most carries in a playoff game

Lamar Smith has the most carries in a playoff game, with 40 rush attempts in the 2000 AFC Wild Card game versus the Colts on December 30, 2000.

Interpreted as:
most carries by a player in a playoff game
NAMEATTDATEROUNDTMOPPRUSH YDSYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Lamar Smith
L. Smith
40
12/30/2000
AFC Wild Card
vs
209
5.2
2
18
3
3
6.0
0
2John Riggins
J. Riggins
38
1/30/1983
Super Bowl
vs
166
4.4
1
15
1
15.0
0
3Ricky Bell
R. Bell
38
12/29/1979
NFC Divisional
vs
142
3.7
2
0
0
0
4John Riggins
J. Riggins
37
1/15/1983
NFC Divisional
vs
185
5.0
1
0
0
0
5Lawrence McCutcheon
L. McCutcheon
37
12/27/1975
NFC Divisional
vs
202
5.5
0
8
3
2.7
0
6Curtis Martin
C. Martin
36
1/10/1999
AFC Divisional
vs
124
3.4
2
58
6
9.7
0
7John Riggins
J. Riggins
36
1/8/1984
NFC Championship
vs
123
3.4
2
0
0
0
8John Riggins
J. Riggins
36
1/22/1983
NFC Championship
vs
140
3.9
2
0
0
0
9Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
35
1/14/1996
NFC Championship
vs
150
4.3
3
17
2
8.5
0
10Derrick Henry
D. Henry
34
1/4/2020
AFC Wild Card
@
182
5.4
1
22
1
1
22.0
0
11Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
34
1/22/2006
NFC Championship
vs
132
3.9
2
0
1
2
0.0
0
12Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
34
1/4/1986
NFC Divisional
vs
248
7.3
2
-4
1
-4.0
0
13Franco Harris
F. Harris
34
1/12/1975
Super Bowl
@
158
4.6
1
0
0
0
14Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
33
1/3/1999
AFC Wild Card
vs
162
4.9
1
0
0
0
15Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
33
1/23/1994
AFC Championship
vs
186
5.6
3
22
2
11.0
0
16Rodney Hampton
R. Hampton
33
1/9/1994
NFC Wild Card
vs
161
4.9
2
24
6
4.0
0
17Barry Word
B. Word
33
12/28/1991
AFC Wild Card
vs
130
3.9
0
8
1
8.0
0
18Rob Carpenter
R. Carpenter
33
12/27/1981
NFC Wild Card
@
161
4.9
0
32
4
8.0
0
19Larry Csonka
L. Csonka
33
1/13/1974
Super Bowl
vs
145
4.4
2
0
0
0
20Arian Foster
A. Foster
32
1/5/2013
AFC Wild Card
vs
140
4.4
1
34
8
8
4.3
0
21Terrell Davis
T. Davis
32
1/17/1999
AFC Championship
vs
167
5.2
1
12
1
12.0
0
22Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
32
1/12/1991
AFC Divisional
vs
117
3.7
2
38
3
12.7
0
23Lamar Miller
L. Miller
31
1/7/2017
AFC Wild Card
vs
73
2.4
1
0
0
1
0
24Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
31
1/27/2002
NFC Championship
vs
159
5.1
2
13
4
7
3.3
0
25Terrell Davis
T. Davis
31
12/27/1997
AFC Wild Card
vs
184
5.9
2
11
4
2.8
0

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2,660

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1,186

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REC

838

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21.1

23rd

OPP PPG

23.1

16th

RUSH YDS/G

121.9

14th

PASS YDS/G

196.6

29th

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10
4
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.786
10
4
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.714
6
8
0
.429
Jets Jets - e
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11
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.214
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8
6
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.571
7
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.500
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10
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9
5
0
.643
8
6
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12
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12
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10
4
0
.714
6
8
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.429
2
12
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NFC EastWLTPCT
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5
0
.643
6
7
1
.464
4
10
0
.286
2
12
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.143
NFC NorthWLTPCT
10
4
0
.714
9
4
1
.679
8
6
0
.571
6
8
0
.429
NFC SouthWLTPCT
7
7
0
.500
7
7
0
.500
5
9
0
.357
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10
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.286
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11
3
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.786
10
4
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.714
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11
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