Emmitt Smith had the most games by a running back in the regular-season and playoffs with 110+ rushing yards, with 63 games.
| NAME | GP | RUSH YDS | ATT | YPC | RUSH YDS/G | RUSH TD | REC YDS | REC | TRG | AVG | REC YDS/G | REC TD | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 |  | E. Smith | 63 | 8,511 | 1,599 | 5.3 | 135.1 | 73 | 1,153 | 190 | 28 | 6.1 | 18.3 | 7 |
| 2 |  | B. Sanders | 61 | 9,131 | 1,431 | 6.4 | 149.7 | 60 | 1,095 | 139 | 7.9 | 18.0 | 4 | |
| 3 |  | W. Payton | 56 | 8,056 | 1,449 | 5.6 | 143.9 | 53 | 1,174 | 130 | 9.0 | 21.0 | 5 | |
| 4 |  | E. Dickerson | 52 | 7,750 | 1,410 | 5.5 | 149.0 | 55 | 715 | 95 | 7.5 | 13.8 | 2 | |
| 5 |  | C. Martin | 48 | 6,520 | 1,276 | 5.1 | 135.8 | 49 | 1,037 | 137 | 113 | 7.6 | 21.6 | 5 |
| 6 |  | A. Peterson | 45 | 6,902 | 1,130 | 6.1 | 153.4 | 57 | 561 | 73 | 107 | 7.7 | 12.5 | 2 |
| 7 |  | D. Henry | 44 | 6,918 | 1,089 | 6.4 | 157.2 | 62 | 563 | 67 | 82 | 8.4 | 12.8 | 2 |
| 8 |  | J. Bettis | 42 | 5,511 | 1,111 | 5.0 | 131.2 | 26 | 334 | 48 | 19 | 7.0 | 8.0 | 0 |
| 9 |  | E. James | 39 | 5,115 | 1,049 | 4.9 | 131.2 | 39 | 1,015 | 126 | 162 | 8.1 | 26.0 | 4 |
| 10 |  | F. Taylor | 39 | 5,417 | 916 | 5.9 | 138.9 | 36 | 778 | 80 | 89 | 9.7 | 19.9 | 2 |
| 11 | | T. Thomas | 38 | 5,043 | 978 | 5.2 | 132.7 | 31 | 1,022 | 100 | 10.2 | 26.9 | 6 | |
| 12 |  | O.J. Simpson | 37 | 5,727 | 950 | 6.0 | 154.8 | 32 | 437 | 44 | 9.9 | 11.8 | 4 | |
| 13 |  | L. McCoy | 36 | 4,846 | 785 | 6.2 | 134.6 | 31 | 522 | 92 | 110 | 5.7 | 14.5 | 3 |
| 14 |  | L. Tomlinson | 36 | 5,563 | 926 | 6.0 | 154.5 | 58 | 818 | 136 | 181 | 6.0 | 22.7 | 4 |
| 15 |  | J. Brown | 36 | 5,374 | 821 | 6.5 | 149.3 | 42 | 1,057 | 87 | 12.1 | 29.4 | 10 | |
| 16 | | T. Dorsett | 35 | 4,775 | 783 | 6.1 | 136.4 | 29 | 783 | 69 | 11.3 | 22.4 | 4 | |
| 17 |  | C. Johnson | 34 | 4,764 | 774 | 6.2 | 140.1 | 42 | 731 | 89 | 119 | 8.2 | 21.5 | 2 |
| 18 | | C. Portis | 34 | 4,833 | 890 | 5.4 | 142.1 | 37 | 641 | 66 | 91 | 9.7 | 18.9 | 2 |
| 19 | | T. Barber | 34 | 4,774 | 764 | 6.2 | 140.4 | 18 | 1,088 | 130 | 166 | 8.4 | 32.0 | 3 |
| 20 | | S. Alexander | 32 | 4,716 | 852 | 5.5 | 147.4 | 56 | 369 | 50 | 78 | 7.4 | 11.5 | 5 |
| 21 | | F. Harris | 32 | 4,228 | 749 | 5.6 | 132.1 | 36 | 375 | 47 | 8.0 | 11.7 | 2 | |
| 22 |  | F. Gore | 31 | 4,254 | 708 | 6.0 | 137.2 | 21 | 688 | 75 | 105 | 9.2 | 22.2 | 3 |
| 23 | | J. Lewis | 31 | 4,518 | 817 | 5.5 | 145.7 | 26 | 427 | 53 | 73 | 8.1 | 13.8 | 1 |
| 24 | | C. Dillon | 31 | 4,474 | 781 | 5.7 | 144.3 | 27 | 359 | 53 | 63 | 6.8 | 11.6 | 3 |
| 25 |  | M. Faulk | 31 | 4,619 | 727 | 6.4 | 149.0 | 41 | 1,327 | 138 | 135 | 9.6 | 42.8 | 7 |
StatMuse has game-level data for rushing yards going back to the 1960 season.
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PPG
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OPP PPG
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|---|---|---|---|---|
 Eagles | 8 | 3 | 0 | .727 |
 Cowboys | 5 | 5 | 1 | .500 |
 Commanders | 3 | 8 | 0 | .273 |
 Giants | 2 | 10 | 0 | .167 |
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