most rushing yards all time in playoffs and regular season

Emmitt Smith has the most career rushing yards in the regular season and playoffs, with 19,941 yards.

	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	19,941	243	4,758	4.2	82.1	183	3,566	561	132	6.4	14.7	13
2	Walter Payton W. Payton	17,358	199	4,018	4.3	87.2	112	4,716	514		9.2	23.7	15
3	Frank Gore F. Gore	16,668	250	3,883	4.3	66.7	86	4,152	502	719	8.3	16.6	18
4	Barry Sanders B. Sanders	15,655	159	3,153	5.0	98.5	100	3,032	373		8.1	19.1	10
5	Adrian Peterson A. Peterson	15,330	189	3,346	4.6	81.1	125	2,528	311	433	8.1	13.4	6
6	Curtis Martin C. Martin	14,896	178	3,700	4.0	83.7	98	3,634	521	431	7.0	20.4	10
7	Derrick Henry D. Henry	14,496	167	2,973	4.9	86.8	136	1,951	210	270	9.3	11.7	6
8	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	14,336	205	3,678	3.9	69.9	100	1,506	208	104	7.2	7.3	3
9	LaDainian Tomlinson L. Tomlinson	14,152	180	3,305	4.3	78.6	151	4,948	649	904	7.6	27.5	18
10	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	14,122	190	3,238	4.4	74.3	86	3,957	444		8.9	20.8	14
11	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	13,983	153	3,144	4.4	91.4	93	2,228	300		7.4	14.6	7
12	Franco Harris F. Harris	13,676	192	3,349	4.1	71.2	107	2,791	358		7.8	14.5	10
13	Marcus Allen M. Allen	13,590	238	3,289	4.1	57.1	134	5,941	640		9.3	25.0	23
14	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	13,516	203	3,216	4.2	66.6	81	5,130	548	29	9.4	25.3	28
15	Edgerrin James E. James	13,098	161	3,246	4.0	81.4	86	3,648	468	637	7.8	22.7	11
16	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	12,881	188	3,001	4.3	68.5	106	7,394	819	663	9.0	39.3	38
17	Jim Brown J. Brown	12,553	122	2,425	5.2	102.9	107	2,598	270		9.6	21.3	20
18	John Riggins J. Riggins	12,348	184	3,167	3.9	67.1	116	2,135	256		8.3	11.6	12
19	Fred Taylor F. Taylor	12,308	161	2,663	4.6	76.4	69	2,454	297	357	8.3	15.2	9
20	Corey Dillon C. Dillon	11,749	158	2,738	4.3	74.4	86	1,987	256	292	7.8	12.6	7
21	Steven Jackson S. Jackson	11,530	164	2,793	4.1	70.3	70	3,688	465	633	7.9	22.5	9
22	Warrick Dunn W. Dunn	11,496	191	2,805	4.1	60.2	52	4,609	548	641	8.4	24.1	15
23	Marshawn Lynch M. Lynch	11,383	162	2,664	4.3	70.3	97	2,366	301	413	7.9	14.6	9
24	LeSean McCoy L. McCoy	11,324	177	2,514	4.5	64.0	74	4,002	533	687	7.5	22.6	16
25	Ricky Watters R. Watters	11,309	155	2,797	4.0	73.0	86	4,699	508	179	9.3	30.3	17

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PASS

1,381

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RUSH

276

Williams

REC

507

Lamb

Team Rankings

PPG

27.6

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OPP PPG

27.2

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RUSH YDS/G

81.6

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PASS YDS/G

276.2

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2026 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300

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DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
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
Sun 11/15	SF	@	DAL	4:25 PM

Last Game

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Pass Yards Leaders

1,485

Goff

1,408

Love

1,402

Stroud

Rush Yards Leaders

580

Robinson

537

Walker

504

Gibbs

Rec Yards Leaders

583

Smith-Njigba

537

Olave

507

Lamb

Pass TD Leaders

13

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12

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12

Cousins

Rush TD Leaders

7

Gibbs

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Allen

7

Henry

Rec TD Leaders

7

Smith-Njigba

6

Watson

5

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

119.6

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119.3

Purdy

111.3

Goff

Sack Leaders

7.5

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6.0

Rousseau

5.5

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PPG Rankings

32.8

31.8

30.8

30.3

29.5

29.2

Opp PPG Rankings

12.8

14.0

18.6

18.8

19.2

Total Yards Rankings

417.0

412.0

405.8

394.2

393.8

392.4

Rush Yards Rankings

173.2

166.8

164.4

162.3

139.6

139.0

Pass Yards Rankings

317.0

300.5

297.0

281.6

280.4

276.2

Sack Leaders

20.0

18.0

17.0

16.0

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Fantasy RB Rankings

126.7

Gibbs

103.8

Henry

103.2

Robinson

Fantasy WR Rankings

102.5

Smith-Njigba

83.4

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76.1

Lamb

Fantasy TE Rankings

52.4

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NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Giants	3	1	1	.700
Eagles	2	3	0	.400
Cowboys	2	3	0	.400
Commanders	1	3	1	.300
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	5	0	0	1.000
Packers	3	2	0	.600
Lions	3	2	0	.600
Bears	3	2	0	.600
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	2	2	0	.500
Falcons	2	3	0	.400
Buccaneers	1	4	0	.200
Saints	1	4	0	.200
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	5	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	3	2	0	.600
Rams	2	2	0	.500
Cardinals	1	4	0	.200

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	1	0	.750
Patriots	3	2	0	.600
Jets	2	3	0	.400
Dolphins	0	5	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Ravens	4	1	0	.800
Browns	3	2	0	.600
Steelers	3	2	0	.600
Bengals	3	2	0	.600
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	4	1	0	.800
Colts	2	3	0	.400
Texans	1	4	0	.200
Titans	0	5	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	4	0	0	1.000
Broncos	3	2	0	.600
Raiders	3	2	0	.600
Chargers	0	5	0	.000