most rushing yards by a vikings player in a playoff game

Robert Smith has rushed for the most yards for the Vikings in a playoff game, with 140 yards in the 1999 NFC Wild Card game versus the Cowboys on January 9, 2000.

NAMERUSH YDSDATEROUNDTMOPPATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Robert Smith
R. Smith
140
1/9/2000
NFC Wild Card
vs
28
5.0
0
58
3
3
19.3
1
2Robert Smith
R. Smith
124
1/10/1999
NFC Divisional
vs
19
6.5
0
14
2
7.0
0
3Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
122
1/24/2010
NFC Championship
@
25
4.9
3
14
2
2
7.0
0
4Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
118
12/26/1976
NFC Championship
vs
15
7.9
1
81
5
16.2
0
5Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
114
12/21/1974
NFC Divisional
vs
23
5.0
1
54
5
10.8
0
6Dave Osborn
D. Osborn
108
1/4/1970
NFL Championship
vs
18
6.0
1
0
0
0
7Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
105
12/18/1976
NFC Divisional
vs
20
5.3
2
0
0
0
8Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
101
12/26/1977
NFC Divisional
@
31
3.3
1
6
1
6.0
0
9Brent McClanahan
B. McClanahan
101
12/18/1976
NFC Divisional
vs
20
5.1
0
29
3
9.7
0
10Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
99
1/5/2013
NFC Wild Card
@
22
4.5
0
8
1
3
8.0
0
11Oscar Reed
O. Reed
95
12/22/1973
NFC Divisional
vs
17
5.6
0
76
5
15.2
0
12Dalvin Cook
D. Cook
94
1/5/2020
NFC Wild Card
@
28
3.4
2
36
3
5
12.0
0
13Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
83
1/4/2009
NFC Wild Card
vs
20
4.2
2
0
0
1
0
14Ted Brown
T. Brown
81
1/9/1983
NFC Wild Card
vs
23
3.5
1
9
1
9.0
0
15Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
80
12/29/1974
NFC Championship
vs
22
3.6
0
0
0
0
16Allen Rice
A. Rice
79
12/26/1988
NFC Wild Card
vs
17
4.6
1
12
1
12.0
0
17Dave Osborn
D. Osborn
76
12/29/1974
NFC Championship
vs
20
3.8
1
1
1
1.0
0
18Chuck Foreman
C. Foreman
76
12/30/1973
NFC Championship
@
19
4.0
1
28
4
7.0
0
19Oscar Reed
O. Reed
75
12/30/1973
NFC Championship
@
18
4.2
0
8
1
8.0
0
20Robert Smith
R. Smith
74
1/6/2001
NFC Divisional
vs
25
3.0
1
25
2
3
12.5
0
21Darrin Nelson
D. Nelson
73
1/3/1988
NFC Wild Card
@
17
4.3
0
56
2
28.0
0
22Robert Smith
R. Smith
71
1/17/1999
NFC Championship
vs
21
3.4
0
-1
1
-1.0
0
23Scottie Graham
S. Graham
69
1/9/1994
NFC Wild Card
@
19
3.6
0
19
2
9.5
0
24Joe Webb
J. Webb
68
1/5/2013
NFC Wild Card
@
7
9.7
0
0
0
0
0
25Dave Osborn
D. Osborn
67
12/21/1974
NFC Divisional
vs
16
4.2
0
36
4
9.0
0

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