most carries in a playoff game

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

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,660

Tagovailoa

Tua Tagovailoa

RUSH

1,186

Achane

De'Von Achane

REC

838

Waddle

Jaylen Waddle
Team Rankings

PPG

21.1

23rd

OPP PPG

23.1

16th

RUSH YDS/G

121.9

14th

PASS YDS/G

196.6

29th

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TEAMWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
3
0
.786
Bills Bills
10
4
0
.714
Dolphins Dolphins
6
8
0
.429
Jets Jets
3
11
0
.214
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/21
CIN CIN
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM
Sun
12/28
TB TB
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM
Sun
1/4
MIA MIA
@
NE NE
1:00 PM
Last Game
MIA Dolphins

6 - 8

15

Final

28

PIT Steelers

8 - 6

Mon 15 Dec 2025

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
11
3
0
.786
Bills Bills
10
4
0
.714
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
8
6
0
.571
Ravens Ravens
7
7
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Jaguars Jaguars
10
4
0
.714
Texans Texans
9
5
0
.643
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
12
2
0
.857
Chargers Chargers
10
4
0
.714
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
9
5
0
.643
Cowboys Cowboys
6
7
1
.464
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
10
4
0
.714
Packers Packers
9
4
1
.679
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
7
7
0
.500
Panthers Panthers
7
7
0
.500
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
11
3
0
.786
Seahawks Seahawks
11
3
0
.786

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/13
SF SF
@
NO NO
26-21
Sat
9/13
NE NE
@
MIA MIA
33-27
Sat
9/13
CAR CAR
@
ARI ARI
22-27
Sat
9/13
DEN DEN
@
IND IND
28-29
Sat
9/13
PHI PHI
@
KC KC
20-17

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
12/18
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
8:15 PM
Sat
12/20
PHI PHI
@
WAS WAS
5:00 PM
Sat
12/20
GB GB
@
CHI CHI
8:20 PM
Sun
12/21
BUF BUF
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
12/21
LAC LAC
@
DAL DAL
1:00 PM