nfl running back postseason most rush yards

Emmitt Smith has rushed for the most career yards by a running back in the playoffs, with 1,586 yards.

	NAME	RUSH YDS	GP	ATT	YPC	RUSH YDS/G	RUSH TD	REC YDS	REC	TRG	AVG	REC YDS/G	REC TD
1	Emmitt Smith E. Smith	1,586	17	349	4.5	93.3	19	342	46	2	7.4	20.1	2
2	Franco Harris F. Harris	1,556	19	400	3.9	81.9	16	504	51		9.9	26.5	1
3	Thurman Thomas T. Thomas	1,442	21	339	4.3	68.7	16	672	76	0	8.8	32.0	5
4	Tony Dorsett T. Dorsett	1,383	17	302	4.6	81.4	9	403	46		8.8	23.7	1
5	Marcus Allen M. Allen	1,347	16	267	5.0	84.2	11	530	53		10.0	33.1	2
6	Terrell Davis T. Davis	1,140	8	204	5.6	142.5	12	131	19		6.9	16.4	0
7	Derrick Henry D. Henry	1,002	9	198	5.1	111.3	7	88	13	16	6.8	9.8	0
8	John Riggins J. Riggins	996	9	251	4.0	110.7	12	45	6		7.5	5.0	0
9	Marshawn Lynch M. Lynch	970	13	211	4.6	74.6	12	152	14	22	10.9	11.7	0
10	Larry Csonka L. Csonka	891	12	225	4.0	74.3	9	26	4		6.5	2.2	1
11	Chuck Foreman C. Foreman	860	13	229	3.8	66.2	7	447	45		9.9	34.4	0
12	Edgerrin James E. James	852	13	218	3.9	65.5	6	284	35	53	8.1	21.8	0
13	Roger Craig R. Craig	841	18	208	4.0	46.7	7	606	63		9.6	33.7	2
14	Earnest Byner E. Byner	839	14	186	4.5	59.9	5	388	39		9.9	27.7	3
15	Curtis Martin C. Martin	795	10	182	4.4	79.5	8	305	37	22	8.2	30.5	0
16	Eddie George E. George	776	9	206	3.8	86.2	5	149	23	34	6.5	16.6	0
17	Ray Rice R. Rice	750	12	191	3.9	62.5	5	296	37	53	8.0	24.7	1
18	Eric Dickerson E. Dickerson	724	7	148	4.9	103.4	3	91	19		4.8	13.0	1
19	Dorsey Levens D. Levens	702	19	165	4.3	36.9	5	411	45	14	9.1	21.6	2
20	Lawrence McCutcheon L. McCutcheon	687	11	173	4.0	62.5	2	150	17		8.8	13.6	0
21	Jerome Bettis J. Bettis	674	13	199	3.4	51.8	9	57	8	4	7.1	4.4	0
22	Frank Gore F. Gore	668	9	148	4.5	74.2	5	167	18	23	9.3	18.6	0
23	Ricky Watters R. Watters	666	11	175	3.8	60.5	8	451	41	3	11.0	41.0	4
24	Robert Newhouse R. Newhouse	651	23	174	3.7	28.3	3	80	14		5.7	3.5	0
25	Natrone Means N. Means	650	8	144	4.5	81.3	5	84	12		7.0	10.5	0

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Team Leaders

PASS

4,482

Prescott

RUSH

1,201

Williams

REC

1,420

Pickens

Team Rankings

PPG

28.4

4th

OPP PPG

29.8

32nd

RUSH YDS/G

124.6

9th

PASS YDS/G

287.0

1st

2025 Division Standings

TEAM	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles	11	5	0	.688
Cowboys	7	8	1	.469
Commanders	4	12	0	.250
Giants	3	13	0	.188

Schedule

DATE	MATCHUP			TIME (ET)
Sun 1/4	DAL	@	NYG	1:00 PM

Last Game

Cowboys

7 - 8 - 1

Final

Commanders

4 - 12

Thu 25 Dec 2025

NFL 2025 Leaders

Pass Yards Leaders

4,482

Prescott

4,233

Goff

4,203

Maye

Rush Yards Leaders

1,606

Cook

1,559

Taylor

1,469

Henry

Rec Yards Leaders

1,709

Smith-Njigba

1,592

Nacua

1,420

Pickens

Pass TD Leaders

40

Stafford

33

Goff

30

Maye

Rush TD Leaders

18

Taylor

16

Henry

14

Allen

Rec TD Leaders

14

Adams

11

McBride

11

St. Brown

QB Rating Leaders

112.9

Maye

112.1

Stafford

107.0

Goff

Sack Leaders

22.0

Garrett

16.5

Burns

14.0

Hunter

NFL 2025 Rankings

PPG Rankings

30.5

29.4

28.9

28.4

28.3

27.9

Opp PPG Rankings

16.6

18.1

18.8

19.3

19.4

19.6

Total Yards Rankings

398.6

396.7

375.8

374.5

370.4

369.4

Rush Yards Rankings

157.8

156.4

149.4

134.2

127.1

126.7

Pass Yards Rankings

287.0

278.6

265.3

264.8

261.9

255.2

Sack Leaders

64.0

51.0

50.0

48.0

46.0

45.0

NFL Fantasy 2025

Fantasy RB Rankings

312.4

Taylor

308.9

McCaffrey

272.6

Gibbs

Fantasy WR Rankings

232.5

Smith-Njigba

219.3

Nacua

198

Pickens

Fantasy TE Rankings

183.4

McBride

125.1

Goedert

116

Kelce

Fantasy K Rankings

194

Myers

182.6

Aubrey

168

Fairbairn

NFL 2025 Betting

Best Record ATS

11-4

11-5

10-5-1

Worst Record ATS

5-11

5-10-1

6-10

NFL 2025 Standings

AFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Patriots - y	13	3	0	.813
Bills - w	11	5	0	.688
Dolphins - e	7	9	0	.438
Jets - e	3	13	0	.188
AFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Steelers	9	7	0	.563
Ravens	8	8	0	.500
Bengals - e	6	10	0	.375
Browns - e	4	12	0	.250
AFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Jaguars - x	12	4	0	.750
Texans - x	11	5	0	.688
Colts - e	8	8	0	.500
Titans - e	3	13	0	.188
AFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Broncos - y	13	3	0	.813
Chargers - w	11	5	0	.688
Chiefs - e	6	10	0	.375
Raiders - e	2	14	0	.125

NFC East	W	L	T	PCT
Eagles - y	11	5	0	.688
Cowboys - e	7	8	1	.469
Commanders - e	4	12	0	.250
Giants - e	3	13	0	.188
NFC North	W	L	T	PCT
Bears - y	11	5	0	.688
Packers - w	9	6	1	.594
Vikings - e	8	8	0	.500
Lions - e	8	8	0	.500
NFC South	W	L	T	PCT
Panthers	8	8	0	.500
Buccaneers	7	9	0	.438
Falcons - e	6	9	0	.400
Saints - e	6	10	0	.375
NFC West	W	L	T	PCT
Seahawks - x	13	3	0	.813
49ers - x	12	4	0	.750
Rams - x	11	4	0	.733
Cardinals - e	3	13	0	.188