most scrimmage yards in a playoff game since 1970

Since 1970, Anthony Carter has gained the most scrimmage yards in a playoff game, with 257 yards in the 1987 NFC divisional game versus the 49ers on January 9, 1988.

Interpreted as:
most scrimmage yards by a player in a playoff game since 1970
NAMEYDSDATEROUNDTMOPPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Anthony Carter
A. Carter
257
1/9/1988
NFC Divisional
MIN MIN
@
SF SF
30
1
30.0
0
227
10
22.7
0
2Steve Smith Sr.
S. Smith Sr.
244
1/15/2006
NFC Divisional
CAR CAR
@
CHI CHI
26
3
8.7
0
218
12
13
18.2
2
3Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
244
1/4/1986
NFC Divisional
RAM RAM
vs
DAL DAL
248
34
7.3
2
-4
1
-4.0
0
4Eric Moulds
E. Moulds
240
1/2/1999
AFC Wild Card
BUF BUF
@
MIA MIA
0
0
0
240
9
26.7
1
5Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
232
1/19/2025
NFC Divisional
PHI PHI
vs
LAR LAR
205
26
7.9
2
27
4
4
6.8
0
6Lamar Smith
L. Smith
227
12/30/2000
AFC Wild Card
MIA MIA
vs
IND IND
209
40
5.2
2
18
3
3
6.0
0
7Raheem Mostert
R. Mostert
226
1/19/2020
NFC Championship
SF SF
vs
GB GB
220
29
7.6
4
6
2
2
3.0
0
8T.Y. Hilton
T.Y. Hilton
224
1/4/2014
AFC Wild Card
IND IND
vs
KC KC
0
0
0
224
13
18
17.2
2
9Reggie Wayne
R. Wayne
221
1/9/2005
AFC Wild Card
IND IND
vs
DEN DEN
0
0
0
221
10
11
22.1
2
10Jerry Rice
J. Rice
220
1/22/1989
Super Bowl
SF SF
vs
CIN CIN
5
1
5.0
0
215
11
19.5
1
11Marcus Allen
M. Allen
216
1/8/1984
AFC Championship
RAI RAI
vs
SEA SEA
154
25
6.2
0
62
7
8.9
1
12Timmy Smith
T. Smith
213
1/31/1988
Super Bowl
WAS WAS
@
DEN DEN
204
22
9.3
2
9
1
9.0
0
13Calvin Johnson
C. Johnson
211
1/7/2012
NFC Wild Card
DET DET
@
NO NO
0
0
0
211
12
15
17.6
2
14Freeman McNeil
F. McNeil
211
1/9/1983
AFC Wild Card
NYJ NYJ
@
CIN CIN
202
21
9.6
1
9
1
9.0
0
15Lawrence McCutcheon
L. McCutcheon
210
12/27/1975
NFC Divisional
LA LA
vs
STL STL
202
37
5.5
0
8
3
2.7
0
16Marcus Allen
M. Allen
209
1/22/1984
Super Bowl
RAI RAI
vs
WAS WAS
191
20
9.6
2
18
2
9.0
0
17Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
208
1/11/2004
AFC Divisional
KC KC
vs
IND IND
176
24
7.3
2
32
5
5
6.4
0
18Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
208
1/23/1994
AFC Championship
BUF BUF
vs
KC KC
186
33
5.6
3
22
2
11.0
0
19Wilbert Montgomery
W. Montgomery
208
1/11/1981
NFC Championship
PHI PHI
vs
DAL DAL
194
26
7.5
1
14
1
14.0
0
20Ryan Grant
R. Grant
207
1/12/2008
NFC Divisional
GB GB
vs
SEA SEA
201
27
7.4
3
6
2
2
3.0
0
21Terrell Davis
T. Davis
206
1/9/1999
AFC Divisional
DEN DEN
vs
MIA MIA
199
21
9.5
2
7
1
7.0
0
22Dorsey Levens
D. Levens
205
1/12/1997
NFC Championship
GB GB
vs
CAR CAR
88
10
8.8
0
117
5
23.4
1
23Derrick Henry
D. Henry
204
1/4/2020
AFC Wild Card
TEN TEN
@
NE NE
182
34
5.4
1
22
1
1
22.0
0
24Demaryius Thomas
D. Thomas
204
1/8/2012
AFC Wild Card
DEN DEN
vs
PIT PIT
0
0
0
204
4
7
51.0
1
25Derrick Henry
D. Henry
202
1/11/2020
AFC Divisional
TEN TEN
@
BAL BAL
195
30
6.5
0
7
2
2
3.5
0

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