most career playoff rushing yards since 1980

Since 1980, Emmitt Smith has rushed for the most yards in the playoffs, with 1,586 yards.

Interpreted as:

most career playoff rushing yards by a player since 1980

	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	1,586	17	349	4.5	93.3	19	342	46	2	7.4	20.1	2
2	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	1,442	21	339	4.3	68.7	16	672	76	0	8.8	32.0	5
3	Marcus Allen M. Allen	1,347	16	267	5.0	84.2	11	530	53		10.0	33.1	2
4	Terrell Davis T. Davis	1,140	8	204	5.6	142.5	12	131	19		6.9	16.4	0
5	Derrick Henry D. Henry	1,002	9	198	5.1	111.3	7	88	13	16	6.8	9.8	0
6	Marshawn Lynch M. Lynch	970	13	211	4.6	74.6	12	152	14	22	10.9	11.7	0
7	John Riggins J. Riggins	966	8	244	4.0	120.8	12	16	2		8.0	2.0	0
8	Edgerrin James E. James	852	13	218	3.9	65.5	6	284	35	53	8.1	21.8	0
9	Roger Craig R. Craig	841	18	208	4.0	46.7	7	606	63		9.6	33.7	2
10	Earnest Byner E. Byner	839	14	186	4.5	59.9	5	388	39		9.9	27.7	3
11	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	812	10	185	4.4	81.2	4	287	34		8.4	28.7	1
12	Curtis Martin C. Martin	795	10	182	4.4	79.5	8	305	37	22	8.2	30.5	0
13	Eddie George E. George	776	9	206	3.8	86.2	5	149	23	34	6.5	16.6	0
14	Josh Allen J. Allen	767	15	135	5.7	51.1	9	16	1	1	16.0	1.1	1
15	Ray Rice R. Rice	750	12	191	3.9	62.5	5	296	37	53	8.0	24.7	1
16	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	724	7	148	4.9	103.4	3	91	19		4.8	13.0	1
17	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	719	7	135	5.3	102.7	7	177	23	30	7.7	25.3	0
18	Dorsey Levens D. Levens	702	19	165	4.3	36.9	5	411	45	14	9.1	21.6	2
19	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	674	13	199	3.4	51.8	9	57	8	4	7.1	4.4	0
20	Frank Gore F. Gore	668	9	148	4.5	74.2	5	167	18	23	9.3	18.6	0
21	Ricky Watters R. Watters	666	11	175	3.8	60.5	8	451	41	3	11.0	41.0	4
22	Natrone Means N. Means	650	8	144	4.5	81.3	5	84	12		7.0	10.5	0
23	Lamar Jackson L. Jackson	641	8	94	6.8	80.1	3	13	1	1	13.0	1.6	0
24	Freeman McNeil F. McNeil	632	8	150	4.2	79.0	3	116	17		6.8	14.5	1
25	James Cook III J. Cook III	627	9	145	4.3	69.7	4	119	18	21	6.6	13.2	0

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Smith-Njigba

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AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots - y	14	3	0	.824
Bills - w	12	5	0	.706
Dolphins - e	7	10	0	.412
Jets - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers - y	10	7	0	.588
Ravens - e	8	9	0	.471
Bengals - e	6	11	0	.353
Browns - e	5	12	0	.294
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - y	13	4	0	.765
Texans - w	12	5	0	.706
Colts - e	8	9	0	.471
Titans - e	3	14	0	.176
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Chargers - w	11	6	0	.647
Chiefs - e	6	11	0	.353
Raiders - e	3	14	0	.176

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Eagles - y	11	6	0	.647
Cowboys - e	7	9	1	.441
Commanders - e	5	12	0	.294
Giants - e	4	13	0	.235
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - y	11	6	0	.647
Packers - w	9	7	1	.559
Vikings - e	9	8	0	.529
Lions - e	9	8	0	.529
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers - y	8	9	0	.471
Buccaneers - e	8	9	0	.471
Falcons - e	8	9	0	.471
Saints - e	6	11	0	.353
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - z*	14	3	0	.824
Rams - w	12	5	0	.706
49ers - w	12	5	0	.706
Cardinals - e	3	14	0	.176