most total yards by a running back in a playoff game

Ed Podolak has gained the most all-purpose yards by a running back in a playoff game, with 350 yards in the 1971 AFC divisional game against the Dolphins on December 25, 1971.

NAMEYDSDATEROUNDTMOPPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Ed Podolak
E. Podolak
350
12/25/1971
AFC Divisional
vs
85
17
5.0
1
110
8
13.8
1
2Keith Lincoln
K. Lincoln
329
1/5/1964
AFL Championship
vs
206
13
15.8
1
123
7
17.6
1
3Darren Sproles
D. Sproles
328
1/3/2009
AFC Wild Card
vs
105
22
4.8
2
45
5
10
9.0
0
4Darren Sproles
D. Sproles
274
1/11/2009
AFC Divisional
@
15
11
1.4
0
91
5
6
18.2
1
5Paul Lowe
P. Lowe
271
1/1/1961
AFL Championship
@
165
21
7.9
1
5
3
1.7
0
6Billy Cannon
B. Cannon
259
1/1/1961
AFL Championship
vs
50
18
2.8
0
128
3
42.7
1
7Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
244
1/4/1986
NFC Divisional
vs
248
34
7.3
2
-4
1
-4.0
0
8Ken Strong
K. Strong
243
12/9/1934
NFL Championship
vs
94
9
10.4
2
17
2
8.5
0
9Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
232
1/19/2025
NFC Divisional
vs
205
26
7.9
2
27
4
4
6.8
0
10Alvin Kamara
A. Kamara
230
1/20/2019
NFC Championship
vs
15
8
1.9
0
96
11
13
8.7
0
11Terry Metcalf
T. Metcalf
229
12/27/1975
NFC Divisional
@
27
8
3.4
0
94
6
15.7
0
12Lamar Smith
L. Smith
227
12/30/2000
AFC Wild Card
vs
209
40
5.2
2
18
3
3
6.0
0
13Raheem Mostert
R. Mostert
226
1/19/2020
NFC Championship
vs
220
29
7.6
4
6
2
2
3.0
0
14Reggie Bush
R. Bush
217
1/16/2010
NFC Divisional
vs
84
5
16.8
1
24
4
5
6.0
0
15Marcus Allen
M. Allen
216
1/8/1984
AFC Championship
vs
154
25
6.2
0
62
7
8.9
1
16Timmy Smith
T. Smith
213
1/31/1988
Super Bowl
@
204
22
9.3
2
9
1
9.0
0
17Freeman McNeil
F. McNeil
211
1/9/1983
AFC Wild Card
@
202
21
9.6
1
9
1
9.0
0
18Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
210
12/30/1995
AFC Wild Card
vs
158
25
6.3
1
42
3
14.0
0
19Lawrence McCutcheon
L. McCutcheon
210
12/27/1975
NFC Divisional
vs
202
37
5.5
0
8
3
2.7
0
20Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
209
1/2/1993
NFC Wild Card
@
109
16
6.8
1
16
3
5.3
0
21Marcus Allen
M. Allen
209
1/22/1984
Super Bowl
vs
191
20
9.6
2
18
2
9.0
0
22Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
208
1/11/2004
AFC Divisional
vs
176
24
7.3
2
32
5
5
6.4
0
23Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
208
1/23/1994
AFC Championship
vs
186
33
5.6
3
22
2
11.0
0
24Wilbert Montgomery
W. Montgomery
208
1/11/1981
NFC Championship
vs
194
26
7.5
1
14
1
14.0
0
25Felix Jones
F. Jones
207
1/9/2010
NFC Wild Card
vs
148
16
9.3
1
30
1
2
30.0
0

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232.2

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