most rushing attempts in a playoff game

Lamar Smith has the most rush attempts 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 rushing attempts 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 Rankings

PPG

22.3

18th

OPP PPG

29.0

29th

RUSH YDS/G

91.3

27th

PASS YDS/G

208.8

22nd

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Bills Bills
4
2
0
.667
Patriots Patriots
4
2
0
.667
Dolphins Dolphins
1
5
0
.167
Jets Jets
0
6
0
.000
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
10/19
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM
Sun
10/26
MIA MIA
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Thu
10/30
BAL BAL
@
MIA MIA
8:15 PM
Sun
11/9
BUF BUF
@
MIA MIA
1:00 PM
Sun
11/16
WAS WAS
@
MIA MIA
9:30 AM
Last Game
MIA Dolphins

1 - 5 - 0

27

Final

29

LAC Chargers

4 - 2 - 0

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NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
4
2
0
.667
Bills Bills
4
2
0
.667
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
4
1
0
.800
Bengals Bengals
2
4
0
.333
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
5
1
0
.833
Jaguars Jaguars
4
2
0
.667
AFC WestWLTPCT
Chargers Chargers
4
2
0
.667
Broncos Broncos
4
2
0
.667
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
3
0
.500
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Packers Packers
3
1
1
.700
Lions Lions
4
2
0
.667
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
1
0
.833
Falcons Falcons
3
2
0
.600
NFC WestWLTPCT
49ers 49ers
4
2
0
.667
Seahawks Seahawks
4
2
0
.667

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Thu
10/16
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
8:15 PM
Sun
10/19
LAR LAR
@
JAX JAX
9:30 AM
Sun
10/19
NE NE
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
NO NO
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
10/19
MIA MIA
@
CLE CLE
1:00 PM