most player attempts rushing in nfc championship game

John Riggins has the most carries in an NFC Championship game, with 36 rush attempts on January 8, 1984 and on January 22, 1983.

NAMEATTDATEROUNDTMOPPRUSH YDSYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1John Riggins
J. Riggins
36
1/8/1984
NFC Championship
vs
123
3.4
2
0
0
0
2John Riggins
J. Riggins
36
1/22/1983
NFC Championship
vs
140
3.9
2
0
0
0
3Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
35
1/14/1996
NFC Championship
vs
150
4.3
3
17
2
8.5
0
4Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
34
1/22/2006
NFC Championship
vs
132
3.9
2
0
1
2
0.0
0
5Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
31
1/27/2002
NFC Championship
vs
159
5.1
2
13
4
7
3.3
0
6Larry Brown
L. Brown
30
12/31/1972
NFC Championship
vs
88
2.9
0
16
2
8.0
0
7Raheem Mostert
R. Mostert
29
1/19/2020
NFC Championship
vs
220
7.6
4
6
2
2
3.0
0
8Joe Morris
J. Morris
29
1/11/1987
NFC Championship
vs
87
3.0
1
0
0
0
9Wendell Tyler
W. Tyler
28
1/6/1980
NFC Championship
@
86
3.1
0
14
1
14.0
0
10Dorsey Levens
D. Levens
27
1/11/1998
NFC Championship
@
114
4.2
1
27
4
6.8
0
11Duane Thomas
D. Thomas
27
1/3/1971
NFC Championship
@
143
5.3
1
24
2
12.0
0
12Wilbert Montgomery
W. Montgomery
26
1/11/1981
NFC Championship
vs
194
7.5
1
14
1
14.0
0
13Lawrence McCutcheon
L. McCutcheon
26
12/26/1976
NFC Championship
@
128
4.9
1
18
2
9.0
0
14Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
25
1/18/2015
NFC Championship
vs
157
6.3
1
26
1
3
26.0
0
15Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
25
1/24/2010
NFC Championship
@
122
4.9
3
14
2
2
7.0
0
16Edgar Bennett
E. Bennett
25
1/12/1997
NFC Championship
vs
99
4.0
1
5
2
2.5
0
17Cedric Benson
C. Benson
24
1/21/2007
NFC Championship
vs
60
2.5
1
0
0
0
0
18Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
24
1/17/1993
NFC Championship
@
114
4.8
1
59
7
8.4
1
19Roger Craig
R. Craig
24
1/14/1990
NFC Championship
vs
94
3.9
1
40
3
13.3
0
20Jamal Anderson
J. Anderson
23
1/17/1999
NFC Championship
@
67
2.9
0
33
6
5.5
1
21Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
23
1/23/1994
NFC Championship
vs
88
3.8
1
85
7
12.1
1
22Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
22
1/19/2014
NFC Championship
vs
109
5.0
1
0
0
0
0
23James Starks
J. Starks
22
1/23/2011
NFC Championship
@
74
3.4
1
6
1
1
6.0
0
24Walter Payton
W. Payton
22
1/6/1985
NFC Championship
@
92
4.2
0
11
3
3.7
0
25Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
22
1/10/1982
NFC Championship
@
91
4.1
1
0
0
0

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1,695

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805

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727

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20.9

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26.5

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134.7

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195.8

24th

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12
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4
13
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14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
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11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
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8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176