most seasons making the playoffs nfl running back

Robert Newhouse has played the most career seasons by a running back in the playoffs, with 11 seasons.

NAMESEASGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Robert Newhouse
R. Newhouse
11
23
651
174
3.7
28.3
3
80
14
5.7
3.5
0
2Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
10
21
1,442
339
4.3
68.7
16
672
76
0
8.8
32.0
5
3Roger Craig
R. Craig
10
18
841
208
4.0
46.7
7
606
63
9.6
33.7
2
4Marcus Allen
M. Allen
10
16
1,347
267
5.0
84.2
11
530
53
10.0
33.1
2
5Franco Harris
F. Harris
10
19
1,556
400
3.9
81.9
16
504
51
9.9
26.5
1
6Pete Banaszak
P. Banaszak
10
19
427
115
3.7
22.5
5
133
15
8.9
7.0
1
7Preston Pearson
P. Pearson
9
19
149
47
3.2
7.8
0
528
44
12.0
27.8
3
8Brandon Bolden
B. Bolden
8
17
46
12
3.8
2.7
1
64
8
11
8.0
3.8
0
9John Kuhn
J. Kuhn
8
15
28
19
1.5
1.9
4
115
17
22
6.8
7.7
3
10Kevin Faulk
K. Faulk
8
19
425
88
4.8
22.4
0
412
51
65
8.1
21.7
1
11William Henderson
W. Henderson
8
16
21
11
1.9
1.3
0
198
24
14
8.3
12.4
0
12Dorsey Levens
D. Levens
8
19
702
165
4.3
36.9
5
411
45
14
9.1
21.6
2
13Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
8
17
1,586
349
4.5
93.3
19
342
46
2
7.4
20.1
2
14Keith Byars
K. Byars
8
13
65
14
4.6
5.0
0
443
52
8.5
34.1
2
15Earnest Byner
E. Byner
8
14
839
186
4.5
59.9
5
388
39
9.9
27.7
3
16Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
8
17
1,383
302
4.6
81.4
9
403
46
8.8
23.7
1
17Cullen Bryant
C. Bryant
8
16
447
113
4.0
27.9
2
151
19
7.9
9.4
1
18John Cappelletti
J. Cappelletti
8
14
211
63
3.3
15.1
1
56
8
7.0
4.0
0
19Rocky Bleier
R. Bleier
8
18
480
141
3.4
26.7
4
202
19
10.6
11.2
2
20Walt Garrison
W. Garrison
8
15
493
126
3.9
32.9
0
159
21
7.6
10.6
2
21Anthony Sherman
A. Sherman
7
13
0
0
0.0
0
8
5
6
1.6
0.6
1
22Edgerrin James
E. James
7
13
852
218
3.9
65.5
6
284
35
53
8.1
21.8
0
23Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
7
12
602
165
3.6
50.2
6
519
52
57
10.0
43.3
2
24Daryl Johnston
D. Johnston
7
16
70
23
3.0
4.4
2
247
37
6.7
15.4
1
25Fred McAfee
F. McAfee
7
14
122
26
4.7
8.7
0
7
3
0
2.3
0.5
0

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4,552

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1,201

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1,429

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27.7

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OPP PPG

30.1

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125.6

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278.5

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11
6
0
.647
Cowboys Cowboys
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
Last Game
DAL Cowboys

7 - 9 - 1

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AFC EastWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Bills Bills - w
12
5
0
.706
7
10
0
.412
Jets Jets - e
3
14
0
.176
AFC NorthWLTPCT
10
7
0
.588
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
5
12
0
.294
AFC SouthWLTPCT
13
4
0
.765
12
5
0
.706
Colts Colts - e
8
9
0
.471
3
14
0
.176
AFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
11
6
0
.647
6
11
0
.353
3
14
0
.176
NFC EastWLTPCT
11
6
0
.647
7
9
1
.441
5
12
0
.294
4
13
0
.235
NFC NorthWLTPCT
Bears Bears - y
11
6
0
.647
9
7
1
.559
9
8
0
.529
Lions Lions - e
9
8
0
.529
NFC SouthWLTPCT
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
8
9
0
.471
6
11
0
.353
NFC WestWLTPCT
14
3
0
.824
Rams Rams - w
12
5
0
.706
49ers 49ers - w
12
5
0
.706
3
14
0
.176