nfl most rushing yards by a player in a playoff game

Eric Dickerson has the most rushing yards in a playoff game, with 248 yards in the 1985 NFC divisional game against the Cowboys on January 4, 1986.

NAME RUSH YDS DATE ROUND TM OPP ATT YPC RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC TD
1 Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
248
1/4/1986
NFC Divisional
RAM RAM
vs
DAL DAL
34
7.3
2
-4
1
-4.0
0
2 Raheem Mostert
R. Mostert
220
1/19/2020
NFC Championship
SF SF
vs
GB GB
29
7.6
4
6
2
2
3.0
0
3 Lamar Smith
L. Smith
209
12/30/2000
AFC Wild Card
MIA MIA
vs
IND IND
40
5.2
2
18
3
3
6.0
0
4 Keith Lincoln
K. Lincoln
206
1/5/1964
AFL Championship
SD SD
vs
BOS BOS
13
15.8
1
123
7
17.6
1
5 Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
205
1/19/2025
NFC Divisional
PHI PHI
vs
LAR LAR
26
7.9
2
27
4
4
6.8
0
6 Timmy Smith
T. Smith
204
1/31/1988
Super Bowl
WAS WAS
@
DEN DEN
22
9.3
2
9
1
9.0
0
7 Freeman McNeil
F. McNeil
202
1/9/1983
AFC Wild Card
NYJ NYJ
@
CIN CIN
21
9.6
1
9
1
9.0
0
8 Lawrence McCutcheon
L. McCutcheon
202
12/27/1975
NFC Divisional
LA LA
vs
STL STL
37
5.5
0
8
3
2.7
0
9 Ryan Grant
R. Grant
201
1/12/2008
NFC Divisional
GB GB
vs
SEA SEA
27
7.4
3
6
2
2
3.0
0
10 Terrell Davis
T. Davis
199
1/9/1999
AFC Divisional
DEN DEN
vs
MIA MIA
21
9.5
2
7
1
7.0
0
11 Steve Van Buren
S. Van Buren
196
12/18/1949
NFL Championship
PHI PHI
@
LA LA
31
6.3
0
0
0
0
12 Derrick Henry
D. Henry
195
1/11/2020
AFC Divisional
TEN TEN
@
BAL BAL
30
6.5
0
7
2
2
3.5
0
13 Wilbert Montgomery
W. Montgomery
194
1/11/1981
NFC Championship
PHI PHI
vs
DAL DAL
26
7.5
1
14
1
14.0
0
14 Marcus Allen
M. Allen
191
1/22/1984
Super Bowl
RAI RAI
vs
WAS WAS
20
9.6
2
18
2
9.0
0
15 Derrick Henry
D. Henry
186
1/11/2025
AFC Wild Card
BAL BAL
vs
PIT PIT
26
7.2
2
0
0
0
0
16 Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
186
1/23/1994
AFC Championship
BUF BUF
vs
KC KC
33
5.6
3
22
2
11.0
0
17 John Riggins
J. Riggins
185
1/15/1983
NFC Divisional
WAS WAS
vs
MIN MIN
37
5.0
1
0
0
0
18 Terrell Davis
T. Davis
184
12/27/1997
AFC Wild Card
DEN DEN
vs
JAX JAX
31
5.9
2
11
4
2.8
0
19 Derrick Henry
D. Henry
182
1/4/2020
AFC Wild Card
TEN TEN
@
NE NE
34
5.4
1
22
1
1
22.0
0
20 Colin Kaepernick
C. Kaepernick
181
1/12/2013
NFC Divisional
SF SF
vs
GB GB
16
11.3
2
0
0
0
0
21 Priest Holmes
P. Holmes
176
1/11/2004
AFC Divisional
KC KC
vs
IND IND
24
7.3
2
32
5
5
6.4
0
22 Natrone Means
N. Means
175
12/28/1996
AFC Wild Card
JAX JAX
@
BUF BUF
31
5.6
1
-4
1
-4.0
0
23 Le'Veon Bell
L. Bell
170
1/15/2017
AFC Divisional
PIT PIT
@
KC KC
30
5.7
0
-4
2
5
-2.0
0
24 Cedric Benson
C. Benson
169
1/9/2010
AFC Wild Card
CIN CIN
vs
NYJ NYJ
21
8.0
1
12
3
3
4.0
0
25 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
169
1/8/1994
NFC Wild Card
DET DET
vs
GB GB
27
6.3
0
0
2
0.0
0

More Rams Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

23.3

16th

OPP PPG

18.3

3rd

RUSH YDS/G

105.8

21st

PASS YDS/G

280.7

2nd

2025 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Rams Rams
4
2
0
.667
49ers 49ers
4
2
0
.667
Seahawks Seahawks
4
2
0
.667
Cardinals Cardinals
2
4
0
.333
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Sun
10/19
LAR LAR
@
JAX JAX
9:30 AM
Sun
11/2
NO NO
@
LAR LAR
4:05 PM
Sun
11/9
LAR LAR
@
SF SF
4:25 PM
Sun
11/16
SEA SEA
@
LAR LAR
4:05 PM
Sun
11/23
TB TB
@
LAR LAR
8:20 PM
Last Game
BAL Ravens

1 - 5 - 0

3

Final

17

LAR Rams

4 - 2 - 0

Sun 12 Oct 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Division Standings

AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
4
1
0
.800
Patriots Patriots
4
2
0
.667
AFC North W L T PCT
Steelers Steelers
4
1
0
.800
Bengals Bengals
2
4
0
.333
AFC South W L T PCT
Colts Colts
5
1
0
.833
Jaguars Jaguars
4
2
0
.667
AFC West W L T PCT
Chargers Chargers
4
2
0
.667
Broncos Broncos
4
2
0
.667
NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
4
2
0
.667
Commanders Commanders
3
2
0
.600
NFC North W L T PCT
Packers Packers
3
1
1
.700
Lions Lions
4
2
0
.667
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
5
1
0
.833
Panthers Panthers
3
3
0
.500
NFC West W L T PCT
49ers 49ers
4
2
0
.667
Seahawks Seahawks
4
2
0
.667

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Wed
9/3
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
20-24
Thu
9/4
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
21-27
Sat
9/6
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
34-32
Sat
9/6
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
23-20
Sat
9/6
LV LV
@
NE NE
20-13

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Mon
10/13
BUF BUF
@
ATL ATL
7:15 PM
Mon
10/13
CHI CHI
@
WAS WAS
8:15 PM
Thu
10/16
PIT PIT
@
CIN CIN
8:15 PM
Sun
10/19
LAR LAR
@
JAX JAX
9:30 AM
Sun
10/19
NE NE
@
TEN TEN
1:00 PM