most career rushing tds by a player 30 or older

John Riggins has the most career rushing touchdowns by a player 30 or older, with 71 touchdowns.

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most career rushing tds by a player 30 years old or older

	NAME	RUSH TD	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	John Riggins J. Riggins	71	80	5,683	1,510	3.8	71.0	362	62		5.8	4.5	3
2	Marcus Allen M. Allen	60	117	4,968	1,241	4.0	42.5	1,750	199		8.8	15.0	5
3	Priest Holmes P. Holmes	40	30	2,417	580	4.2	80.6	893	98	134	9.1	29.8	2
4	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	39	86	5,789	1,495	3.9	67.3	615	100	130	6.2	7.2	2
5	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	38	56	2,786	793	3.5	49.8	229	30	43	7.6	4.1	0
6	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	34	80	4,728	1,176	4.0	59.1	759	97	132	7.8	9.5	1
7	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	34	38	2,658	646	4.1	69.9	403	46	55	8.8	10.6	2
8	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	34	75	2,193	680	3.2	29.2	521	68		7.7	6.9	0
9	Derrick Henry D. Henry	33	35	3,669	651	5.6	104.8	343	34	43	10.1	9.8	2
10	Thomas Jones T. Jones	33	64	4,088	1,019	4.0	63.9	430	65	87	6.6	6.7	2
11	Steve Young S. Young	32	110	2,775	478	5.8	25.2	2	2	0	1.0	0.0	0
12	Walter Payton W. Payton	32	60	5,101	1,172	4.4	85.0	1,450	164		8.8	24.2	6
13	Taysom Hill T. Hill	31	81	2,199	425	5.2	27.1	796	88	118	9.0	9.8	5
14	Pete Banaszak P. Banaszak	31	72	1,665	491	3.4	23.1	294	43		6.8	4.1	0
15	Frank Gore F. Gore	30	125	7,161	1,824	3.9	57.3	1,354	169	239	8.0	10.8	8
16	John Henry Johnson J. Henry Johnson	29	80	4,607	1,076	4.3	57.6	964	114		8.5	12.1	6
17	Lenny Moore L. Moore	28	53	1,389	395	3.5	26.2	1,299	82		15.8	24.5	6
18	Tom Brady T. Brady	25	239	688	454	1.5	2.9	42	2	3	21.0	0.2	0
19	Jeff Garcia J. Garcia	24	112	1,909	423	4.5	17.0	6	1	1	6.0	0.1	0
20	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	24	73	4,403	1,102	4.0	60.3	1,474	157		9.4	20.2	6
21	Floyd Little F. Little	24	56	2,595	714	3.6	46.3	1,442	127		11.4	25.8	7
22	Raheem Mostert R. Mostert	23	56	2,285	497	4.6	40.8	608	87	109	7.0	10.9	5
23	Bill Brown B. Brown	23	96	2,205	643	3.4	23.0	1,116	109		10.2	11.6	10
24	John Elway J. Elway	22	134	1,732	419	4.1	12.9	38	2		19.0	0.3	0
25	Ryan Tannehill R. Tannehill	21	78	1,038	224	4.6	13.3	3	2	3	1.5	0.0	1

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,695

Mariota

RUSH

805

Croskey-Merritt

REC

727

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Team Rankings

PPG

20.9

22nd

OPP PPG

26.5

27th

RUSH YDS/G

134.7

4th

PASS YDS/G

195.8

24th

2025 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	11	6	0	.647
Cowboys	7	9	1	.441
Commanders	5	12	0	.294
Giants	4	13	0	.235

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 9/13	WAS	@	PHI	4:25 PM
Sun 9/20	WAS	@	DAL	4:25 PM
Sun 9/27	SEA	@	WAS	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	IND	@	WAS	9:30 AM
Sun 10/11	NYG	@	WAS	1:00 PM

Last Game

Commanders

5 - 12

Final

Eagles

11 - 6

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NFL 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,707

Stafford

4,564

Goff

4,552

Prescott

Rush Yards Leaders

1,621

Cook

1,595

Henry

1,585

Taylor

Rec Yards Leaders

1,793

Smith-Njigba

1,715

Nacua

1,429

Pickens

Pass TD Leaders

46

Stafford

34

Goff

31

Maye

Rush TD Leaders

18

Taylor

16

Henry

14

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

14

Adams

11

McBride

11

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

113.5

Maye

109.2

Stafford

105.5

Goff

Sack Leaders

23.0

Garrett

16.5

Burns

15.0

Hunter

NFL 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

30.5

28.8

28.4

28.3

27.9

Opp PPG Rankings

17.2

17.4

18.3

18.8

19.1

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

394.6

391.9

379.4

376.3

373.2

369.5

Rush Yards Rankings

159.6

156.6

144.5

134.7

129.1

128.9

Pass Yards Rankings

278.5

276.9

268.6

262.3

256.1

254.0

Sack Leaders

68.0

57.0

53.0

49.0

48.0

NFL Fantasy 2025

Fantasy RB Rankings

316.3

Taylor

314.6

McCaffrey

291.8

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

246

Nacua

240.9

Smith-Njigba

207

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

189.9

McBride

125.1

Goedert

122.8

Pitts

Fantasy K Rankings

202

Myers

194

Fairbairn

187.6

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NFL 2025 Betting

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15-5

12-6

14-7

12-6-1

12-7

11-7

Worst Record ATS

5-12

5-12-1

6-11

7-10

NFL 2025 Standings

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
Broncos - z*	14	3	0	.824
Chargers - w	11	6	0	.647
Chiefs - e	6	11	0	.353
Raiders - e	3	14	0	.176

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
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