100.6
129
3,313
430
592
7.7
27.6
13
8 Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
117
11,640
2,692
4.3
99.5
64
1,039
138
64
7.5
8.9
2
9 Edgerrin James
E. James
113
11,297
2,680
4.2
100.0
72
2,897
369
488
7.9
25.6
10
10 Franco Harris
F. Harris
110
10,090
2,223
4.5
91.7
81
1,521
197
7.7
13.8
5
11 Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
108
10,453
2,159
4.8
96.8
66
2,353
260
9.1
21.8
10
12 Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
107
12,039
2,546
4.7
112.5
81
1,672
219
7.6
15.6
3
13 Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
103
9,465
2,128
4.4
91.9
54
2,660
323
443
8.2
25.8
6
14 Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
102
10,287
2,082
4.9
100.9
58
1,934
226
268
8.6
19.0
6
15 Marcus Allen
M. Allen
101
8,604
1,918
4.5
85.2
79
2,765
313
8.8
27.4
13
16 Ricky Watters
R. Watters
100
9,090
2,075
4.4
90.9
63
2,930
333
148
8.8
29.3
7
17 Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
99
9,979
1,974
5.1
100.8
80
4,492
471
362
9.5
45.4
29
18 Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
98
9,615
2,075
4.6
98.1
56
2,873
286
1
10.0
29.3
18
19 John Riggins
J. Riggins
98
8,959
2,117
4.2
91.4
83
1,180
146
8.1
12.0
8
20 Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
97
8,789
1,892
4.6
90.6
68
1,587
196
266
8.1
16.4
7
21 Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
97
9,634
2,055
4.7
99.3
68
1,386
180
197
7.7
14.3
6
22 Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
94
8,771
1,969
4.5
93.3
54
2,102
245
8.6
22.4
4
23 Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
93
9,306
2,043
4.6
100.1
52
1,334
152
205
8.8
14.3
3
24 Derrick Henry
D. Henry
92
10,291
1,927
5.3
111.9
98
1,230
127
160
9.7
13.4
4
25 Tiki Barber
T. Barber
91
9,074
1,760
5.2
99.7
50
3,081
358
467
8.6
33.9
7
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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