Emmitt Smith has the most career rushing yards in the regular-season and playoffs, with 19,941 yards.
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most rushing yds by a player all-time including postseason all-time| NAME | RUSH YDS | GP | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | E. Smith | 19,941 | 243 | 4,758 | 4.2 | 82.1 | 183 | 3,566 | 561 | 132 | 6.4 | 14.7 | 13 |
| 2 |  | W. Payton | 17,358 | 199 | 4,018 | 4.3 | 87.2 | 112 | 4,716 | 514 | 9.2 | 23.7 | 15 | |
| 3 |  | F. Gore | 16,668 | 250 | 3,883 | 4.3 | 66.7 | 86 | 4,152 | 502 | 719 | 8.3 | 16.6 | 18 |
| 4 |  | B. Sanders | 15,655 | 159 | 3,153 | 5.0 | 98.5 | 100 | 3,032 | 373 | 8.1 | 19.1 | 10 | |
| 5 |  | A. Peterson | 15,330 | 189 | 3,346 | 4.6 | 81.1 | 125 | 2,528 | 311 | 433 | 8.1 | 13.4 | 6 |
| 6 |  | C. Martin | 14,896 | 178 | 3,700 | 4.0 | 83.7 | 98 | 3,634 | 521 | 431 | 7.0 | 20.4 | 10 |
| 7 |  | J. Bettis | 14,336 | 205 | 3,678 | 3.9 | 69.9 | 100 | 1,506 | 208 | 104 | 7.2 | 7.3 | 3 |
| 8 |  | L. Tomlinson | 14,152 | 180 | 3,305 | 4.3 | 78.6 | 151 | 4,948 | 649 | 904 | 7.6 | 27.5 | 18 |
| 9 |  | T. Dorsett | 14,122 | 190 | 3,238 | 4.4 | 74.3 | 86 | 3,957 | 444 | 8.9 | 20.8 | 14 | |
| 10 |  | D. Henry | 14,020 | 162 | 2,860 | 4.9 | 86.5 | 129 | 1,889 | 202 | 261 | 9.4 | 11.7 | 5 |
| 11 |  | E. Dickerson | 13,983 | 153 | 3,144 | 4.4 | 91.4 | 93 | 2,228 | 300 | 7.4 | 14.6 | 7 | |
| 12 | | F. Harris | 13,676 | 192 | 3,349 | 4.1 | 71.2 | 107 | 2,791 | 358 | 7.8 | 14.5 | 10 | |
| 13 | | M. Allen | 13,590 | 238 | 3,289 | 4.1 | 57.1 | 134 | 5,941 | 640 | 9.3 | 25.0 | 23 | |
| 14 | | T. Thomas | 13,516 | 203 | 3,216 | 4.2 | 66.6 | 81 | 5,130 | 548 | 29 | 9.4 | 25.3 | 28 |
| 15 |  | E. James | 13,098 | 161 | 3,246 | 4.0 | 81.4 | 86 | 3,648 | 468 | 637 | 7.8 | 22.7 | 11 |
| 16 |  | M. Faulk | 12,881 | 188 | 3,001 | 4.3 | 68.5 | 106 | 7,394 | 819 | 663 | 9.0 | 39.3 | 38 |
| 17 |  | J. Brown | 12,553 | 122 | 2,425 | 5.2 | 102.9 | 107 | 2,598 | 270 | 9.6 | 21.3 | 20 | |
| 18 | | J. Riggins | 12,348 | 184 | 3,167 | 3.9 | 67.1 | 116 | 2,135 | 256 | 8.3 | 11.6 | 12 | |
| 19 | | F. Taylor | 12,308 | 161 | 2,663 | 4.6 | 76.4 | 69 | 2,454 | 297 | 357 | 8.3 | 15.2 | 9 |
| 20 | | C. Dillon | 11,749 | 158 | 2,738 | 4.3 | 74.4 | 86 | 1,987 | 256 | 292 | 7.8 | 12.6 | 7 |
| 21 | | S. Jackson | 11,530 | 164 | 2,793 | 4.1 | 70.3 | 70 | 3,688 | 465 | 633 | 7.9 | 22.5 | 9 |
| 22 | | W. Dunn | 11,496 | 191 | 2,805 | 4.1 | 60.2 | 52 | 4,609 | 548 | 641 | 8.4 | 24.1 | 15 |
| 23 |  | M. Lynch | 11,383 | 162 | 2,664 | 4.3 | 70.3 | 97 | 2,366 | 301 | 413 | 7.9 | 14.6 | 9 |
| 24 |  | L. McCoy | 11,324 | 177 | 2,514 | 4.5 | 64.0 | 74 | 4,002 | 533 | 687 | 7.5 | 22.6 | 16 |
| 25 | | R. Watters | 11,309 | 155 | 2,797 | 4.0 | 73.0 | 86 | 4,699 | 508 | 179 | 9.3 | 30.3 | 17 |
StatMuse has season-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1932 season.
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| TEAM | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
11 | 6 | 0 | .647 | |
 Cowboys | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
5 | 12 | 0 | .294 | |
4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
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| AFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Patriots - y | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Bills - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Dolphins - e | 7 | 10 | 0 | .412 |
 Jets - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Steelers - y | 10 | 7 | 0 | .588 |
 Ravens - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Bengals - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Browns - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
| AFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Jaguars - y | 13 | 4 | 0 | .765 |
 Texans - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Colts - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Titans - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| AFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Broncos - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Chargers - w | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Chiefs - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
 Raiders - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |
| NFC East | W | L | T | PCT |
|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
| Cowboys - e | 7 | 9 | 1 | .441 |
 Commanders - e | 5 | 12 | 0 | .294 |
 Giants - e | 4 | 13 | 0 | .235 |
| NFC North | W | L | T | PCT |
 Bears - y | 11 | 6 | 0 | .647 |
 Packers - w | 9 | 7 | 1 | .559 |
 Vikings - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
 Lions - e | 9 | 8 | 0 | .529 |
| NFC South | W | L | T | PCT |
 Panthers - y | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Buccaneers - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Falcons - e | 8 | 9 | 0 | .471 |
 Saints - e | 6 | 11 | 0 | .353 |
| NFC West | W | L | T | PCT |
 Seahawks - z* | 14 | 3 | 0 | .824 |
 Rams - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 49ers - w | 12 | 5 | 0 | .706 |
 Cardinals - e | 3 | 14 | 0 | .176 |