most rushing yards by a rookie in a playoff game

Timmy Smith has rushed for the most yards by a rookie in a playoff game, with 204 yards in Super Bowl XXII versus the Broncos on January 31, 1988.

NAMERUSH YDSDATEROUNDTMOPPATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Timmy Smith
T. Smith
204
1/31/1988
Super Bowl
WAS WAS
@
DEN DEN
22
9.3
2
9
1
9.0
0
2Ryan Grant
R. Grant
201
1/12/2008
NFC Divisional
GB GB
vs
SEA SEA
27
7.4
3
6
2
2
3.0
0
3Paul Lowe
P. Lowe
165
1/1/1961
AFL Championship
LAC LAC
@
HOU HOU
21
7.9
1
5
3
1.7
0
4Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
162
1/3/1999
AFC Wild Card
JAX JAX
vs
NE NE
33
4.9
1
0
0
0
5Zack Crockett
Z. Crockett
147
12/31/1995
AFC Wild Card
IND IND
@
SD SD
13
11.3
2
10
2
5.0
0
6Duane Thomas
D. Thomas
143
1/3/1971
NFC Championship
DAL DAL
@
SF SF
27
5.3
1
24
2
12.0
0
7Shonn Greene
S. Greene
135
1/9/2010
AFC Wild Card
NYJ NYJ
@
CIN CIN
21
6.4
1
0
0
0
0
8Duane Thomas
D. Thomas
135
12/26/1970
NFC Divisional
DAL DAL
vs
DET DET
30
4.5
0
0
0
0
9Cam Akers
C. Akers
131
1/9/2021
NFC Wild Card
LAR LAR
@
SEA SEA
28
4.7
1
45
2
2
22.5
0
10Sony Michel
S. Michel
129
1/13/2019
AFC Divisional
NE NE
vs
LAC LAC
24
5.4
3
9
1
1
9.0
0
11Shonn Greene
S. Greene
128
1/17/2010
AFC Divisional
NYJ NYJ
@
SD SD
23
5.6
1
4
1
1
4.0
0
12Ickey Woods
I. Woods
126
12/31/1988
AFC Divisional
CIN CIN
vs
SEA SEA
23
5.5
1
0
0
0
13Ezekiel Elliott
E. Elliott
125
1/15/2017
NFC Divisional
DAL DAL
vs
GB GB
22
5.7
0
-2
1
1
-2.0
0
14James Starks
J. Starks
123
1/9/2011
NFC Wild Card
GB GB
@
PHI PHI
23
5.3
0
9
2
2
4.5
0
15Joseph Addai
J. Addai
122
1/6/2007
AFC Wild Card
IND IND
vs
KC KC
25
4.9
1
26
7
7
3.7
0
16Earl Campbell
E. Campbell
118
12/31/1978
AFC Divisional
HOU HOU
@
NE NE
27
4.4
1
10
1
10.0
0
17Norm Bulaich
N. Bulaich
116
12/26/1970
AFC Divisional
BAL BAL
vs
CIN CIN
25
4.6
0
0
0
0
18Sony Michel
S. Michel
113
1/20/2019
AFC Championship
NE NE
@
KC KC
29
3.9
2
0
0
0
0
19Curt Warner
C. Warner
113
12/31/1983
AFC Divisional
SEA SEA
@
MIA MIA
29
3.9
2
38
5
7.6
0
20Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
110
12/31/2000
AFC Wild Card
BAL BAL
vs
DEN DEN
30
3.7
2
15
1
3
15.0
0
21Leonard Fournette
L. Fournette
109
1/14/2018
AFC Divisional
JAX JAX
@
PIT PIT
25
4.4
3
10
2
4
5.0
0
22Nick Bell
N. Bell
107
12/28/1991
AFC Wild Card
RAI RAI
@
KC KC
20
5.4
0
0
0
0
23Ricky Ervins
R. Ervins
104
1/4/1992
NFC Divisional
WAS WAS
vs
ATL ATL
23
4.5
1
24
3
8.0
0
24Bernard Pierce
B. Pierce
103
1/6/2013
AFC Wild Card
BAL BAL
vs
IND IND
13
7.9
0
0
0
0
0
25Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
102
1/28/2001
Super Bowl
BAL BAL
@
NYG NYG
27
3.8
1
4
1
2
4.0
0

More Commanders Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

21.5

24th

OPP PPG

26.9

28th

RUSH YDS/G

138.5

6th

PASS YDS/G

204.5

26th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
2
0
.800
Cowboys Cowboys
4
5
1
.450
Commanders Commanders
3
8
0
.273
Giants Giants
2
9
0
.182
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
11/30
DEN DEN
@
WAS WAS
8:20 PM
Sun
12/7
WAS WAS
@
MIN MIN
1:00 PM
Sun
12/14
WAS WAS
@
NYG NYG
1:00 PM
Sat
12/20
PHI PHI
@
WAS WAS
1:00 PM
Thu
12/25
DAL DAL
@
WAS WAS
1:00 PM
Last Game

13

Final

16

MIA Dolphins

4 - 7

Sun 16 Nov 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
Patriots Patriots
9
2
0
.818
Bills Bills
7
4
0
.636
AFC NorthWLTPCT
Steelers Steelers
6
4
0
.600
Ravens Ravens
5
5
0
.500
AFC SouthWLTPCT
Colts Colts
8
2
0
.800
Jaguars Jaguars
6
4
0
.600
AFC WestWLTPCT
Broncos Broncos
9
2
0
.818
Chargers Chargers
7
4
0
.636
NFC EastWLTPCT
Eagles Eagles
8
2
0
.800
Cowboys Cowboys
4
5
1
.450
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears
7
3
0
.700
Packers Packers
6
3
1
.650
NFC SouthWLTPCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
6
4
0
.600
Panthers Panthers
6
5
0
.545
NFC WestWLTPCT
Rams Rams
8
2
0
.800
Seahawks Seahawks
7
3
0
.700

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)
Sun
11/23
NYJ NYJ
@
BAL BAL
1:00 PM
Sun
11/23
NYG NYG
@
DET DET
1:00 PM
Sun
11/23
PIT PIT
@
CHI CHI
1:00 PM
Sun
11/23
NE NE
@
CIN CIN
1:00 PM
Sun
11/23
MIN MIN
@
GB GB
1:00 PM