which running backs had the most big plays 2023

Emmitt Smith has the most career plays by a running back, with 4,410 plays.

NAME PLY GP RUSH YDS ATT YPC RUSH YDS/G RUSH TD REC YDS REC TRG AVG REC YDS/G REC TD
1 Emmitt Smith
E. Smith
4,410
226
18,355
4,409
4.2
81.2
164
3,224
515
130
6.3
14.3
11
2 Walter Payton
W. Payton
3,872
190
16,726
3,838
4.4
88.0
110
4,538
492
9.2
23.9
15
3 Frank Gore
F. Gore
3,735
241
16,000
3,735
4.3
66.4
81
3,985
484
696
8.2
16.5
18
4 Curtis Martin
C. Martin
3,521
168
14,101
3,518
4.0
83.9
90
3,329
484
409
6.9
19.8
10
5 Jerome Bettis
J. Bettis
3,485
192
13,662
3,479
3.9
71.2
91
1,449
200
100
7.2
7.5
3
6 Adrian Peterson
A. Peterson
3,230
184
14,918
3,230
4.6
81.1
120
2,474
305
423
8.1
13.4
6
7 LaDainian Tomlinson
L. Tomlinson
3,188
170
13,684
3,174
4.3
80.5
145
4,772
624
868
7.6
28.1
17
8 Barry Sanders
B. Sanders
3,066
153
15,269
3,062
5.0
99.8
99
2,921
352
8.3
19.1
10
9 Marcus Allen
M. Allen
3,055
222
12,243
3,022
4.1
55.1
123
5,411
587
9.2
24.4
21
10 Edgerrin James
E. James
3,028
148
12,246
3,028
4.0
82.7
80
3,364
433
584
7.8
22.7
11
11 Eric Dickerson
E. Dickerson
2,999
146
13,259
2,996
4.4
90.8
90
2,137
281
7.6
14.6
6
12 Franco Harris
F. Harris
2,950
173
12,120
2,949
4.1
70.1
91
2,287
307
7.4
13.2
9
13 Tony Dorsett
T. Dorsett
2,944
173
12,739
2,936
4.3
73.6
77
3,554
398
8.9
20.5
13
14 John Riggins
J. Riggins
2,918
175
11,352
2,916
3.9
64.9
104
2,090
250
8.4
11.9
12
15 Thurman Thomas
T. Thomas
2,879
182
12,074
2,877
4.2
66.3
65
4,458
472
29
9.4
24.5
23
16 Eddie George
E. George
2,865
141
10,441
2,865
3.6
74.0
68
2,227
268
269
8.3
15.8
10
17 Marshall Faulk
M. Faulk
2,838
176
12,279
2,836
4.3
69.8
100
6,875
767
606
9.0
39.1
36
18 Steven Jackson
S. Jackson
2,765
160
11,438
2,764
4.1
71.5
69
3,683
461
627
8.0
23.0
9
19 Thomas Jones
T. Jones
2,680
180
10,591
2,678
4.0
58.8
68
2,023
308
410
6.6
11.2
3
20 Warrick Dunn
W. Dunn
2,670
181
10,967
2,669
4.1
60.6
49
4,339
510
594
8.5
24.0
15
21 Ricky Watters
R. Watters
2,624
144
10,643
2,622
4.1
73.9
78
4,248
467
176
9.1
29.5
13
22 Corey Dillon
C. Dillon
2,620
150
11,241
2,618
4.3
74.9
82
1,913
244
278
7.8
12.8
7
23 Ottis Anderson
O. Anderson
2,563
182
10,273
2,562
4.0
56.4
81
3,062
376
8.1
16.8
5
24 Jamal Lewis
J. Lewis
2,542
131
10,607
2,542
4.2
81.0
58
1,879
221
298
8.5
14.3
4
25 Fred Taylor
F. Taylor
2,534
153
11,695
2,534
4.6
76.4
66
2,384
290
348
8.2
15.6
8

More Cowboys Stats

Team Rankings

PPG

20.6

21st

OPP PPG

27.5

31st

RUSH YDS/G

100.3

27th

PASS YDS/G

240.7

11th

2024 Division Standings
TEAM W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
Cowboys Cowboys
7
10
0
.412
Giants Giants
3
14
0
.176
Schedule
DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Sun
9/14
NYG NYG
@
DAL DAL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/21
DAL DAL
@
CHI CHI
4:25 PM
Sun
9/28
GB GB
@
DAL DAL
8:20 PM
Sun
10/5
DAL DAL
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Last Game
DAL Cowboys

7 - 10 - 0

19

Final

23

WAS Commanders

12 - 5 - 0

Sun 5 Jan 2025

NFL 2024 Leaders

NFL 2024 Rankings

NFL Fantasy 2024

NFL 2024 Betting

NFL 2024 Division Standings

NFC East W L T PCT
Eagles Eagles
14
3
0
.824
Commanders Commanders
12
5
0
.706
NFC North W L T PCT
Lions Lions
15
2
0
.882
Vikings Vikings
14
3
0
.824
NFC South W L T PCT
Buccaneers Buccaneers
10
7
0
.588
Falcons Falcons
8
9
0
.471
NFC West W L T PCT
Rams Rams
10
7
0
.588
Seahawks Seahawks
10
7
0
.588
AFC East W L T PCT
Bills Bills
13
4
0
.765
Dolphins Dolphins
8
9
0
.471
AFC North W L T PCT
Ravens Ravens
12
5
0
.706
Steelers Steelers
10
7
0
.588
AFC South W L T PCT
Texans Texans
10
7
0
.588
Colts Colts
8
9
0
.471
AFC West W L T PCT
Chiefs Chiefs
15
2
0
.882
Chargers Chargers
11
6
0
.647

NFL 2024 Scores & Schedule

Scores

DATE MATCHUP SCORE
Sat
10/12
WAS WAS
@
BAL BAL
23-30
Sat
10/12
LAC LAC
@
DEN DEN
23-16
Sat
10/12
PIT PIT
@
LV LV
32-13
Sat
10/12
ATL ATL
@
CAR CAR
38-20
Sat
10/12
DET DET
@
DAL DAL
47-9

Schedule

DATE MATCHUP TIME (ET)
Thu
9/4
DAL DAL
@
PHI PHI
8:20 PM
Fri
9/5
KC KC
@
LAC LAC
8:00 PM
Sun
9/7
PIT PIT
@
NYJ NYJ
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
TB TB
@
ATL ATL
1:00 PM
Sun
9/7
LV LV
@
NE NE
1:00 PM