nfl player most games by running backs in career including playoffs

Frank Gore and Lorenzo Neal are tied for the most career games by a running back in the regular-season and playoffs, with 250 games.

NAMEGPRUSH YDSATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1Frank Gore
F. Gore
250
16,668
3,883
4.3
66.7
86
4,152
502
719
8.3
16.6
18
2Lorenzo Neal
L. Neal
250
820
232
3.5
3.3
6
1,122
204
210
5.5
4.5
12
3Tony Richardson
T. Richardson
243
1,729
430
4.0
7.1
15
1,567
214
277
7.3
6.4
9
4Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
243
19,941
4,758
4.2
82.1
183
3,566
561
132
6.4
14.7
13
5Brian Mitchell
B. Mitchell
239
2,199
426
5.2
9.2
13
2,481
274
85
9.1
10.4
4
6Marcus Allen
M. Allen
238
13,590
3,289
4.1
57.1
134
5,941
640
9.3
25.0
23
7Earnest Byner
E. Byner
225
9,100
2,281
4.0
40.4
61
4,993
551
9.1
22.2
18
8Kyle Juszczyk
K. Juszczyk
217
261
75
3.5
1.2
6
3,027
318
423
9.5
13.9
20
9Mack Strong
M. Strong
209
977
243
4.0
4.7
5
1,487
223
250
6.7
7.1
10
10Fred McAfee
F. McAfee
208
1,395
330
4.2
6.7
8
218
38
0
5.7
1.0
0
11Mosi Tatupu
M. Tatupu
206
2,445
623
3.9
11.9
19
849
97
8.8
4.1
2
12Bill Brown
B. Brown
206
5,977
1,691
3.5
29.0
53
3,325
301
11.0
16.1
24
13Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
205
14,336
3,678
3.9
69.9
100
1,506
208
104
7.2
7.3
3
14William Henderson
W. Henderson
204
447
134
3.3
2.2
5
2,607
344
285
7.6
12.8
14
15Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
203
13,516
3,216
4.2
66.6
81
5,130
548
29
9.4
25.3
28
16Keith Byars
K. Byars
202
3,174
879
3.6
15.7
23
6,104
662
9.2
30.2
33
17Walter Payton
W. Payton
199
17,358
4,018
4.3
87.2
112
4,716
514
9.2
23.7
15
18Darren Sproles
D. Sproles
195
3,850
808
4.8
19.7
27
5,317
602
819
8.8
27.3
35
19Herschel Walker
H. Walker
192
8,357
1,982
4.2
43.5
61
4,919
522
9.4
25.6
21
20Franco Harris
F. Harris
192
13,676
3,349
4.1
71.2
107
2,791
358
7.8
14.5
10
21Pete Banaszak
P. Banaszak
192
4,199
1,079
3.9
21.9
52
1,155
136
8.5
6.0
6
22Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
191
11,496
2,805
4.1
60.2
52
4,609
548
641
8.4
24.1
15
23Robert Newhouse
R. Newhouse
191
5,435
1,334
4.1
28.5
34
1,036
134
7.7
5.4
5
24Ronnie Harmon
R. Harmon
190
2,839
631
4.5
14.9
10
6,546
633
10.3
34.5
24
25Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
190
10,706
2,663
4.0
56.3
84
3,076
382
8.1
16.2
5

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Team Leaders

PASS

2,151

Jones

Mac Jones

RUSH

922

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey

REC

820

McCaffrey

Christian McCaffrey
Team Rankings

PPG

24.6

10th

OPP PPG

20.9

11th

RUSH YDS/G

101.4

25th

PASS YDS/G

256.6

6th

2025 Division Standings
TEAMWLTPCT
12
3
0
.800
11
4
0
.733
49ers 49ers
10
4
0
.714
3
11
0
.214
Schedule
DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Mon
12/22
@
8:15 PM
Sun
12/28
@
8:20 PM
Sun
1/4
@
1:00 PM
Last Game
TEN Titans

2 - 12

24

Final

37

SF 49ers

10 - 4

Sun 14 Dec 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

NFL 2025 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2025

NFL 2025 Betting

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC EastWLTPCT
11
3
0
.786
10
4
0
.714
6
8
0
.429
Jets Jets - e
3
11
0
.214
AFC NorthWLTPCT
8
6
0
.571
7
7
0
.500
4
10
0
.286
3
11
0
.214
AFC SouthWLTPCT
10
4
0
.714
9
5
0
.643
8
6
0
.571
2
12
0
.143
AFC WestWLTPCT
12
2
0
.857
10
4
0
.714
6
8
0
.429
2
12
0
.143
NFC EastWLTPCT
10
5
0
.667
6
7
1
.464
4
11
0
.267
2
12
0
.143
NFC NorthWLTPCT
11
4
0
.733
9
5
1
.633
8
6
0
.571
6
8
0
.429
NFC SouthWLTPCT
7
7
0
.500
7
7
0
.500
5
9
0
.357
4
10
0
.286
NFC WestWLTPCT
12
3
0
.800
Rams Rams - x
11
4
0
.733
10
4
0
.714
3
11
0
.214

NFL 2025 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATEMATCHUPSCORE
Sat
9/13
@
28-29
Sat
9/13
@
20-17
Sat
9/13
@
22-6
Sun
9/14
@
20-19
Sun
9/14
@
20-9

Schedule

DATEMATCHUPTIME (ET)
Sun
12/21
@
1:00 PM
Sun
12/21
@
1:00 PM
Sun
12/21
@
1:00 PM
Sun
12/21
@
1:00 PM
Sun
12/21
@
1:00 PM