most career 80 rushing yard games

Emmitt Smith had the most games with 80+ rushing yards, with 111 games.

Interpreted as:
most career 80 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
111
12,880
2,692
4.8
116.0
105
2,009
322
56
6.2
18.1
7
2 Walter Payton
W. Payton
100
12,281
2,431
5.1
122.8
82
2,430
260
9.3
24.3
7
3 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
92
12,105
2,094
5.8
131.6
78
1,744
202
8.6
19.0
7
4 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
88
10,881
1,985
5.5
123.6
83
1,443
168
234
8.6
16.4
6
5 Edgerrin James
E. James
84
9,373
2,096
4.5
111.6
62
2,186
275
356
7.9
26.0
9
6 Curtis Martin
C. Martin
83
9,711
2,077
4.7
117.0
61
1,592
232
186
6.9
19.2
9
7 Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
83
9,413
2,089
4.5
113.4
47
834
101
42
8.3
10.0
2
8 Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
80
10,243
2,037
5.0
128.0
71
1,183
150
7.9
14.8
3
9 Frank Gore
F. Gore
79
8,683
1,610
5.4
109.9
48
1,635
181
266
9.0
20.7
5
10 LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
69
8,695
1,637
5.3
126.0
95
1,776
246
338
7.2
25.7
10
11 Derrick Henry
D. Henry
67
8,653
1,535
5.6
129.1
80
1,015
102
126
10.0
15.1
3
12 Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
67
7,905
1,473
5.4
118.0
50
1,307
141
161
9.3
19.5
4
13 Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
66
7,446
1,537
4.8
112.8
43
1,715
174
1
9.9
26.0
12
14 Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
66
7,620
1,423
5.4
115.5
53
1,506
156
9.7
22.8
9
15 Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
64
7,639
1,371
5.6
119.4
63
2,861
306
227
9.3
44.7
18
16 John Riggins
J. Riggins
64
6,697
1,502
4.5
104.6
56
698
89
7.8
10.9
4
17 Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
63
6,830
1,430
4.8
108.4
42
1,771
215
293
8.2
28.1
5
18 LeSean McCoy
L. McCoy
62
7,141
1,259
5.7
115.2
51
1,020
165
211
6.2
16.5
4
19 Franco Harris
F. Harris
61
6,857
1,369
5.0
112.4
63
816
110
7.4
13.4
2
20 Ricky Watters
R. Watters
60
6,393
1,348
4.7
106.6
42
1,754
189
66
9.3
29.2
5
21 Clinton Portis
C. Portis
59
7,201
1,442
5.0
122.1
56
1,042
114
158
9.1
17.7
3
22 Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
59
7,081
1,352
5.2
120.0
46
769
99
114
7.8
13.0
3
23 O.J. Simpson
O.J. Simpson
59
7,804
1,383
5.6
132.3
44
918
80
11.5
15.6
8
24 Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
57
6,081
1,210
5.0
106.7
45
837
107
150
7.8
14.7
6
25 Tiki Barber
T. Barber
57
6,814
1,192
5.7
119.5
34
1,914
219
279
8.7
33.6
5
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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
Rams Rams
2
1
0
.667
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
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NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/25
SEA SEA
@
ARI ARI
8:15 PM
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