most scrimmage yards by a running back in the playoffs

Thurman Thomas has the most career scrimmage yards by a running back in the playoffs, with 2,114 yards.

	NAME	YDS	GP	RUSH YDS	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	2,114	21	1,442	339	4.3	68.7	16	672	76	0	8.8	32.0	5
2	Franco Harris F. Harris	2,060	19	1,556	400	3.9	81.9	16	504	51		9.9	26.5	1
3	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	1,928	17	1,586	349	4.5	93.3	19	342	46	2	7.4	20.1	2
4	Marcus Allen M. Allen	1,877	16	1,347	267	5.0	84.2	11	530	53		10.0	33.1	2
5	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	1,786	17	1,383	302	4.6	81.4	9	403	46		8.8	23.7	1
6	Roger Craig R. Craig	1,447	18	841	208	4.0	46.7	7	606	63		9.6	33.7	2
7	Chuck Foreman C. Foreman	1,307	13	860	229	3.8	66.2	7	447	45		9.9	34.4	0
8	Terrell Davis T. Davis	1,271	8	1,140	204	5.6	142.5	12	131	19		6.9	16.4	0
9	Earnest Byner E. Byner	1,227	14	839	186	4.5	59.9	5	388	39		9.9	27.7	3
10	Edgerrin James E. James	1,136	13	852	218	3.9	65.5	6	284	35	53	8.1	21.8	0
11	Marshawn Lynch M. Lynch	1,122	13	970	211	4.6	74.6	12	152	14	22	10.9	11.7	0
12	Marshall Faulk M. Faulk	1,121	12	602	165	3.6	50.2	6	519	52	57	10.0	43.3	2
13	Ricky Watters R. Watters	1,117	11	666	175	3.8	60.5	8	451	41	3	11.0	41.0	4
14	Dorsey Levens D. Levens	1,113	19	702	165	4.3	36.9	5	411	45	14	9.1	21.6	2
15	Tony Nathan T. Nathan	1,103	12	454	118	3.8	37.8	3	649	65		10.0	54.1	2
16	Curtis Martin C. Martin	1,100	10	795	182	4.4	79.5	8	305	37	22	8.2	30.5	0
17	Derrick Henry D. Henry	1,090	9	1,002	198	5.1	111.3	7	88	13	16	6.8	9.8	0
18	Ray Rice R. Rice	1,046	12	750	191	3.9	62.5	5	296	37	53	8.0	24.7	1
19	John Riggins J. Riggins	1,041	9	996	251	4.0	110.7	12	45	6		7.5	5.0	0
20	Christian McCaffrey C. McCaffrey	1,024	9	605	131	4.6	67.2	6	419	48	61	8.7	46.6	5
21	Brian Westbrook B. Westbrook	925	11	591	129	4.6	53.7	3	334	33	60	10.1	30.4	3
22	Eddie George E. George	925	9	776	206	3.8	86.2	5	149	23	34	6.5	16.6	0
23	Joseph Addai J. Addai	919	10	621	158	3.9	62.1	4	298	46	55	6.5	29.8	0
24	Larry Csonka L. Csonka	917	12	891	225	4.0	74.3	9	26	4		6.5	2.2	1
25	Saquon Barkley S. Barkley	896	7	719	135	5.3	102.7	7	177	23	30	7.7	25.3	0

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TEAM	W	L	PCT
Bills	3	0	1.000
Patriots	1	2	.333
Jets	1	2	.333
Dolphins	0	3	.000

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	NE	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Mon 10/12	BUF	@	LAR	8:15 PM
Sun 10/18	BUF	@	LV	4:25 PM
Sun 11/1	BAL	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Mon 11/9	BUF	@	MIN	8:15 PM

Last Game

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0 - 3

Final

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3 - 0

Sun 27 Sep 2026

NFL 2026 Leaders

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360

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Cousins

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Rec TD Leaders

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127.3

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31.0

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416.3

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401.7

399.3

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184.3

173.0

167.3

155.0

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313.0

305.7

295.0

281.3

276.0

270.7

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12.0

11.0

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Taylor

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Henry

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Giants	2	1	0	.667
Eagles	2	1	0	.667
Cowboys	1	2	0	.333
Commanders	1	3	0	.250
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Vikings	3	0	0	1.000
Lions	2	1	0	.667
Bears	2	1	0	.667
Packers	1	2	0	.333
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	1	2	0	.333
Saints	1	2	0	.333
Falcons	1	2	0	.333
Buccaneers	0	3	0	.000
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
49ers	3	0	0	1.000
Seahawks	2	1	0	.667
Rams	1	2	0	.333
Cardinals	1	2	0	.333

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Bills	3	0	0	1.000
Jets	1	2	0	.333
Patriots	1	2	0	.333
Dolphins	0	3	0	.000
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Browns	3	1	0	.750
Ravens	2	1	0	.667
Bengals	2	1	0	.667
Steelers	2	2	0	.500
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars	2	1	0	.667
Colts	2	2	0	.500
Titans	0	3	0	.000
Texans	0	3	0	.000
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Chiefs	3	0	0	1.000
Raiders	3	0	0	1.000
Broncos	2	1	0	.667
Chargers	0	3	0	.000

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DATE	MATCHUP			SCORE
Wed 9/9	NE	@	SEA	10-13
Thu 9/10	SF	@	LAR	27-7
Sun 9/13	CHI	@	CAR	59-37
Sun 9/13	BAL	@	IND	41-23
Sun 9/13	ATL	@	PIT	13-20

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 10/4	ARI	@	NYG	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NE	@	BUF	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	NYJ	@	CHI	1:00 PM
Sun 10/4	DAL	@	HOU	1:00 PM
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