what running back has the most rushing yards in a playoff

John Riggins has the most rushing yards by a running back in a playoff season, with 610 yards in 1982.

NAMERUSH YDSSEASONTMGPATTYPCRUSH YDS/GRUSH TDREC YDSRECTRGAVGREC YDS/GREC TD
1John Riggins
J. Riggins
610
1982
4
136
4.5
152.5
4
15
1
15.0
3.8
0
2Terrell Davis
T. Davis
581
1997
4
112
5.2
145.3
8
38
8
4.8
9.5
0
3Saquon Barkley
S. Barkley
499
2024
4
91
5.5
124.8
5
75
13
15
5.8
18.8
0
4Terrell Davis
T. Davis
468
1998
3
78
6.0
156.0
3
69
4
17.3
23.0
0
5Marcus Allen
M. Allen
466
1983
3
58
8.0
155.3
4
118
14
8.4
39.3
1
6Eddie George
E. George
449
1999
4
108
4.2
112.3
3
72
10
16
7.2
18.0
0
7Derrick Henry
D. Henry
446
2019
3
83
5.4
148.7
2
21
5
5
4.2
7.0
0
8Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
390
1990
3
72
5.4
130.0
4
154
13
11.8
51.3
0
9Natrone Means
N. Means
358
1996
3
71
5.0
119.3
2
42
5
8.4
14.0
0
10Le'Veon Bell
L. Bell
357
2016
3
65
5.5
119.0
2
3
4
7
0.8
1.0
0
11Freeman McNeil
F. McNeil
349
1982
3
61
5.7
116.3
1
29
3
9.7
9.7
0
12Franco Harris
F. Harris
343
1974
3
87
3.9
114.3
6
5
1
5.0
1.7
0
13Timmy Smith
T. Smith
342
1987
3
51
6.7
114.0
2
9
1
9.0
3.0
0
14Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
338
2000
4
103
3.3
84.5
4
40
5
8
8.0
10.0
0
15Raheem Mostert
R. Mostert
336
2019
3
53
6.3
112.0
5
8
3
3
2.7
2.7
0
16Sony Michel
S. Michel
336
2018
3
71
4.7
112.0
6
9
1
3
9.0
3.0
0
17Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
336
1992
3
71
4.7
112.0
3
86
13
6.6
28.7
1
18Larry Csonka
L. Csonka
333
1973
3
82
4.1
111.0
6
0
0
0.0
0
19Frank Gore
F. Gore
319
2012
3
63
5.1
106.3
4
48
2
2
24.0
16.0
0
20Kenneth Davis
K. Davis
319
1992
4
57
5.6
79.8
2
93
9
10.3
23.3
0
21Marshawn Lynch
M. Lynch
318
2014
3
63
5.0
106.0
2
63
5
8
12.6
21.0
0
22Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
317
2001
3
64
5.0
105.7
3
114
14
18
8.1
38.0
0
23Dorsey Levens
D. Levens
316
1997
3
71
4.5
105.3
2
112
14
8.0
37.3
0
24James Starks
J. Starks
315
2010
4
81
3.9
78.8
1
15
3
4
5.0
3.8
0
25Stephen Davis
S. Davis
315
2003
4
64
4.9
78.8
1
23
2
4
11.5
5.8
0

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