what are the most rushing touchdowns in a playoff game by a running back

Ricky Watters has the most rushing touchdowns by a running back in a playoff game, with 5 touchdowns in the 1993 NFC divisional game against the Giants on January 15, 1994.

NAMERUSH TDDATEROUNDTMOPPRUSH YDSATTYPCREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC TD
1Ricky Watters
R. Watters
5
1/15/1994
NFC Divisional
SF SF
vs
NYG NYG
118
24
4.9
46
5
9.2
0
2Raheem Mostert
R. Mostert
4
1/19/2020
NFC Championship
SF SF
vs
GB GB
220
29
7.6
6
2
2
3.0
0
3LeGarrette Blount
L. Blount
4
1/11/2014
AFC Divisional
NE NE
vs
IND IND
166
24
6.9
0
0
0
0
4Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
3
1/26/2025
NFC Championship
PHI PHI
vs
WAS WAS
118
15
7.9
4
1
2
4.0
0
5Aaron Jones Sr.
A. Jones Sr.
3
1/14/2024
NFC Wild Card
GB GB
@
DAL DAL
118
21
5.6
13
1
1
13.0
0
6Sony Michel
S. Michel
3
1/13/2019
AFC Divisional
NE NE
vs
LAC LAC
129
24
5.4
9
1
1
9.0
0
7Leonard Fournette
L. Fournette
3
1/14/2018
AFC Divisional
JAX JAX
@
PIT PIT
109
25
4.4
10
2
4
5.0
0
8LeGarrette Blount
L. Blount
3
1/18/2015
AFC Championship
NE NE
vs
IND IND
148
30
4.9
0
0
0
0
9Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
3
1/24/2010
NFC Championship
MIN MIN
@
NO NO
122
25
4.9
14
2
2
7.0
0
10Ryan Grant
R. Grant
3
1/12/2008
NFC Divisional
GB GB
vs
SEA SEA
201
27
7.4
6
2
2
3.0
0
11Shaun Alexander
S. Alexander
3
1/4/2004
NFC Wild Card
SEA SEA
@
GB GB
45
20
2.3
1
1
3
1.0
0
12Mario Bates
M. Bates
3
1/10/1999
NFC Divisional
ARI ARI
@
MIN MIN
3
4
0.8
0
0
0
13Terrell Davis
T. Davis
3
1/25/1998
Super Bowl
DEN DEN
vs
GB GB
157
30
5.2
8
2
4.0
0
14Curtis Martin
C. Martin
3
1/5/1997
AFC Divisional
NE NE
vs
PIT PIT
166
19
8.7
9
2
4.5
0
15Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
3
1/14/1996
NFC Championship
DAL DAL
vs
GB GB
150
35
4.3
17
2
8.5
0
16William Floyd
W. Floyd
3
1/7/1995
NFC Divisional
SF SF
vs
CHI CHI
25
10
2.5
0
0
0
17Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
3
1/23/1994
AFC Championship
BUF BUF
vs
KC KC
186
33
5.6
22
2
11.0
0
18Napoleon McCallum
N. McCallum
3
1/9/1994
AFC Wild Card
RAI RAI
vs
DEN DEN
81
13
6.2
0
0
0
19Kenneth Davis
K. Davis
3
1/20/1991
AFC Championship
BUF BUF
vs
RAI RAI
21
10
2.1
0
0
0
20John Riggins
J. Riggins
3
1/1/1984
NFC Divisional
WAS WAS
vs
RAM RAM
119
25
4.8
0
0
0
21Franco Harris
F. Harris
3
12/22/1974
AFC Divisional
PIT PIT
vs
BUF BUF
74
24
3.1
5
1
5.0
0
22Larry Csonka
L. Csonka
3
12/30/1973
AFC Championship
MIA MIA
vs
OAK OAK
117
29
4.0
0
0
0
23Larry Schreiber
L. Schreiber
3
12/23/1972
NFC Divisional
SF SF
vs
DAL DAL
52
26
2.0
20
3
6.7
0
24Tom Matte
T. Matte
3
12/29/1968
NFL Championship
BAL BAL
@
CLE CLE
88
17
5.2
15
2
7.5
0
25Andy Farkas
A. Farkas
3
12/19/1943
NFL Divisional
WAS WAS
@
NYG NYG
60
22
2.7
0
0
0

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