most rushing touchdowns from the five yard line or less all-time

Emmitt Smith has the most career rushing touchdowns, with 164 touchdowns.

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	NAME	RUSH TD	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	164	18,355	226	4,409	4.2	81.2	3,224	515	130	6.3	14.3	11
2	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	145	13,684	170	3,174	4.3	80.5	4,772	624	868	7.6	28.1	17
3	Derrick Henry D. Henry	129	13,392	157	2,751	4.9	85.3	1,845	196	252	9.4	11.8	5
4	Marcus Allen M. Allen	123	12,243	222	3,022	4.1	55.1	5,411	587		9.2	24.4	21
5	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	120	14,918	184	3,230	4.6	81.1	2,474	305	423	8.1	13.4	6
6	Walter Payton W. Payton	110	16,726	190	3,838	4.4	88.0	4,538	492		9.2	23.9	15
7	Jim Brown J. Brown	106	12,312	118	2,359	5.2	104.3	2,499	262		9.5	21.2	20
8	John Riggins J. Riggins	104	11,352	175	2,916	3.9	64.9	2,090	250		8.4	11.9	12
9	Shaun Alexander S. Alexander	100	9,453	123	2,187	4.3	76.9	1,520	215	316	7.1	12.4	12
10	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	100	12,279	176	2,836	4.3	69.8	6,875	767	606	9.0	39.1	36
11	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	99	15,269	153	3,062	5.0	99.8	2,921	352		8.3	19.1	10
12	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	91	13,662	192	3,479	3.9	71.2	1,449	200	100	7.2	7.5	3
13	Franco Harris F. Harris	91	12,120	173	2,949	4.1	70.1	2,287	307		7.4	13.2	9
14	Curtis Martin C. Martin	90	14,101	168	3,518	4.0	83.9	3,329	484	409	6.9	19.8	10
15	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	90	13,259	146	2,996	4.4	90.8	2,137	281		7.6	14.6	6
16	Josh Allen J. Allen	86	4,839	132	904	5.4	36.7	20	2	3	10.0	0.2	2
17	Priest Holmes P. Holmes	86	8,172	113	1,780	4.6	72.3	2,962	339	376	8.7	26.2	8
18	Marshawn Lynch M. Lynch	85	10,413	149	2,453	4.2	69.9	2,214	287	391	7.7	14.9	9
19	Jim Taylor J. Taylor	83	8,597	129	1,941	4.4	66.6	1,756	225		7.8	13.6	10
20	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	82	11,241	150	2,618	4.3	74.9	1,913	244	278	7.8	12.8	7
21	Frank Gore F. Gore	81	16,000	241	3,735	4.3	66.4	3,985	484	696	8.2	16.5	18
22	Ottis Anderson O. Anderson	81	10,273	182	2,562	4.0	56.4	3,062	376		8.1	16.8	5
23	Edgerrin James E. James	80	12,246	148	3,028	4.0	82.7	3,364	433	584	7.8	22.7	11
24	Ricky Watters R. Watters	78	10,643	144	2,622	4.1	73.9	4,248	467	176	9.1	29.5	13
25	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	77	12,739	173	2,936	4.3	73.6	3,554	398		8.9	20.5	13

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Team Leaders

PASS

1,065

Prescott

RUSH

231

Williams

REC

498

Lamb

Team Rankings

PPG

30.5

2nd

OPP PPG

28.0

28th

RUSH YDS/G

89.5

25th

PASS YDS/G

266.3

7th

2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	PCT
Giants	3	1	.750
Eagles	2	2	.500
Cowboys	2	2	.500
Commanders	1	3	.250

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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
Sun 11/8	DAL	@	IND	1:00 PM

Last Game

Cowboys

2 - 2

Final

Texans

0 - 4

Sun 4 Oct 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

1,268

Young

1,214

Goff

1,203

Shough

Rush Yards Leaders

537

Walker

494

Robinson

421

Cook

Rec Yards Leaders

498

Lamb

491

Olave

481

Smith-Njigba

Pass TD Leaders

11

Purdy

11

Cousins

9

Shough

Rush TD Leaders

7

Allen

7

Henry

6

Taylor

Rec TD Leaders

6

Smith-Njigba

5

St. Brown

4

Watson

QB Rating Leaders

126.2

Purdy

119.6

Jackson

111.2

Lawrence

Sack Leaders

6.0

Rousseau

5.5

Turner

4.5

Anderson

NFL 2026 Rankings

PPG Rankings

31.8

30.5

30.3

29.8

29.5

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

13.3

16.0

16.3

18.3

19.3

Total Yards Rankings

429.0

417.0

412.0

405.8

395.0

389.3

Rush Yards Rankings

196.3

181.0

162.3

153.5

139.0

137.3

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

303.5

300.8

300.5

292.8

285.3

Sack Leaders

16.0

15.0

14.0

12.0

NFL Fantasy 2026

Fantasy RB Rankings

98.1

Walker

94

Gibbs

91.4

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

84.7

Smith-Njigba

75.2

Lamb

60.3

St. Brown

Fantasy TE Rankings

48.4

Kittle

39.2

Johnson

36.6

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

54

Shrader

52

Reichard

47

McPherson

NFL 2026 Betting

Best Record ATS

4-0

3-1

Worst Record ATS

0-4

0-3-1

1-3

NFL 2026 Standings

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	0	.750
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
49ers	4	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	1	0	.750
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	3	0	.250

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	2	2	0	.500
Jets	1	3	0	.250
Dolphins	0	4	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	3	1	0	.750
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
Bengals	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	3	1	0	.750
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	4	0	.000
Texans	0	4	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	1	0	.750
Broncos	2	2	0	.500
Chargers	0	4	0	.000