most rushing touchdowns by a player in first 131 games

Emmitt Smith had the most rushing touchdowns in his first 131 games, with 127 touchdowns.

	NAME	RUSH TD	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	127	131	12,261	2,822	4.3	93.6	2,666	418		6.4	20.4	9
2	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	126	131	11,942	2,722	4.4	91.2	3,958	526	721	7.5	30.2	15
3	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	108	131	10,016	2,355	4.3	76.5	1,572	225	333	7.0	12.0	12
4	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	102	131	12,236	2,557	4.8	93.4	2,003	249	346	8.0	15.3	5
5	Derrick Henry D. Henry	100	131	10,806	2,281	4.7	82.5	1,595	174	224	9.2	12.2	4
6	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	90	131	13,091	2,890	4.5	99.9	2,029	275		7.4	15.5	6
7	Franco Harris F. Harris	89	131	10,203	2,445	4.2	77.9	1,790	218		8.2	13.7	6
8	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	85	131	12,512	2,547	4.9	95.5	2,563	311		8.2	19.6	9
9	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	84	131	9,925	2,291	4.3	75.8	5,936	599	378	9.9	45.3	33
10	Marcus Allen M. Allen	83	131	8,896	2,128	4.2	67.9	4,237	443		9.6	32.3	19
11	Edgerrin James E. James	81	131	11,731	2,886	4.1	89.5	3,373	433	589	7.8	25.7	11
12	Marshawn Lynch M. Lynch	80	131	9,685	2,238	4.3	73.9	2,042	254	342	8.0	15.6	9
13	Walter Payton W. Payton	80	131	11,604	2,671	4.3	88.6	3,147	331		9.5	24.0	9
14	Curtis Martin C. Martin	79	131	10,939	2,733	4.0	83.5	2,902	403	286	7.2	22.2	8
15	Ricky Watters R. Watters	78	131	9,616	2,401	4.0	73.4	3,912	428	55	9.1	29.9	15
16	Josh Allen J. Allen	77	131	5,071	920	5.5	38.7	35	2	3	17.5	0.3	3
17	Ezekiel Elliott E. Elliott	74	131	9,395	2,198	4.3	71.7	2,750	373	498	7.4	21.0	14
18	Terry Allen T. Allen	73	131	8,413	2,126	4.0	64.2	1,595	203	35	7.9	12.2	6
19	Leroy Kelly L. Kelly	73	131	7,291	1,691	4.3	55.7	2,264	192		11.8	17.3	14
20	Eddie George E. George	69	131	10,365	2,819	3.7	79.1	2,202	271	274	8.1	16.8	10
21	Gerald Riggs G. Riggs	69	131	8,290	2,021	4.1	63.3	1,540	204		7.5	11.8	0
22	Stephen Davis S. Davis	68	131	8,290	1,985	4.2	63.3	1,453	172	185	8.4	11.1	3
23	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	68	131	10,792	2,402	4.5	82.4	2,834	324		8.7	21.6	9
24	Willis McGahee W. McGahee	66	131	7,951	1,939	4.1	60.7	1,179	188	256	6.3	9.0	5
25	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	66	131	10,389	2,389	4.3	79.3	1,727	223	256	7.7	13.2	6

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Eagles	2	2	.500
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Thu 10/8	TB	@	DAL	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	DAL	@	GB	8:20 PM
Mon 10/26	DAL	@	PHI	8:15 PM
Sun 11/1	ARI	@	DAL	1:00 PM
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Eagles	2	2	0	.500
Cowboys	2	2	0	.500
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	4	0	0	1.000
Bears	3	1	0	.750
Lions	2	2	0	.500
Packers	2	2	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	2	0	.500
Saints	1	3	0	.250
Buccaneers	0	4	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
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Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
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Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
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Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
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Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
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Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000