most pass attempts by a running back in playoff game

Sammy Baugh has the most passing attempts by a running back in a playoff game, with 33 attempts in the 1937 NFL championship game against the Bears on December 12, 1937.

NAMEATTDATEROUNDTMOPPCMPPCTYDSAVGTDINTRTGTD%INT%SCKSCKY
1Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
33
12/12/1937
NFL Championship
@
18
54.5
335
10.2
3
1
107.5
9.1
3.0
1
26
2Frank Filchock
F. Filchock
26
12/15/1946
NFL Championship
vs
9
34.6
128
4.9
2
6
37.5
7.7
23.1
3Frank Filchock
F. Filchock
23
12/8/1940
NFL Championship
vs
7
30.4
87
3.8
0
5
3.6
0.0
21.7
1
17
4Arnie Herber
A. Herber
22
12/17/1944
NFL Championship
vs
8
36.4
117
5.3
0
4
15.0
0.0
18.2
3
16
5Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
21
12/19/1943
NFL Divisional
@
16
76.2
199
9.5
1
2
81.3
4.8
9.5
6Cecil Isbell
C. Isbell
19
12/14/1941
NFL Divisional
@
8
42.1
107
5.6
1
0
78.2
5.3
0.0
7Harry Newman
H. Newman
19
12/17/1933
NFL Championship
@
13
68.4
209
11.0
2
1
118.1
10.5
5.3
8Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
17
12/8/1940
NFL Championship
vs
10
58.8
102
6.0
0
2
36.5
0.0
11.8
0
0
9Johnny Clement
J. Clement
16
12/21/1947
NFL Divisional
vs
4
25.0
52
3.3
0
0
40.6
0.0
0.0
10Arnie Herber
A. Herber
14
12/11/1938
NFL Championship
@
5
35.7
123
8.8
1
0
92.3
7.1
0.0
0
0
11Arnie Herber
A. Herber
14
12/13/1936
NFL Championship
@
6
42.9
129
9.2
2
1
86.0
14.3
7.1
0
0
12Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
13
12/13/1942
NFL Championship
vs
5
38.5
65
5.0
1
2
41.0
7.7
15.4
0
0
13Tom Matte
T. Matte
12
12/26/1965
NFL Divisional
@
5
41.7
40
3.3
0
0
50.7
0.0
0.0
1
8
14Sammy Baugh
S. Baugh
12
12/26/1943
NFL Championship
@
8
66.7
123
10.3
2
1
105.2
16.7
8.3
15George Cafego
G. Cafego
12
12/26/1943
NFL Championship
@
3
25.0
76
6.3
0
3
13.9
0.0
25.0
16Ray Buivid
R. Buivid
12
12/12/1937
NFL Championship
vs
3
25.0
42
3.5
0
1
6.9
0.0
8.3
2
18
17Roy Zimmerman
R. Zimmerman
11
12/8/1940
NFL Championship
vs
3
27.3
34
3.1
0
1
2.1
0.0
9.1
1
11
18Ed Danowski
E. Danowski
11
12/9/1934
NFL Championship
vs
6
54.5
83
7.5
1
2
69.7
9.1
18.2
19Irv Comp
I. Comp
10
12/17/1944
NFL Championship
@
3
30.0
73
7.3
1
3
51.3
10.0
30.0
2
21
20Tuffy Leemans
T. Leemans
10
12/19/1943
NFL Divisional
vs
2
20.0
44
4.4
0
3
5.8
0.0
30.0
21Emery Nix
E. Nix
10
12/19/1943
NFL Divisional
vs
2
20.0
13
1.3
0
0
39.6
0.0
0.0
22Tuffy Leemans
T. Leemans
9
12/21/1941
NFL Championship
@
3
33.3
73
8.1
1
3
61.1
11.1
33.3
23Bob Monnett
B. Monnett
9
12/13/1936
NFL Championship
@
3
33.3
24
2.7
0
1
2.8
0.0
11.1
0
0
24Keith Molesworth
K. Molesworth
9
12/9/1934
NFL Championship
@
4
44.4
60
6.7
0
1
27.3
0.0
11.1
25Arnie Herber
A. Herber
8
12/10/1939
NFL Championship
vs
5
62.5
62
7.8
1
3
86.5
12.5
37.5
0
0

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