most points in a single game by a running back in a playoff game

Ricky Watters has scored the most points by a running back in a playoff game, with 30 points in the 1993 NFC divisional game against the Giants on January 15, 1994.

NAMEPTSDATEROUNDTMOPPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Ricky Watters
R. Watters
30
1/15/1994
NFC Divisional
vs
118
24
4.9
5
46
5
9.2
0
2Raheem Mostert
R. Mostert
24
1/19/2020
NFC Championship
vs
220
29
7.6
4
6
2
2
3.0
0
3LeGarrette Blount
L. Blount
24
1/11/2014
AFC Divisional
vs
166
24
6.9
4
0
0
0
0
4James White
J. White
20
2/5/2017
Super Bowl
@
29
6
4.8
2
110
14
16
7.9
1
5Paul Hornung
P. Hornung
19
12/31/1961
NFL Championship
vs
89
20
4.5
1
47
3
15.7
0
6Pat Harder
P. Harder
19
12/21/1952
NFL Divisional
vs
72
8
9.0
2
6
1
6.0
0
7Kenneth Walker III
K. Walker III
18
1/17/2026
NFC Divisional
vs
116
19
6.1
3
29
3
3
9.7
0
8Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
18
1/26/2025
NFC Championship
vs
118
15
7.9
3
4
1
2
4.0
0
9Aaron Jones Sr.
A. Jones Sr.
18
1/14/2024
NFC Wild Card
@
118
21
5.6
3
13
1
1
13.0
0
10Damien Williams
D. Williams
18
1/12/2020
AFC Divisional
vs
47
12
3.9
2
21
2
6
10.5
1
11Damien Williams
D. Williams
18
1/20/2019
AFC Championship
vs
30
10
3.0
1
66
5
8
13.2
2
12Sony Michel
S. Michel
18
1/13/2019
AFC Divisional
vs
129
24
5.4
3
9
1
1
9.0
0
13Leonard Fournette
L. Fournette
18
1/14/2018
AFC Divisional
@
109
25
4.4
3
10
2
4
5.0
0
14Dion Lewis
D. Lewis
18
1/14/2017
AFC Divisional
vs
41
13
3.2
1
23
2
7
11.5
1
15LeGarrette Blount
L. Blount
18
1/18/2015
AFC Championship
vs
148
30
4.9
3
0
0
0
0
16Shane Vereen
S. Vereen
18
1/13/2013
AFC Divisional
vs
41
7
5.9
1
83
5
6
16.6
2
17Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
18
1/24/2010
NFC Championship
@
122
25
4.9
3
14
2
2
7.0
0
18Ryan Grant
R. Grant
18
1/12/2008
NFC Divisional
vs
201
27
7.4
3
6
2
2
3.0
0
19Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
18
1/4/2004
NFC Wild Card
@
45
20
2.3
3
1
1
3
1.0
0
20Mario Bates
M. Bates
18
1/10/1999
NFC Divisional
@
3
4
0.8
3
0
0
0
21Leroy Hoard
L. Hoard
18
1/10/1999
NFC Divisional
vs
44
11
4.0
2
16
1
16.0
1
22Terrell Davis
T. Davis
18
1/25/1998
Super Bowl
vs
157
30
5.2
3
8
2
4.0
0
23Curtis Martin
C. Martin
18
1/5/1997
AFC Divisional
vs
166
19
8.7
3
9
2
4.5
0
24Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
18
1/14/1996
NFC Championship
vs
150
35
4.3
3
17
2
8.5
0
25Ricky Watters
R. Watters
18
1/29/1995
Super Bowl
vs
47
15
3.1
1
61
3
20.3
2

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1,202

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21.8

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254.0

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